Solea Pfeiffer

Solea Pfeiffer is a Zimbabwe-born American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Eliza Hamilton in the first national tour of Hamilton, which she landed after performing as Maria in West Side Story at the Hollywood Bowl. In 2019, she starred in the New York City Center's production of Evita. Since then, she has joined the Broadway productions of Hadestown as Eurydice and Moulin Rouge! as Satine. In 2022, she played as one of the lead characters in Tyler Perry's movie A Jazzman's Blues.

Life and career Pfeiffer was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in Seattle, Washington. Her mother is African-American, and was adopted and raised in Boston, while her father is white. Her maternal grandfather was former congressman Ron Dellums; she and her mother were able to connect with him a year before he died. Her parents are anthropologists at the University of Washington.

Pfeiffer began her interest in music by taking violin lessons at four years old.

In 2019, Pfeiffer shared the role of Eva Perón with Maia Reficco in the New York City Center's production of Evita, Pfeiffer playing Perón from age 20–33. Pfeiffer earned positive reviews for her performance.

In 2022, she performed in Almost Famous as Penny Lane at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater on Broadway.

In the summer of 2024, she starred as Myrtle Wilson in Florence Welch's Gatsby: An American Myth at the American Repertory Theatre. Later that same year, she joined the cast of Moulin Rouge! as Satine on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. She starred opposite John Cardoza and Fisher as Christian.

Personal life Since 2020, Pfeiffer has been in a relationship with Kevin Csolak.

Credits Filmography

Stage +Year(s)ProductionRoleLocationCategory 2015 GreaseSandy Dumbrowski5th Avenue TheatreSeattle, Washington West Side StoryMariaHollywood BowlLos Angeles

Hamilton Eliza Hamilton 2021 Simply Sondheim| Signature Theatre online 2022–2023 Almost Famous|Penny Lane Bernard B. Jacobs Theater Broadway 2022 Chess|Svetlana Sergievsky Broadhurst Theatre Benefit Concert 2023 Hamlet| Ophelia Delacorte Theater Shakespeare in the Park 2023–2024 Hadestown|Eurydice Walter Kerr Theater Broadway 2024 Gatsby: An American Myth| Myrtle Wilson American Repertory Theatre Regional 2024–2025 Moulin Rouge! The Musical Satine Al Hirschfeld Theatre Broadway Nominated - Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Best Replacement (Female) 2026 Wanted: The Legend of the Sisters Clarke'' Mary Clarke James Earl Jones Theatre Broadway