"The characters range from a child to older, so I feel like I can still continue to do the show for the rest of my life." "I can still continue to grow with ," she said. Her Broadway performance is a milestone in a journey she hopes isn't over yet. She'd performed in the musical twice before: as the cow Milky White in elementary school and as Little Red at 18, both in Los Angeles. Lester's Into the Woods success, it seems, was destined from a young age. (Her latest stage gig was a revival of The Secret Garden in Los Angeles, which Lester said she'd "absolutely" return to if its rumored Broadway ambitions are realized.) But like Red does with plentiful baked goods, she'd taken her bite out of Broadway and left an imprint. She then departed the production - even as it extended an additional five months - to film High School Musical. The production went on to an eight-week Broadway transfer that earned Lester critical acclaim (New York Theatre Guide's critic called her "invaluable") amid a star-studded cast including Sara Bareilles, Brian d'Arcy James (both nominated), Gavin Creel, Patina Miller, and more. Lester's performance as Little Red Ridinghood in Stephen Sondheim's fairytale mashup musical began as a two-week Off-Broadway gig at New York City Center.
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But soon enough, the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star was receiving cheers as she joined the nominees for Best Featured Actress in a Musical - alongside Broadway veterans Ruthie Ann Miles, Bonnie Milligan, NaTasha Yvette Williams, and Betsy Wolfe. "We just happened to be watching because we're big theatre fans, and we love to cheer everybody on," Lester said. But she wasn't necessarily listening out for her name. On May 2, she and her family joined thousands of others watching the Tony nominations as they were announced live from New York.
Retrieved February 23, 2020.Julia Lester made her Broadway debut in Into the Woods last summer, making her eligible for a Tony Award for the first time.
"High School Musical: The Series' SURPRISE Birthday Party For Julia Lester (Ashlyn)". Nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical Hillcrest Center For The Arts, Thousand Oaks
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Julia has been dating screenwriter Ilana Wolpert since 2022. Her character on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series came out as queer too, in Season 3. Her sisters, Jenny and Lily, are also in show business. She is the youngest daughter of actors Kelly and Loren Lester, granddaughter of actors Helen and Peter Mark Richman, and niece of conductor/composer Lucas Richman. She is best known for her role as Ashlyn Caswell in the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series and for her portrayal of the role of Little Red Ridinghood in the 2022 Broadway revival of Into the Woods, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Julia Rose Lester (born Janu) is an American actress and singer. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Into the Woods
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