American actress (born 1991)
Linedy Genao (born May 27, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Bad Cinderella" on Broadway.
Early life and education.
Genao was born on May 27, 1991, in Brooklyn, New York, to a Dominican-American family. At age ten, she moved with her family to Hamden, Connecticut, where she performed in plays in middle school and Hamden High School. After applying to both theatre and business schools, Genao studied business at the University of Connecticut and worked in banking while continuing to do community theater.
Career.
Genao's Broadway debut was in 2015, as an original Broadway cast member of "On Your Feet!", a musical about Gloria and Emilio Estefan. She got the part at an open casting call. When theatres had to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to her previous profession, doing remote banking work. She has stated that she considered returning to banking full-time at the time but decided against it when she was offered to join the cast of "Dear Evan Hansen" as an understudy when it re-opened on Broadway. She had previously been a vacation swing on the first national tour of the show, prior to the pandemic. In late 2022, she starred as Gloria in a production of "On Your Feet!" at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey.
Genao played the role of Cinderella in the Broadway production of "Bad Cinderella" at the Imperial Theatre, opening officially on March 23, 2023. She was the first Latina woman to originate a leading role in a Lloyd Webber production. The show closed on June 4, 2023.
Personal life.
Genao is married and has two step-children.
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