kate rockwell

Kate Rockwell starred as the original Karen Smith in Mean Girls: The Musical at the August Wilson Theater, which garnered her a Drama Desk Nomination. A natural brunette, her previous Broadway dumb blondes include originating the role of Skylar in Bring It On: The Musical, as well as roles in Rock of Ages, Hair, and Legally Blonde. She recently starred in Heathers Off-Broadway, and was seen earlier this year in the world premiere of the entirely-original new musical Regency Girls at the Old Globe Theater. She’s been seen as Anna on Amazon Prime’s Harlem and Nina Bennett on Fox’s Almost Family, and on Tick…Tick… Boom!, Blue Bloods, High Maintenance, Deadbeat, and Sex and the City: the Movie. Some select regional theater highlights include Ilona Ritter in She Loves Me (Bucks County Playhouse), Maria Von Trapp in The Sound of Music (Muny), Carrie Piperidge in Carousel (Arena Stages), Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Muny), and Marilyn Barnett in the world premiere of Anna Deveare Smith’s Love All (La Jolla Playhouse). Rockwell has had the pleasure of performing at some of the most renowned concert halls in America, including Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall (with the Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops), and the Kennedy Center. Rockwell released her debut solo album, Back To My Roots, in 2018, and has performed her solo concert by the same name at Birdland Jazz Club, City Winery, and other venues in NYC. She is a WSET-certified wine lover and adoring mama.