Birth Place: Libertyville, IL
Phillipa Soo is best known for her lead role as Eliza in Broadway's critically acclaimed show Hamilton, which she joined shortly after its inception. For her performance, she won the 2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Lead Actress in a Musical and was nominated for a 2016 Tony Award. Soo can be seen portraying Eliza in the recording of Hamilton on Disney+. After graduating from Juilliard in 2012, Soo was cast as Natasha Rostova in the Ars Nova and Off-Broadway production of Dave Malloy's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. In 2007, Soo originated the title role in the Broadway production of Amelie. Most recently, Soo appeared on Broadway in The Parisian Woman, which ran from November 2017 to March 2018.
Book Writer Aaron Sorkin, Fergie Philippe, Dakin Matthews, Anthony Michael Lopez, Phillipa Soo, Danny Wolohan, Monte Greene Jordan Danica, Camden McKinnon, Andrew Burnap, Taylor Trensch, Marilee Talkington and Director Bartlett Sher
From: Photos: In Rehearsal with Andrew Burnap, Phillipa Soo, Jordan Donica, and the Cast of CAMELOT!
Fergie Philippe, Dakin Matthews, Anthony Michael Lopez, Phillipa Soo, Danny Wolohan, Monte Greene Jordan Danica, Camden McKinnon, Andrew Burnap, Taylor Trensch and Marilee Talkington
From: Photos: In Rehearsal with Andrew Burnap, Phillipa Soo, Jordan Donica, and the Cast of CAMELOT!
The Cast of "Camelot" including Fergie Philippe, Dakin Matthews, Anthony Michael Lopez, Phillipa Soo, Danny Wolohan, Monte Greene Jordan Danica, Camden McKinnon, Andrew Burnap, Taylor Trensch and Marilee Talkington, Delphi Borich, Matías De La Flor, Sola Fadiran, Rachel Fairbanks, Nkrumah Gatling, Christian Mark Gibbs, Holly Gould, Monte Greene, Edwin Joseph, Tesia Kwarteng, James Romney, Ann Sanders, Britney Nicole Simpson, Philip Stoddard, Valerie Torres-Rosario, Frank Viveros and Paul Whitty
From: Photos: In Rehearsal with Andrew Burnap, Phillipa Soo, Jordan Donica, and the Cast of CAMELOT!
Sara Bareilles as "The Baker’s Wife" and Phillipa Soo as "Cinderella", Joshua Henry as "Rapunzel’s Prince", David Patrick Kelly as "The Narrator/Mysterious Man", Cole Thompson as "Jack" and Aymee Garcia as "Jack’s Mother"
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
Julia Lester as "Little Red Riding Hood", Gavin Creel as "The Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince", Brian d'Arcy James as "The Baker", Patina Miller as "The Witch", Sara Bareilles as "The Baker’s Wife", Phillipa Soo as "Cinderella", Joshua Henry as "Rapunzel’s Prince" and David Patrick Kelly as "The Narrator/Mysterious Man"
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
Julia Lester as "Little Red Riding Hood", Gavin Creel as "The Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince", Brian d'Arcy James as "The Baker", Patina Miller as "The Witch", Sara Bareilles as "The Baker’s Wife", Phillipa Soo as "Cinderella" and Joshua Henry as "Rapunzel’s Prince", David Patrick Kelly as "The Narrator/Mysterious Man", Cole Thompson as "Jack" and Aymee Garcia as "Jack’s Mother"
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
Julia Lester as "Little Red Riding Hood", Gavin Creel as "The Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince", Brian d'Arcy James as "The Baker", Patina Miller as "The Witch", Sara Bareilles as "The Baker’s Wife", Phillipa Soo as "Cinderella", Joshua Henry as "Rapunzel’s Prince", David Patrick Kelly as "The Narrator/Mysterious Man" and Cole Thompson as "Jack"
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
Julia Lester as "Little Red Riding Hood", Gavin Creel as "The Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince", Brian d'Arcy James as "The Baker", Patina Miller as "The Witch", Sara Bareilles as "The Baker’s Wife", Phillipa Soo as "Cinderella", Joshua Henry as "Rapunzel’s Prince" and David Patrick Kelly as "The Narrator/Mysterious Man"
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
Julia Lester as "Little Red Riding Hood", Gavin Creel as "The Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince", Brian d'Arcy James as "The Baker", Patina Miller as "The Witch", Musical Director Rob Berman, Sara Bareilles as "The Baker’s Wife", Phillipa Soo as "Cinderella" and Joshua Henry as "Rapunzel’s Prince", David Patrick Kelly as "The Narrator/Mysterious Man", Cole Thompson as "Jack" and and Aymee Garcia as "Jack’s Mother"
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
Julia Lester as "Little Red Riding Hood", Gavin Creel as "The Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince", Brian d'Arcy James as "The Baker", Patina Miller as "The Witch", Musical Director Rob Berman, Sara Bareilles as "The Baker’s Wife", Phillipa Soo as "Cinderella" and Joshua Henry as "Rapunzel’s Prince"
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
Julia Lester as "Little Red Riding Hood", Gavin Creel as "The Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince", Brian d'Arcy James as "The Baker", Patina Miller as "The Witch", Musical Director Rob Berman, Sara Bareilles as "The Baker’s Wife", Phillipa Soo as "Cinderella" and Joshua Henry as "Rapunzel’s Prince"
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
Julia Lester as "Little Red Riding Hood", Gavin Creel as "The Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince", Brian d'Arcy James as "The Baker", Patina Miller as "The Witch", Sara Bareilles as "The Baker’s Wife", Phillipa Soo as "Cinderella" and Joshua Henry as "Rapunzel’s Prince", David Patrick Kelly as "The Narrator/Mysterious Man" and Cole Thompson as "Jack"
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
Kennedy Kanagawa, Cole Thompson, Alysia Velez, Brian d’Arcy James, Joshua Henry, Patina Miller, Gavin Creel, Phillipa Soo, David Patrick Kelly, Albert Guerzon, Brooke Ishibashi, Sara Bareilles, Cameron Johnson, Ta’Nika Gibson, Julia Lester and Annie Golden
From: Photos: The Cast of INTO THE WOODS Takes Bows at First Preview on Broadway
Renee Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo at THE 75TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS, live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 12 on the CBS Television Network. Emmy Award winners Darren Criss and Julianne Hough co-host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, an hour of exclusive content streaming live only on Paramount+, followed by Academy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Ariana DeBose hosting THE 75TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS. Photo: Mary Kouw/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Denee Benton, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Oak, Melissa errico, Phillipa Soo, Andre de Shields, Tina Landau, Adam Chandler Berat, Frances Jue, Brian dâ€Arcy James, Steven Pasquale and Jessica Molaskey
From: Photo Coverage: On Inauguration Eve, Broadway Unites to Take a Pledge for the Ghostlight Project
From left, cast member Phillipa Soo, director Pam MacKinnon and cast member Alyse Alan Louis pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angel
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From left, cast member Phillipa Soo, director Pam MacKinnon and cast member Alyse Alan Louis pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angel
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From left, cast members Alison Cimmet, Lily Sanfelippo, Phillipa Soo, Savvy Crawford, Alyse Alan Louis and Emily Afton pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, Decem
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From left, cast members Alison Cimmet, Randy Blair, Phillipa Soo and Alyse Alan Louis pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angeles, Cal
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
cast members Adam Chanler-Berat and Phillipa Soo pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Captu
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
cast members Adam Chanler-Berat and Phillipa Soo pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Captu
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
cast members Adam Chanler-Berat and Phillipa Soo pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Captu
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
cast members Adam Chanler-Berat and Phillipa Soo pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Captu
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
actor Steven Pasquale and cast member Phillipa Soo pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Cap
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
actor Steven Pasquale and cast member Phillipa Soo pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller/Cap
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From left, cast member Phillipa Soo and Center Theatre Group Board President Kiki Ramos Gindler pose at the party after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Lo
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From left, actor Wilson Cruz and cast members Phillipa Soo and Randy Blair pose at the party after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angeles, California
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From left, composer Daniel Messé and cast members Phillipa Soo and Adam Chanler-Berat pose at the party after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angeles,
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From left, cast members Phillipa Soo and Savvy Crawford pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Mille
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From left, cast members Phillipa Soo and Savvy Crawford pose backstage after the opening night performance of "Amélie, A New Musical" at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Mille
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
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Phillipa Soo has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Phillipa Soo has not appeared in the West End.
Phillipa Soo has been nominated for several awards including Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Into the Woods," a Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Camelot," Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Hamilton," Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical at The Lortels for both "Hamilton" and "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812," and a Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812."
Phillipa Soo has won the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical award at The Lortel Awards for her performance in Hamilton.
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