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The Envelope Please: Susan Egan Brings Broadway's Best to Chicago

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She made her Broadway debut in Beauty and the Beast , originating the role of Belle.   For two and a half years, Susan Egan enchanted audiences with the Alan Menken songs, providing a strong positive role model to princesses everywhere.   It was okay for a girl to be smart and have a dream of a better place.   Egan received both Tony Award and Drama Desk nominations (1994) for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her performance.   Egan continued in the Disney realm providing the voice for the sassy Megara in the animated Hercules .   Animation fans will also recognize Egan as Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond on Cartoon Network’s hit Steven Universe, Lin in the Academy Award-winning Spirited Away , Gina in Porco Rosso , and Angel in Lady and the Tramp II .   In addition, she appears regularly in television and film. Egan brought her significant talents to Chicago as part of the 2019 Grant Park Music Festival.   She was joined by Madison Claire Parks...