"The ceremony was so sweet and emotional. It meant so much to me to have my company be so supportive. I still can't quite believe I received the Legacy Robe. To me, it's a symbol of a true career as a Broadway performer – truly such an honor, and so humbling to be included on a list of so many legends and friends, including Cameron Adams, who received the Robe at my Broadway debut. I remember her saying it never gets old, being on a Broadway stage – and it really doesn't. It's like being struck by lightning every time.
"It also represents being a veteran in this business and the responsibility that comes with that. I learned from all the vets I worked with what it meant to show up eight times a week, how to be a professional, and how to hold yourself to a certain standard. To feel like I’ve arrived at a place where I can be that person for younger performers is a really great feeling, and it’s important to me to pass on whatever knowledge I have."
Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.
Name: Stephanie Martignetti
Opening Night: April 22, 2026
Hometown: New City, New York
First Broadway Credit: Nice Work if You Can Get It in 2012
Professional Training: "Throughout high school I went to the Broadway Theatre Project, which at the time was run by Ann Reinking. It genuinely changed my life. It was the first time I was around other kids as serious about doing this for a living as I was. It is what confirmed for me that this is what I wanted to do with my life. I went to Penn State for a BFA in Musical Theatre. I had an amazing experience there as well; my classmates are like family."
Year Joined Equity: 2007
How I Got My Equity Card: "I got my card playing Amber in Hairspray at Music Theatre Wichita."
Other Broadway Chorus Contract Credits: Nice Work If You Can Get It, Sunset Boulevard, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Fun Fact: "I grew up playing softball pretty competitively – fall ball, travel ball and for my high school. I also played a season of intramural softball at Penn State."
Castmates Mia Geriachis (left) and Taylor Sage Evans celebrate with Martignetti. Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.
Martignetti blesses the child cast of Beaches. Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.