"It's a funny coincidence that in 1996 I played "Anytime Annie" in the Cincinnati Young People's Theatre production, and seven years later that's the role I understudied on the national tour!" says the McAuley High School grad.

She stayed with the national tour of 42nd Street until it closed in June. "I was on the tour three months shy of two years and performed in over 600 performances in 54 cities. I did get to perform "Anytime Annie," which of course was a dream come true.

Miller's opening night on Broadway was Oct. 19. "It was everything I imagined and so much more. My parents (Tom and Ann Miller) flew to New York and my boyfriend came from Los Angeles.

"My mom had never been to New York before. She always joked that she wasn't coming until I was on Broadway."

Showbiz, she observes, isn't easy. "You face rejection and insecurity on a daily basis. But boy, when your lows turn into highs! When you get the chance to sing and dance and act on Broadway or in any show from dinner theater to summer stock, it's an incredible feeling.

"My life feels like a dream right now," she says.