Sarah Stiles
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Sarah Stiles is an American singer and actress who has been featured in various Off-Broadway
and Broadway
musicals. She is best known for her two roles, Lucy the Slut and Kate Monster, in the Off-Broadway production of Avenue Q
(2002) which ranks 21st on the list of the longest running Off-Broadway shows in history. The other Off-Broadway show that Sarah is well known for is the musical, Vanities (2009), in which she played the character of Joanne. Stiles has had many various roles in different productions and shows. As to performing on stage or acting in films, Sarah has never had a preference.
and was later raised in New Hampshire
. As a child, she attended Strafford Elementary School. After middle school, Stiles began her High School career at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, in New Hampshire. Growing up, Sarah aspired to be a performer but also had the dreams of being a fashion design
er. She then decided that if she ever found time in the future, she would pursue a career in fashion designing.
. Her first exciting role was when she played the lead character Annie, in Annie
, at the Seacoast Repertory Theater. As a teenager, Stiles played two other major roles while living in New Hampshire; Dorothy
in The Wizard of Oz
, and Cinderella in Cinderella. Stiles loved the performing arts
so much that she spent her summers working at the Prescott Park Arts Festival in Portsmouth.
Before she got involved with Broadway productions, she trained at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy
in New York City
, close to where she now resides, in Harlem
, New York. Sarah is most known for her two roles in the Off-Broadway production, Avenue-Q, which is the story of a college student who moves to New York City with big dreams but lives on Avenue-Q and has very little money. Stile’s plays Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut, who are two puppet
s that she controls throughout the show. Jason Moore
, the director of Avenue-Q, gave her the opportunity to be involved in this production. He first noticed Stiles while she was auditioning for the show, Vanities. After he saw her audition, Moore called her in, to replace the role played by Mary Faber
. Stiles ended up taking over Anika Larsen’s spot, after she left the production of Avenue-Q.
After Stile’s spent much of her time in the production of Avenue-Q, she later was offered an opportunity she couldn’t refuse. The role of Joanne in Vanities, a project that Sarah had been involved with for a period of two years, had opened up and she was given the chance to play that on that character. Vanities was located at the Pasadena Playhouse
in Pasadena, California
, but eventually was moved to Second Stage
in New York. This role in Vanities eventually led Sarah to be involved in recording an album for the songs.
s for two plays. Her first album recording was singing for the role of Joanne, for the musical, Vanities the Musical. Her second album recording was when she sang for the character Nazirah for the musical, The Road to Qatar. Aside from album recordings, Stiles and her friend Howie have been working on their sketches for their comedy channel on YouTube
. The YouTube channel is called, Sillyocity, and together, the two of them combine their ideas to make short comedic webisode
s. "Sillyocity," is Sarah’s most recent project. As for the future, she keeps her options open and follows the motto of her manager who say’s, “On to the next!”
"On A Clear Day You Can See Forever"
Broadway, 2011
Muriel
The Road to Qatar [Off-Broadway]
York Theatre Company Production, 2011
Nazirah
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
[US Tour]
National Tour, 2006
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre
Doctor Dolittle
[US Tour]
Touring Revival, 2006
Performer
What a Glorious Feeling [New York]
Reading, 2006
Performer
The Full Monty
[Beverly, MA (Regional)]
Regional Revival, 2005
Estelle Genovese
Captain Louie
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2005
Performer
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2005
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre (Understudy) [Replacement]
Marcy Park (Understudy) [Replacement]
Olive Ostrovsky (Understudy) [Replacement]
Summer [New York]
Reading, 2003
Ensemble/Other Roles
Avenue Q [Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2003
Kate Monster [Replacement]
Lucy The Slut [Replacement]
Other Characters [Replacement]
Grease
[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 2003
Frenchy
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
and Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
musicals. She is best known for her two roles, Lucy the Slut and Kate Monster, in the Off-Broadway production of Avenue Q
Avenue Q
Avenue Q is a musical in two acts, conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show was directed by Jason Moore and produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, and Jeffrey Seller...
(2002) which ranks 21st on the list of the longest running Off-Broadway shows in history. The other Off-Broadway show that Sarah is well known for is the musical, Vanities (2009), in which she played the character of Joanne. Stiles has had many various roles in different productions and shows. As to performing on stage or acting in films, Sarah has never had a preference.
Early life
Sarah Stiles was born on June 20 in MassachusettsMassachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
and was later raised in New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. As a child, she attended Strafford Elementary School. After middle school, Stiles began her High School career at Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, in New Hampshire. Growing up, Sarah aspired to be a performer but also had the dreams of being a fashion design
Fashion design
Fashion design is the art of the application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social latitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories....
er. She then decided that if she ever found time in the future, she would pursue a career in fashion designing.
Career
At the age of twelve years old, Sarah started getting involved with theater productions in Portsmouth, New HampshirePortsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...
. Her first exciting role was when she played the lead character Annie, in Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
, at the Seacoast Repertory Theater. As a teenager, Stiles played two other major roles while living in New Hampshire; Dorothy
Dorothy Gale
Dorothy Gale is the protagonist of many of the Oz novels by American author L. Frank Baum, and the best friend of Oz's ruler Princess Ozma. Dorothy first appears in Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reappears in most of its sequels...
in The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz may refer to:*The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a 1900 book by L. Frank Baum and W.W. Denslow*The Wizard of Oz , a musical by L...
, and Cinderella in Cinderella. Stiles loved the performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
so much that she spent her summers working at the Prescott Park Arts Festival in Portsmouth.
Before she got involved with Broadway productions, she trained at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy
American Musical and Dramatic Academy
The American Musical and Dramatic Academy , is a college conservatory for the performing arts located in New York City and Los Angeles, California....
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, close to where she now resides, in Harlem
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
, New York. Sarah is most known for her two roles in the Off-Broadway production, Avenue-Q, which is the story of a college student who moves to New York City with big dreams but lives on Avenue-Q and has very little money. Stile’s plays Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut, who are two puppet
Puppet
A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
s that she controls throughout the show. Jason Moore
Jason Moore (director)
Jason Moore is an American director of theatre and television. He was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas and later studied at Northwestern University.-Career:...
, the director of Avenue-Q, gave her the opportunity to be involved in this production. He first noticed Stiles while she was auditioning for the show, Vanities. After he saw her audition, Moore called her in, to replace the role played by Mary Faber
Mary Faber
Mary Faber is an American singer, actress, and dancer. Faber graduated from the Governor's School for the Arts and Brandeis University.-Stage career:...
. Stiles ended up taking over Anika Larsen’s spot, after she left the production of Avenue-Q.
After Stile’s spent much of her time in the production of Avenue-Q, she later was offered an opportunity she couldn’t refuse. The role of Joanne in Vanities, a project that Sarah had been involved with for a period of two years, had opened up and she was given the chance to play that on that character. Vanities was located at the Pasadena Playhouse
Pasadena Playhouse
The Pasadena Playhouse is a historic performing arts venue located 39 S El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California. The 686-seat auditorium produces a variety of cultural and artistic events, professional shows, and community engagements each year.-History:...
in Pasadena, California
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, but eventually was moved to Second Stage
Second Stage Theatre
Second Stage Theatre is an award-winning contemporary Off-Broadway theater company.-Mission:The theatre's mission is to give new life to contemporary American plays and to produce the world premiers of new plays by both established and emerging playwrights...
in New York. This role in Vanities eventually led Sarah to be involved in recording an album for the songs.
Discography
Along with having the amazing opportunities to perform on many different stages in various off-Broadway shows, Sarah has also found the time to be involved in two different albumAlbum
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s for two plays. Her first album recording was singing for the role of Joanne, for the musical, Vanities the Musical. Her second album recording was when she sang for the character Nazirah for the musical, The Road to Qatar. Aside from album recordings, Stiles and her friend Howie have been working on their sketches for their comedy channel on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
. The YouTube channel is called, Sillyocity, and together, the two of them combine their ideas to make short comedic webisode
Webisode
A webisode is a short episode which airs initially as Internet television, either download or stream as opposed to first airing on broadcast or cable television. The format can be used as a preview, a promotion, as part of a collection of shorts, or a commercial.A webisode can be an episode...
s. "Sillyocity," is Sarah’s most recent project. As for the future, she keeps her options open and follows the motto of her manager who say’s, “On to the next!”
Stage credits
Stage Performances"On A Clear Day You Can See Forever"
Broadway, 2011
Muriel
The Road to Qatar [Off-Broadway]
York Theatre Company Production, 2011
Nazirah
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a one act musical comedy conceived by Rebecca Feldman with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel Sheinkin and additional material by Jay Reiss. The show centers on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley...
[US Tour]
National Tour, 2006
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting starting with the 1920 The Story of Doctor Dolittle. He is a doctor who shuns human patients in favour of animals, with whom he can speak in their own languages...
[US Tour]
Touring Revival, 2006
Performer
What a Glorious Feeling [New York]
Reading, 2006
Performer
The Full Monty
The Full Monty (musical)
The Full Monty is a musical with a book by Terrence McNally and score by David Yazbek.In this Americanized musical stage version adapted from the 1997 British film of the same name, six unemployed Buffalo steelworkers, low on both cash and prospects, decide to present a strip act at a local club...
[Beverly, MA (Regional)]
Regional Revival, 2005
Estelle Genovese
Captain Louie
Captain Louie
Captain Louie is a family musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Anthony Stein adapted from the children's book The Trip by Ezra Jack Keats. It is the story of a young boy from the inner city whose family moves to a new neighborhood, forcing him to leave his old friends...
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2005
Performer
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2005
Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre (Understudy) [Replacement]
Marcy Park (Understudy) [Replacement]
Olive Ostrovsky (Understudy) [Replacement]
Summer [New York]
Reading, 2003
Ensemble/Other Roles
Avenue Q [Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2003
Kate Monster [Replacement]
Lucy The Slut [Replacement]
Other Characters [Replacement]
Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 2003
Frenchy
External links
- http://broadwayworld.com/people/Sarah_Stiles/
- http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/16203
- http://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/questionsandanswers/sarahstiles.htm
- http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=sarah+stiles
- http://cabaret.broadwayworld.com/printcolumn.php?id=72114