Born in New Jersey, Isabella Russo spent most of her childhood on the road traveling the US/Canada with her father's work in Wicked the musical (1st national tour) from 2005-2015. At the age of 11, she was cast as "Summer Hathaway" in the Off-Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock before originating the role on Broadway.TV: co-star with John Legend and Chrissy Teigen in the role of "Clara" for Target's mini-musical, The Toycracker. Other TV appearances include Tony Awards 2016, Good Morning America, the View, the Today Show and Macy's Thanksgiving Parade