# Elizabeth Teeter
**Elizabeth Teeter** is an American stage actress best known for originating the role of Lydia Deetz in the Broadway return engagement of *Beetlejuice*, and for a series of Broadway and [Off-Broadway](https://www.edgepedia.org/off-broadway) credits that began when she was a child performer. She is a member of [Actors' Equity Association](https://www.edgepedia.org/actors-equity-association) and SAG-AFTRA's equivalent screen performers' union (SAG-E), and her professional biography lists stage work as her primary occupation: actor, singer, and dancer.[1](https://www.elizabeth-teeter.com/) • [2](https://thetheatrepodcast.com/episodes/elizabeth-teeter-211)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / identity | Elizabeth Teeter, American actress and singer, member of AEA and SAG-E[1](https://www.elizabeth-teeter.com/) |
| Signature role | Lydia Deetz in *Beetlejuice* on Broadway, return engagement at the Marquis Theatre, April 8, 2022 to January 8, 2023[3](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/elizabeth-teeter-493309) |
| Broadway debut | Jane Banks in *Mary Poppins*, joining the original Broadway company as a replacement on August 21, 2012[3](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/elizabeth-teeter-493309) |
| Other Broadway | Young Elizabeth (alternate) in *The Audience* (2015); Betty Parris in the 2016 revival of *The Crucible*[3](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/elizabeth-teeter-493309) |
| Off-Broadway | Lily Owens in *The Secret Life of Bees* (Atlantic Theater Company, 2019), Audelco Award nomination; Heather McNamara in *Heathers: The Musical* (2025)[4](https://bcptheater.org/cast/elizabeth-teeter/) • [5](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Elizabeth-Teeter/) |
| Television | Guest role as Symone on *The Last O.G.* (TBS)[5](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Elizabeth-Teeter/) |
| Representation | Buchwald Agency, contact Katie Britton[4](https://bcptheater.org/cast/elizabeth-teeter/) |
## Early career on Broadway
Teeter grew up in a theatrical family; she is the daughter of Lara Teeter, an actor and theater teacher, and a mother who works as a dancer and dance teacher.[6](https://singwiththestars.com/broadway/people/elizabeth-teeter) Her first Broadway credit came as a teenager, when she joined the original company of *Mary Poppins* as Jane Banks in August 2012, in the final months of that show's run at the [New Amsterdam Theatre](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-amsterdam-theatre).[3](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/elizabeth-teeter-493309)
By her own account on a podcast interview, she moved to New York to live alone at age 14 to pursue performing.[2](https://thetheatrepodcast.com/episodes/elizabeth-teeter-211) Two stage roles followed quickly. In 2015 she was one of the two young performers alternating as Young Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II, in the original Broadway production of *The Audience*, opposite [Helen Mirren](https://www.edgepedia.org/helen-mirren); the production ran at the Schoenfeld Theatre from March 8 to June 28, 2015.[3](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/elizabeth-teeter-493309) • [7](https://newyorktheater.me/2015/03/12/the-audience-review-helen-mirren-as-queen-elizabeth-over-her-60-year-reign/) In 2016 she played Betty Parris in Ivo van Hove's Broadway revival of *The Crucible* at the Walter Kerr Theatre, sharing the stage with [Saoirse Ronan](https://www.edgepedia.org/saoirse-ronan) and [Ben Whishaw](https://www.edgepedia.org/ben-whishaw).[8](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64a5f2f3fa232551803af8db/t/678aa6b1437af647a36d128f/1737139889238/Elizabeth%2BTeeter-%2Bresume%2B2025%2Bcorrect%281%29.pdf)
## Beetlejuice and the role of Lydia
Teeter's most prominent role to date is Lydia Deetz in *[Beetlejuice](https://www.edgepedia.org/beetlejuice-musical)*, the musical based on [Tim Burton](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-burton)'s 1988 film, in which she starred opposite Tony nominee [Alex Brightman](https://www.edgepedia.org/alex-brightman), who plays the title demon.[9](https://playbill.com/article/step-into-character-with-beetlejuice-star-elizabeth-teeter) As Lydia, she plays a grieving teenager who encounters a recently deceased couple and a scheming demon, and reconciles with her father over the course of the show.[9](https://playbill.com/article/step-into-character-with-beetlejuice-star-elizabeth-teeter)
The timing of the casting shaped the beginning of the run. Teeter learned she had the role just as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down New York theaters, and she never took her first bow as Lydia at that time; the production returned on Broadway on April 8, 2022, and she was in the reopened company until the show closed on January 8, 2023.[2](https://thetheatrepodcast.com/episodes/elizabeth-teeter-211) • [3](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/elizabeth-teeter-493309) In interviews she has described the character's connection with the show's fan audience as part of why she performed the role.[2](https://thetheatrepodcast.com/episodes/elizabeth-teeter-211)
## Off-Broadway and regional work
Her Off-Broadway debut as an adult lead came as Lily Owens in the 2019 world premiere of *The Secret Life of Bees* at [Atlantic Theater Company](https://www.edgepedia.org/atlantic-theater-company), directed by Sam Gold, a performance that brought an Audelco nomination.[4](https://bcptheater.org/cast/elizabeth-teeter/) In 2025 she played Heather McNamara, one of the three title queen bees, in *Heathers: The Musical* Off-Broadway, reuniting with her *Beetlejuice* castmate [Kerry Butler](https://www.edgepedia.org/kerry-butler), who plays Ms. Fleming in the same production.[5](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Elizabeth-Teeter/) • [10](https://www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf-stages/two-beetlejuice-stars-reunite-in-heathers-the-musical/) In 2026 she was cast as Mildred in the Irish Repertory Theatre revival of [Eugene O'Neill](https://www.edgepedia.org/eugene-oneill)'s *The Hairy Ape*, directed by Ciarán O'Reilly.[5](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Elizabeth-Teeter/)
Her regional resume centers on St. Louis venues and includes Liesl von Trapp in *The Sound of Music* at both Ogunquit Playhouse and the Muny, Laura in *The Glass Menagerie* with the Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, a performance for which she received a St. Louis Theater Circle Award, Dorothy in *The Wizard of Oz* with Variety Theatre St. Louis, and Wendy in the 2018 regional premiere of *Jerome Robbins' Broadway* at the Muny.[4](https://bcptheater.org/cast/elizabeth-teeter/) • [5](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Elizabeth-Teeter/) • [8](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64a5f2f3fa232551803af8db/t/678aa6b1437af647a36d128f/1737139889238/Elizabeth%2BTeeter-%2Bresume%2B2025%2Bcorrect%281%29.pdf)
## Screen work and music
Teeter's screen credits are limited. She appeared as a guest on the TBS comedy *The Last O.G.* and in the SAG short film *Leaving*; the film database IMDb also lists *Riding Lessons* and dates *Leaving* to 2019.[4](https://bcptheater.org/cast/elizabeth-teeter/) • [11](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9292479/) Her 2025 resume also lists an independent-release debut EP of original music, *Out There*.[8](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64a5f2f3fa232551803af8db/t/678aa6b1437af647a36d128f/1737139889238/Elizabeth%2BTeeter-%2Bresume%2B2025%2Bcorrect%281%29.pdf)
Her vocal profile is that of a mezzo-soprano with a belt extension, with a listed range of A3 to A5.[8](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64a5f2f3fa232551803af8db/t/678aa6b1437af647a36d128f/1737139889238/Elizabeth%2BTeeter-%2Bresume%2B2025%2Bcorrect%281%29.pdf)
## References
1. [Elizabeth Teeter, official website](https://www.elizabeth-teeter.com/)
2. [Ep211 - Elizabeth Teeter: Spilling the Deetz about Beetlejuice the Musical, The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales](https://thetheatrepodcast.com/episodes/elizabeth-teeter-211)
3. [Elizabeth Teeter, IBDB (Internet Broadway Database)](https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/elizabeth-teeter-493309)
4. [Elizabeth Teeter, Bucks County Playhouse cast page](https://bcptheater.org/cast/elizabeth-teeter/)
5. [Elizabeth Teeter, BroadwayWorld profile](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Elizabeth-Teeter/)
6. [Elizabeth Teeter, Sing with the Stars profile](https://singwiththestars.com/broadway/people/elizabeth-teeter)
7. [The Audience Review: Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth Over Her 60-Year Reign, New York Theater](https://newyorktheater.me/2015/03/12/the-audience-review-helen-mirren-as-queen-elizabeth-over-her-60-year-reign/)
8. [Elizabeth Teeter resume, 2025 (PDF)](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/64a5f2f3fa232551803af8db/t/678aa6b1437af647a36d128f/1737139889238/Elizabeth%2BTeeter-%2Bresume%2B2025%2Bcorrect%281%29.pdf)
9. [Step Into Character With Beetlejuice Star Elizabeth Teeter, Playbill](https://playbill.com/article/step-into-character-with-beetlejuice-star-elizabeth-teeter)
10. [Two 'Beetlejuice' Stars Reunite in 'Heathers the Musical', TDF Stages](https://www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf-stages/two-beetlejuice-stars-reunite-in-heathers-the-musical/)
11. [Elizabeth Teeter, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9292479/)
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