Outstanding Alum: Exceptional Professional Success
Deborah Dutcher is a professional actress, classically trained soprano, and theatrical producer with a global career. In partnership with her husband, she has produced Grease in London’s West End and Back to The Future: The Musical in the West End, on Broadway, the US Tour, Germany and Japan.
Dutcher began her career traveling Europe with various touring companies before landing her first major role as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera in Hamburg, Germany. She then portrayed Cosette in the original German cast of Les Misérables, a role she reprised in Antwerp, Belgium. Dutcher is also featured as Cosette on the award-winning original cast recordings of the German and Flemish versions of the musical.
Other roles in the United Kingdom include Christine in The Phantom of the Opera (West End) after touring with the UK touring company, Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes, and Anna in The King and I. In 2011, Dutcher performed in the internationally televised 25th Anniversary of The Phantom of the Opera at London's Royal Albert Hall. She has toured Scandinavia with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the first Arena Spectacular tour of Les Misérables featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and performed at corporate events for Audi, Lamborghini, and Volkswagen.
A self-described passionate believer in the power of creative expression, Dutcher dedicates her rare spare time to teaching voice and acting. She also serves on the advisory board of Applaud Our Kids, a foundation that helps fund performing arts lessons for children throughout New Jersey who have limited access to arts education.