Regine Sophia’s – Regine Sophia is one of only two cast members making a Broadway debut in Chess The Musical at the Imperial Theatre—and this moment carries extra weight because her résumé already includes principal roles, major dance recognition, and years of awards dating fro
On Broadway, the spotlight can feel like it arrives overnight. For Regine Sophia, it’s arriving at a major moment—but it lands because of what came before.
Her current run in Chess The Musical at the Imperial Theatre has brought her to Broadway, with her place in the production shaped by a lengthy audition process that lasted several months and drew in a large pool of dancers before only a small number were selected. Sophia earned one of those spots.
There’s another detail that makes this run feel especially significant: she is one of only two people in the cast making a Broadway debut. And the production itself has already earned “Most Outstanding Dance Group,” with Regine Sophia part of the work that helped define that recognition.
“I take that trust seriously,” she says. “When you are brought into a production at that level, you want to meet it with everything you have.”
It’s a line that fits how her career has been built. Chess isn’t the first time she’s been trusted with high-stakes performance work in respected spaces. Long before this Broadway moment, she played Kylar in Bring It On!. at The Muny and Portia in Something Rotten!. at Music Theatre Wichita—principal roles that signal range and stamina, not just one impressive look.
“I love stepping into spaces that require different strengths,” she says. “It keeps me honest and keeps me growing.”
She has also taken on lead dancer work in parts like Patsy in Crazy for You, along with additional roles across various productions. Even her credit list has texture—one of the reasons her Broadway arrival doesn’t feel like hype hanging in the air.
From 2023 through 2025, she earned five individual scholarships and awards tied to dance and performance achievement: the June H. Ford Memorial Award for Musical Theatre Dance Performance. the Reuben & Gladys Golumbic Scholarship for Performance Achievement. the Fainor Family Award for the Arts in Musical Theatre. the Robert E. Leonard Award, and the Sue Carson Award.
“I am proud of those honors because they reflect years of effort,” she says. “They remind me that the work has substance behind it.”
That “substance” shows up not only in the accolades, but in how she talks about responsibility inside a team. Sophia has experience spanning hip hop. jazz. musical theatre dance. ballet. and modern-contemporary work—and she treats that variety as something intentional. “I have always wanted to be versatile in a real way,” she says. “I want to bring a full set of skills into the room.”.
Her versatility has roots that go back to when she began training at five, taking hip hop and ballet classes. As her abilities grew, she kept expanding. Later. she led the 13-member METTA Dance Troupe as dance captain to a silver finish at the Philippine National Dance Championships. and she also placed as first runner-up in the same championships. She received an honorable mention at the Philippine Dance Cup. and she performed as an opening act for Ballet Philippines during its Romeo and Juliet run.
She has also spoken about responsibilities beyond dancing—organizing logistics, relaying information, overseeing proposals, adjusting schedules, and addressing group conflict when needed. It’s a reminder that she isn’t only focused on what audiences see.
“I care about what makes the whole process stronger,” she says. “That includes what happens before anyone ever sees the final result.”
For Sophia, the push toward musical theatre traces back to seeing the Asia-Pacific tour of Cats The Musical. She’d already been training, but that production sharpened the desire into something more concrete. It gave her a vision for what she wanted to pursue and the level she wanted to reach.
“It made the dream feel vivid,” she says. “I could picture the life more clearly after that.”
Now she’s living part of that life in real time. while keeping her eyes on what’s next: more Broadway work. stages across the country. national tours. international tours. and continued growth in her abilities over time. She also wants to expand into choreography and remain active in teaching and knowledge sharing within the theatre and dance community.
For more information on Regine Sophia, visit her website.
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