Editing Sutton Foster (section)

===2011&ndash;2014: ''Anything Goes'' and branching out===
Foster played Reno Sweeney in the Broadway revival of ''[[Anything Goes]]'', which began performances on March 10, 2011, at the [[Stephen Sondheim Theatre]] and officially opened on April 7, 2011.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/article/bon-voyage-anything-goes-with-sutton-foster-and-joel-grey-opens-on-broadway-com-177984 "Bon Voyage! Anything Goes, With Sutton Foster and Joel Grey, Opens on Broadway"] playbill.com</ref> Foster won her third [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] and second [[Drama Desk Award]] and [[Tony Award]] for her performance.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150872-War-Horse-Book-of-Mormon-Other-Desert-Cities-The-Kid-Are-Outer-Critics-Circle-Winners "'War Horse',' Book of Mormon', 'Other Desert Cities','The Kid 'Are Outer Critics Circle Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622194404/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150872-War-Horse-Book-of-Mormon-Other-Desert-Cities-The-Kid-Are-Outer-Critics-Circle-Winners |date=June 22, 2011 }} Playbill</ref><ref>[http://www.playbill.com/article/drama-desk-awards-go-to-book-of-mormon-normal-heart-war-horse-sutton-foster-norbert-leo-butz-com-177744 "Drama Desk Awards Go to 'Book of Mormon', 'Normal Heart', 'War Horse', 'Sutton Foster', Norbert Leo Butz"] Playbill</ref><ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/war-horse-book-of-mormon-anything-goes-normal-heart-win-2011-tony-awards-com-179738s "War Horse, Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, Normal Heart Win 2011 Tony Awards"]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} playbill.com, June 12, 2011</ref> Foster's final performance was on March 11, 2012, when she was replaced by [[Stephanie J. Block]]. Foster left to film the television comedy-drama ''[[Bunheads]]'', which premiered on ABC Family on June 11, 2012.<ref>[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Shes-De-Lovely-and-Shes-Coming-Back-Stephanie-J-Block-to-Return-to-ANYTHING-GOES-March-15th-20120223 "She's 'De-Lovely' and She's Coming Back! Stephanie J. Block to Return to ANYTHING GOES March 15th"] broadwayworld.com, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.channelguidemagblog.com/index.php/2012/06/07/sutton-foster-trades-broadway-for-bunheads/ "Sutton Foster Trades Broadway for 'Bunheads'"] channelguidemag.com</ref> Foster played the lead role in this short-lived 2012 [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] drama, developed by [[Amy Sherman-Palladino]], the creator of ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''. She played former Las Vegas showgirl Michelle, who impulsively marries a man, moves to his small town, and begins teaching ballet lessons at her new mother-in-law's dance studio. She won the [[Gracie Award]] and received a nomination at the [[3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards]] for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Collis |first=Clark |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/06/06/bunheads-sutton-foster/|title=Sutton Foster talks 'Bunheads|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 6, 2012 |access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref> The series was cancelled after a single season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bunheads-canceled-abc-family_n_3636818|title=CANCELED|last=Prudom|first=Laura|date=July 22, 2013|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref>

In the spring of 2012, she returned to Ball State, teaching classes, mentoring the interdisciplinary team that wrote the musical ''The Circus in Winter'', and co-directing the Department of Theatre and Dance's Spring 2012 production of ''The Drowsy Chaperone''; she also spoke at commencement and received an [[Honorary degree|Honorary]] [[Doctor of arts|Doctorate of Fine Arts degree]] for her continued engagement with Ball State students. Foster continued her relationship with Ball State in October 2012, performing in the staged reading of ''The Circus in Winter'' at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's Festival of New Musicals at [[New World Stages]] in New York.<ref name=NAMT>Hetrick, Adam [http://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-andre-de-shields-and-nancy-opel-join-casts-of-namt-festival-musicals-com-197744# "Sutton Foster, André De Shields and Nancy Opel Join Casts of NAMT Festival Musicals"] Playbill, September 19, 2012</ref> In 2013, Foster guest starred in an episode of ''[[Psych]]''  and starred as Kerry in actor [[James Roday]]'s comedic thriller ''[[Gravy (film)|Gravy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/psych-star-directing-blood-splattered-434592 |title='Psych' Star Directing Blood-Splattered Dark Comedy 'Gravy' |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 7, 2013 |access-date=December 30, 2013}}</ref> In 2014, she appeared opposite [[Robin Williams]] in the comedy ''[[The Angriest Man in Brooklyn]]''.<ref name="hpyounger" /> From March to August 2014, Foster starred in the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]] production of the musical ''[[Violet (musical)|Violet]]'' at the [[American Airlines Theatre]].<ref>Purcell, Carey. [http://www.playbill.com/article/violet-starring-tony-winner-sutton-foster-will-play-broadway-in-march-2014-com-212143 "'Violet', Starring Tony Winner Sutton Foster, Will Play Broadway in March 2014"] playbill.com, November 25, 2013</ref> Foster received her sixth Tony Award nomination for her performance.<ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2014-Tony-Award-Nominations-The-Complete-List-20140429#.U2A-D_ldVfg 2014 Tony Award Nominations - The Complete List; A Gentleman's Guide Leads With 10!] broadwayworld.com, Retrieved May 5, 2014</ref>