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Ashley Brown
American actress
For the Australian football (soccer) player, see Ashley Brown (soccer).
Ashley Brown (born February 3, ) is an American singer and actress who is best known for playing the titular character in the United States national tour and Broadway productions of Mary Poppins.
Early life
Brown was born February 3, , in Gulf Breeze, Pensacola, Florida, the youngest of four children.
True, the title character (played by the fierce-smiling Ashley Brown) still works the sort of sorcery that only high-end Broadway budgets allow.
She started singing when she was 6 years old and then started professional singing lessons when she was She studied at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.[1]
Career
Brown initially caught the attention of casting director Tara Rubin not long after graduating from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
After a successful audition, she was cast in the Disney touring production On the Record. This in turn led to her Broadway debut on September 20, , replacing Brooke Tansley as the lead character, Belle, in the Disney Theatrical production of Bea