Stephanie Styles

Stephanie Styles
Born
Stephanie Noel Styles

(1991-10-07) October 7, 1991 (age 33)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
Years active2002–present

Stephanie Noel Styles is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She made her professional theatre debut in a 2003 US tour of The Sound of Music, and later made her Broadway debut in Roundabout Theatre's 2019 revival of Kiss Me, Kate. Her appearances on film and television include the role of Ainsley on Loot, since 2022.

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.[1] She has a younger brother, John Henry.[1]

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.[1]

Styles graduated from Episcopal High School in 2010 and earned the headmaster's Head of School Award.[1] In April 2010 she represented Texas and was a semifinalist at the National Shakespeare Competition at Lincoln Center in New York City.[1] 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.[1][2][3][4]

She then attended the University of Michigan, earning a BFA in musical theatre in 2014.[5]

Career

In 2003 Styles was cast as Louisa von Trapp in the national tour of The Sound of Music.[6] In 2006 she starred as The Rose in The Little Prince at the New York City Opera.[7]

In 2014, Styles was cast as Katherine Plumber in Disney's first North American Tour of Newsies.[8] She 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.[9] In 2017, she portrayed Princess Ann opposite Drew Gehling in the musical Roman Holiday at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco, California.[10]

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.[11]

On television, she has appeared in recurring roles on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and Loot.

Theatre credits

Year Title Role Theatre Ref.
2003 The Sound of Music Louisa von Trapp U.S. National Tour
[12]
2005 The Little Prince The Rose New York City Opera
[13]
2006 The Secret Garden Mary Lennox Main Street Theater
[14]
2012 Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Rachel Hamman Hall
[15]
2014–2015 Newsies Katherine Plumber 1st North American Tour
[16]
2016 Kingdom Come Suz Miller Roundabout Underground Black Box Theatre
[9]
2017 Roman Holiday Princess Ann Golden Gate Theatre
[10]
2019 Kiss Me, Kate Lois Lane/Bianca Studio 54[a]
[17]
2021 Goosebumps The Musical: Phantom Of The Auditorium Tina Powell Original Studio Cast Recording
  1. ^ Broadway production

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 The Submarine Kid Nurse
2019 Booksmart Alison
2019 Bombshell Olivia

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Glimpse Evelyn Episode: "Circuits"
2018 Three Rivers Leanne TV movie
2018 American Vandal Jenna Hawthorne (voice) 2 episodes
2019 Bonding Kate Recurring role (season 1)
2020 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Autumn Recurring role (season 1)
2021 Pretty Smart Karen Episode: "Here's the tea! Jayden found a pottery twunk!"
2022 Loot Ainsley Recurring role (season 1), main cast (seasons 2–)
2024 Curb Your Enthusiasm Jenna Episode: "Fish Stuck"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 Broadway.com Audience Awards Favorite Breakthrough Performance – Female Kiss Me, Kate Won
[18][19]

Special honors and awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Behrens, Tom (September 23, 2010). "Episcopal High grad adds to a growing list of theatrical awards". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  2. ^ Hodge, Shelby (July 2, 2010). "In Tony's bar, in Paris, at Ocean's, Houstonians are making the scene". houston.culturemap.com.
  3. ^ "62 high school students arrive in New York with hopes of leaving with a musical theater crown". Associated Press. June 29, 2013.
  4. ^ Dunkle, David N. (June 29, 2010). "High school theater Jimmy Awards go to students from California, Georgia". The Patriot-News.
  5. ^ Gioia, Michael (October 8, 2014). "Get to Know the Disney-Obsessed New Leads of Newsies, Dan DeLuca and Stephanie Styles". Playbill.
  6. ^ Ramey, Julia. "They've Got Styles". Houston Press. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  7. ^ Midgette, Anne (14 November 2005). "From Grown-Ups, a 'Little Prince' for Children". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Kennedy, Mark (4 September 2014). "'Newsies' tour prepares for a nationwide tour led by a Pittsburgh-area rising star". U.S. News & World Report.
  9. ^ a b "Newsies' Stephanie Styles & More Set for Jenny Rachel Weiner's Kingdom Come Off-Broadway". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  10. ^ a b Harvey, Dennis (June 7, 2017). "Pre-Broadway Review: 'Roman Holiday,' the Musical". Variety.
  11. ^ "Breaking: Corbin Bleu, Stephanie Styles & More Join Kiss Me Kate on Broadway; Amanda Green Will Update Book". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  12. ^ Miller, Mikey (February 27, 2019). "6 Broadway Debuts to Watch Out for in Spring 2019". broadway.showtickets.com. ... Louisa in the 2003 national tour of The Sound of Music,...
  13. ^ Holland, Bernard (June 5, 2003). "Taking Off on a Wing And a Balancing Act". The New York Times.
  14. ^ Evans, Everett (June 14, 2006). "Main Street's Secret Garden grows well". The Houston Chronicle.
  15. ^ Clarke, David (July 15, 2012). "BWW Reviews: Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson -A Rocking & Rollicking Good Time". BroadwayWorld.
  16. ^ Barnes, Steve (October 12, 2014). "Times Union Reviews: Newsies is terrifically entertaining". Times Union. Albany.
  17. ^ Gans, Andrew (October 10, 2018). "Corbin Bleu and More Will Join Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase in Broadway's 'Kiss Me, Kate'". Playbill.
  18. ^ Wontorek, Paul (May 7, 2019). "Fan-Picked 2019 Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominations Announced; Be More Chill Leads With 12". Broadway.com.
  19. ^ "Be More Chill Leads Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners; Pretty Woman, Mockingbird Also Take Top Prizes". Broadway.com. May 16, 2019.