A Chicago native, Kate Loprest started working professionally at 15 and upon graduating from The University of Michigan's prestigious Musical Theatre department, moved to New York City. Broadway: First Date (Allison) OBC, Hairspray (Amber), Wonderland, Xanadu, Drowsy Chaperone. Tour: Wicked (Glinda/Nessarose u/s) Chicago Company; Little House on the Prairie (Nellie Oleson). Recent: The Sound of Music (Elsa) Asolo Repertory Theatre; Murder On the Orient Express (Countess Andreyni) Ogunquit Playhouse - BroadwayWorld Award Best Actress in a Play; Crazy For You (Irene) Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Other favorites include: Noises Off (Brooke/Vicki) Guthrie Theater; White Christmas (Betty) Ogunquit Playhouse; Company (Susan) Barrington Stage; Bright Star (Lucy) Old Globe; Showboat (Ellie) Washington National Opera and Dallas Opera Theatre. TV/Film: “Boardwalk Empire” (Corrine), "I Love You...But I Lied" (Courtney), “Running Wilde”, “All My Children”. Kate is the creator and host of Living Small NYC, a show about living big in small spaces. She can be heard on the award winning musical podcast, “Wait, Wait, Don’t Kill Me!” and as the voice of Lady Susan in Hello Out There Productions audiobook of Jane Austen’s, Lady Susan. www.KateLoprest.com.
In this episode, Kate chats with actress and host Maggie Bera about college auditions, her training at University of Michigan, Wicked, and how to truly prepare for a longterm career in the theatre industry.
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