Kate Reinders

Kate Reinders

Born c. December 10, 1980[1]
Seattle, Washington
Occupation Actress, Singer

Kate Reinders (born c. December 10, 1980[1]) is an American musical theatre actress, who has performed as lead and understudy in several Broadway shows. Reinders was born in Seattle, Washington, but raised in Spring Lake, Michigan. She attended Western Michigan Christian High School, graduating in 1998.

Career

Reinders' Broadway debut was in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer as a swing and understudy for characters Amy Lawrence and Becky Thatcher. She next joined the 2002 Broadway revival of Into The Woods as an understudy for Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Milky White, and Rapunzel. Her first starring role was in the 2003 revival of Gypsy as June; she went on to play Caroline in the 2005 jukebox musical Good Vibrations.

Reinders played the role of Glinda in the 2005 Chicago production of Wicked, alongside Ana Gasteyer as Elphaba; for this role, she received a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Best Actress in a Principal Role. She and Gasteyer finished their runs in the Chicago company on January 22, 2006. On May 30, 2006 she replaced Megan Hilty as Glinda in the Broadway production.[2] While playing this role she performed "Popular" in a Daily Double about Wicked on an all-celebrity episode of Jeopardy!. TV personality Nancy Grace gave the correct question. She ended her run on January 7, 2007 along with former Chicago co-star, Ana Gasteyer.

Reinders was part of the cast in the show Party Come Here, which ran as part of the Williamstown Theatre Festival from July 25 through August 5, 2007. She appeared in the play The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero at the Off-Broadway DR2 Theater in 2007.[3]

Reinders was also a member of the band Tastiskank, along with Sarah Litzsinger.[4] Reinders and Litzsinger co-starred opposite Constantine Maroulis in an independent TV pilot called Teachers. She also had a recurring role as a character named Ginger on the third season of the television series Ugly Betty. Reinders starred as a regular character, "Paula Morgan" on the Lifetime series Sherri starring former The View co-host Sherri Shepherd. The show premiered on October 5, 2009.

Reinders returned to the Gershwin Theatre on October 27, 2008 and took part in The Yellow Brick Road Not Taken, a selection of scenes and songs cut from early drafts of the musical Wicked.[5]

Reinders appears in the Mohegan Sun commercial, "Everyone's Invited" singing to the tune of the Rick James song Superfreak alongside former Wicked co-star, Saycon Sengbloh.[6] She appears in the concert revue For The Record: Baz Luhrmann in Los Angeles, presented by ROCKLA for Show at Barre. It opened February 12, 2011, and closed June 30, 2011, with Jenna Leigh Green, Arielle Jacobs and Tracie Thoms.[7] Reinders voices the character Jezebel in the video game Saints Row: Gat out of Hell.

Reinders currently appears as Portia in the new Broadway musical comedy Something Rotten!, which opened April 22, 2015 at the St. James Theatre.[8]

Personal

Reinders is engaged to fellow actor Andrew Samonsky, announced on March 28, 2016.[9]

Credits

Theatre

Year Show Role Notes
2001 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Swing/Amy Lawrence (u/s)/Becky Thatcher (u/s) Broadway, Apr. 26 - May. 13, 2001
Hair Baystreet Theater
2002 Into the Woods Snow White Los Angeles
Cinderella (u/s), Milky White u/s, Rapunzel u/s, & Little Red Ridinghood u/s Broadway, Apr. 30 - Nov. 2002
A Year with Frog and Toad Various off-Broadway, Nov. 2002 - Jan. 2003
2003 Gypsy June Broadway, May 1, 2003 - May 30, 2004
2004 Nerds New York Stage and Film, Jul. 15 - 18, 2004
2005 Good Vibrations Caroline Broadway, Feb. 2 - Apr. 24, 2005
Wicked Glinda Chicago production, 2005 - 2006
2006 Broadway, May 30, 2006 - Jan. 7, 2007
2007 Party Come Here Williamstown Theatre Festival, Jul. 25 - Aug. 5, 2007
The Fabulous Life of a Size Zero off-Broadway
2008 The Yellow Brick Road Not Taken Performer Broadway, Oct. 27, 2008
2011 For the Record: Baz Luhrmann Show at Barre, Feb. 12 - June 30, 2011
2015 Something Rotten! Portia Broadway, Apr. 22, 2015 - present

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 While You Were Sleeping Beth
2004 Kinsey Female Student #1
2008 Gerkie Kate short
Transferants Mother short
2009 Freegan Love Her Friend short
2011 Certainty Mary
2013 Grudge Match Groupie in Bar
2014 Such Good People Chloe
#Stuck Alex
2015 Russell Madness Colleen

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Blind Justice Kim Chenowith 1 episode
2008 Teachers Katherine Holland TV movie
Ugly Betty Ginger 2 episodes
2009 Sherri Paula 7 episodes
2011 Modern Family Princess 1 episode
2012-13 Work It Kelly 13 episodes
2013 Anger Management Hope 1 episode

Video games

Year Title Role
2015 Saints Row: Gat out of Hell Jezebel

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2005 Joseph Jefferson Award Best Actress in a Musical Wicked Nominated
2007 HBO Comedy Arts Festival Breakout Award TASTiSKANK comedy duo (w/ Sarah Litzsinger) Won

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile: 'Wicked' actress Kate Reinders makes magic on stage". The Grand Rapids Press. July 5, 2009. Reinders, 29
  2. ↑ Simonson, Robert. "Kate Reinders To Join Broadway's 'Wicked' On May 30 As New Glinda". Playbill.com, May 30, 2006
  3. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Wicked's Reinders to Be Part of Fabulous Life of a Size Zero Cast". Playbill.com, May 18, 2007
  4. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Litzsinger and Reinders to Bring TastiSkank to the George Street Playhouse". Playbill.com, April 5, 2007
  5. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Henry, Parker, Reichard and Reinders Join Line-Up for Yellow Brick Road Not Taken Concert". Playbill.com, October 24, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Mohegan Sun - Super Freak". Splendad.com.
  7. ↑ Probst, Andy. "Jenna Leigh Green, Arielle Jacobs, Kate Reinders, et al. Set For the Record: Baz Luhrmann". Theatermania.com. February 3, 2011.
  8. ↑ " 'Something Rotten!' Cast" broadway.com
  9. ↑ Fierberg, Ruthie. "Broadway's Andrew Samonsky and Kate Reinders Are Engaged!" Playbill, March 28, 2016

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