{"id":162505,"date":"2022-12-19T19:29:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T19:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mean-girls-broadway-cast-member-was-32-deadline\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T19:29:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T19:29:58","slug":"mean-girls-broadway-cast-member-was-32-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/mean-girls-broadway-cast-member-was-32-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Mean Girls’ Broadway Cast Member Was 32 \u2013 Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tStephanie Bissonnette, a dance teacher and chorographer best known for her performance as Dawn Schweitzer in the Broadway musical Mean Girls,<\/em> died Saturday following a long battle with brain cancer. She was 32.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cOur hearts are broken as the Mean Girls<\/em> community mourns the loss of Stephanie Bissonnette,\u201d the production said in social media posts (see below). \u201cOur original Dawn Sweitzer, Stephanie was part of our company from our first performance to our last.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cShe filled our theater with her laughter and friendship, inspired us with her fighting spirit and bravery, and graced our stage with the fiercest talent Broadway has ever known,\u201d the post continues. \u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with Stephanie’s family, friends, and the entire Mean Girls<\/em> community during this time. We will miss her profoundly and encourage everyone to do something they love today in Stephanie’s honor. \u201d<\/p>\n

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\tBissonnette had only recently begun performing with Mean Girls<\/em> in 2018 when she was diagnosed in 2019 with medulloblastoma, a rare brain cancer. After undergoing treatment, she returned to the show and resumed performing.<\/p>\n

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\tBissonnette graduated from Point Park University’s Conservatory of the Performing Arts, and after school performed with Royal Caribbean, eventually moving to New York to teach and choreograph. She audited for Mean Girls <\/em>when the production was still in development, and eventually secured the role of Dawn Schweitzer.<\/p>\n

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\tOther credits included choreography for The Muny, Riverside Theatre, Shakespeare Theater Company, and Seven Angels Theatre. She also appeared in music videos including Keith Urban’s \u201cNever Comin’ Down.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tShe also was included in the documentary ensemble<\/em>, which chronicled Broadway dancers during the time of the 2020 Covid theater shutdown. The documentary is available to stream on Broadway on Demand.<\/p>\n

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\tInformation on survivors was not immediately available.<\/p>\n

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Our hearts are broken as the Mean Girls community mourns the loss of Stephanie Bissonnette. <\/p>\n

Our original Dawn Sweitzer, Stephanie was part of our Broadway company from our first performance to our last. pic.twitter.com\/JKCATGVhMi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MEAN GIRLS on Broadway (@MeanGirlsBway) December 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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Our thoughts and prayers are with Stephanie’s family, friends, and the entire Mean Girls community during this time. We will miss her profoundly and encourage everyone to do something they love today in Stephanie’s honor.<\/p>\n

\u2014 MEAN GIRLS on Broadway (@MeanGirlsBway) December 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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