Ryann Redmond Explained

Ryann Redmond
Birth Place:Georgia, U.S.
Yearsactive:2009 - present

Ryann Kirby Redmond is an American actress and singer known for originating the role of Bridget in . She performed on Broadway in the musical If/Then, which closed on March 22, 2015, and became the first female actor to portray Olaf in Frozen on Broadway, in 2019.

Personal life

Born and raised in Alpharetta and Cumming, Georgia, she is the daughter of Andrea (Elvey) and Webb Redmond, a former marine and police officer. Her parents are divorced, both remarried, and she has six siblings/step siblings between them. She attended South Forsyth High School where she was involved with theatre. In 2006, she won a Breakthrough Performance Award at the Georgia One-Act competition.[1] After graduating, she studied musical theatre in the CAP21 program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts on a full scholarship, but she left college when she was cast in .[2] [3]

Career

In 2010, Redmond performed as Alice in the Elizabeth Swados musical Alice at the Palace. Meryl Streep had played Alice in the original Off-Broadway production. She also performed in Swados' musical Books Cook!, earning standout reviews.[4] Redmond continued to participate in Broadway Dreams Foundation workshops, and in 2011 while she was performing at a NY Benefit, Bernie Telsey admired her talent and asked her to come in the next day to read for Bridget in Bring It On: The Musical. Redmond landed the role and participated in the initial reading, NY Workshop, World Premiere in Atlanta, and the National Tour across the US and Canada.

In 2012, she made her Broadway debut in Bring It On: The Musical, which opened August 1, 2012, and closed December 30, 2012. The musical was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. While touring with the show, Redmond was nominated for various awards for her performance, including Best Featured Performer in a Musical by the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle. In 2014, she originated the role of Paulette in the musical If/Then which opened March 30, 2014 on Broadway starring Idina Menzel.[5]

In 2015, Redmond starred in the Vineyard Theatre's Off-Broadway production of Gigantic, which premiered on December 3, 2015.[6]

She has held multiple sold-out concerts at 54 Below.

It was announced on January 15, 2019 that Redmond would take over the role of Olaf in the Broadway production of Frozen as of February 19. She is the first woman to perform the role.[7] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Broadway theatres were closed on March 12, 2020.[8] Disney later announced Frozen would not reopen after the lockdown was lifted.[9]

In April 2023, it was announced that Redmond would be playing Belinda in the original Broadway cast of Once Upon a One More Time.[10]

Credits

Film

Theatre

Broadway

Off-Broadway

Tour/Regional

Other Theatre

TV

Concerts

Awards and nominations

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Forsyth HS receives theatrical honors . NorthFulton.com . https://archive.today/20140606142236/http://www.northfulton.com/Articles-i-2006-11-02-151445.112113-SPECIALHeraldSouth_Forsyth_HS_receives_theatrical_honors.html . June 6, 2014 . November 2, 2006.
  2. Web site: Ryann Redmond Broadway Bound . GreenvilleOnline.com . September 9, 2012 . June 6, 2014 . June 6, 2014 . https://archive.today/20140606142336/http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20120906/TALKGREENVILLE/309060050/Ryann-Redmond-Broadway-bound . dead.
  3. Web site: Bentley . Rosalind . She brings it on and breaks out as a star . Atlanta Journal-Constitution . May 28, 2022 . February 12, 2011.
  4. Web site: Books Cook! . Time Out New York . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606222539/http://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/theater/books-cook . June 6, 2014 . February 22, 2010.
  5. Web site: Hetrick . Adam . New Musical If/Then, Starring Tony Winner Idina Menzel, Opens on Broadway March 30 . Playbill . May 28, 2022 . March 30, 2014.
  6. News: Off Broadway Review: 'Gigantic'. Variety. Stasio. Marilyn. December 7, 2015. September 18, 2016.
  7. Web site: Lefkowitz . Andy . Frozen Announces Casting Gender Swap: Ryann Redmond to Play Olaf . Broadway.com . 17 January 2019 . January 15, 2019.
  8. Web site: Geier . Thom . All the Broadway Shows Killed (and Postponed) Due to Coronavirus Shutdown . The Wrap . January 7, 2021 . 19 July 2021.
  9. News: Gans. Andrew. Broadway's Frozen Will Not Reopen Post-Pandemic. Playbill. 14 May 2020.
  10. News: Culwell-Block . Logan . April 3, 2023 . Brooke Dillman, Ryann Redmond, Tess Soltau, More Complete Broadway Once Upon a One More Time Casting . Playbill . June 27, 2023.

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