Emily Schultheis is a musical theatre actress. She made her professional theatre debut when she was 23 as the stand by for Elphaba on the Wicked National Tour. Over the course of her contract, she got to play the role over 70 times, and star along side Jillian Butler (Season 2) and Ginna Claire Mason (Season 1). Schultheis made her Broadway debut in the musical adaption of the hit film, Almost Famous where she portrayed Anita Miller. The role was originally made famous on screen by Zooey Deschanel. Although the run of this new show was cut short, she made memories with her fellow cast members that she guarantees will last a life time.