NewsPHOTO CALL: Chita Rivera, Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller Visit Stephanie J. Block at Birdland; Concert and Backstage ShotsStephanie J. Block, a 2013 Tony nominee for her performance in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, went solo at Birdland July 7-8.
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July 09, 2013
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Chita Rivera, Megan Hilty and Jessie Mueller Visit Stephanie J. Block at Birdland; Concert and Backstage Shots
Block has also been seen on Broadway as Reno Sweeney in the 2011 Tony Award-winning revival of Anything Goes, Judy Bernly (Drama Desk nomination) in 9 to 5: The Musical, Grace O'Malley in The Pirate Queen and Liza Minnelli in The Boy From Oz (opposite Hugh Jackman). She may be best known for her portrayal of Elphaba in the Broadway production and first national tour of Wicked.
Block will co-star with Will Chase in Second Stage Theater’s upcoming production of Little Miss Sunshine.
The revival of the John Kander-Fred Ebb-Joe Masteroff musical opened at the August Wilson Theatre April 21, with Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin leading the cast.