Anabella Oddo
actor / singer / artist
About Anabella
Anabella, a 25-year-old Chicago suburbanite, was raised by her musician father and her mother, who can barely carry a tune of "Happy Birthday." But it wasn’t long before her heart found its own melody. After seeing the national tour of Wicked in 2008, she fell in love with the arts. High school theater only fueled that passion, eventually leading her to pursue a BFA in Musical Theater at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, where she graduated in May 2022.
That same month, she made her professional debut with KoKandy Productions as Cecile Caldwell in Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical, earning a Jeff Award nomination for her performance.
Outside of performing, you’ll find Anabella capturing snapshots of her life in New York City, strumming sad-girl songs on her guitar, or calling her mom. Anabella has a lust for life and will always commit to the bit.
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reviews
"As the naive and hopeful Cecile Caldwell, Anabella Oddo just might be the standout of the entire production."
- Rachel Weinburg, Broadway World
"She combines those notes of innocence though with really strong vocals."
- Rachel Weinburg, Broadway World
"Oddo is a terrific actor with her incredibly elastic facial expressions and the way she plays Cecile's incredulity at every turn."
- Rachel Weinburg, Broadway World
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"Anabella Oddo stands out as Cecile ... using her vocal chops and charming physical comedy to give the “annoying” character depth, growth, and surprising power."
- Marissa Oberlander, Chicago Reader
"Anabella Oddo is hilarious as the innocent Cecile who cannot keep her legs together literally. Oddo does some great physical
comedy and her expressions are scene-stealing."
- Kathy D. Hey, Third Coast Review
"Cecile is played with comic joy by Anabella Oddo, who uses both her voice and her lithe physicality to create this hilariously naïve young girl."
-Karen Topham, Chicago On Stage