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Kate Rockwell Biography
Kate Rockwell (Katherine Rockwell Wilfong) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. She is best known for her work on Broadway and for originating the roles of Skylar in Bring It On: The Musical in 2011 and of Karen Smith in the 2018 musical, Mean Girls, for the latter of which she received Drama Desk Award and Helen Hayes Award nominations.
Kate Rockwell Age | Kate Rockwell Birthday
Kate was born on August 4, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is 34 years old as of 2018.
Kate Rockwell Family
Kate was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the daughter of Charles Wilfong and Linda Warner (née Rockwell). She is the eldest of her two younger siblings, Elizabeth (who goes by “Libet”) and William (who goes by “Bear”).
Kate Rockwell College | Kate Rockwell Baldwin Wallace
Kate graduated from Sycamore High School in 2002 and then attended Baldwin Wallace University, earning a BM in musical theatre in 2006.
Kate Rockwell Husband
Kate met actor, Spencer Howard in 2008, when he was preparing Rockwell for her entry into the Legally Blonde national tour as a replacement for an injured performer. They began a relationship in February 2009 . The couple then married on September 8, 2014 in Marblehead, Massachusetts. They now reside in New York City with their two dogs, Mabel and Bessie.
Kate Rockwell Mean Girls
Kate currently stars as Karen Smith in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical, Mean Girls, written by Tina Fey with music and lyrics by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin, respectively.The show had its world premiere as an out-of-town tryout at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. from October 31, 2017 to December 3, 2017 in which Rockwell originated the role of Karen Smith
Kate Rockwell Legally Blonde
Kate made her Broadway debut as Margot in Legally Blonde on May 15, 2008, replacing original cast member, Haven Burton. She later joined the U.S. national touring production of Legally Blonde as a replacement for the role of Margot.
Kate Rockwell Bring It On
In January 2011 at the Alliance Theatre, Rockwell starred as Skylar in the world premiere of Bring It On: The Musical, loosely based on the 2000 film of the same name. She remained part of the production through its national tour in 2011 and limited engagement on Broadway from August to December 2012
Kate Rockwell Back To My Roots
Kate will perform her solo show Back to My Roots at the Loft at City Winery April 22 2019 at 8 PM. The concert is based on her 2018 debut album of the same title.
Kate announced on March 18, 2019 her upcoming solo concert, Back To My Roots, based off her solo album of the same name, at The Loft at City Winery on April 22 2019.
The show will take her fans back to the “second Golden-Age” of Broadway musicals. Follow Kate back to the shows that inspired her to leave the sane, stable world of “normal” professions behind and follow her passion to the Great White (Blonde) Way. Featuring songs by Cy Coleman, Frank Wildhorn, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, William Finn and more.
Kate Rockwell The Games I Play
The Games I Pray is a song from the Album Back To My Roots. The music was released in 2018.
Kate Rockwell Broadway Credits
Year |
Title |
Role |
Theatre |
Director(s) |
2018 |
Mean Girls |
Karen Smith |
August Wilson Theatre |
Casey Nicholaw |
2017 |
Mean Girls |
Karen Smith |
National Theatre(out-of-town tryout) |
Casey Nicholaw |
2016
|
Hollywood |
Mabel Normand |
La Jolla Playhouse |
Christopher Ashley |
Carousel |
Carrie Pipperidge |
Arena Stage |
Molly Smith |
|
2015 |
Beauty and the Beast |
Belle |
The Muny |
Matt Lenz |
2014
|
A Confederacy of Dunces |
Darlene |
Pearl Studios |
David Esbjornson |
Tarzan |
Jane |
The Muny |
John Tartaglia |
|
2013 |
Rock of Ages |
Sherrie Christian (replacement) |
Helen Hayes Theatre |
Kristin Hanggi |
2012
|
Bring It On: The Musical |
Skylar |
St. James Theatre |
Andy Blankenbuehler |
The Circus in Winter |
Irene |
New World Stages |
Victoria Bussert |
|
2011
|
Bring It On: The Musical |
Skylar |
Alliance Theatre |
Andy Blankenbuehler |
Bring It On: The Musical |
Skylar |
U.S. National Tour |
Andy Blankenbuehler |
|
2010-11 |
Hair |
Member of the Tribe |
U.S. National Tour |
Diane Paulus |
2010 |
Hair |
Member of the Tribe/Black Boys Trio (replacement) |
Al Hirschfeld Theatre |
Diane Paulus |
2009
|
Factory Girls |
Martha |
New World Stages |
Victoria Bussert |
F#@king Up Everything |
Juliana |
45th Street Theater |
Stephen Brackett |
|
2008-10 |
Legally Blonde |
Margot (u.s Elle Woods) |
U.S. National Tour |
Jerry Mitchell |
2008 |
Legally Blonde |
Margot (replacement) |
Palace Theatre |
Jerry Mitchell |
2008 |
High School Musical 2 |
Sharpay Evans |
North Shore Music Theatre |
Barry Ivan |
2007-08 |
Phantom |
Christine Daaé |
Westchester Broadway Theatre |
Tom Polum |
2007
|
Big Tent |
Jessica Hahn |
New World Stages |
Ryan J. Davis |
High School Musical |
Sharpay Evans |
North Shore Music Theatre |
Barry Ivan |
|
2006
|
A Funny Thing Happened on the |
Philia |
Idaho Shakespeare Festival |
Victoria Bussert |
A Funny Thing Happened on the |
Philia |
Great Lakes Theater |
Victoria Bussert |
Kate Rockwell Film
Year |
Title |
Role |
2008 |
Sex and the City |
Twenty-Something Girl #2 |
2014 |
Russian Broadway Shut Down |
Lesbian |
Kate Rockwell Tv Show
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
|
2007 |
Grease: You’re the One That I Want! |
Herself |
3 episodes |
|
2015 |
Deadbeat |
Jen |
Episode: “The Ghost of Christmas Presents” |
|
The Battery’s Down |
Blonde Girl |
Episode: “Reunion” |
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2018 |
High Maintenance |
Episode: “Globo” |
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Saturday Night Live |
Herself (uncredited) |
Episode: “Tina Fey” |