Eva Quinn Dolan, an American actress and musician, gained fame for originating the character Katie in the Broadway rendition of “School of Rock.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Eva Quinn Dolan, born on January 15, 2004, in Miami, Florida, USA, is the daughter of Patrick Dolan and Abbey Gardner. Dolan relocated with her family to New York City.
EDUCATION
There is no information regarding his education, but soon to be provided.
CAREER
Dolan began acting at the age of five, starting with Kid City Theater at the age of four. At the age of 11, she debuted as Katie, the fifth-grade bass player, known for her iconic “bass face,” in “School of Rock” at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York. Furthermore, Dolan debuted as Katie in the Off-Broadway workshop of “School of Rock” at the Gramercy Theatre in New York in June 2015.
During the spring of 2017, Dolan showcased her talent in Drew Gasparini and Alex Brightman’s new musical adaptation of Ned Vizzini’s “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” at Feinstein’s/54 Below off-Broadway. She teamed up with Colton Ryan from “Dear Evan Hansen” to portray Leila, his younger sister, debuting the song “Did You Know?”. Dolan also featured in the Gasperini/Brightman musical “The Whipping Boy”. In June 2017, she reprised the role originally played by Pia Zadora in the one-night revival of “Henry, Sweet Henry” at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
In September 2017, Dolan delivered a captivating rendition of “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” from the musical “Hair” at the American Theatre Wing’s Centennial Gala, which set a new fundraising record of $1.2 million for the organization. She shared the stage with fellow “School of Rock” alumni Brandon Niederauer, Ethan Khusidman, and Raghav Mehrotra, as well as Swedish recording artist Peter Jöback and the original Christine Daaé, Sarah Brightman, for a special gala performance of the title song from “The Phantom of the Opera” at the Majestic Theatre on January 24, 2018, commemorating its 30th anniversary.
In September 2018, Dolan participated in the historic American Theatre Wing gala honoring EGOT Andrew Lloyd Webber, where over $1.6 million was raised for Sir Lloyd Webber’s Initiative Legacy Fund.Dolan showcased her talent by playing bass alongside fellow School of Rock alumni Brandon Niederauer, Ethan Khusidman, and Raghav Mehrotra in a “mega-band.” At the gala, Dolan and the band performed two songs: the title song from “The Phantom of the Opera” with fellow School of Rock alum and Broadway.com Audience Awards winner Sierra Boggess, as well as Tony Award-nominated singer-actor Norm Lewis, and “Heaven on Their Minds” with Brandon Victor Dixon, star of the Emmy Award-winning “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.”
