Įgan has performed in one-woman, cabaret-style concerts at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in 2000 and at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in October 2001. Egan joined Thoroughly Modern Millie in February 2004 as Millie. At the Sacramento Music Circus, she portrayed Maria in The Sound of Music in 1996 and Molly Brown in The Unsinkable Molly Brown in 2002. On Broadway, Egan portrayed Belle for one year and reprised the role in the Los Angeles production in 1995, along with many of the original Broadway cast members. After the tour ended, she was cast in the tour of State Fair and won the coveted role of Belle in the original Broadway cast of Beauty and the Beast, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actress in a Musical. While attending UCLA, Egan took time off when Tommy Tune cast her as Kim in his touring production of Bye Bye Birdie. While attending Los Alamitos High School, the Orange County High School of the Arts, and UCLA, she started her career touring with the performance group the Young Americans. Having long desired to become a performer, Egan spent most of her time taking dancing, concentrating on ballet, and singing lessons as a child, and trained as a competitive figure skater from ages five to ten. She is also a credited alumna of the Young Americans College.Ĭareer Stage and other work She attended Los Alamitos High School and the co-located Orange County High School of the Arts and UCLA. She is best known for originating the role of Belle in the Broadway musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (1994), as well as for providing the voices of Megara in Hercules (1997), Madame Gina in Porco Rosso (2005), Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond in Steven Universe, and Lin in Spirited Away.Įgan was born in Seal Beach, California on February 18, 1970.

Later, she provided the singing voice of Angel in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure, in which she recorded ' Always There' alongside Roger Bart, Jeff Bennett, and returning Disney icon Jodi Benson.Susan Farrell Egan (born February 18, 1970) is an American actress, singer and dancer, known for her work on the Broadway stage. She recorded ' I Won't Say (I'm in Love)' during her role as Megara for the Hercules soundtrack, and garnered critical acclaim for her singing for her role as Belle on Broadway.

She also voiced Madame Gina in Porco Rosso and Lin in Spirited Away, played Heather Bartlett in Gotta Kick It Up!, and voiced Renee Frodgers in Disney Channel's Amphibia episode ' A Caravan Named Desire.'Įgan gained international theater recognition as a Broadway actress for becoming the first actress to portray Belle on Broadway in the stage production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 1994.Īpart from acting, Egan has had a frequent career in music. In 2001, Egan made her second appearance in a Disney film, this time providing only the singing voice of Angel in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure. She later reprised the role in most of the character's subsequent appearances including the episodes ' Hercules and the Aetolian Amphora' and ' Hercules and the Yearbook' from the television series, House of Mouse, Kingdom Hearts II, and Kingdom Hearts III. This brought her critical acclaim and recognition for her voice acting skills. In 1997, Egan made her first appearance in a Disney film as the feisty Megara from Disney's Hercules.

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