Rebecca Pitcher

American actress

Rebecca Pitcher is an American musical theatre actress.[1] She is primarily known for her role as Christine Daaé in the Broadway adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera.

Rebecca Pitcher

Born| March 21, 1972
Education| Baldwin Wallace College Peabody Institute
Occupation(s)| Singer, actress

## Biography

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Pitcher graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in Ohio[2] and later attending the Peabody Institute.[3] She was part of the Pittsburgh Opera Center at Duquesne, playing roles such as Papagena in The Magic Flute.

From 1999 to 2004, Pitcher played the role of Christine Daaé in the Phantom of the Opera on the third national tour.[4] A year later, she joined the Broadway cast as an alternate for Christine, and on April 17, 2006, she became the main performer of the role, replacing Sandra Joseph.[5]

In February 2018 she joined the cast of Carousel on Broadway.[6]

## Performance credits

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Year(s)[4] | Production[4] | Role[4] | Location[4] | Category[4]

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1999-2004  | The Phantom of the Opera | Christine Daaé  |  | US Tour
2005-2006  | Majestic Theatre | Broadway
2008  | Raleigh Memorial Auditorium | Regional
2009  | Camelot | Nimue, Ensemble  | Goodspeed Opera House | Regional
2011  | Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, A Musical | Cassandra Austen, Mrs. Reynolds  | Peter Norton Space  | Festival
2011-2012  | Annie | Grace Farrell  | Northern Stage Company  | Regional
2013  | She Loves Me | Amalia Balash  | Beck Center for the Performing Arts  | Regional
2014  | Til Divorce Do Us Part | Kate understudy, Audrey understudy, Suzy understudy  | DR2 Theatre | Off-Broadway
2015-2017  | The Sound of Music | Baroness Elberfeld replacement, Elsa Schraeder understudy/replacement  |  | US Tour
2018  | Carousel | Ensemble, Mrs. Mullin understudy  | Imperial Theatre | Broadway

## References

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1. ^ "Sandra Joseph Exits Paris Opera April 15; Broadway Phantom Gets a New Christine | Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
2. ^ Simakis, Andrea. "Broadway star Rebecca Pitcher opens the Beck Center for the Arts' season in 'She Loves Me'" cleveland.com, September 21, 2013
3. ^ "Broadway star Rebecca Pitcher opens the Beck Center for the Arts' season in 'She Loves Me': Fall theater preview 2013". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
4. ^ a b c d e f "Rebecca Pitcher theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
5. ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Rebecca Pitcher, a company member in Broadway's 'The Phantom of the Opera', will move into the role of suggestible ingénue Christine Daae beginning April 17" Playbill, April 11, 2006
6. ^ Musbach, Julie. "Never Walk Alone: Meet the Cast of CAROUSEL- Now in Previews!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.

## External links

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* Rebecca Pitcher at the Internet Broadway Database
* Playbill biography