Stephanie J. Block

Stephanie J. Block represents, for me, the unglamorous greatness of Broadway. Born in Brea, California in 1972, she debuted in 2003 originating Liza Minnelli in The Boy from Oz, and she was the first actress to play Elphaba on Wicked's U.S. national tour. That makes her a kind of pathfinder, the one who maps a role before it becomes iconic. I'm consistently more moved by stage performers than by film stars, because they have to deliver completely, every single night, with no second takes. Block's combination of meticulous craft and enormous voice is the real, durable thing.

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Name (English)

Stephanie J. Block

Name (Japanese)

ステファニー・J・ブロック

Reading

すてふぁにー・J・ぶろっく

Born

September 19, 1972 (age 54)

Origin

Brea, California, United States

Occupation

singer / actor / stage actor / television actor / musical theatre actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

• Official sitehttps://www.stephaniejblock.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie%20J.%20Block
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7608303

Tags

• California
• singer
• actor
• stage actor

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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