Sarah Elizabeth Litzsinger (born October , ) is an American actress
and singer, best known for her career in musical theatre.Litzsinger's
family is from Carmel, Indiana. She made her Broadway debut in at age
eleven, as the understudy for Young Norma Jean in the short-lived
Marilyn: An American Fable. In , she played Bet in the Broadway
revival of Oliver!, alongside Patti LuPone. She returned to New York
City in and was soon cast in the ensemble of Les Misérables,
understudying the roles of Cosette and Eponine. She went on to star as
The Narrator in the Canadian production and U.S. national touring
companies of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with Donny
Osmond. On December , she took over the role of Belle from Andrea
McArdle in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast after
playing it on the national tour and understudying the role on Broadway
for a year. After playing Belle full-time for nearly two years she
left the show August and was succeeded by Jamie-Lynn Sigler. In
August , Sarah went right into rehearsal for Michel LeGrand's Amour on
Broadway. She originated the role of Madeleine in the French musical
fable. After Amour closed, Litzsinger returned to the role of Belle on
February , .In , she played Eva Peron in the th U.S. national tour of
Evita.From May â€" September , , she once again appeared in Disney's
Beauty and the Beast replacing Ashley Brown as Belle. Litzsinger holds
the distinction of being Broadway's longest-running Belle.
and singer, best known for her career in musical theatre.Litzsinger's
family is from Carmel, Indiana. She made her Broadway debut in at age
eleven, as the understudy for Young Norma Jean in the short-lived
Marilyn: An American Fable. In , she played Bet in the Broadway
revival of Oliver!, alongside Patti LuPone. She returned to New York
City in and was soon cast in the ensemble of Les Misérables,
understudying the roles of Cosette and Eponine. She went on to star as
The Narrator in the Canadian production and U.S. national touring
companies of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with Donny
Osmond. On December , she took over the role of Belle from Andrea
McArdle in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast after
playing it on the national tour and understudying the role on Broadway
for a year. After playing Belle full-time for nearly two years she
left the show August and was succeeded by Jamie-Lynn Sigler. In
August , Sarah went right into rehearsal for Michel LeGrand's Amour on
Broadway. She originated the role of Madeleine in the French musical
fable. After Amour closed, Litzsinger returned to the role of Belle on
February , .In , she played Eva Peron in the th U.S. national tour of
Evita.From May â€" September , , she once again appeared in Disney's
Beauty and the Beast replacing Ashley Brown as Belle. Litzsinger holds
the distinction of being Broadway's longest-running Belle.
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