Heidi Blickenstaff (born December 28, 1971) is an actress based in New York City best known for playing a version of herself in the musical [title of show] during its Off-Broadway and Broadway runs, as well as for originating the role of Bea in the 2015 musical Something Rotten! . 　　Blickenstaff grew up in Fresno, California , and got her start in musical theater at the Good Company Players, where her roles included "Annie" in the musical of the same name. She is a graduate of Roosevelt High School in Fresno, Calif., and Duke University . 　　Her father, Dale Blickenstaff, is the former District Attorney of Fresno County. In 2015, she married Nicholas Rohlfing.