Keri Rene Fuller
Keri Rene Fuller is an American actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway and her original music, produced under the name DITTA[1].
Early life and education
Keri was born in Bethany, Oklahoma on 20 July, 1993, to non-performers.[2] She earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from Baldwin Wallace University in 2015[3].
Career
Fuller performed at regional theatres across the country before making her Broadway debut in Waitress in 2018, understudying the title role.[4]
In October 2018, she joined the National Tour of Cats as Grizabella.[5] Her performance of "Memory" on the popular online theatre news channel Broadway.com earned her viral acclaim.[6] Having taken on the role at just 25 years old, she has the distinction of being one of the youngest actresses to play Grizabella in the world, beaten only by Jodie Langel, who was 22 when she was cast in the 1994 National Tour.[7][8]
After returning to New York City post-tour, Keri was a swing in the original Broadway cast of Diablo Cody's Jagged Little Pill, but was only four days into rehearsal when the show was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] Fuller did not return to the cast upon the show's return, instead joining the cast of Six the Musical as the emergency cover for Jane Seymour before taking over the role full time on 9 August 2022.[10][11]
Fuller's next viral moment came in fall 2024, when her rendition of "Defying Gravity", accompanied by Wicked lyricist Stephen Schwartz at Stephen Schwartz: Live in Concert in Valletta, went viral on TikTok.[12][13]
Fuller made her Off-Broadway debut in 2025 in the titular role in The Last Bimbo of The Apocalypse at Signature Theatre--a pop-rock musical from Pulitzer Prize nominees Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley.[14] The show was a New York Times Critics Pick, and Fuller's performance lauded across various publications.[15][16][17]
On 4 June 2025, it was announced that Fuller would join the company of Wicked on Broadway as the Elphaba standby from 1 July 2025.[18]
Credits
Broadway
- Mother/Francine/u/s Jenna in Waitress at the Brooks Atkinson (now Lena Horne Theatre) (2018)
- Jane Seymour in Six the Musical at the Lena Horne Theatre (2022)[19]
- Elphaba Standby in Wicked at the Gershwin Theatre (2025)[2]
Off-Broadway
- Coco in The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse at the Perishing Square Signature Theatre (2025)[20]
Regional theatre
- Brenda in Hairspray at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (2011)
- Maggie Winslow in A Chorus Line at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (2011)
- Lizzie in Lizzie at Playhouse Square (2012)
- Rachel in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at Beck Center for the Performing Arts (2012)
- Young Phillis in Follies at John Patrick Theatre (2012)
- Sara in Murder Ballad at Playhouse Square (2014)[21]
- Rugby in The Merry Wives of Windsor at Hanna Theatre (2014)
- Eponine in Les Miserables at Hanna Theatre (2014)[22]
- Rose in Dogfight at Beck Center for the Performing Arts (2015)[23][24]
- Esmerelda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Great Lakes Theatre (2017)[25]
- Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Idaho Shakespeare Festival (2017)[26]
- Heidi in [title of show] at Bridge Theatre Group (2021)[27]
National tour
Television
- Snowflake in Law and Order: SVU (2021)
- Kate Vaughn in Little Women (2022)
Original music
Fuller has released two original singles, Spare Me and Bitw under the name DITTA, available on all major streaming platforms[31][32][33].
References
- ^ app.chartmetric.com https://app.chartmetric.com/artist/10973374. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
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(help) - ^ a b "Meet Keri Rene Fuller". Canvas Rebel. 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Alumni Success | Baldwin Wallace Music Theatre Program". bwmt.bw.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Keri René Fuller (Performer)". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2025-06-17. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Casting Announced for North American Tour of Cats". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2025-05-24. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ Broadwaycom (2019-09-07). Watch CATS Tour Grizabella Keri René Fuller Belt Out "Memory". Retrieved 2025-08-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ Villalpando, Nicole (2019-05-03). "Meet the show-stopping, 25-year-old (yes) Grizabella". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Vocal | Jodie Langel | Boca Raton". Jodie Langel. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ Jorge Chapa (Jorge Chapa) (2020-08-09). Jorge's Isolation Podcast #4- Keri Fuller. Retrieved 2025-08-13 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Six Welcomes Keri René Fuller as Broadway's New Jane Seymour - TheaterMania.com". 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "See Brennyn Lark and Keri René Fuller Join Broadway's SIX". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Event". Visit Malta. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview With Keri René Fuller Matthew James Thomas - Bay Easy". 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ Russo, Gillian (2025-02-11). "Casting set for 'The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse' off Broadway". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "'The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse' Review: Down the Y2K Clickhole". 2025-05-14. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ Williamson, Lane. "Review: The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse at The New Group at The Pershing Square Signature Center". Exeunt Magazine NYC. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Review: The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse, a Musical Collision of Pop Trash and True Crime - TheaterMania.com". 2025-05-13. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "Keri René Fuller to Join WICKED as Elphaba Standby". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ Soltes, John (2022-10-26). "INTERVIEW: Keri René Fuller on her 'Six' her-story lessons, eight times a week". Hollywood Soapbox. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Joy Woods - Let Her Entertain You". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Murder Ballad at Playhouse Square: cast members Keri Rene Fuller and Zach Adkins". Ideastream Public Media. 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ babelman@cjn.org, REVIEWED BY BOB ABELMAN (2014-10-09). "GLT's 'Les Misérables' remains epic despite intimacy, inadequacies". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ Howey, Christine. "Jarheads Are Hunting for Ugly Women in Dogfight at the Beck Center". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Cleveland Theater Reviews: THE CLEVELAND CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS - 2015". Cleveland Theater Reviews. 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "THEATER REVIEW: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" @ Great Lakes Theater by Laura Kennelly | CoolCleveland". coolcleveland.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ Laura DeMarco, The Plain Dealer (2017-10-16). "Great Lakes Theater's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' is whimsical delight (review)". cleveland. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Review of 'title of show' at the Brooklyn Navy Yards". StageBuddy.com. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ orange (2019-04-11). "CATS THE MUSICAL @ SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS - Review". The Orange Curtain Review. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Cats Reviews - Theatre In Chicago - Play Reviews". www.theatreinchicago.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ Lenny (2019-09-24). "Review: 'Cats' at The Kennedy Center Opera House". Daily Campello Art News. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe. "BWW Interview: Keri René Fuller on Her Debut Solo Show at The Green Room 42". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ Spare Me, 2023-08-04, retrieved 2025-08-13
- ^ BITW, 2023-09-22, retrieved 2025-08-13
External links
- Broadway.com profile.
- Keri Rene Fuller on IBDB.
- Keri Rene Fuller at IMDb