Megan Kathleen Hilty is an American musical theatre and television actress, and singer. She rose to prominence for her roles in several Broadway musicals including her performance as Glinda in Wicked and her portrayal of Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5: The Musical. Her best known ...
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance
Movies
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast, Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, Secret of the Wings, Pixie Hollow Games, What Happens Next, The Maiden and the Princess, Bitter Feast, Prayer Hour, The Happiest Man Alive
TV Shows
Sean Saves the World, Smash
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Even with all the stuff we had to do [on Smash], nothing is as difficult as eight shows a week on Broadway. Compared to that, 16-hour days are a piece of cake.
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I always wanted my mom to sing to me, but she read this article that said tone-deaf mothers should not sing to their children. I'm sure that's not true, but she was deathly afraid, so she would play me recordings. I grew up listening to The Manhattan Transfer and "The Music Man" and all kinds of stuff.
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[on Carnegie Mellon University] [It was] the most amazing experience of my life [even though] it was so difficult I almost left about 20 times. Our teachers always expected the best from us and so we learned how to provide it.
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(September 24, 2016) Expecting her second child, a son, with her husband Brian Gallagher.
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Has a daughter Viola Philomena Gallagher (b.September 18, 2014) with her husband Brian Gallagher.
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Found out that she was pregnant with her 1st child on her husband Brian Gallagher's 34th birthday (January 22, 2014) and announced her pregnancy 2 months later on her 33rd birthday (March 29, 2014).
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(November 2, 2013) Married her boyfriend of 19 months Brian Gallagher.
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Starring in the Broadway musical "Wicked" as Glinda. [February 2006]
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Currently starring in Dolly Parton's musical version of "9 to 5" in LA, in Dolly Parton's role as "Doralee Rhodes". [September 2008]
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Co-starring in the Los Angeles production of "Wicked" as Glinda [February 2007]
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Making her Broadway debut as Glinda in the musical "Wicked" [May 2005]
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Winner of the National Society of Arts and Letters competition for musical theatre, 2004.
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Graduated Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama in 2004 with her Bachelors degree in Theater. Received CMU's Charles Willard Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Musical Theater.
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