Megan Reinking

Megan Ann Reinking is an American stage and television actress. She has appeared on Broadway in multiple shows including Dracula, Lestat, the acclaimed revival of Hair, The People in the Picture and most recently Million Dollar Quartet at New World Stages, as well as featuring in the first season of Boardwalk Empire.

Megan Reinking
Born	Megan Ann Reinking (1981-04-30) April 30, 1981 (age 43) Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	2004–present
Website	www.meganreinking.com

Reinking was born in Ames, Iowa and grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she graduated in 1999 from John F. Kennedy High School. She performed in the school's top show choir, Happiness Inc and at Theatre Cedar Rapids. She then earned her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan, graduating in 2003. ^{[citation needed]}

Career

Theatre

Start year	Production	Role	Notes
2004	Bye Bye Birdie	Teenager	Off Broadway Encores! Concert
2004	Dracula, the Musical	Ensemble/First Vampire	Original Broadway production October 2004 – January 2005
2005	Footloose	Ariel Moore	Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre August – October 2005
2005	Lestat	Ensemble/Beautiful Woman	Original Broadway production October 2005 – May 2006
2006	The Children	Suzie	New York Musical Theatre Festival production[1]
2008	Hair	Tribe member Suzannah	Off Broadway, Shakespeare in the Park Revival[2] June 2008 – September 2008
2009	Hair	Tribe Member Suzannah/Jeanie (Understudy)	Broadway revival[3] January 2009 – March 2010
2010	Hair	Tribe Member Suzannah/Jeanie (Understudy)/Sheila (Understudy)	West End revival[4] March – September 2010
2010	Les Enfants de Paris	Fleur de Lys	New York Musical Theatre Festival production[5] 2010–2011
2011	The People in the Picture	Dobrisch/Ensemble	Original Broadway production[6] February – June 2011
2011	Million Dollar Quartet	Dyanne (understudy)	Off-Broadway, New World Stages July 2011 – July 2012
2022	The Griswolds' Broadway Vacation	Ellen	World premiere production, 5th Avenue Theatre[7] September – October 2022

Concerts

Start year	Production	Role	Notes
2010	Birdland	Performer	Off-Broadway concert[8]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	My Man Is a Loser	Hippie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	CBS Cares	Tribe Member	1 episode (1 January 2009)
2009	Late Show With David Letterman	Tribe Member	1 episode (Episode 16.131)
2010	Boardwalk Empire	Annabelle	5 episodes (Season 1)
2020	Law and Order: SVU	Maggie Quigley	1 episode (Season 21, Episode 14, 'I Deserve Some Loving Too')

References

1. Windman, Matt (2006-08-08). "Jonathan Rayson, Megan Reinking, Jeff Hiller Join NYMF's The Children". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
2. Onofri, Adrienne (2008-08-03). "GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Megan Reinking of 'Hair'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
3. Hetrick, Adam (2009-01-28). "Burns, Kiyan, Lewis, Reinking and Sengbloh Cast in Broadway Revival of Hair". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
4. Hetrick, Adam (2010-04-01). ""Across the Atlantic Sea": Hair, with Broadway Cast, Begins London Run". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
5. Gioia, Michael (2011-09-01). "Les Enfants de Paris, Featuring Megan Reinking and Jed Resnick, Will Play NYMF". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
6. Gans, Andrew (2011-02-22). "Casting Complete for Broadway's People in the Picture, Starring Donna Murphy". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
7. Rabinowitz, Chloe (2022-09-12). "Megan Reinking to Replace Kate Rockwell in THE GRISWOLDS' BROADWAY VACATION at The 5th Avenue Theatre". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
8. Peter, Thomas (2010-09-03). "Kate Pazakis and Megan Reinking to Play Birdland". Playbill.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.

External links

• Megan Reinking, Broadway World
• Megan Reinking at IMDb
• Megan Reinking at the Internet Broadway Database