Erin Ashley Mackey (born June 19, 1986) is an American stage actress and singer, known for playing the role of Glinda in the Chicago, Los Angeles, Broadway, and Second National Tour productions of the musical Wicked. She was also a double for Lindsay Lohan in Walt Disney's The Parent Trap (1998).
Career Her first role was for Disney's The Parent Trap.Hodgins, Paul."Erin Mackey of O.C. having a 'Wicked' good time," ocregister.com, June 13, 2008, In 1999, she played Jenna in "You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Fashion Party".
She won a 2003 L.A. Music Center Spotlight Award for Non-Classical Voice.
In 2004, after graduating from Fullerton Union High School, she decided to continue to pursue her passion for theater, attending Carnegie Mellon University. From 2006 until 2010, she played the role of Glinda in various productions of the musical Wicked.
After Wicked, she starred in the new Broadway musical Sondheim on Sondheim, which began previews at Studio 54 on March 19, 2010, and officially opened on April 22. The show ended its limited engagement on June 27, 2010.Sondheim on Sondheim Extends Broadway Run Playbill.com She was also seen in the York Theatre production of I Remember Mama, which ran October 8–10, 2010.
In June 2011, Mackey played the role of Lucy Steele in the reading of a new musical based on Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility.Reading of Sense & Sensibility Musical Featured Christiane Noll, Sebastian Arcelus, Brandi Burkhardt playbill.com Mackey succeeded Laura Osnes as Hope Harcourt in the Broadway revival of Anything Goes on September 13, 2011.Hope Springs Eternal: Erin Mackey Will Be New Ingenue of Anything Goes playbill.com,
Mackey originated the role of Oona O'Neill in the 2012 Broadway production of Chaplin. She played the role of Christine in the 2013 Pittsburgh CLO production of Phantom.Pittsburgh CLO Summer Season Features 42nd Street, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Phantom and The Little Mermaid. playbill.com, Retrieved May 6, 2013 Mackey's other theater include Clara Johnson in the 2014 South Coast Repertory Theatre production of The Light in Piazza,South Coast Rep's Light in the Piazza Will Star Patti Cohenour, David Burnham and Erin Mackey playbill.com, Retrieved January 10, 2014 Johanna in the New York Philharmonic's March 2014 concert of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,Christian Borle, Philip Quast, Erin Mackey and More Join NY Philharmonic's Sweeney Todd with Emma Thompson and Bryn Terfel Playbill. Retrieved March 11, 2014 and Ensign Nellie Forbush in the 2014 Paper Mill Playhouse, the 2016 Guthrie Theater, and 2020 Goodspeed Musicals productions of South Pacific. She starred as Mary Catlett in the world premiere of the musical, Amazing Grace from October to November 2014 playing a role she would later reprise on Broadway.Broadway-Bound Musical Amazing Grace, Starring Josh Young, Opens in Chicago Playbill. Retrieved November 2, 2014 From November 2016 through April 2017, Mackey starred on Broadway in the a cappella musical In Transit.Viagas, Robert. "Telly Leung, Justin Guarini Among Cast of A Cappella Broadway Musical 'In Transit'" Playbill. Retrieved August 30, 2016 She played Dot in the Guthrie Theater's 2017 production of Sunday in the Park with George. She then played Grace Farrell in the Paper Mill Playhouse production of Annie. In November 2022, she starred as Mrs. Phagan in the New York City Center gala presentation of Parade.
Wicked After her first year of college, Mackey auditioned for the musical Wicked and was offered a role as a swing on the national touring production. After appearing on tour for several months, she was offered a role in the Chicago company as an ensemble member and understudy for the role of Glinda. After six months, she succeeded Stacie Morgain Lewis in the role on October 24, 2006.Gans, Andrew. Chicago Wicked Welcomes a New Glinda Oct. 24," Playbill, October 24, 2006 She starred opposite Kristy Cates and later Dee Roscioli in the co-lead role of Elphaba. She left the Chicago production at the end of her contract on April 13, 2008, and was replaced by Kate Fahrner. She then transferred to the Los Angeles production, replacing Megan Hilty as Glinda from May 20, 2008, and starred opposite Teal Wicks as Elphaba through September 28, 2008.
In her Broadway debut, she reprised the role of Glinda beginning August 11, 2009, replacing Alli Mauzey. She starred alongside former co-star Dee Roscioli as Elphaba.Gans, Andrew. "Federer to Return to Broadway's Wicked; Mackey to Join Cast", playbill.com, August 5, 2009 She gave her final performance as Glinda on January 10, 2010. She was succeeded by Katie Rose Clarke.
Nearly a decade after her final Broadway performance, Mackey again reprised the role of Glinda in the 2nd national tour of Wicked, with performances lasting from February 26, 2019, through September 22, 2019. She starred alongside her In Transit co-star Mariand Torres, who played Elphaba. She was succeeded by former Glinda understudy, Allison Bailey.Mariand Torres, Erin Mackey, and More Will Fly Into National Tour of Wicked Playbill. Retrieved February 22, 2019
Personal life In 2009, she married former co-star Stanton Nash, who starred alongside her in Chicago as Boq.
Acting credits
+ Film Year Title Role Notes1998Hallie/Annie Double1999You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Fashion PartyJennaVideo2000Mad Song2002Family AffairPatriciaEpisode: "No Small Parts"2002Do OverBonnieEpisode: "Halloween Kiss"2003Greetings from TucsonEricaEpisode: "Ball and Chain"2010Blue BloodsRachelEpisode: "Re-Do"2012Gossip GirlCasting Assistant Episode: "Salon of the Dead"2015The InternJane2016CoExistingHarrietTV movie + Theatre Year Title Role2006–2010WickedSwing, Ensemble, u/s Glinda, Glinda (v. productions)2010Sondheim on Sondheim Performer2011Anything Goes Hope Harcourt2012Chaplin Oona O'Neill2014"Live from Lincoln Center" Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetJohanna Barker2014–2015 Amazing Grace Mary Catlett2016–2017In Transit Ali2017Sunday in the Park with George Dot2017Annie Grace Farrell2019WickedGlinda
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