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    Photo Features Celebrating Women’s History Month With 60 Inspiring Women We asked, you answered: Who are the women in theatre who inspire you?
    By Felicia Fitzpatrick
    March 08, 2021
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    In honor of International Women's Day, we asked our social media followers to share with us the women in theatre who inspire them. Their answers included performers, directors, lighting designers, and more.

    Flip through the 60 women our readers nominated below:

    Celebrating Women's History Month with 60 Inspiring Women

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    Celebrating Women's History Month with 60 Inspiring Women

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    Tony_Award_After_Party_2019_Eva_Noblezada_HR
    Eva Noblezada
    Marc J. Franklin
    LaChanze_Celia Rose Gooding_Feature Shoot_2019_Celia Rose Gooding_HR
    Celia Rose Gooding
    Marc J. Franklin
    Tina: The Tina Turner Musical_Broadway_Opening Night_2019_Adrienne Warren_HR
    Adrienne Warren
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    Idina Menzel Christmas Special_CBS_2019_Idina Menzel_HR
    Idina Menzel
    Roundabout Theatre Company_Gala_2020_Audra McDonald_HR
    Audra McDonald
    Joseph Marzullo/MediaPunch
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    Michaela Jaé Rodriguez

    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    Actors_Fund_Gala_Arrivals_2018_Mandy Gonzalez_HR
    Mandy Gonzalez
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    Jimmy Awards 2019_Erika Henningsen_HR.jpg
    Erika Henningsen
    Drama_League_Awards_2018_87_Lea_Salonga_HR
    Lea Salonga
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    Tony_Award_Nominees_Meet_The_Press_Portraits_2019_Caitlin_Kinnunen_HR
    Caitlin Kinnunen
    2019 Tony Awards_Radio City Music Hall_Production Photos_2019_Ali Stroker_HR-2.jpg
    Ali Stroker
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    Roundabout Theatre Company_Gala_2020_Sutton Foster_HR
    Sutton Foster
    Joseph Marzullo/MediaPunch
    Broadway Princess Party: Brunch_Sony Hall_2020_Kara Lindsay_HR
    Kara Lindsay
    Choir_Boy_Broadway_Opening_Night_Arrivals_2019_Cynthia_Erivo_HR
    Cynthia Erivo
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala_2020_Ashley Park_HR
    Ashley Park
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    62nd annual Grammy Awards Celebration_2020_Kathryn Gallagher_HR
    Kathryn Gallagher
    Beetlejuice_Broadway_Press_Day_2019_Leslie_Kritzer_HR
    Leslie Kritzer
    The Secret Life of Bees_Atlantic Theater Company_Opening Night_2019_Ariana DeBose_HR.jpg
    Ariana DeBose
    Tootsie_Broadway_Opening_Night_Arrivals_2019_Christy_Altomare_HR
    Christy Altomare
    Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway_New Amsterdam Theatre_2019_Kerry Butler_HR
    Kerry Butler
    Be_More_Chill_Broadway_Stephanie_Hsu_Feature_Shoot_2019_Stephanie_Hsu_HR
    Stephanie Hsu
    Marc J. Franklin
    Jerry_Herman_Memorial_2020_Kristin Chenoweth_HR
    Kristin Chenoweth
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    Variety's Business of Broadway_Event_2019_Stephanie J. Block_HR
    Stephanie J. Block
    Beetlejuice_Broadway_Friends Pop Up_2019_Sophia Anne Caruso_HR
    Sophia Anne Caruso
    Broadway_Dreams_Gala_South_Pacific_70th_Anniversary_2018_Jessie_Mueller_HR
    Jessie Mueller
    Harrison James O'Brien
    Broadway Belts_2020_Sierra Boggess_HR.jpg
    Sierra Boggess
    Joseph Marzullo/Media Punch
    Cyrano_New Group_Opening Night_2019_Phillipa Soo_HR
    Phillipa Soo
    Marc J. Franklin
    The_Politician_Netflix_NY_Premiere_9.26.19_Laura Dreyfuss_HR
    Laura Dreyfuss
    American_Theatre_Wing_2019_Say_Yes To_ Artists_Gala_Barrett Wilbert Weed_HR
    Barrett Wilbert Weed
    Broadway Belts_2020_Bernadette Peters_HR.jpg
    Bernadette Peters
    Joseph Marzullo/Media Punch
    We're Gonna Die_Off-Broadway_Second Stage_Opening Night_2020_Jocelyn Bioh_HR
    Jocelyn Bioh
    Slave Play_Broadway_Opening_Night_2019_Rachel Chavkin_HR
    Rachel Chavkin
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    Hadestown_Broadway_Amber_Gray_Getting_Into_Character_2019_HR
    Amber Gray
    Tony_Award_After_Party_2019_Anaïs_Mitchell_HR
    Anaïs Mitchell
    Marc J. Franklin
    Be_More_Chill_Broadway_Opening_Night_2019_Tiffany_Mann_HR
    Tiffany Mann
    Moulin_Rouge_Broadway_Opening_Night_2019_Karen_Olivo_HR
    Karen Olivo
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    For_Colored_Girls_Public_Theater_Opening_Night_2019_Aneesh Sheth_HR
    Aneesh Sheth
    Manhattan Theatre Club Gala_2019_Ana Villafane_HR_.jpg
    Ana Villafane
    Jagged Little Pill_Broadway_Opening Night_2019_Lauren Patten_HR
    Lauren Patten
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    American_Theatre_Wing_2019_Say_Yes To_ Artists_Gala_Krysta Rodriguez_HR
    Krysta Rodriguez
    Broadway in Bryant Park_July 26 2019_Disney_Aisha Jackson_HR
    Aisha Jackson
    Beetlejuice_Broadway_Press_Day_2019_Dana_Steingold_HR
    Dana Steingold
    Marc J. Franklin
    The Unsinkable Molly Brown_Transport Group_Opening Night_2020_Beth Malone_HR
    Beth Malone
    Bruce Glikas/WireImage
    Patti Lupone and the New York Philharmonic_2019_Patti Lupone_HR
    Patti LuPone
    Fadi Kheir
    Roundabout Theatre Company_Gala_2020_Chita Rivera_HR
    Chita Rivera
    Joseph Marzullo/MediaPunch
    Pose_Season_2_Premiere_2019_Peppermint_HR
    Peppermint
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    Public_Theatre_Gala_2019_Dominique_Morisseau_HR
    Dominique Morisseau
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    Scotland, PA_Roundabout Theatre Company_Cast Portraits_2019_Taylor Iman Jones_HR
    Taylor Iman Jones
    Emojiland_Off-Broadway_Cast Shots_2019_Lesli Margherita_HR.jpg
    Lesli Margherita
    Tony_Awards_2017_Red_Carpet_Natasha Katz_HR.jpg
    Natasha Katz
    Lucy_Moss_Crop_HR
    Lucy Moss
    Little Shop of Horrors_Westside_Theatre_Opening_Night_2019_Bonnie Milligan_HR
    Bonnie Milligan
    Phantom_of_the_Opera_30th_Anniversary_Party_2018_Ali Ewoldt_HR
    Ali Ewoldt
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    Betrayal_Broadway_Opening_Night_Arrivals_2019_Isabelle McCalla_HR
    Isabelle McCalla
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    We're Gonna Die_Preview_Green Room 42_2020_Janelle McDermoth_HR-5.jpg
    Janelle McDermoth
    TCG Gala_2019_Jeanine Tesori_HR
    Jeanine Tesori
    Joseph Marzullo/WENN
    L_Morgan_Lee_HR
    L Morgan Lee
    The Lightning Thief_Broadway_Opening Night_2019_Kristin Stokes_HR
    Kristin Stokes
    Roundabout Theatre Company_Gala_2020_Caissie Levy_HR
    Caissie Levy
    Joseph Marzullo/MediaPunch
    Barbra Streisand HR
    Barbra Streisand
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