who's that girl?
At a young age, Leah knew that she was passionate about the performing arts. She started dancing when she was three years old and was obsessed with old movie musicals, such as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Summer Stock. However, her all-time favorite movie musical was The Wizard of Oz. Leah eventually started listening to the Wicked soundtrack, which was based off of The Wizard of Oz. She fell in love with the character, Glinda, and saw the musical (the first Broadway show she attended) at the age of five. She knew that she wanted to perform on a Broadway stage someday and tell stories for the rest of her life when she saw Glinda's first entrance by bubble. (To this day, Glinda is still Leah’s #1 dream role!) She loved the musical so much she would sing through the entire soundtrack (as every character) every single day for her grandfather after coming home from kindergarten. Years later, at the age of ten, Leah would play Dorothy Gale in her school’s summer theatre production of The Wizard of Oz, which then prompted her to get more serious and determined to pursue a career in the arts.
Meet leah!
Since Leah was six years old, it was a tradition for her family to see Theatre Three's annual mainstage production of A Christmas Carol. When she entered the seventh grade, Leah decided to audition for the production and was privileged to be cast for two consecutive seasons, playing Belinda Cratchit at age twelve and Martha Cratchit at age thirteen. It was an absolutely magical experience for her to finally be a part of this special production. She was also fortunate to perform in Theatre Three's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as a member of the children’s choir, however, the last four performances were cancelled due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. When theatre was moved online, Leah took every opportunity she could to continue doing what she loved most, which included training with several acting schools, such as the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and participating in workshops of new musicals with Broadway's Taylor Louderman.
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In 2021, Leah played Heather McNamara (one of her dream roles) in The John W. Engeman Theater’s production of Heathers, her first in-person show since the shutdown. Since then, Leah has performed in numerous shows at The Engeman, including Chicago as Roxie Hart and Les Misérables as Cosette. She has also performed in several shows at The Star Playhouse at Stage 74, including Into the Woods as Rapunzel, The Crucible as Mary Warren, and The Music Man as co-dance captain and a member of the teen ensemble.
Additionally, throughout her high school career, Leah has co-directed Almost, Maine at Mount Sinai Performing Arts, was nominated for four East End Arts Teeny Awards for her work at Mount Sinai Performing Arts, received the Teeny Award for Best Leading Role in a Play for her portrayal of Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream) was named a Long Island Scholar Artist in the category of Theatre by Newsday, music directed and conducted her school's treble choir, and attended Penn State University's pre-college musical theatre summer intensive.
Currently, Leah is pursuing her BA in Theatre Performance at Wagner College in New York City. She recently made her Wagner debut portraying the role of Helen Bechdel in Fun Home. She will soon appear in Wagner College Opera's production of The Magic Flute as a soprano in the chorus and the understudy for the Second Spirit. Additionally, Leah will perform in her third Feinstein's/54 Below show in April 2025, produced by a Wagner student. If Leah isn't performing onstage, she's most likely spending time with her friends, cuddling with her cat, listening to music, reading a rom-com or murder mystery book, or shopping at a near-by Forever 21, Francesca's, or TJ Maxx!
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