Kate
Rockwell
'06,
a
graduate
of
Baldwin
Wallace
University's
esteemed
music
theatre
program,
continues
to
make
her
mark
on
the
Great
White
Way.
After
starring
in
shows
like
"Rock
of
Ages"
and
"Legally
Blonde,"
Rockwell
is
back
on
Broadway
in
this
season's
"it"
show:
a
Tina
Fey-penned
musical
adaptation
of
the
2004
hit
movie
"Mean
Girls."
Rockwell,
who
has
been
charming
audiences
for
years
with
her
killer
comedic
timing
and
pipes
of
steel,
plays
dimwit
Karen
Smith
in
this
pink-speckled
musical.
Rockwell
even
received
a
Helen
Hayes
Award
nomination
for
her
performance
in
the
musical's
out-of-town
tryout
at
Arena
Stage
in
Washington
-
where
it
received
nothing
less
than
rave
reviews.
#SoRelatable
The
story
of
"Mean
Girls"
follows
quirky
transfer
student
Cady
Heron
as
she
navigates
the
cliquey
and
cruel
world
of
high
school
while
trying
to
be
friends
with
the
popular
girls
-
dubbed
"The
Plastics,"
which
includes
Rockwell's
character.
"We've
all
been
one
character
or
another
in
this
story,"
Rockwell
expressed
during
an
interview
for
a
Vogue
magazine
spread,
which
featured
photos
by
the
legendary
photographer
Annie
Leibovitz.
"We
all
know
what
it's
like
to
try
to
change
ourselves
to
fit
in
-
and
we
all
know
what
it
feels
like
when
that
doesn't
work
out."
BW
to
Broadway
Rockwell
is
among
a
number
of
BW
grads
performing
professionally
all
over
the
world,
which
is
a
testament
to
music
theatre
program
director
Victoria
Bussert
and
her
no-nonsense,
successful
approach
to
training
triple-threats.
When
asked
about
her
former
student,
Bussert
said,
"Kate
was
a
very
hard
worker
while
performing
in
many
shows
at
BW,
along
with
being
one
of
the
first
students
to
work
at
Idaho
Shakespeare
Festival
and
Great
Lakes
Theatre
while
still
a
student."
"Mean
Girls"
began
previews
on
March
12
and
will
open
April
8
at
the
August
Wilson
Theater
in
New
York
City.
