She is also a credited alumna of the Young Americans College. She attended Los Alamitos High School and the co-located Orange County High School of the Arts and UCLA. She is best known for originating the role of Belle in the Broadway musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (1994), as well as for providing the voices of Megara in Hercules (1997), Madame Gina in Porco Rosso (2005), Rose Quartz on Steven Universe, and Lin in Spirited Away.Įgan was born in Seal Beach, California on February 18, 1970. Bye Bye Birdie (1992, U.S.Susan Farrell Egan is an American actress, voice actress, singer and dancer, known for her work on the Broadway stage.Voice episodes: "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse She currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Personal lifeĮgan is married to Robert Hartmann and has two daughters, Nina (born February 6, 2007) and Isla (born December 15, 2009). She is most widely known for voicing Megara in the 1997 film Hercules and reprised her role in both Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts III.Įgan provided Angel's singing voice in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure and the voice acting for Rose Quartz on the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe along with various other characters. Voice actingĮgan's voice has been featured in the English language versions of two feature films by Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away and Porco Rosso. On television, Egan is known for her co-starring role as Nikki Cox's best friend in Nikki. From July 20–29, 2018, Egan reprised the role of Belle in the 5-Star Theatre's production of Beauty and the Beast at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. The June 6 performance also included the original Little Mermaid voice actress Jodi Benson performing with the rest of the "Live" cast. Egan performed a medley of songs from Beauty and the Beast. On June 6, 2016, Egan appeared alongside Brad Kane at the Hollywood Bowl as opening acts for Disney's "The Little Mermaid Live" show. She sings with symphonies, as well she performed in concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles in November 2004.įrom 2002 to 2003, she was the interim artistic director of the Orange County High School of the Arts. In August 2001, Egan appeared at the Hollywood Bowl in the concert version of Show Boat as Julie. Egan joined Thoroughly Modern Millie in February 2004 as Millie.Įgan has performed in one-woman, cabaret-style concerts at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in 2000 and at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in October 2001. At the Sacramento Music Circus, she portrayed Maria in The Sound of Music in 1996 and Molly Brown in The Unsinkable Molly Brown in 2002. On Broadway, Egan portrayed Belle for one year and reprised the role in the Los Angeles production in 1995, along with many of the original Broadway cast members. After the tour ended, she was cast in the tour of State Fair and won the coveted role of Belle in the original Broadway cast of Beauty and the Beast, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Musical. While attending UCLA, Egan took time off when Tommy Tune cast her as Kim in his touring production of Bye Bye Birdie. While attending Los Alamitos High School, the Orange County High School of the Arts, and UCLA, she started her career touring with the performance group the Young Americans.
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