Stephanie was born and raised in California. She has performed regionally in a variety of roles. Her other Broadway credits are: Grace O'Malley in The Pirate Queen and Judy Bernly in 9 to 5: The Musical. She released her first solo album, This Place I Know, in 2009. She is married to actor Sebastian Arcelus, who has played Fiyero opposite her in Wicked twice.
Back to Stephanie being my most favorite Elphaba ever: I remember sitting there, listening to her singing "Defying Gravity" and being insanely jealous at her ability to belt almost effortlessly. She has the most gorgeous, controlled belt I have EVER heard. If I ever meet her, I'm going to ask if she was trained to sing like that or if it just happened naturally. She's an incredible actress as well. She was a fun Elphie. I've seen 4 Elphabas now (Eden Espinosa, Victoria Matlock, and Donna Vivino being the other three.) There are strengths and weaknesses in all three, but none of them can top Stephanie for me. She's amazing!
There is going to be a revival of Funny Girl in 2012. If they don't cast Stephanie as Fanny Brice, they might as well not even bother doing the show. This is my personal opinion. Take it or leave it. I have a fantastic recording of her singing "Don't Rain on My Parade" if you don't believe me. Lea Michele, eat your heart out.
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Watch these videos:
Oooh...intro by Shoshana Bean! I saw her in concert last year!
Sources: http://www.stephaniejblock.com/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_J_Block
http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=109701
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