Wendi Bergamini
Biography
Wendi was most recently seen on Broadway as the Nightingale of Samarkand in the revival of Once Upon A Mattress. A native of northern California, Wendi is honored to be a part of the Smash original company. Wendi made her Broadway debut in the acclaimed revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center and has been seen as an original cast member of New York, New York, Disney’s Frozen, Doctor Zhivago, Promises, Promises (Miss Olson opposite Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes) and Evita (Broadway revival starring Ricky Martin). National Tours: The Light In The Piazza (Franca Naccarelli), Cats, Evita, and Guys & Dolls. Regional credits include: Little Dancer (Kennedy Center), A Little Night Music (Huntington), The Baker’s Wife (Goodspeed). Wendi appeared in Annie Live and The Sound Of Music Live on NBC.
Credits
SMASH, South Pacific, Once Upon a Mattress, New York; New York, Frozen, Doctor Zhivago
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