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Rose Hemingway (formerly known as Rose Sezniak) is an American actress, performer and singer in musical theatre.

Early life
She was born and raised in Philadelphia, with "strict Catholic" parents. Hemingway, the sixth child of nine total siblings, recalls growing up around musicals:


 * ". . . we were only allowed to watch certain television programs, and we always watched movie musicals. That was one of the things we could watch. So, growing up, we used to put on little skits and do performances on the coffee table to imitate the movies we'd been watching, and then, I was the only one that actually took it seriously."

Her first role after graduating from Catholic University and the School of Music was the lead role in TheatreWorks' national tour of Junie B. Jones.

Career
She made a national theatre debut in 2008 as the character "Sophie Sheridan" in the second national tour of Mamma Mia!, which had began in Toronto, Canada, in June 2003; Hemingway left the cast in February 2009.

International and regional theatre credits include The Snow Queen (Gerda/Ensemble) at the Prince Music Theatre, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Philia) at Center Stage, and Into the Woods (Cinderella) at the Annenberg Center.

Hemingway appeared in the Los Angeles transfer of the Donmar Warehouse production of the musical Parade, portraying "Mary". Directed by Rob Ashford, the musical played at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, in September 2009, for a run through November 15, 2009.

She currently stars as "Rosemary Pilkington" in the 2011 Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, also directed by Parade's Rob Ashford. After previews from February 26, the show opened on March 27, 2011, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, with Hemingway appearing alongside Daniel Radcliffe, John Larroquette, Tammy Blanchard, and Christopher J. Hanke.

Personal life
In November 2009 in Philadelphia, she married actor Geoffrey Hemingway, who had also appeared in the national tour of Mamma Mia!.