Linedy Genao (born May 27, 1991) is an American actress. She is known for playing the role of Cinderella in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella on Broadway.
Early life and education
Genao was born on May 27, 1991, in Brooklyn, New York, to a Dominican-American family. At age ten, she moved with her family to Hamden, Connecticut, where she performed in plays in middle school and Hamden High School. After not being accepted to several performing arts colleges, Genao studied business at the University of Connecticut and worked in banking while continuing to do community theater.
Career
Genao's Broadway debut was in 2015, when she performed in the ensemble of On Your Feet!, a musical about Gloria and Emilio Estefan. She got the part at an open casting call for Latino performers. When theatres had to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to her previous profession, doing remote banking work. She has stated that she considered returning to banking full-time at the time but decided against it when she was offered to join the ensemble of Dear Evan Hansen as an understudy when it re-opened on Broadway. In late 2022, she starred as Gloria in a production of On Your Feet! at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey.
Genao played the role of Cinderella in the Broadway production of Bad Cinderella at the Imperial Theatre, opening officially on March 23, 2023. She was the first Latina woman to originate a leading role in a Lloyd Webber production. The show closed on June 4, 2023.
Personal life
Genao is married and has two step-children.