Stephanie Styles

Stephanie Noel Styles is an American actress, singer, and dancer who made her Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre's revival of Kiss Me, Kate.[1] Styles also starred as Katherine Plumber in the first North American tour of Newsies.[2]

Stephanie Styles
Born
Stephanie Noel Styles

(1991-10-07) October 7, 1991
Houston, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BFA)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
Years active2002–present

Early life and education

Styles was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She is the eldest daughter of Tony-award winning producer, John Styles, Jr., and Bridget Styles.[3] She has one younger brother, John Henry.[3]

Her interest in theater began at the age of four, after she saw The Phantom of the Opera in New York City, and her parents took her backstage; within weeks her parents had her enrolled at the Humphreys School of Musical Theatre in Houston, Texas.[3]

Styles graduated from Episcopal High School in 2010 and earned the headmaster's Head of School Award.[3][4] In April 2010 Styles represented Texas and was a semi-finalist at the National Shakespeare Competition at the Lincoln Center in New York City.[3] In June 2010, Styles was named a top three finalist for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (also known as the "Jimmy Awards") after earning the regional 2010 Tommy Tune award for best actress.[3][5][6][7]

She then attended the University of Michigan, earning a BFA in musical theatre in 2014.[8]

Career

In 2003 Styles was cast as Louisa von Trapp in national tour The Sound of Music.[9] Later in 2006 Styles starred as The Rose in The Little Prince at the New York City Opera.[10]

In late May 2014, Styles was cast in the role of Katherine Plumber in Disney's first North American Tour of Newsies.[11] She later left the tour along with co-star, Dan DeLuca, in 2015.

In 2016, Styles appeared as Suz Miller in Jenny Rachel Weiner's Kingdom Come at Roundabout Underground’s Black Box Theatre.[12] In 2017, she portrayed Princess Ann, opposite Drew Gehling in the new musical, Roman Holiday, at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, California.[13]

Styles made her Broadway debut as Lois Lane/Bianca in the Roundabout Theatre Company's 2019 revival of Cole Porter's musical comedy Kiss Me, Kate on March 14, 2019, starring opposite Kelli O'Hara, Will Chase, and Corbin Bleu.[14]

She currently has a recurring role on the NBC show Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.

Theatre credits
Year Title Role Theatre Director(s) Ref.
2003 The Sound of Music Louisa von Trapp U.S. National Tour
[15]
2005 The Little Prince The Rose New York City Opera Francesca Zambello
[16]
2006 The Secret Garden Mary Lennox Main Street Theater Illich Guardiola
[17]
2012 Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Rachel Hamman Hall George Brock
[18]
2014–2015 Newsies Katherine Plumber 1st North American Tour Jeff Calhoun
[19]
2016 Kingdom Come Suz Miller Roundabout Underground Black Box Theatre Kip Fagan
[12]
2017 Roman Holiday Princess Ann Golden Gate Theatre Marc Bruni
[13]
2019 Kiss Me, Kate Lois Lane/Bianca Studio 54 Scott Ellis
[20]

• Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s)

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 The Submarine Kid Nurse
[21]
2018 Three Rivers Leanne TV Movie
[22]
2019 Booksmart Alison
[23]
2019 Bombshell Olivia
[24]

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Glimpse Evelyn Episode: "Circuits"
[25]
American Vandal Jenna Hawthorne (voice) 2 episodes
[26][27]
2019 Bonding Kate 5 episodes
[28]
2020 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Autumn Recurring role: 5 episodes
[29]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Broadway.com Audience Awards Favorite Breakthrough Performance – Female Kiss Me, Kate Won
[30][31]

Special honors and awards

References
  1. "Stephanie Styles: Bio". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. Kennedy, Mark (4 September 2014). "'Newsies' tour prepares for a nationwide tour led by a Pittsburgh-area rising star". US News and World Report.
  3. Behrens, Tom (September 23, 2010). "Episcopal High grad adds to a growing list of theatrical awards". The Houston Chronicle.
  4. "Episcopal High grad adds to a growing list of theatrical awards". Houston Chronicle.
  5. Hodge, Shelby (July 2, 2010). "In Tony's bar, in Paris, at Ocean's, Houstonians are making the scene". Culture Map: Houston.
  6. "62 high school students arrive in New York with hopes of leaving with a musical theater crown". The Associated Press. June 29, 2013.
  7. Dunkle, David N. (June 29, 2010). "High school theater Jimmy Awards go to students from California, Georgia". Penn Live.
  8. Gioia, Michael (October 8, 2014). "Get to Know the Disney-Obsessed New Leads of Newsies, Dan DeLuca and Stephanie Styles". Playbill.
  9. Julia Ramey. "They've Got Styles". Houston Press. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  10. Midgette, Anne (14 November 2005). "From Grown-Ups, a 'Little Prince' for Children". The New York Times.
  11. "Disney NEWSIES". Newsiesthemusical.com. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  12. "Newsies' Stephanie Styles & More Set for Jenny Rachel Weiner's Kingdom Come Off-Broadway". Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  13. Harvey, Dennis (June 7, 2017). "Pre-Broadway Review: 'Roman Holiday,' the Musical". Variety.
  14. "Breaking: Corbin Bleu, Stephanie Styles & More Join KISS ME, KATE on Broadway; Amanda Green Will Update Book". Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  15. Miller, Mikey (February 27, 2019). "6 Broadway Debuts to Watch Out for in Spring 2019". ShowTickets. ... Louisa in the 2003 national tour of The Sound of Music,...
  16. Holland, Bernard (June 5, 2003). "Taking Off on a Wing And a Balancing Act". The New York Times.
  17. Evans, Everett (June 14, 2006). "Main Street's Secret Garden grows well". The Houston Chronicle.
  18. Clarke, David (July 15, 2012). "BWW Reviews: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson -A Rocking & Rollicking Good Time". BroadwayWorld.com.
  19. Barnes, Steve (October 12, 2014). "Times Union Reviews: NEWSIES is terrifically entertaining". Times Union./
  20. Gans, Andrew (October 10, 2018). "Corbin Bleu and More Will Join Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase in Broadway's 'Kiss Me, Kate'". Playbill.
  21. "The Submarine Kid (2015) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDb.
  22. "Three Rivers (TV Movie 2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
  23. "Booksmart (2019) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb". IMDb.
  24. "Bombshell (2019) Full Cast & Crew - IMDb".
  25. ""Glimpse" Circuits (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
  26. ""American Vandal" Sh*t Storm (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
  27. ""American Vandal" The Dump (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
  28. "Bonding (TV Series 2018–) - IMDb". IMDb.
  29. "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (TV Series 2020–) - IMDb". IMDb.
  30. Wontorek, Paul (May 7, 2019). "Fan-Picked 2019 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominations Announced; Be More Chill Leads With 12". Broadway.com.
  31. "Be More Chill Leads Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners; Pretty Woman, Mockingbird Also Take Top Prizes". Broadway.com. May 16, 2019.
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