''Grease: You're the One that I Want!'' Spencer was known as "
Ballerina Sandy" because of her
ballet background. She made it to the finals, where she came in second place behind
Laura Osnes.
Hairspray Spencer made her
Broadway debut in July 2007 as Amber Von Tussle in
Hairspray, replacing Brynn O'Malley. She played her final performance as Amber in the Broadway company on July 13, 2008, after being in the production for a year. She was succeeded by
Aubrey O'Day. She reprised the role of Amber in
The Muny production of
Hairspray in
St. Louis which ran from August 3–9, 2009. She played the role again at
Pittsburgh CLO's production of
Hairspray, which ran from July 20 to August 1, 2010.
Grease It was announced on June 25, 2008, that Spencer would replace
Laura Osnes as Sandy in the Broadway production of
Grease. She began her run on July 22, 2008, and co-starred opposite Derek Keeling as Danny. Keeling was also a runner-up on ''Grease: You're the One that I Want''. The production closed on January 4, 2009.
Regional work Spencer played the role of
Éponine in
Les Misérables at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera which ran from July 7–19, 2009. She reprised her role of Amber in the 2009 Summer production of
Hairspray at
The St. Louis Muny. She returned to Pittsburgh CLO in 2010 to play the role of Niki Harris in
Curtains from June 22–27, 2010. Spencer then played the role of Ulla in their production of
The Producers, as well as at
Paper Mill Playhouse, and then reprised her role as Amber in their production of
Hairspray. In 2014, Spencer returned to CLO for their production of ''
Singin' in the Rain'' where she played the role of Lina Lamont. From November 7, 2017, to January 14, 2018, Spencer held the role of Polly Baker in
Crazy for You at
Signature Theatre (Arlington, Virginia).
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Spencer played one of the Divas in the Broadway production of
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, which opened in March 2011 at the
Palace Theatre. The show also had a pre-Broadway tryout beginning October 12, 2010, at the
Princess of Wales Theatre in
Toronto.
Rock of Ages She took over the role of Sherrie in the Broadway production of
Rock of Ages from Emily Padgett on May 10, 2012, and was succeeded by fellow "You're The One That I Want" contestant,
Kate Rockwell, in January 2013. ==Personal life==