Ali Ewoldt (born October 6, 1982) is an American theatre actress, who made her Broadway debut in the Les Misérables revival in 2006, playing Cosette. She has also performed on national and international tours and in U.S. regional theatre. She became well known as the first Asian-American actress to star as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.
Life and career Ewoldt was born in Chicago to a Filipina mother and a Euro-American father and raised in Pleasantville, New York. She performed in a nearby regional theater as a child and in musical theatre in high school. She earned a Helen Hayes High School Theater Award for supporting actress for her portrayal of Tuptim in Pleasantville High School's 1999 production of "The King and I". She would go on to play the same role on Broadway in 2015's Lincoln Center production, alongside Tony award-winning performer Kelli O'Hara. She later graduated cum laude from Yale University.
Ewoldt performed the role of Princess Jasmine in Disneyland, and she also worked at the Tokyo Disney theme park before appearing in a U.S. tour of Les Misérables. She began the tour as a member of the ensemble, and later understudied the role of Cosette, before she finally received the role during the tour. She then played Cosette in the Les Misérables Broadway revival in 2006.Les Misérables, "Who's Who in the Cast" , Broadhurst Theatre, Playbill, November 9, 2006, accessed December 24, 2012
From 2009 to 2011, Ewoldt starred in North American tour and in the 50th anniversary international tour of West Side Story.Morgan, Scott C. "Park Ridge actress stars in West Side tour", Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois), July 16, 2011, accessed December 24, 2012 In 2015, she played Tuptim in a tour of The King and I, where she "received the loudest applause from the audience after she sang her stirring, operatic interpretation of 'My Lord and Master.Beachy, Mark. "The King and I at Wolf Trap", MD Theatre Guide, September 1, 2012Harris, Manning. "The King and I at The Fox", Atlanta INTown, September 7, 2012 Other regional theatre roles include Luisa in The Fantasticks at the Mt. Washington Valley Theatre Co.
In 2015, she appeared in The King and I revival on Broadway.
On June 13, 2016, she joined the Broadway company of The Phantom of the Opera as the show's first Asian-American Christine.
Ewoldt sang the role of Briella (Dorabella) in Salastina's world premiere of Vid Guerrerio's production of OC Fan Tutte for Salastina in Los Angeles, an updated English-language version of Mozart's 1790 opera Così fan tutte.
Performance credits YearShowRoleTheaterCategory2006Les MisérablesCosette-US tour2006–2007Broadhurst TheatreBroadway2008West Side StoryMariaBenedum CenterRegional2009Early to BedLily-AnnMcGinn/Cazale TheatreOff-BroadwayWest Side StoryMaria-World tour2010ResurrectionEnsembleHarold Clurman TheaterThe Pearl Project Festival2010–2011West Side StoryMaria-US tour2012CarouselCarrie PipperidgePeter Jay Sharp TheaterSymphony Space2013The FantasticksLuisaJerry Orbach TheaterOff-BroadwayWest Side StoryMariaThe MunyRegional2013, 2014A Christmas CarolFan/Mrs. BondsMcCarter Theatre Center2014West Side StoryMariaCentury II Concert Hall2015–2016The King and IEnsemble, Tuptim u/sVivian Beaumont TheatreBroadway2016The Secret GardenRose LennoxLucille Lortel TheatreOff-BroadwayThe King and ITuptimLyric Opera of ChicagoRegional2016–2018The Phantom of the OperaChristine DaaéMajestic TheatreBroadway2017A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumPhiliaThe MunyRegional2018The Secret GardenRose Lennox UnknownLab2019 Into the WoodsCinderellaPatchogue TheatreRegional1776Martha JeffersonThe MunyGuys and DollsSarah BrownWells Fargo Pavilion2021ChicagoMary SunshineThe Muny2022She Loves MeAmalia BalashSignature TheatreChicagoMary SunshineThe Muny2023The Secret GardenRose Lennox u/s Lily Craven Ahmanson TheatrePre-Broadway2024Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812Natasha RostovaPioneer Theatre CompanyRegionalTitanicMadame AubertNew York City CenterEncores!
See also Filipinos in the New York metropolitan area
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