Susan Egan was born on February 18, 1970, in Long Beach, California, as Susan Farrell Egan. She is a talented American actress, singer, and dancer, renowned for her impressive work on the Broadway stage.
Egan's passion for performance began at a young age, and she spent most of her childhood taking dancing, focusing on ballet, and singing lessons. She even trained as a competitive figure skater from ages five to ten.
While attending Los Alamitos High School, the Orange County High School of the Arts, and UCLA, Egan started her career touring with the performance group the Young Americans. She then took time off from UCLA to join Tommy Tune's touring production of Bye Bye Birdie, where she played the role of Kim.
After the tour ended, Egan was cast in the tour of State Fair and eventually landed the coveted role of Belle in the original Broadway cast of Beauty and the Beast (1991),earning her a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nomination.
On Broadway, Egan portrayed Belle for one year and reprised the role in the Los Angeles production in 1995, alongside many of the original cast members. She also appeared in The Sound of Music at the Sacramento Music Circus in 1996 and The Unsinkable Molly Brown in 2002.
Egan joined Thoroughly Modern Millie in February 2004 as Millie and has performed in one-woman, cabaret-style concerts at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in 2000 and the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in October 2001.
In August 2001, Egan appeared at the Hollywood Bowl in the concert version of Show Boat as Julie, and she has also performed with symphonies, including a concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall with the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles in November 2004.
From 2002 to 2003, Egan served as the interim artistic director of the Orange County High School of the Arts.
In 2016, Egan appeared alongside Brad Kane at the Hollywood Bowl as opening acts for Disney's "The Little Mermaid Live" show, performing a medley of songs from Beauty and the Beast. She reprised the role of Belle in the 5-Star Theatre's production of Beauty and the Beast at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza from July 20-29, 2018.
Egan is also known for her television roles, including co-starring as Nikki Cox's best friend in Nikki (2000) and as Heather Bartlett in the cult classic Disney Channel movie Gotta Kick It Up! (2002).
Her hit song "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" from Hercules (1997) was certified Platinum in the United States and Silver in the United Kingdom, and the Disney classic has been streamed over 190 million times on Spotify.
