Chelsea Emma Franko grew up in Apple Valley, CA with a love of musical theatre instilled from a very young age. She honed her skills as a musical theatre actress, working alongside some of the industry’s best all across the country. In the spring of 2016, Chelsea was cast as Elsa in the world premiere production of FROZEN: Live at the Hyperion at Disney’s California Adventure. She was also honored to be chosen to portray Elsa in the Disneyland Resort’s Summer Dazzles national commercial series. Throughout 2017/18, Chelsea toured the US and Canada in the National Tour of WICKED as the standby for Elphaba. Some of Chelsea’s Southern California regional theatre credits include: COMPANY (Marta); DAMN YANKEES (Gloria Thorpe); OKLAHOMA! (Ado Annie); SPAMALOT (Lady of the Lake); CHICAGO (Roxie Hart); THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Wednesday Addams); HAIRSPRAY; SUNSET BOULEVARD and SHREK. Outside of her theatre career, Chelsea is also an award-winning cabaret artist, headlining many supper and cabaret clubs in Los Angeles and across the US.
(Note: this episode is in TWO PARTS). On this episode I talked with Chelsea about when she knew that she wanted to be a performer, being part of a theatre loving family, her family trip to NYC on which she …
(Note: this episode is in TWO PARTS). On this episode I talked with Chelsea about when she knew that she wanted to be a performer, being part of a theatre loving family, her family trip to NYC on which she …