Queen of Broadway and television alike, Sutton Foster is a true triple threat.
The show ran for seven seasons on TV Land.
Let’s take a look at the stunning transformation of Sutton Foster so far.
Foster and her brother grew up in Georgia but moved around a lot as children.
“I was born and raised in Georgia,” the star shared.
“My father worked for General Motors so we traveled a lot.
We probably never spent more than 3-4 years in a town.
Soon enough, she was on stage herself.
At 10 years old, she appeared in her first play, “Annie.”
Naturally, she landed the lead role.
“My mom said the room got really quiet.
And then they cast me as Annie,” she said toCBS.
“That was the first time I’d ever really sung in public,” Foster toldDon Shewey.
Later, Foster appeared on the TV talent show, “Star Search.”
The show featured just two contestants and Foster still lost.
However, Foster didn’t let this setback discourage her, and she continued pursuing her dreams.
By 17, she was cast in the touring production of “The Will Rogers Follies.”
But I was real young,” she toldDon Shewey.
At first, Foster didn’t know what to do next.
She ended up moving back in with her parents who, at this point, were in Tennessee.
“I was just lost.
I worked at the Macaroni Grill.”
She eventually moved in with her brother, Hunter, who was working on Broadway at the time.
“I went to an open call, I waited outside in line for hours,” she recalled.
And just like that, Foster had landed a role in “Grease.”
“I was young; I was 25 years old,” she toldInterview Magazine.
“I was super green and super naive.
So, Foster had to step in.
Both the show and Foster were a huge hit and the performer shot to Broadway fame.
She ultimately won a Tony Award for her performance.
In 2005, she played Jo March in a musical adaptation of the novel “Little Women.”
One year later, she played Princess Fiona, the princess-turned-ogre, in “Shrek the Musical.”
She received a Tony nomination for each of the performances, apart from “Young Frankenstein.”
“There’s nothing like that live experience …
But Broadway and performing live in the theater is my true love,” she later toldElle.
“We were just friends then, but it was a special time.”
The pair then tied the knot in 2006 and were married for four years before divorcing in 2010.
“We have a really positive, wonderful relationship,” she explained toPeople.
She added, “It’s a relationship that I fight for and I think we both do.”
For Foster, it was the perfect show to mark her first screen leading role.
I loved it.”
When the show was canceled in 2013, Foster was naturally disappointed but quickly moved on to new projects.
By October 2014, the pair had gotten married in a Santa Barbara wedding.
“I knew that [dress] made me ‘feel’ different,” she toldPeopleof the experience.
When Foster met and settled down with Griffin, a lot changed for her.
“I’d always been on the fence about having kids.
“Somehow, when we got married, it brought our families together.
And I thought, ‘Oh.
If I was to have a kid, that just makes sense.’
So we started trying right away to get pregnant,” she added.
After the pair welcomed their daughter, she and her husband still worked to make time for their relationship.
In fact, the pair even got into a habit of planning surprise dates around New York City.
“By the end of Season 2, the show was being watched by around 1.30 million viewers.
For Foster, the show was a dream come true.
“It’s been interesting and it’s been fun!”
She also left with a newfound awareness of the ageism embedded in society.
What ensued was a long fertility journey.
“The minute you start to have a go at get pregnant, you’re like, ‘Oh.
It’s impossible,'” she toldPopsugar.
“I was like, ‘Wait a minute.
Why is this happening?’
And I was so frustrated because I feel like I’m such a doer.”
Becoming a mother changed everything for Foster.
For one thing, it changed her marriage and her relationship with Griffin.
But it also proved to be, as she put it toPeople, an “overwhelmingly beautiful” experience.
She discovered her love of knitting and crocheting as a teenager.
“I’ve always been super crafty,” she told Amy Sherman-Palladino forInterview Magazine.
I used to cross-stitch because my mom cross-stitched.”
For instance, she created a divorce blanket while separating from Christian Borle.
She also made a Liza blanket in honor of her time on “Younger.”
“My relationship to crafting changed over the years …
I can work things out when I’m crocheting …
Yes, I’m a singer and an actor and a dancer.
I do all these things,” she toldOprah Daily.
“But I think I’d be completely content just being known as a crocheter.”
Returning to Broadway was a daunting change of pace.
“I feel enormous gratitude,” she toldElleat the time.
“There’s nothing like that live experience especially now, after 18 months where it was non-existent.”
Although she loved “Younger,” she explained that nothing could compare to theater.
“Broadway and performing live in the theater is my true love,” she said.
As the actor explained to theEvening Standard, she had always wanted to work in the West End.
“I am very emotional,” she said.
“It is overwhelming and amazing and I am just so grateful.
I honestly can’t believe it.
It has been thrilling.”
The actor explained, “It has always been my dream to live and work here.
I have felt honored to be here with everyone.”
“She is loving it,” the mom gushed.
“It is wonderful to be here.”
The pair are set to take over the iconic roles in February 2024.
