Caroline Innerbichler Explained

Caroline Innerbichler is an American stage actress best known for her role as Anna in the North American tour of Frozen, and as Maizy in Shucked on Broadway.

Early life and education

Innerbichler was born in Southern California,[1] but grew up in Eagan, Minnesota, with her sister, Allison.[2] [3] Their parents frequently took the two of them to theater productions. She first acted at age 10 in a community theater production of Annie at Eagan High School.[4] Afterwards, she began taking voice and acting lessons.

After graduating from Eagan High School,[5] Innerbichler attended the BFA Guthrie Actor Training program at the University of Minnesota, but dropped out after her first year.

Career

Innerbichler's first professional theater gig was as Annika in Pippi Longstocking in 2001, at age 12, with Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. She continued working as a professional through high school.

After leaving her college program, she began working as a professional in the Twin Cities and in other regional theaters. In 2008 she was cast in Little House on the Prairie as an ensemble member and an understudy for Nellie Oleson. She went on to tour with the show, with rehearsals beginning when she was 21. Her first lead performance was in 2014, as Ariel in Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' production of The Little Mermaid.[6]

Innerbichler eventually moved to the West Coast to pursue work in Santa Barbara.[7]

While visiting friends in Chicago, Innerbichler auditioned for Frozen, and received a final callback for the Broadway production. Although she did not receive the role, she was later invited to audition for the national tour, where she was cast as Anna.[8] The tour, which began in late 2019, went on hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed performances again in September 2021,[9] and Innerbichler remained with the tour until March 2022.[10]

During Frozen's hiatus, Innerbichler was made aware of Shucked and began working with the show's team.[11] In April 2023 she made her Broadway debut in the show as Maizy. On September 3, 2023, Innerbichler performed as Maizy for the last time, sharing news of her pregnancy. Isabelle McCalla -- a veteran of Broadway's The Prom, Aladdin and Hercules -- replaced Innerhichler as Maizy beginning September 8, 2023.[12]

Theater credits

Year(s)ProductionRoleLocationCategory
2008[13] Little House on the PrairieEnsemble, Nellie Orson (understudy)Guthrie Theater
2009-2010[14] North American Tour
2012Ragtime[15] Evelyn NesbitPark Square Theater
Bye Bye Birdie[16] EnsembleChanhassen Dinner Theatres
2013Bessie's Birthday[17] BessieTheater Latte Da
Fiddler on the Roof'[18] ChavaChanhassen Dinner Theatres
2014The Little MermaidAriel
Jane Austen's Pride and PrejudiceMary BennetIndustry reading
2015The Pirates of Penzance[19] EnsembleOrdway Center for the Performing Arts
2015-2016The Sound of Music[20] Liesl von Trapp
2016Broadway Songbook: Rebels! On Broadway
Irving Berlin's White Christmas[21] Ensemble
2017Grease[22] [23] SandyChanhassen Dinner Theatres
Austen's Pride[24] Industry reading
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley[25] LydiaEnsemble Theatre Company
2018Mamma Mia![26] SophieOrdway Center for the Performing Arts
2019Guys and Dolls[27] Guthrie Theater
2019-2022Frozen[28] AnnaNational tour
2022[29] ShuckedMaizyPioneer Theatre Company
2023[30] Nederlander TheatreBroadway

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2023Outer Critics Circle AwardsOutstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway MusicalShucked
Theatre World AwardOutstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production[31]
Grammy AwardsBest Musical Theater Album[32]

Personal life

Innerbichler lives in New York City with her partner, Sean, and dog, Finna. She plays ukulele and has ADHD.

External links

References

  1. Web site: Caroline Innerbichler Bio . 2023-04-30 . Caroline Innerbichler . en-US.
  2. Web site: Montag . Kristen Hirsch . BWW Interview: REBELS! ON BROADWAY's Caroline Innerbichler . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  3. Web site: Harrison . Joseph . 20 February 2022 . BWW Interview: Caroline Innerbichler of FROZEN at Dr. Phillips Center . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  4. Web site: Considine . Basil . 10 December 2015 . INTERVIEW: After the Mermaid – A Conversation with Caroline Innerbichler . 2023-04-30 . Twin Cities Arts Reader . en.
  5. News: Schuster . Christina . 16 November 2022 . New musical comedy headed to Broadway stars Minnesota-raised actress . Bring Me The News . 30 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Peterson . Tyler . 28 October 2013 . Chanhassen Dinner Theatres to Present Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, Begin. 2/28 . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  7. Web site: Montag . Kristen Hirsch . 18 October 2021 . BWW Interview: Caroline Innerbichler of FROZEN at Hennepin Theatre Trust . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  8. Web site: Brunner . Jeryl . 5 December 2019 . Meet Caroline Innerbichler Who Stars As Anna In The North American Tour Of Disney's Frozen . 2023-04-30 . Forbes . en.
  9. Web site: Moynihan . Caitlin . 10 August 2021 . Caroline Bowman & Caroline Innerbichler Set for Return of Frozen National Tour . 2023-04-30 . Broadway.com . en.
  10. Web site: Rabinowitz . Chloe . 10 March 2022 . McKenzie Kurtz to Join the National Tour of FROZEN as 'Anna' . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  11. Web site: Scriven . Maren . 2022-10-25 . Meet Caroline Innerbichler, from Pioneer Theatre's SHUCKED . 2023-04-30 . Utah Theatre Bloggers . en-US.
  12. Web site: Russo . Gillian . 2023-07-27 . Isabelle McCalla to join 'Shucked' Broadway cast Official NY Theatre Guide . 2023-09-04 . New York Theatre Guide . en.
  13. Web site: 29 May 2008 . Blanchard and Gilbert Join 'Little House' Musical . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  14. Web site: Sierra . Gabrielle . 27 April 2010 . Photos: Melissa Gilbert Reunites with Her Original LITTLE HOUSE TV Series Family . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  15. Web site: Sierra . Gabrielle . 1 December 2011 . RagTime Comes To Park Square Theater . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  16. Web site: 5 October 2012 . BYE BYE BIRDIE Comes to Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Tonight, 10/5 . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  17. Web site: 26 April 2013 . Caroline Innerbichler Stars in BESSIE'S BIRTHDAY at Theater Latte Da, Beg. Tonight . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  18. Web site: 27 September 2013 . Keith Rice Stars in Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Beg. Tonight . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  19. Web site: Rosky . Nicole . 3 August 2015 . Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Brandon O'Neill & More Star in PIRATES OF PENZANCE at the Ordway . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  20. Web site: Fuller . Sally Henry . 13 November 2015 . Ordway Presents THE SOUND OF MUSIC . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  21. Web site: 8 November 2016 . Ordway to Present IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS This December . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  22. Web site: BWW News Desk . GREASE Is the Word at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres This March . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  23. Web site: Tribune . Rohan Preston Star . 'Grease' brings the heat in Chanhassen revival . 2023-04-30 . Star Tribune.
  24. Web site: 13 June 2017 . Lisa O'Hare, Kara Lindsay, Ryan Silverman and More to Lead Lab of New 'Pride & Prejudice' Musical . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  25. Web site: BWW News Desk . Photos: First Look at MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Ensemble Theatre Company . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  26. Web site: Wild . Stephi . 30 July 2018 . Photos: First Look at MAMMA MIA! at the Ordway . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  27. Web site: Piatt . Bryan . July 31, 2019 . Women Crushing it Wednesday: Caroline Innerbichler . 2023-04-30 . kare11.com . en-US.
  28. Web site: Medeiros . Linnae . Meet the Cast of the FROZEN National Tour! . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  29. Web site: Rabinowitz . Chloe . 29 September 2022 . Alex Newell, Taylor Trensch, Caroline Innerbichler & More to Lead SHUCKED World Premiere at Pioneer Theatre Company . 2023-04-30 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  30. Web site: 2023-04-26 . "New York, New York," "Some Like It Hot," "Shucked" lead 2023 Outer Critics Circle nominations . 2023-04-26 . Broadway News . en.
  31. Web site: Rabinowitz . Chloe . Julie Benko, Jodie Comer & More Will Receive 2023 Theatre World Awards . 2023-05-02 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  32. Web site: 2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List GRAMMY.com . 2023-11-10 . www.grammy.com.