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{{Infobox artist
| name          = Summer Severin
| disciplines   = Dancer · Musical theatre performer
| education     = Elon University, B.F.A. Music Theatre (2025)
| training      = [[Taylor Made Dance & Theatre]] under [[Angela Morando-Taylor]]
| years_active  = 2025–present (professional)
| notable_roles = Swing and dance captain, ''Water for Elephants'' North American tour (2025–)
| productions   = ''Water for Elephants'' (national tour)
| companies     = [[Taylor Made Dance & Theatre]] (dance faculty)
| website       = [https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Summer-Severin/ BroadwayWorld profile]
}}
'''Summer Severin''' is an American dancer and musical theatre performer. She is a swing and the dance captain of the North American touring production of the Broadway musical '''''Water for Elephants''''', which opened in September 2025. She trained at [[Taylor Made Dance & Theatre]] under [[Angela Morando-Taylor]] and graduated from Elon University's music theatre program in 2025.<ref name="bios">{{cite web |url=https://www.playhousesquare.org/assets/doc/WFE_Cast_Bios-8691c39173.pdf |title=Water for Elephants – Cast Bios |website=Playhouse Square |format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="bww">{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Summer-Severin/ |title=Summer Severin |website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref>

== Training and education ==
Severin studied dance and musical theatre at [[Taylor Made Dance & Theatre]], the studio run by [[Angela Morando-Taylor]], and later taught dance there. The studio's staff page lists her on its dance faculty.<ref name="staff">{{cite web |url=https://taylormadedanceandtheatre.com/the-who%E2%80%99s-who%26staff-bios |title=The Who's Who & Staff Bios |website=Taylor Made Dance and Theatre |access-date=2026-11-07}}</ref> Elon University in North Carolina, where she earned her degree in music theatre in 2025, is one of the colleges where Morando-Taylor's college-prep students have gone.<ref name="bios" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesobserver.com/news/local-news/2024/07/professional-performance-educator-brings-connections-and-expertise-home |title=Professional performance educator brings connections and expertise home |website=Times Observer (Warren, Pennsylvania) |date=2024-07}}</ref>

== Career ==
''Water for Elephants'' was Severin's professional debut and her first national tour. She is a swing, covering several ensemble roles, and the company's dance captain.<ref name="bios" /> The musical is based on Sara Gruen's novel and its 2024 Broadway production, and is staged with circus acrobatics. The tour opened on September 27, 2025, at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/see-whos-hitting-the-road-in-water-for-elephants-national-tour |title=See Who's Hitting the Road in Water for Elephants National Tour |website=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theatermania.com/news/water-for-elephants-north-american-tour-announces-complete-cast_1797339 |title=Water for Elephants North American Tour Announces Complete Cast |website=TheaterMania}}</ref> It went on to play cities including Cleveland (Playhouse Square, March 2026) and Chicago (Nederlander Theatre, June 2026).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cleveland/article/WATER-FOR-ELEPHANTSNational-Tour-Comes-To-Playhouse-Square-March-2026-20251112 |title=WATER FOR ELEPHANTS National Tour Comes To Playhouse Square March 2026 |website=BroadwayWorld |date=2025-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://stageandcinema.com/2026/06/27/water-for-elephants-review-tour/ |title=Theater Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (National Tour at Nederlander Theatre / Chicago) |website=Stage and Cinema |date=2026-06-27}}</ref> Her Elon classmate Ella Huestis made her own touring debut in the same company.<ref name="bios" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Summer-Severin/ Summer Severin] on BroadwayWorld
* [https://www.instagram.com/summerseverin/ @summerseverin] on Instagram

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