In this episode, we get all the dish on the journey from a bright-eyed young singing and tap-dancing girl dreaming of being a broadway star, to realizing that dream. But there were plenty of lessons to learn both professionally and personally that no one has written about before her memoir “Confessions Of An Actress: From Chorus Girl to Broadway Star”
Bio: BROADWAY: Recently starred as Marilyn Monroe in the play WHO KILLED MARILYN in a NYC Broadway Private Presentation. Originated the role of Judy Haynes in WHITE CHRISTMAS (Broadway/World Premiere/Cast Album), Starred as Peggy Sawyer in 42ND ST (Revival), played a featured role in Julie Taymor’s THE GREEN BIRD, starred in numerous Broadway workshops including FINDING NEVERLAND, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, CURTAINS, GINGER - The Ginger Rogers Story, and THE JAZZ SINGER as Ruby Keeler. OFF BROADWAY: featured in Madison Square Garden’s A Christmas Carol, starred in City Center Encore’s production of Face The Music (Cast Album), performed for 5 years with Town Hall’s Broadway By The Year Concert Series on 44th Street. Regional Theatre: Joanne in Real Housewives The Musical, Louise in Steve Martin’s The Underpants at The Geffen Playhouse, Polly in The Boy Friend (Julie Andrews, Dir.) Young Phyllis in Papermill’s Follies (with Ann Miller/Cast Album). FILM: Coen Brother’s Film Hail Caesar (as Channing Tatum’s Tap Coach), Broken Flowers (opposite Bill Murray), Every Little Step, Before the Devil Knows You Dead & The Princess Diaries II, Company Man. TELEVISION: Guest Starring Roles on Law & Order SVU, Person Of Interest, The Good Wife, Boston Legal (Recurring as Tom Selleck’s Wife), All My Children (Recurring). CONCERTS: Starred in Broadway in Barbados, 100 Years of Broadway (Nationwide) Soloist for The Pasadena Symphony, Solo show at Feinstein’s & Birdland, & The Gardenia (Hollywood).
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