Andréa Burns (born February 21, 1971) in Miami Beach, Florida, She is an American actress, singer and songwriter, primarily featured in theatre, recordings and television. She is married to Director Performer Peter Flynn, whom she met[1] while touring in West Side Story. They have a son named Hudson[2] who is featured on the cover art of her solo album, A Deeper Shade of Red.
Describing herself as "...a Venezuelan Jewess from Miami Beach who grew up loving Broadway theatre.",[3] the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts alumna began her career touring the opera houses of Europe as Maria in West Side Story when she was 18 years old. She has appeared on Broadway as Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, as Vicki Nichols in The Full Monty, and has sung concerts at Carnegie Hall, and other American concert halls, but theatre audiences know her best for her performance in the original company of Jason Robert Brown’s critically acclaimed Songs for a New World. Andréa portrayed Lucille Frank in the national tour of Parade, directed by Harold Prince, for which she received a Touring Broadway Awards nomination for Best Actress.[4] She also created the role of Celeste in Stephen Sondheim ’s Saturday Night at Second Stage Theatre.
Regionally, Andréa was nominated for the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Dot in Sunday in the Park with George at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. She also played a variety of roles across the American stage, ranging from Eva Peron in Evita to Laurey in Oklahoma!. Other regional credits include Marta in Company and Mary in Jesus Christ Superstar and recently Manuela , (the Judy Garland role ) in the stage premiere of Cole Porter ’s The Pirate. Television credits include a recurring role on the new Electric Company, Law & Order: SVU as well as the animated series Wonderpets.
Her debut solo album A Deeper Shade Of Red received positive reviews[5] and she also made an appearance on the 2006 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts with “100 Stories”- a single she co-produced with her brother, Mike Burns.
She can also be heard on the original cast recordings of In The Heights, Songs for a New World, This Ordinary Thursday - The Songs of Georgia Stitt, Saturday Night, It’s Only Life, Dear Edwina, Shine, Broadway Bound, and Broadway Musicals of 1953.
Andréa Burns most recently appeared on Broadway as “Daniela” in the Tony Award-winning musical “In The Heights”.
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The Muny, 2011 Rose "Rosie" Alvarez
Broadway Transfer, 2008 Daniela
Roundabout Revival, 2007 Googie Gomez (Standby)
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2007 Daniela (Originator)
World Premiere, 2006 Manuela
Reading, 2006 Performer
National Tour, 2001 Vicki Nichols
Original Broadway Production, 2000 Vicki Nichols [Replacement]
Off-Broadway Production, 2000 Celeste
US National Tour, 1999 Lucille Frank
New York Concert, 1999 Nancy Foyle
Original Off-Off-Broadway Production, 1995 Performer
Original Broadway Production, 1994 Belle [Replacement][Understudy] Townsperson, Enchanted Object [Replacement] Townsperson, Enchanted Object [Replacement] Enchanted Object [Replacement] Townsperson [Replacement]
European Tour 1992-1993 Maria [Replacement][Understudy]
[Studio Cast, 2008] Performer
[Solo album, 2007]
[The Songs of Georgia Stitt, 2007] Performer
[John Bucchino, 2006] Performer
[Studio Cast, 2004] Performer
[Demo Recording, 2002] Performer
[Studio Recording, 2002] Performer
[Original Off-Broadway Cast, 2000] Celeste
[Original Cast Members, 1995] Performer