Kendra Kassebaum made her Broadway debut in the ensemble of Rent, then got her big break as Glinda in the national tour of Wicked, garnering a Helen Hayes Award nomination. Kassebaum appeared in the Tony Award-winning production of Assassins and the off-Broadway comedy The Receptionist. She created the role of Sam in the 2012 musical Leap of Faith opposite Raúl Esparza.