American actress and singer
Lindsay Mendez
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Mendez in 2018
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Born
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Nationality
| American
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Occupation(s)
| Actress, singer
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Known for
| Wicked
,
Dogfight
,
Band Geeks
,
21 Chump Street
,
Godspell
,
Grease
,
Carousel
,
35MM
,
Merrily We Roll Along
, Actor Therapy NYC
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Spouses
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Michael Borth
(
m.
2008;
div.
2014)
[1]
Philip Wakefield
(
m.
2016;
div.
2021)
[2]
J. Alex Brinson
(
m.
2024)
[3]
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Children
| 1
[4]
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Awards
| Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
(for
Carousel
)
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Lindsay Michelle Mendez
[5]
is an American actress and singer, best known for her work in American musical theatre. She won the 2018
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
for her performance as Carrie Pipperidge in a
Broadway
revival of
Carousel
. Her other credits on Broadway include
Elphaba
in
Wicked
(performing during the production's tenth anniversary),
Godspell
,
and Jan in
Grease
.
[6]
From September 2019 to November 2023, Mendez co-starred on the CBS drama series
All Rise
as court stenographer Sara Castillo.
The first Broadway revival of
Merrily We Roll Along
, starring Mendez,
Jonathan Groff
and
Daniel Radcliffe
, opened on Broadway in October 2023.
[7]
Life and career
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Mendez was born in
Norwalk
, California. Her father is of Mexican descent and her mother is of Russian Jewish ancestry.
[8]
Her brother, Michael Mendez, is also a Broadway performer.
[9]
She played Lizzie in a preview of
A Little More Alive
, written by Nick Blaemire, in Kansas City. Other credits include roles in
The Marvelous Wonderettes
,
35MM
,
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
, and
Princesses
.
[10]
In 2012, Mendez appeared opposite
Derek Klena
in
Dogfight
as Eddie and Rose, and in
Wicked
as Fiyero and Elphaba. The two frequently perform together at the Broadway supper club
54 Below
.
[11]
Mendez sings jazz and blues at other cabarets and dining clubs with pianist Marco Paguia. The two released a jazz album entitled
This Time
in 2013. Mendez, along with composer
Ryan Scott Oliver
, founded and runs Actor Therapy: a five-week training experience for young actors in NYC.
[12]
For her role as Rose Fenny in
Off-Broadway
's
Dogfight
, she was nominated for the 2013
Drama League Award
for Distinguished Performance, the 2013
Drama Desk Award
for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, and the 2013
Outer Critics Circle Award
for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
[13]
[14]
[15]
In 2014, Mendez played Naomi Rodriguez in
Lin Manuel Miranda
's one-act musical
21 Chump Street
and then in 2015, Laura in the play
Significant Other
.
[16]
[17]
While performing in
Wicked
, Mendez filmed a series of video blogs for Broadway.com entitled "Fly Girl: Backstage at
Wicked
with Lindsay Mendez", giving an inside look at the smash musical, including interviews with current cast members, glimpses of costumes, sets, props, and how Mendez herself was transformed into the musical's protagonist, Elphaba, the green-skinned girl who becomes the
Wicked Witch of the West
.
Mendez played Carrie in the 2018 Broadway revival of
Carousel
, for which she won the
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
.
[18]
The production also starred
Jessie Mueller
and
Joshua Henry
.
[19]
Mendez plays Mary in the first Broadway revival of
Merrily We Roll Along
,
for which she received a
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
nomination.
[20]
Credits
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- Broadway
- Off-Broadway
- Readings
- Princesses
,
Goodspeed Opera House
(2004)
- Princesses
, National Alliance of Musical Theatre (2006)
- Nerds
as Myrtle (2016)
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- Regional Theater
- Princesses
,
5th Avenue Theater
(2008)
- Footloose
, Sacramento Music Circus (2008)
- Band Geeks!
, National Alliance of Musical Theatre (2009)
- The Trouble with Doug
, National Alliance of Musical Theatre (2010)
- Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
, Two River Theater Company (2011)
- Footloose
, Kansas City Starlight Theatre (2013)
- A Little More Alive
as Lizzie, Kansas Repertory Theatre (2014)
- 21 Chump Street
as Naomi Rodriguez,
Brooklyn Academy of Music
(June 7, 2014)
- The Rose Tattoo
as Folk Singer/Giuseppina, Williamstown Theater Festival (2016)
[21]
- Encores!
- Concerts
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Filmography
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Television
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Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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Ref.
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2013
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Smash
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Herself
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Episode: "
The Transfer
"
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2018
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Murphy Brown
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Rachel
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Episode: "The Wheels on the Dog Go Round and Round"
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2019
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Modern Family
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Bel Air Black Widow
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Episode: "SuperShowerBabyBowl"
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2019
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Elementary
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Dr. Angela Hardy
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Episode: "The Latest Model"
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2019?2023
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All Rise
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Sara Castillo
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Main cast
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2019
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Helpsters
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Doctor Devin
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Episode: "Rita Reader / Cody Gets a Cold"
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2021
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Station 19
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Lawyer
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Episode: "A House Is Not a Home"
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TBA
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American Sports Story
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Tanya Singleton
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Upcoming series
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Discography
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- Grease
Revival ? New Broadway Cast Recording (2008)
- New York City Christmas
, ASTEP Benefit album (2009)
- Everyday Rapture
? Original Broadway Cast Recording (2010)
- Godspell
? The New Broadway Cast Recording (2011)
- 35MM: A Musical Exhibition
? Original Cast Recording (2012)
- This Time
, with Marco Paguia (2013)
- Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live
(2013)
- Dogfight
? Original Cast Recording (2013)
- "Circus" ?
I Could Use a Drink: The Songs of Drew Gasparini
(2013)
- 21 Chump Street
? The Musical ? EP (2014)
- Carousel
? 2018 Broadway Cast Recording (2018)
[23]
- Band Geeks: A New Musical
? Studio Cast Recording (2018)
- The Other Josh Cohen: A Musical With Songs
? Studio Cast Recording (2018)
- Three Points of Contact
? Ryan Scott Oliver (2019)
- Merrily We Roll Along
? New Broadway Cast Recording (2023)
Awards and nominations
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References
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"Lindsay Mendez"
. Retrieved
11 June
2018
.
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"After 5 years of marriage, 'Wicked' actress Lindsay Mendez files for divorce from her husband. ? Ceng News"
. 7 January 2022
. Retrieved
14 January
2022
.
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"Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff Take Part In 'Merrily We Roll Along' Co-Star Lindsay Mendez's Wedding"
.
Entertainment Tonight
. April 23, 2024.
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"@lindsaymendez on Instagram: "This year has been….challenging, to say the least. It's also been the greatest of my life, because through these challenges, I was given the gift of a lifetime. I became a mommy. My sweet daughter was born during a pandemic and carried being hidden behind big bags and desks on a tv series (A #lifegoalz situation). She makes me happier than anything in the world. And I now know the deepest love there is. Lucille, you make my heart burst everyday. The holidays will never be the same again, and I am so excited for all the magical days ahead of us. Thank you for choosing me to be your mom! Hoping everyone's holidays are filled with joy, family, and love. I know mine are. ??????"
"
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Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff & Lindsay Mendez Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity Fair
, retrieved
2024-03-08
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"Lindsay Mendez"
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Playbill
. Retrieved
7 January
2021
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Green, Jesse (2023-10-10).
"Review: 'Merrily We Roll Along,' Finally Found in the Dark"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
2023-10-26
.
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Wong, Curtis M. (5 June 2018).
"In 'Carousel,' Broadway's Lindsay Mendez Helps Raise The Bar For Latina Inclusion"
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Huffington Post
. Retrieved
29 November
2018
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"Photos! Walk Down the Aisle with Significant Other Stars Lindsay Mendez & Gideon Glick on Opening Night"
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Broadwaycom
. Retrieved
17 January
2024
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"Bio"
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LindsayMendez.net
. Archived from
the original
on 2014-06-12
. Retrieved
2014-06-08
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"Lindsay Mendez and Derek Klena: #Klendez"
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Time Out
. Retrieved
11 June
2018
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"Home"
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Actor Therapy
. Retrieved
11 June
2018
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Evans, Suzy (23 April 2013).
"2013 Drama League Awards Nominees Announced"
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Backstage
. Retrieved
11 June
2018
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Gans, Andrew (29 April 2013).
"Nominations Announced for 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards;
Giant
and
Hands on a Hardbody
Lead the Pack"
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Playbill
. Retrieved
7 January
2021
.
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Cox, Gordon (22 April 2013).
"
'Pippin' Hot With Outer Critics Circle Nominators"
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Variety
. Retrieved
11 June
2018
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"VIDEO: Anthony Ramos and Lindsay Mendez Star In Lin-Manuel Miranda's 21 CHUMP STREET"
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Broadway World
. 25 March 2020
. Retrieved
7 January
2021
.
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Levitt, Hayley (20 April 2017).
"Final Bow: Lindsay Mendez Parts With
Significant Other
? and That's the Way It Is"
.
TheaterMania
. Retrieved
7 January
2021
.
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^
Lefkowitz, Andy (10 June 2018).
"
Carousel
s Lindsay Mendez Wins Her First Tony Award: 'Be Your True Self and the World Will Take Note'
"
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Broadway.com
. Retrieved
7 January
2021
.
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"Official: Lindsay Mendez and John Douglas Thompson Join Broadway's CAROUSEL!"
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Broadway World
. October 12, 2017.
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Green, Jesse (2023-10-10).
"Review: 'Merrily We Roll Along,' Finally Found in the Dark"
.
The New York Times
.
ISSN
0362-4331
. Retrieved
2023-10-26
.
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"The Rose Tattoo - Williamstown Theatre Festival"
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wtfestival.org
. Retrieved
11 June
2018
.
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Lefkowitz, Andy (March 25, 2019).
"Lindsay Mendez & Ruthie Ann Miles Join CBS Legal Drama Pilot Courthouse"
.
Broadway.com
.
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McPhee, Ryan (June 8, 2018).
"
Carousel
Revival Cast Recording Available Digitally June 8"
.
Playbill
.
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Kaitlin, Milligan (7 December 2018).
"The Band's Visit, Carousel & More Nominated for 2019 Grammy Awards"
.
Broadway World
. Retrieved
7 December
2018
.
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