RAPP
Renee

• 1. Career

Reneé Mary Jane Rapp is an American actress and singer. She won the Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress for her high school's production of Big Fish in 2018. Rapp gained wider recognition for starring as Regina George in the Broadway musical Mean Girls (2019–2020) and as Leighton Murray in the Max teen comedy series The Sex Lives of College Girls (2021–present).

Rapp released her debut EP Everything to Everyone in 2022, which was followed by her full-length studio album Snow Angel in 2023.

Career

In 2018, Rapp was cast as Wendla in Theatre Charlotte's regional production of Spring Awakening. On July 27, 2018, Rapp performed at the 2018 Supergirl Pro Surf and Music Festival. On September 23, 2018, she took part in The Educational Theatre Foundation's fourth annual Broadway Back to School event held at Feinstein's/54 Below. In December 2018, she read the role of Monteen in Roundabout Theatre Company's reading of Parade. On January 12, 2019, Rapp performed at BroadwayCon's 2019 Star to Be event, singing "They Just Keep Moving the Line" from the NBC musical drama series Smash. She was next seen on March 4, 2019, performing at Feinstein's/54 Below's 54 Sings The High School Musical Trilogy, followed by their FOR THE GIRLS event on March 28.

On May 28, 2019, it was announced that Rapp would be taking over the role of Regina George in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical, Mean Girls, first for a limited run from June 7–26, then permanently starting September 10, 2019. On June 3, Rapp performed at The Green Room 42, singing songs from the show after an introduction by Tina Fey. The production closed on March 12, 2020, in accordance with Broadway's shutdown; it was later announced on January 7, 2021, that the show would not reopen.

On October 14, 2020, Rapp was cast as Leighton Murray, one of the four leads in Mindy Kaling's Max teen comedy series The Sex Lives of College Girls.

On November 14, 2022, Rapp announced her first tour; "Everything to Everyone: The First Shows." There were four tour dates across the United States, in Los Angeles, Manhattan, Boston, and Atlanta. Due to high ticket demand, there was a new date added in Brooklyn as well as extra shows in Los Angeles and Manhattan, and an upgraded venue in Atlanta. Rapp's sold-out US tour ran from December 6–18, 2022, with a total of 8 shows.

On December 9, 2022, it was announced that Rapp would reprise her role as Regina George in a film adaptation, Mean Girls.

On January 12, 2023, Rapp announced her first international performance of her debut EP Everything to Everyone. On January 19, 2023, she performed a three time venue upgraded sold-out show at the O2 Forum Kentish Town.

In February 2023, a deluxe version of her EP Everything to Everyone was released, featuring two new songs. Her debut studio album Snow Angel was released on August 18, 2023. On June 16, 2023, Rapp announced an international Snow Hard Feelings tour, supported by Alexander 23 and Towa Bird. On November 17, 2023, a deluxe version of Snow Angel was released, featuring four new songs, including a remix of "Tummy Hurts" with Coco Jones The official video for the remix was released on November 17, 2023.

In a October 2023 interview, Rapp stated that she didn't have a desire to return to acting, following the release of Mean Girls, because she didn't want to return to an environment that gave her so much anxiety.