1. Soo was a finalist in the 2013 Clive Barnes Awards Founded by dancer and wife of the late theatre critic Clive Barnes, Valerie Taylor-Barnes, the Clive Barnes Foundation prides itself on discovering young talent in the worlds of theatre and dance. Since its inaugural honors in 2010, the Awards have identified some of µþ°ù´Ç²¹»å·É²¹²â’s most successful young names, including Derek Klena, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Tony nominee Rob McClure, Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford, and Tony winner Alex Sharp. Soo was a finalist for the award in 2013, thanks to her performance in The Great Comet, alongside Amber Iman, Aaron Clifton Moten, and Jonny Orsini.
Phillipa Soo and Lin-Manuel Miranda in HamiltonJoan Marcus
2. Actors' Equity deemed Soo their “most promising female.� The Clive Barnes Foundation wasn’t the only organization to recognize Soo’s potential. In 2015, Actors Equity bestowed upon her the Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Female for her work in Hamilton.
3. Soo’s most anticipated moment of Hamilton ¾±²õâ€� In an , Soo said that the moment she most looked forward to each night was when she got to sing the words telling of Eliza Hamilton’s accomplishments. She felt the instant was “very much a culmination of the entire three hours of experience, the entire 20 years we've just seen in the play, the entire rehearsal processâ€�.â€�
4. Before Hamilton, Soo performed on the small screen. Still within the theatre realm, Soo played the role of Lexi on NBC’s Smash, an ensemble member of Hit List, the Off-Broadway show written by Jeremy Jordan and Andy Mienuts� characters. Since then, Soo has largely stayed onstage, but made an exception when she provided one of the background voices for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music in Disney’s Moana.
