Lindsay Mendez

Lindsay Michelle Mendez (born March 1, 1983) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work in American musical theatre.

Lindsay Mendez
Mendez as Rose Fenny in Dogfight
Born
Lindsay Michelle Mendez

(1983-03-01) March 1, 1983
Norwalk, California, US
NationalityAmerican
EducationOrange County High School of the Arts
OccupationActress, singer
Known forWicked, Dogfight, Band Geeks, 21 Chump Street, Godspell, Grease, Carousel
Spouse(s)
Michael Borth
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(m. 2008; div. 2014)​
[1]
Philip Wakefield
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(m. 2016)​
[2]
AwardsTony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (for Carousel)

Mendez won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as Carrie Pipperidge in a Broadway revival of Carousel. Her other credits on Broadway include Elphaba in Wicked (performing during the production's tenth anniversary), Godspell, and Jan in Grease.[3]

Beginning in September of 2019, Mendez co-stars on the CBS drama series All Rise as court stenographer Sara Castillo.

Life and career

Mendez was born in Norwalk, California. Her father is of Mexican descent and her mother is of Russian Jewish ancestry.[4] She played Lizzie in a preview of "A Little More Alive", written by Nick Blaemire, in Kansas City. Other credits include roles in The Marvelous Wonderettes, 35MM, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, and Princesses.[5]

In 2012, Mendez appeared opposite Derek Klena in Dogfight as Eddie and Rose, and in Wicked as Fiyero and Elphaba. The two frequently perform together at the Broadway supper club 54 Below.[6] Mendez sings jazz and blues at other cabarets and dining clubs with pianist Marco Paguia. The two released a jazz album entitled "This Time" in 2013. Mendez, along with composer Ryan Scott Oliver, founded and runs Actor Therapy: a five-week training experience for young actors in NYC.[7] For her role as Rose Fenny in Off-Broadway's Dogfight, she was nominated for the 2013 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance, the 2013 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, and the 2013 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.[8][9][10]

In 2014, Mendez played Naomi Rodriguez in Lin Manuel Miranda's one-act musical 21 Chump Street and then in 2015, Laura in the play Significant Other.[11][12]

While performing in Wicked, Mendez filmed a series of video blogs for Broadway.com entitled "Fly Girl: Backstage at Wicked with Lindsay Mendez", giving an inside look at the smash musical, including interviews with current cast members, glimpses of costumes, sets, props, and how Mendez herself was transformed into the musical's protagonist, Elphaba, the green-skinned girl who becomes the Wicked Witch of the West.[13]

Mendez played Carrie in the 2018 Broadway revival of Carousel, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.[14] The production also starred Jessie Mueller and Joshua Henry.[15]

Credits

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019-present All Rise Sara Castillo
[17]

Discography
  • Band Geeks: A New Musical - Studio Cast Recording (2018)
  • Carousel - 2018 Broadway Cast Recording (2018)[18]
  • 21 Chump Street - The Musical - EP (2014)
  • Dogfight - Original Cast Recording (2013)
  • Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live (2013)
  • This Time, with Marco Paguia (2013)
  • 35MM: A Musical Exhibition - Original Cast Recording (2012)
  • Godspell - The New Broadway Cast Recording (2011)
  • Everyday Rapture - Original Broadway Cast Recording (2010)
  • New York City Christmas, ASTEP Benefit album (2009)
  • Grease Revival - New Broadway Cast Recording (2008)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2013 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical Dogfight Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated
2014 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Favorite Replacement (Female) Wicked Won
2017 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Favorite Featured Actress in a Play Significant Other Won
2018 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Musical Carousel Won
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Won
2019 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album[19] Nominated

References
  1. "Lindsay Mendez". Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. "How "The Green Lady" Brought Lindsay Mendez and Her Husband Together - Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. "Lindsay Mendez". Playbill. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. Wong, Curtis M. (5 June 2018). "In 'Carousel,' Broadway's Lindsay Mendez Helps Raise The Bar For Latina Inclusion". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  5. "Bio". LindsayMendez.net. Archived from the original on 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  6. "Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena: #Klendez". Time Out. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. "Home". Actor Therapy. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. Evans, Suzy (23 April 2013). "2013 Drama League Awards Nominees Announced". Backstage. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  9. Gans, Andrew (29 April 2013). "Nominations Announced for 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards; Giant and Hands on a Hardbody Lead the Pack". Playbill. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. Cox, Gordon (22 April 2013). "'Pippin' Hot With Outer Critics Circle Nominators". Variety. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  11. "VIDEO: Anthony Ramos and Lindsay Mendez Star In Lin-Manuel Miranda's 21 CHUMP STREET". Broadway World. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. Levitt, Hayley (20 April 2017). "Final Bow: Lindsay Mendez Parts With Significant Other — and That's the Way It Is". TheaterMania. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  13. "Fly Girl: Backstage at 'Wicked' with Lindsay Mendez". Retrieved 11 June 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
  14. Lefkowitz, Andy (10 June 2018). "Carousel's Lindsay Mendez Wins Her First Tony Award: 'Be Your True Self and the World Will Take Note'". Broadway.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  15. "Official: Lindsay Mendez and John Douglas Thompson Join Broadway's CAROUSEL!". Broadway World. October 12, 2017.
  16. "The Rose Tattoo - Williamstown Theatre Festival". wtfestival.org. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  17. Lefkowitz, Andy (March 25, 2019). "Lindsay Mendez & Ruthie Ann Miles Join CBS Legal Drama Pilot Courthouse". Broadway.com.
  18. McPhee, Ryan (June 8, 2018). "Carousel Revival Cast Recording Available Digitally June 8". Playbill.
  19. "THE BAND'S VISIT, CAROUSEL & More Nominated for 2019 GRAMMY AWARDS". Broadway World. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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