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Multi-talented actor and singer Allie Re was cast in her first Broadway role late last year in an ongoing production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”
Far from her first time in theater, she has performed in plays like “Grease,” “Fountain of You,” “Burden of Proof,” “Sweeney Todd” and “The Importance of Being Earnest.” She has also appeared on tv shows like “FBI: Most Wanted” and “Law & Order.”
As for “The Cursed Child” — a stage play that is set 19 years after the events of the bestselling book series “Harry Potter” — Re stars as Moaning Myrtle, a ghost student who haunts a bathroom at a wizarding school called Hogwarts.
Meanwhile Harry’s son Albus grapples with the pressure of his family legacy, in the play by Jack Thorn, based on an original story by himself, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany.
Since making it on Broadway, Re has been living her childhood dream.
“I really believed that I could make it happen,” Re said of being on Broadway. “And certainly there were doubts between 12-year-old me and 27-year-old me — I still have doubts — but at my core it was something I really wanted to do and I was going to give it my best shot.”
While Re hails from Brentwood, she is connected to the Tri-Valley through her grandparents.
Prior to moving to New York in 2019 to pursue her dreams, Re visited her grandparents in Livermore every weekend.
She began acting at theater camps as a child and went on to earn her BFA in musical theatre with a minor in writing from the University of Michigan.
Once she took root in New York, she juggled multiple jobs as a writer and actress. Her schedule consisted of mornings at home working for a fitness center and evenings on stage.
Only since joining the “Cursed Child” at the Lyric Theatre a few months ago has Re been acting full-time and making a living doing so.
“Being on Broadway is a dream come true for me, since I was a kid,” Re said. “It’s by no means easy, but I’m just grateful to have one thing that I’m really passionate about.”
Broadway’s intense schedule of eight shows per week is one of the challenges to performers, she said.
“It’s hard to fit in a social life. It can be challenging to stay well in your mind and your body,” Re said her friends and mentors from Broadway told her. “Now that I’m in it, I realized how much it takes to eat well, get enough sleep, see your friends and family, call home — it’s a lot.”
Despite the hefty schedule, Re said she’s grateful to have eight performances every week and she is having the best time on stage and off.
Her success is one she attributes to all her cheerleaders and supporters back home.
“I received the best support from my parents and we had a really strong community in Brentwood of theater-makers,” Re said.
