Sondra started her studies in the performing arts at the age of 4 at The Frank Hatchett Center for the Performing Arts in her native Springfield, Mass.  She trained for 13 years  in all forms of dance as well as voice and received awards in dedication, choreography and performing student of the year.

Upon graduation from Classical High School,  Sondra pursued her studies at The Boston Conservatory of Music.  She was accepted with a scholarship and in 1989, she received her BFA in Musical Theatre with a minor in dance and directing.  In her senior year at The Conservatory,  she made her professional debut as Geneva Lee Browne in the Nickerson Theatre’s Production of 1940’s Radio Hour.  To follow shortly after graduation,  Sondra was one of the stars of the Nickerson’s Little Shop of Horrors.

In 1990, Sondra moved to New York City and was reunited with her mentor Mr. Frank Hatchett, and shortly after joined his teaching staff at Broadway Dance Center.  She remained part of the Hatchett staff as well as establishing her own teaching style for over 10 years and maintained a reputation for being a well respected  and sought after instructor/choreographer. Some of her students have gone on to work in film, television, music videos and on broadway. 

Sondra made her broadway debut in the Broadway hit Ragtime (original cast/album).  And was a featured singer in City Center Encore Series of House of Flowers starring Maurice Hines.  In 2000, she received a nomination for a Barrymore Award (Philadelphia) for playing the title role in Harold Arlen’s St. Louis Woman.  Other regional credits include:  Dreamgirls (stand-by for Jennifer Holliday, where she reprised her role as Effie at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta); Ain’t Misbehavin (Charlayne); Sophisticated Ladies (The Chanteuse); Blackbirds of Broadway (World Premiere) Long Road Home (Female Lead /us); The Who’s Tommy (Acid Queen); Smokey Joe’s Café (BJ/Pattie) ; Ragtime (Sarah’s Friend).

Sondra has performed as a soloist in concert with The New York Festival of Song (Carnegie Hall) and with The Arcady Music Festival (Bangor, ME).  She also performed with the Broadway Inspirational Voices (Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and Linda Eder’s Christmas Album).

Ms. Bonitto also worked in the film Malcolm X (directed by Spike Lee),  as well as industrials overseas and was featured in Mode Magazine March 2000 issue as one of New York’s up-and-coming actresses. 

In May 2008,  Sondra served as Assistant Director/Choreographer for the stage musical Dreamgirls at Stage Aurora Theatrical Company in Jacksonville, Florida and remains an artistic associate for the theatre company.

She now resides in Tamarac, FL is the owner and artistic director for her studio, Triple Threat Performing Arts in Tamarac, FL  where she instructs  jazz, musical theatre, voice, tap, hip hop, ballet and contemporary.  She has been awarded on the competition circuit for best choreography, 1st overall, “musical theatre at its best”, “poetry in motion” and “most entertaining.”   Sondra also travels and is a featured performer with Irving Street Repetory Theater based in New York who produce several productions:  Ain’t Misbehavin, Sophisticated Ladies and Smokey Joe’s Café all of which she stars in.