Inside Beat’s Broadway Diva of the Month: Sutton Foster

Birth name: Sutton Lenore Foster

Born: March 15, 1975 (Statesboro, Ga.)

Trademark: Versatile, modern Broadway vocal sound

Signature Tune: "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie

Broadway Credits: 

* Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney (2011)

* Shrek the Musical as Princess Fiona (2008–2010)

* Young Frankenstein as Inga (2007–2008)

* The Drowsy Chaperone as Janet Van De Graaff (2006–2007)

* Little Women as Jo March (2005)

* Thoroughly Modern Millie as Millie Dillmount (2002–2004, Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical)

* Les Misérables as Eponine (2000)

* Annie as Star to Be (1997)

* The Scarlet Pimpernel (1997)

* Grease as Sandy Dumbrowski (1996)

Last Seen: Appeared Off-Broadway in Trust with Zach Braff

Fun Fact: When she was young, Foster had a pillowcase she carried around and slept with.

"I was always the goofy kid, who was too tall or too skinny with bad permed hair and braces, so I think I had to develop of sense of humor." – Sutton Foster, in an interview with BroadwayWorld.com