Mackenzie is a self-proclaimed "actress, singer, tapper and face kicker." She grew up in a small town "where nothin's over three stories high" (to quote her ultimate dream role). The oldest of four girls, her love of musical theatre came from dance classes at the local community center, singing in church choir, and watching the old MGM musicals with her mother and grandmother.  

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She went on to study at the Catholic University of America, earning a Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre. She studied classical and contemporary musical theatre voice with Doug Bowles, acting with Jay D. Brock and  Melissa Flaim and dance with Pauline Grossman, before becoming first in the program to graduate early.

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She spent a few years working professionally in the Washington, DC professional theatre community before relocating to New York in January of 2018. Currently, she bops between New York and Philadelphia, with the cutest kitten in the world in tow.