Claire McConnell

Claire is a New York City-based actor, photographer, and micro theatre influencer.

Claire graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BFA in Musical Theatre. She also received training through the Broadway Dreams Foundation, where she was a performance apprentice from 2018 to 2021.

In addition to theatre, Claire is a self-taught photographer who focuses on headshots, live performances, and pet photography. (Portfolio) She is also the creator and interviewer of The Broadway Vlogs.

Claire hosts “I’ll Drink to That” on Apple and Spotify Podcasts, where she chats with industry folks about their work, favorite shows, coffee orders, and more.

Most recently, Claire joined the Out of Focus cast as Tess in Chicago. Out of Focus was chosen for the 2024 Chicago Musical Theatre Festival at Steppenwolf Theatre.

You can hear Claire in d’Illusion: The Houdini Musical written by Bálint Varga, on all streaming platforms.

When she’s not playing dress-up and making-believe, Claire enjoys watching historical docuseries, pet sitting, baking deserts that she probably won’t eat, and dog-watching in the city.

You can follow Claire on Instagram at @claire.mcconnell. Find her on Tiktok at @clairemccon.

Cover and About photo by J Demetrie Photography

 

Find me on Instagram!

let the quarter life crisis commence
did full moon things like saving the arts and meeting aubrey plaza.
Getting to see the brilliance of @pattilupone live after watching her fantastic performance for the last few weeks in Agatha All Along is truly something special. Fantabulous. And yes I did edit these at Holdfast. What about it? 📷 Moi. 🎭 The Roo
christmas starts in 3 days. i don’t make the rules. also my mom got a taste of a pekoe party this week. she enjoyed. a lot.
from the archives
tis the season for blazers and sweaters
Searching for a coven to walk the road. Any takers?
My whole feed is full of love and admiration for this wonderful, talented, loving human, Gavin Creel. Almost every post is about him and how he changed lives in one way or another. I only met him briefly during his time in Into The Woods. But it was
@teeth_nyc invited me to get a peak at the upcoming cast moving to New World Stages this October! I was so sad to miss their initial run so I was THRILLED to hear they would be back for spooky season. Teeth begins performances in October at New Wor