Carla Stickler

Carla Stickler is an American musical theatre actress, who is known for her work on the musical Wicked (as an ensemble member, and an understudy for Elphaba).

Early life and education

Carla Stickler was born in Los Angeles. As a kid, she was frequently exposed to music, as her mother was in a chamber ensemble, her grandmother was an opera performer, her cousin was a drummer, and her father was a former member of the band "Stuck in the Fifties." She took oboe lessons for a few years, and took vocal lessons at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago.

In grade school, Stickler began performing with CAST (Communication, Arts, Speech and Theatre). She there appeared as John Darling in Peter Pan, and Oliver Twist in Oliver. Finally, in middle school, she began receiving girl roles; Little Red Ridinghood in Into the Woods, and Maria in West Side Story.

She soon began performing in the Oak Park River Forest Children's Choir. In high school, she spent four summers at Interlochen Arts Camp, where she majored in Musical Theatre, Choir, and Fine Arts. She then transferred schools for her senior year to attend Interlochen Arts Academy, where she majored in vocal music and ceramics.

For college, Stickler went to the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music to major as a vocal performer. However, she missed theatre, so after a year Stickler transferred to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts to become a theatre major. She also attended CAP21[1]'s Musical Theatre Summer Intensive Program to meet the school's rigorous graduation requirements.

Stickler attended grad school at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, where she was a Kappa Delta Pi member. She attended the department of music and performing arts professions. She graduated in 2016.

Career

Right after graduation, Stickler landed the role of Liesl in the Asian tour of The Sound of Music, a musical made by the duo of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Afterwards, the next tour she participated in was the 2nd national tour of ABBA's Mamma Mia! (which launched in 2002), in which she was the understudy for the role of Sophie.

Wicked

Stickler eventually auditioned for a role in the first national tour of the beloved, Tony Award-winning musical Wicked, becoming the standby for Elphaba in 2010. She then transitioned to the Broadway production of the show, where she was an understudy for Elphaba. She has been praised for her performance as the not-so-Wicked Witch. When not doing Elphaba, she also appeared as a part of the ensemble. She held her first solo concert, entitled Option Up, in The Metropolitan Room on June 1, 2015, with guest stars Brian Lowdermilk, Drew Overcash, and Zoe Sarnak. She exited the Wicked company on June 19, 2015, after five successful years on Broadway and on tour.

Stickler teaches private voice lessons in her spare time. She also returns to the Broadway production of Wicked frequently, filling in during vacations as the understudy for the roles of Elphaba and Nessarose, while also performing in the ensemble of the show.

Credits

Theatre

Workshops

Film

Concerts
  • Oh Glacuoma! Benefit Concert (2012) -sang Giving Up Later
  • Making Magic: Defying Gravity (2012)- featured, concert series
  • Nebraska Thespian Festival (2014) -sang Defying Gravity and The Wizard and I
  • Option Up, The Metropolitan Room (2015) - solo debut
  • Broadway Back to School, 54 Below (2015)
  • Numerous benefit concerts with the cast of Wicked

Discography

Personal life

She was born in Los Angeles, but Stickler lives in New York City with her vizsla puppy, Harper. She has a geometric "compass" tattoo on her forearm, and has two brothers; one older, one younger. She makes pottery in her free time, and celebrates Christmas. In December 2015, she dyed her hair blonde.

References
  1. Collaborative Arts Project 21 (CAP21)
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