Draft:Emma Pittman (actor)

Emma Catherine Pittman (born October 23, 1995) is an American actress. She is best known for originating the role of Cherry Valance in the 2024 Broadway musical The Outsiders. Other broadway credits include Chicago (2022), and Back to the Future: The Musical (2023).

Early Life and education
Pittman was born on October 23, 1995 in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in both Batesville, Mississippi and Oxford, Mississippi. Pittman graduated from Oxford High School in 2014, after which she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Wagner College in 2018.

2019–2022: Broadway debut, The Search For Roxie!
Originally announced September 9, 2019, The Search For Roxie! was a video series partnership between Chicago and Broadway.com to find the next Roxie Hart from actors across the nation. After Pittman submitted her audition tape, she was chosen to be a top 10 finalist on October 23 by Charlotte d'Amboise in addition to casting directors Duncan Stewart and Benton Whitely. Top 3 finalists were put up to a fan vote in which winners were flown to New York City to do a "Roxie Bootcamp" and final audition in front of Stewart, Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth and Bianca Marroquín. Finalists included Emma Pittman, Kate Gulotta and Khalifa White.

After Pittman was selected as the winner for the The Search for Roxie!, the broadway debut was put on hold as the Covid-19 pandemic shut down all Broadway theaters in March of 2020. However, it was announced on June 6, 2022 that Pittman would have a two-week limited run in the Ambassador Theatre as Roxie Hart. Pittman's run would be extended for another week. In December 2022 Pittman would be invited back to Chicago to fulfill an ensemble position as well as a Roxie Hart understudy.

2023–2024: Back to the Future: The Musical, The Outsiders, and Call Me Cherry
Pittman joined the original cast of Back to the Future: The Musical on Broadway as an ensemble member on May 19, 2023. Back to the Future: The Musical opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on August 3, 2023. In November 2023, Pittman then joined the cast of The Outsiders originating the role of Cherry Valance. The show features music and lyrics by Johnathan Clay, Zach Chance, Justin Levine as well as a book by Adam Rapp and Justin Levine. The Outsiders premiered at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre the following year on March 16, 2024. The original musical was nominated for 12 Tony awards and received the Tony award for Best Musical in addition to Best Direction of a Musical, Lighting Design, and Sound Design. On April 16, 2024 it was announced that Pittman would do a limited vlog series in collaboration with Broadway.com known as Call Me Cherry. Releasing weekly, the episodes followed Pittman giving an insiders' look from opening night of The Outsiders to Tony award nominations, as well as day to day operations. The series ended on June 11, 2024.