December 2024—Kate Loprest grew up vacationing with her family on the white sands of Siesta Key Beach. She is thrilled to return to Asolo Rep after playing Baroness Elsa Schraeder in Asolo Rep’s production of The Sound of Music in 2019. A Chicago native, Kate started working professionally at 15 and upon graduating from The University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre department, moved to New York City.
Broadway: First Date (Allison) OBC, Hairspray (Amber), Wonderland, Xanadu, Drowsy Chaperone. Tour: Wicked (Glinda/Nessarose u/s) Chicago Company; Little House on the Prairie (Nellie Oleson). Recent: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Cynthia Weil, Casa Mañana & NC Theatre), Suessical (Mayzie LaBird, PCLO), Singin’ in the Rain (Lina Lamont, Ogunquit Playhouse), Come Fall In Love (Minky, The Old Globe). Other favorites include: Noises Off (Brooke/Vicki, Guthrie Theater); Murder on the Orient Express (Countess Andreyni, Ogunquit Playhouse, *Broadwayworld Award “Best Actress in a Play, ME”) Company (Susan, Barrington Stage); Showboat (Ellie) Washington National Opera and Dallas Opera Theatre. TV/Film: “FBI”, “Boardwalk Empire”, “I Love You…But I Lied”, “Running Wilde”, “All My Children” and the upcoming film “There She Goes” starring Rachael Leigh Cook.
Kate is the creator and host of Living Small NYC, a show about living big in small spaces now streaming on BroadwayonDemand. She was a 2024 Grammy nominee for her work on “Sondheim Unplugged: Vol III” available on all streaming platforms. Kate plays ADA Heidi Russell on the long running network hit Law and Order: SVU. Between rem cycles, she’s also an acting coach and real estate salesperson: @kloprest; KateLoprest,com; livingsmallnyctv.com.
Kate will be playing Lady Molly in the World Premiere of Ken Ludwig’s Lady Molly of Scotland Yard January 17 – February 8 at Asolo Repertory Theatre. For tickets, visit asolorep.org.
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