Born in Los Angeles, Hager moved to New York to study musical theatre at NYU. After graduating, she played the lead in the Off-Broadway musical Fat Camp, was the female swing in the original Off-Broadway cast of Heathers, and is currently “Ghost Mom” in Waitress on Broadway. Between productions, she can be seen singing the songs of composers Joe Iconis, Michael R. Jackson, Sam Salmond, Rob Rokicki, etc. in venues across the city! Hager has also appeared in various film/TV such as "Happyish" (Showtime) and It's Kind of a Funny Story (Focus Features).