Walla Walla Summer Theater is honored to welcome Walla Walla native and Broadway actor, Heather Botts, as our featured guest artist playing Lily in The Secret Garden.
Heather’s Broadway credits include: Dr. Zhivago (Laura/Tonia u/s), My Fair Lady (Eliza u/s). National Tours: The King and I (Anna)TV: Dead Ringers, This is Us, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Tony Awards
Favorite regional credits include: Clara (The Light in the Piazza), Nellie Forbush (South Pacific), Cosette (Les Misérables), The Baker’s Wife (Into the Woods), Ellen (Miss Saigon), Sandy (Grease), and many more. When not on stage, she loves to teach voice and inspire the next generation of performers.
Born and raised in Walla Walla, Heather started singing at a very young age. She grew up performing all over the Northwest and spent her extra time doing community theatre and competing in singing competitions. In college, she double majored in acting and voice. After earning both of her bachelor degrees, she moved to Seattle, WA to explore all facets of the professional theatre world. She worked at Taproot Theatre and Seattle Children’s Theatre performing, teaching and working in the administrative offices. Her time in Seattle also paved the way for her own private voice studio, where she taught aspiring artists. In 2010, Heather went back to school to work on her Master’s degree.
She studied at Oklahoma City University under the direction of Professor Florence Birdwell. Mrs. Birdwell taught Broadway veterans Kelli O’Hara and Kristin Chenoweth as well as many others.