In this episode Lindsay Pearce talks about how she got involved in The Glee Project, the many shows she's participated in in the LA theatre community, and her Broadway debut as Wicked's newest lead Elphaba!
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Lindsay Heather Pearce is an American actress and singer. Pearce is best known for being one of the runners-up on The Glee Project, which gave her a guest starring role on the TV show Glee.
She has starred as Wendla Bergman, the female lead in the musical Spring Awakening, which was presented in Los Angeles by Over the Moon Productions. The show opened on March 16, 2012, and ended its run on April 22, 2012. Pearce then starred in the Los Angeles return of the Damon Intrabartolo-Jon Hartmere pop opera Bare. Beginning on September 5, Pearce took on the lead role of Ivy for a limited three week engagement. For this role she won BroadwayWorld LA's "Best Leading Actress in a Musical" award. She's done more LA theatre such as Cruel Intentions Musical, For The Record Live, Jennifer's Body Musical, and more since.
In February 2020, Lindsay took over the role of Elphaba in the broadway musical Wicked. She is now on the National Tour of Mean Girls as Janis.