KATHY DEITCH grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia and moved to New York to attend Wagner College. Kathy made her Broadway debut in the original cast of FOOTLOOSE and later created the role of Shen Shen in the smash Broadway hit WICKED. She made her LA acting debut at the Hollywood Bowl in RENT directed by Neil Patrick Harris. Other credits include: SILENCE! THE MUSICAL (LA Weekly Award), AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW , the thriller LOFT, opposite Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet and MAGIC MIKE XXL. In looking to combat body bias, she co-created PLUS THIS! SHOW, a weekly vodcast on UBN GO that highlights fat women & non-binary folx and their allies and is a member of the all-fat, all-female sketch comedy group FATCH. IG @ladeitche & @PlusThisShow
Sessions in which Kathy Deitch participates
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- Broadway's Body Bias and the Rise of Hollywood Aesthetic on Stage New York Hilton Midtown - Beekman Room
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Why has the number of bigger bodies on Broadway stages been shrinking over the last two decades? This panel explores the rise of body bias with pro...
- Panel