Linedy Genao
American actress (born 1991)
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Linedy Genao (born May 27, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella on Broadway.
- Actress
- singer
Linedy Genao | |
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| Born | May 27, 1991 |
| Education | University of Connecticut |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Known for | Bad Cinderella |
Early life and education
Genao was born on May 27[1][2] in Brooklyn, New York, to a Dominican family. At age ten, she moved with her family to Hamden, Connecticut, where she performed in plays in middle school and Hamden High School.[3] After applying to both theatre and business schools, Genao studied business at the University of Connecticut and worked in banking while continuing to do community theater.[3][4]
Career
Genao's Broadway debut was in 2015, as an original Broadway cast member of On Your Feet!, a musical about Gloria and Emilio Estefan. She got the part at an open casting call. When theatres had to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to her previous profession, doing remote banking work. She has stated that she considered returning to banking full-time at the time but decided against it when she was offered to join the cast of Dear Evan Hansen as an understudy when it re-opened on Broadway. She had previously been a vacation swing on the first national tour of the show, prior to the pandemic.[3][5] In late 2022, she starred as Gloria in a production of On Your Feet! at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey.[6]
Genao played the role of Cinderella in the Broadway production of Bad Cinderella at the Imperial Theatre, opening officially on March 23, 2023.[7] She was the first Latina woman to originate a leading role in a Lloyd Webber production.[8] The show closed on June 4, 2023.[9]
In 2025, she was cast as the role of Myrtle Wilson in the Broadway production of The Great Gatsby.[10]
Theatre credits
Ref:[11]
| Year | Production | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | On Your Feet! | Ensemble | Nederlander Theatre |
| 2015–2017 | Rachel / Ensemble u/s Gloria |
Marquis Theatre, Broadway | |
| 2017 | In the Heights | Vanessa | Olney Theatre Center |
| 2018 | West Side Story | Rosalia | Barrington Stage Company |
| 2019 | Lyric Opera of Chicago | ||
| 2019–2020 | Dear Evan Hansen | u/s Zoe Murphy u/s Alana Beck |
US National Tour |
| 2021–2022 | Music Box Theatre, Broadway | ||
| 2022 | On Your Feet! | Gloria Estefan | Paper Mill Playhouse |
| 2023 | Bad Cinderella | Cinderella | Imperial Theatre, Broadway |
| 2025–2026 | The Great Gatsby | Myrtle Wilson | Broadway Theatre, Broadway[12] |
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2022 | "Bad Cinderella" |
| 2023 | "I Know I Have a Heart (Because You Broke It)" |