SAMANTHA BELDING
actor | singer | storyteller
photos by Ted Ely
Getting to Know Me
Sam Belding (she/they), 21 years old, is a non-binary musical theatre performer from the San Francisco Bay Area, currently based out of Philadelphia and NYC. They spent three years training at University of the Arts and are a few months away from earning their BFA in Musical Theatre at Temple University.
She recently returned from her first national tour with the incredible cast and creative team of Little Women The Musical as a swing covering all eight female tracks in the show. While on the road, they made their principal debut as Jo March.
Sam is a passionate performer who seeks out complex roles and stories to dissect and analyze. An enthusiastic fan of all things musical theatre, they strive to create an artistically fulfilling, emotionally gratifying career based on trust, honesty, and passion for the work.
The theatre is Sam’s happy place and she will do whatever it takes to keep it that way. <3
Headshot/Resume
photos by Ted Ely
News
Sam recently returned from performing in LITTLE WOMEN - THE BROADWAY MUSICAL NATIONAL TOUR as an onstage swing, first cover for Jo. Click the image for tour dates, tickets, cast info, and more!
Little Women National Tour Interview: ABC (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
May 7, 2024
Alicia Vitarelli interviews Samantha about life as a swing on the national tour of Little Women The Musical.
Hell on Earth: A New Musical - January 2020
Sam and the cast perform a concert version of Hell on Earth with guest star, three time Emmy and two time Tony award-winner and Oscar nominee, Laurie Metcalf, and Broadway actor Anthony Rosenthal of Falsettos.
Sam originates the role of Caroline Whithers in this new musical written by Shawn Ryan (America's Got Talent), & Michael Sobie (Conductor of 2019 Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience and world tour pianist/conductor of Wicked, Les Miserables).
BroadwayWorld Review
54 Below (NY) with Laurie Metcalf - January 2020
"This 70-minute concert version of the musical had teensters present a story centered around 'The Heavenly 7,' a group of Brooksville Middle Schoolers led by golden-voiced Samantha Belding as Caroline, being launched into their high school experience with all the excitement, angst and anxiety that entails."
- Bobby Patrick, BroadwayWorld
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