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Stephanie D'Abruzzo is an American actress and puppeteer. She is best known for originating the roles of both Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut in the Broadway musical, Avenue Q, for which she received a nomination for the 2004 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (which she lost to Idina Menzel for her performance in Wicked
). She also received a Drama Desk nomination, the Theatre World Award, and the Outer Critics Circle Special Ensemble Award. Her other stage credits include Skitch Henderson's New Faces of 2004 at Carnegie Hall, Carnival (for City Center Encores!), Encores! 10th Anniversary Bash, and Chess (for the Actors' Fund).

On television, Stephanie has used her puppetry skills as various muppets in Sesame Street, and has done puppeteering and voice work in Oobi, Sheep in the Big City
, The Book of Pooh
, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss. She has also been featured in various commercials and promos.

Stephanie grew up near Pittsburgh before graduating from the Radio/Television/Film program at Northwestern University in 1993. At Northwestern, she lived in the Communications Residential College, a wacky, magical place where much silliness ensued; Muppeteer Chris Ereneta is also an alumn of this dorm. Stephanie was a beloved member of this dorm and kept official track of who was "snugglebunnies" with whom. She could often be caught watching (and, as it turns out, studying) "Sesame Street" there during the day. She also had a large collection of Muppet recordings; she auctioned off a mix-tape thereof for dorm fundraisers. Her husband Craig Shemin had lived in the same dormitory, though he graduated before Stephanie began her college studies.

Stephanie's production of a puppet television show called "Freeform" was directed by Elizabeth Kirkscey and won the National College Emmy award for comedy. At Northwestern, Stephanie's other standout roles included Mildred in the short film "The Ballad of Hank and Mildred" and herself in "The Glance."

Stephanie is currently in the Off Broadway musical comedy I Love You Because playing at the Village Theatre in New York City.

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