Francesca Carpanini on Her Broadway Breakout in ‘All My Sons’

Francesca Carpanini has barely begun her professional stage career, but has so far built her breakout on a rather impressive roster of roles. Carpanini plays Ann Deever in the revival of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons,” which is nominated for three Tonys including best revival of a play, best actress for Annette Bening and best featured actor for Benjamin Walker. “All My Sons” marks her second Broadway billing, following a role in “The Little Foxes” alongside Cynthia Nixon and Laura Linney. “I’ve played some really incredible roles, but this feels like a new step,” she says of Ann. Carpanini, who is 25, was born in England but her family moved to L.A. when she was 5. She attended the arts-focused Crossroads high school before heading to Juilliard. “I mean, I just always did it. I never wanted to do anything else,” she says of acting. “I was never interested in sports. I was never interested in painting.” In her third year at Juilliard, she landed the role of Miranda in “The Tempest” in the Shakespeare in the Park production. “The wind was blowing, and I’m in Central Park and I’m acting with Sam Waterston,” she recalls. The part put her on the radar of much of

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