Stage and other work Egan spent much of her time as a child taking dance, concentrating on
ballet and trained as a
figure skater from ages five to 10. While attending Los Alamitos High School, the
Orange County School of the Arts in
Santa Ana, California, and
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), she began her career acting in local community theaters and civic light operas. While attending UCLA, Egan took time off when
Tommy Tune cast her as Kim MacAfee in his touring production of
Bye Bye Birdie. After the tour ended, she was cast in the tour of
State Fair and soon afterwards won the coveted role of
Belle in the original
Broadway cast of
Beauty and the Beast in 1994, for which she was nominated for the
Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical at the
48th Tony Awards and the
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. On Broadway, Egan portrayed Belle for one year and reprised the role in the
Los Angeles production in 1995, along with many of the original Broadway cast members. She also starred portraying characters in leading roles in
State Fair,
Cabaret,
Triumph of Love, and
Thoroughly Modern Millie. She has performed in one-woman,
cabaret-style concerts at venues across the U.S. including the
Orange County Performing Arts Center in
Costa Mesa, California and has appeared at the
Hollywood Bowl five times including on June 6, 2016, when she appeared alongside
Brad Kane as an opening act for
Disney's
The Little Mermaid Live show. Egan produces live stage productions with two companies she manages: Broadway Princess Party, LLC and 10th & Main Productions. She produces
Disney Princess - The Concert, ''Walt Disney Animation Studios: The Concert In December 2025, she was a guest narrator at
Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World. In 2026, Egan will be honored with a
Disney Legend Award for her contributions to the company.
Television On television, Egan is known for her co-starring role as Nikki White (
Nikki Cox)'s best friend Mary Campbell in
Nikki on
The WB.
Voice acting Egan's voice has been featured in the
English language version of two feature films by
Hayao Miyazaki,
Spirited Away and
Porco Rosso. She is most widely known for voicing
Megara in the 1997 film
Hercules and reprised her role in the 1998
TV series of the same name in two episodes and also in
Kingdom Hearts II and
Kingdom Hearts III. Egan provided Angel (
Alyssa Milano)'s singing voice in ''
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure and the voice acting for Rose Quartz on the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe'' along with various other characters. ==Personal life==