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Keala Settle

as Cy / Homeless Person / Vendor / Roger's Mother

Keala Settle most recently portrayed bearded woman "Lettie Lutz" in the feature musical The Greatest Showman. The film’s song, "This Is Me," won the 2018 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Settle made her Broadway debut in 2011 in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. She originated the role of "Norma Valverde" in Hands on a Hardbody and was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Settle originated the role of "Becky" in the musical Waitress, and played the roles of "Madame Thenardier" in the revival of Les Misérables and Tracy Turnblad in the national tour of Hairspray.