Ali Ewoldt | |
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.jpg) Ewoldt with at theFilipino American National Historical Society Conference in New York City, June 2016 | |
| Born | (1982-10-06)October 6, 1982 (age 43) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Website | aliewoldt |
Ali Ewoldt (born October 6, 1982)[1] is an American theatre actress, who made herBroadway debut in theLes Misérables revival in 2006, playingCosette.[1] She has also performed on national and international tours and in U.S. regional theatre. She became well known as the first Asian-American actress to star asChristine Daaé inThe Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.[2]
Ewoldt was born in Chicago to aFilipina mother[3] and a Euro-American father[4] and raised inPleasantville, New York.[1] After performing as a child in a nearby regional theater[4] and inmusical theatre in high school, she went on to graduatecum laude fromYale University.
Ewoldt performed the role ofPrincess Jasmine inDisneyland, and she also worked at theTokyo Disney theme park before appearing in a U.S. tour ofLes Misérables.[1] She began the tour as a member of the ensemble, and later understudied the role ofCosette, before she finally received the role during the tour. She then played Cosette in theLes Misérables Broadway revival in 2006.[5]
From 2009 to 2011, Ewoldt starred in North American tour and in the 50th anniversary international tour ofWest Side Story.[6] In 2015, she played Tuptim in a tour ofThe King and I, where she "received the loudest applause from the audience after she sang her stirring, operatic interpretation of 'My Lord and Master'".[7][8] Other regional theatre roles include Luisa inThe Fantasticks at the Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Co.[5]
In 2015, she appeared inThe King and I revival on Broadway.[9]
On June 13, 2016, she joined the Broadway company ofThe Phantom of the Opera as the show's first Asian-AmericanChristine.[2]
Ewoldt sang the role of Briella (Dorabella) in Salastina's world premiere of Vid Guerrerio's production ofOC Fan Tutte for Salastina in Los Angeles, an updated English-language version of Mozart's 1790 operaCosì fan tutte.[10]
