Sutton Foster is a Tony Award-winning actress, singer, and dancer who reprised her role as Princess Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress for a limited run at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, following an acclaimed turn in the Broadway revival at the Hudson Theatre. Foster’s turn in the musical’s esteemed revival began with the critically adored adaptation at the New York City Center Encores! in early 2024. Prior, Foster was starring as Mrs. Lovett in the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street opposite Aaron Tveit at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

Foster starred as Millie Dillmount in the 2002 Broadway production of Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Marquis Theatre. Originating the role, she earned her first Tony for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. In the summer of 2021, Foster reprised one of her most notable roles as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre in London, in which she earned an Oliver Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Her original performance in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre earned her a 2011 Tony for Best Actress in a Musical.

Foster has originated numerous roles, including Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical at The Broadway Theatre, as well as Inga in Young Frankenstein at Foxwoods Theatre. Among her other theater credits include: Les Misérables, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Annie, and Grease. In addition, Foster made her Off-Broadway debut as Prudence in the comedy Trust at Second Stage Theatre, which starred Zach Braff, Bobby Cannavale, and Ari Graynor.

On television, Foster led the critically acclaimed series, Younger, which was the longest-running original series in TV Land history. Foster’s additional on-screen credits include ABC’s A Million Little Things and Bunheads, CBS’s drama Instinct, Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, HBO’s comedy series Flight of the Conchords, USA Network’s Royal Pains, Law & Order: SVU, Elementary, Psych, and guest appearances on the well-known children series Disney’s Johnny and the Sprites and PBS’s Sesame Street.

As a solo artist, Foster has toured the country with her hit concert, which featured songs from her debut solo album Wish (2009) and her follow-up album, An Evening with Sutton Foster: Live at the Cafe Carlyle (2011). She has also graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, Feinstein's, Lincoln Center for their American Songbook series, and many others. Foster released her third solo album, Take Me to the World (2018) through Ghostlight Deluxe.

Foster holds an honorary doctorate from Ball State University, where she also teaches.