American actress and singer Patricia Phillips has altered the history of American Broadway theatre, twice. Known for her power-house soprano, Patricia is the first woman of color to portray the Tony Award winning role, Carlotta, in the longest running show in Broadway history, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. She is also the only woman of color to appear in KINKY BOOTS on Broadway. Patricia can currently be seen in the Broadway revival of SWEENEY TODD, starring Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford.

 

Classically trained at Carnegie Mellon University, Patricia has a wide range of stage and film credits including the Emmy Award winning Live at Lincoln Center production of SWEENEY TODD starring EMMA THOMPSON, the US premier of Jerry Springer the Opera at Carnegie Hall starring Harvey Keitel, the Tony Award winning productions of SWEENEY TODD, BAZ LUHRMANN’S LA BOHÈME (OBC), THE SECRET GARDEN (OBC) and THE SOUND OF MUSIC (OBC Revival).  She can be heard on four original cast recordings on DreamWorks, Columbia and RCA.

 

Some of Patricia’s television credits include BILLY ON THE STREET, SHADES OF BLUE, THE TONY AWARDS and THE SOPRANOS. Her film credits include EVERYBODY’S FINE where she performed alongside Robert De Niro. Patricia has appeared as the guest soloist with many symphony orchestras including The Pittsburgh Symphony, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Minnesota Orchestra, The Indianapolis Symphony, The Bay Area Symphony, The Harrisburg Symphony, The Sioux City Symphony, and The Virginia Symphony.

 

Patricia has served on the Faculty at NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway, Carnegie Mellon University, The New York Film Academy, New Jersey City University and The Hun School in Princeton.

 

Patricia Lives in the greater New York City area where she savors dual citizenship between the United States and Italy. She will forever consider her son, DIF, her finest production of all time.