Originally from South Florida, Rachel Whittington is an Elon University graduate with a degree in Vocal Performance. Her performance experiences include regional theatre, television, opera, a cappella, pop, & classical concerts, symphonic concerts, and studio recordings.
Rachel could not be more excited to be back on stage for the 2024-25 season! Coming in October, she will be starring as Sunny in THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO with Boca Stage. She previously portrayed Susan in WAIT UNTIL DARK with Boca Stage, which earned rave reviews! Other recent credits include Brooke/Vicki in Noises Off with Delray Beach Playhouse and as Miss Scarlet in CLUE at Lake Worth Playhouse. You may also catch her at select Victory Dolls concerts throughout the year!
Prior to "the blip," she was honored to have a 5-year running Annual Sondheim Show! Although not planned in advance, she is proud to have been Rapunzel (Into the Woods), Louise (Gypsy), Beggar Woman/Lucy (Sweeney Todd), Kathy (Company), and Charlotte (A Little Night Music) - and hopes to revisit them again!
With over a decade of classical vocal training, she studied voice and performed in several operas in San Francisco with the Opera Academy of California, led by Metropolitan Opera director Yefim Maizel. While at Elon, Rachel was a featured performer in several elite vocal ensembles as well as theatrical performances including The Music Man, Hansel and Gretel, and A Game of Chance. In 2012, she sang backup for multi-platinum singer/songwriter Ben Folds and the North Carolina Symphony.
Central Florida Credits include: Gypsy, Guys and Dolls, Sweeney Todd, a SOLD OUT production of Company, Into the Woods, the Southeast Premiere of Neighbors: a fair trade agreement by Bernardo Cubría, A Christmas Carol: The Musical, The All-Female 1776, James Joyce’s The Dead, The Secret Garden, James and the Giant Peach TYA, and Equus. For the 2019 Holiday Season, she could be spotted in Season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!
Rachel also enjoys writing, entertainment analysis, playing her instruments (including Oboe, Flute, Guitar, and Piano), and graphic design.
Rachel could not be more excited to be back on stage for the 2024-25 season! Coming in October, she will be starring as Sunny in THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO with Boca Stage. She previously portrayed Susan in WAIT UNTIL DARK with Boca Stage, which earned rave reviews! Other recent credits include Brooke/Vicki in Noises Off with Delray Beach Playhouse and as Miss Scarlet in CLUE at Lake Worth Playhouse. You may also catch her at select Victory Dolls concerts throughout the year!
Prior to "the blip," she was honored to have a 5-year running Annual Sondheim Show! Although not planned in advance, she is proud to have been Rapunzel (Into the Woods), Louise (Gypsy), Beggar Woman/Lucy (Sweeney Todd), Kathy (Company), and Charlotte (A Little Night Music) - and hopes to revisit them again!
With over a decade of classical vocal training, she studied voice and performed in several operas in San Francisco with the Opera Academy of California, led by Metropolitan Opera director Yefim Maizel. While at Elon, Rachel was a featured performer in several elite vocal ensembles as well as theatrical performances including The Music Man, Hansel and Gretel, and A Game of Chance. In 2012, she sang backup for multi-platinum singer/songwriter Ben Folds and the North Carolina Symphony.
Central Florida Credits include: Gypsy, Guys and Dolls, Sweeney Todd, a SOLD OUT production of Company, Into the Woods, the Southeast Premiere of Neighbors: a fair trade agreement by Bernardo Cubría, A Christmas Carol: The Musical, The All-Female 1776, James Joyce’s The Dead, The Secret Garden, James and the Giant Peach TYA, and Equus. For the 2019 Holiday Season, she could be spotted in Season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel!
Rachel also enjoys writing, entertainment analysis, playing her instruments (including Oboe, Flute, Guitar, and Piano), and graphic design.