Sara Gettelfinger (born 1977 in

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) is an American actress, singer, and dancer.

Early life and education

Gettelfinger was raised in

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and

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She graduated from the Youth Performing Arts School at

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in 1995. Gettelfinger studied at the

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where she earned a BFA in 1999.

Career

Three weeks after moving to

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, Gettelfinger got her first professional acting role as "April" in the Helen Hayes Theatre Company's production of

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's ''

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. Gettelfinger performed in regional theater across the country before landing her first

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role as "Bird Girl" in the musical ''

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''. Her first starring role on Broadway was as "Carla" in the musical ''

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'' with

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. Gettelfinger originated the role of "Jolene Oakes" in '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', with

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, and

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, briefly leaving the role to play "Little Edie" in the original off-Broadway run of ''

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'' (replaced by Erin Davie when the show moved to Broadway). Gettelfinger is one of the singing trio Three Graces, which blends the musical styles of its three members' backgrounds: Broadway (Gettelfinger), Opera ( Joy Kabanuck), and Pop ( Kelly Levesque). Their first public performance was October 29, 2007, at the second annual

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-Like Salon, a

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benefit. In early 2008 the group toured the United States, Canada, and Mexico with

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, stopping in 20 cities. Three Graces released its debut album on March 4, 2008. Gettelfinger played

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in the first national tour of ''

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'', which ran from September 2011 through December 2012.

Theatre credits

Broadway

* "Bird Girl", ensemble / u/s "Mayzie LaBird" in ''

'' at

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(2000) * "Ship's Passenger" in ''

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madc ...

'' at

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(2000) * "Courtesan" u/s "Luce" in ''

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'' at

American Airlines Theatre The Todd Haimes Theatre (previously known as the American Airlines Theatre and originally the Selwyn Theatre) is a Broadway theater at 227 West 42nd Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Built ...

(2002) * "Maria"/ u/s "Carla," "Stephanie" in ''

'' at

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(2003) * "Carla" (Replaced

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) in ''

'' at

(2003) * "Jolene" in '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' at the

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(2005–2006) * "Barbara" in ''Water for Elephants'' at the

(2024)

Off-Broadway

* "Liz" in '' Tenderloin'' for City Center Encores! (2000)NYCityCenter.org - Previous Seasons
/ref> * Ensemble, "Bluebird Girl", "Carnival Person" in ''

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'' for City Center Encores! (2002) * "Rose" in ''The Secret Garden'' (Concert) at

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(2005) * "Edith ('Little Edie') Bouvier Beale" in ''

'' (World Premiere) at

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(2006) * ”Mother” in ''Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse'' (World Premiere) at

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(2025)

Regional

* "April" in ''

'' at

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Theatre Company ( Nyack, NY) (1999) * "Fastrada" in '' Pippin'' at

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( Milburn, NJ) (2000) * "Aggie Ford" in '' Lone Star Love'' at

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, (Ohio Theater) (2001) * "Bridget Allworthy" / "Lady Bellaston" in ''

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North Shore Music Theatre
(

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) (2004) * "Jolene" in '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' at

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(

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) (2004) * "Alexandra Spofford" in ''

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'' at Ogunquit Playhouse (2014) * “Star” in The Cher Show (musical) at Ogunquit Playhouse (2022) * “Morticia Addams” in The Addams Family (musical) at Broadway At Music Circus (Sacramento, CA) (2023) * "Morticia Addams" in ''

'' a
Broadway At Music Circus
(

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National tours

* Featured Performer in '' Fosse'' for First National Tour (1999–2000) *

in ''

'' (2011–2012) * "

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" in '' 101 Dalmatians Musical'' on tour (2010)

Television

* ''

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'' * "Erin" on '' Ed'' episode "Best Wishes" (aired January 30, 2004) * "Debbie" on ''

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'' episode "The Line" (aired February 5, 2004)

Film

* "Flight Attendant" in ''

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'' (2008)

References

External links

Broadway.com
profile. * *
Sara Gettelfinger - Myspace Music PageThree Graces web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gettelfinger, Sara American women singers American musical theatre actresses Actresses from Louisville, Kentucky Singers from Louisville, Kentucky Kentucky women musicians University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music alumni DuPont Manual High School alumni 1970s births Living people Year of birth uncertain 21st-century American women