Christine Andreas
Christine Andreas is an American broadway actress and singer.
Biography
- Broadway
Andreas was born in Camden, New Jersey. She made her Broadway debut in a 1975 revival of Angel Street. The following year she was cast as Eliza Doolittle in the 20th Anniversary production of My Fair Lady, for which she received the Theatre World Award. Additional theatre credits include Oklahoma! (Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical), On Your Toes (Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical), The Scarlet Pimpernel, Words & Music with Sammy Cahn, Rags, Pal Joey, and Legs Diamond. Also starred in the Broadway bound and derailed Erte production of Stardust.
She spent 2007 touring the US as Margaret Johnson in The Light in the Piazza. In 2010, she portrayed the role of Jacqueline in the new Broadway production of La Cage Aux Folles, which opened April 18, 2010. The show was a transfer from London's West End and has won the 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival.[1] Also won three 2010 Tony Awards (Best Revival of a Musical, Best Leading Actor in a Musical and Best Direction of a Musical).
- Regional
Tartuffe (Kennedy Center), Twelfth Night (Alaska Rep), Sarah and Abraham (George St.), Promises, Promises
- West End
Collaboration with composer Martin Silvestri led to U.S. premiere and London production of The Fields of Ambrosia.
- Television
Andreas' television appearances include The Cosby Show, Another World, PBS - Musical Comedy Tonite and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She portrayed Ava Gardner in the made-for-TV movie Mia, Child of Hollywood.
- Cabaret
She has performed her cabaret act in the Café Carlyle and the Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room and Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Catalina Grill in Los Angeles, and has appeared in concert in London, Paris, Rome and at The White House.
- Awards
- World Theater (Janus) Award 1975-1976, New York
Best Actress in a Musical "My Fair Lady"
- Tony Award Nomination 1980, New York
Best Actress in a Musical "Oklahoma!"
- Tony Award Nomination 1983, New York
Best Featured Actress in a Musical "On Your Toes"
- Barrymore Award 2002-2003, Philadelphia
Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical "Pal Joey"
- Helen Hayes Award 2007, Washington D.C.
Best Actress in a Musical "The Light in the Piazza"
- Recordings
Solo recordings include
- Here’s to the Ladies
- Love Is Good
- The Carlyle Set
Cast recordings include
- My Fair Lady - 20th Anniversary - 1976 Revival
- Oklahoma! 1979 Revival
- On Your Toes 1983 Revival
- Fields of Ambrosia 1996 Cast
- The Scarlet Pimpernel 1997 Cast
- The Scarlet Pimpernel-Encore 1998 Cast
- La Cage Aux Folles 2010 Revival
Other related recordings
- Beauty and the Beast - 1974 Studio
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - 1974 Studio
- Lovesong: A Musical Entertainment - 1980 Cast
- Alec Wilder's Clues to a Life - 1982 Cast
- Lola - 1985 Cast
- Maury Yeston Songbook - Various
- Broadway Unplugged - Various
- Broadway Musicals of 1929 - Various
- Broadway Musicals of 1956 - Various
- Musicality of Rodgers and Hart - Various
- The Singles - Various
- A Cabaret Cocktail - Various
- New York: Destination Music - Various
- Falling in Love Is Wonderful: Broadway's Greatest Love Duets - Various
- Carols for a Cure 2010 Vol.12 - Various
Reviews
Source: Official Site [2]
- "Christine Andreas is everything anyone who loves romantic pop music could want - simply sine qua non." From: Smith, Liz. "The Oak Room At The Algonquin Hotel", New York Post, Spring, 1999.
- "She finds a blend of lyricism and sweet sensuality that only the finest Broadway voices can conjure." From: Holden, Stephen. "Christine Andreas, Oak Room at the Algonquin", The New York Times, March 14, 2000.
- "A lyric soprano with a distinctive, gorgeous voice, Andreas illuminates the mood and meaning of each song through her considerable acting skills." From: Dolan, Christine. "Treasure of Broadway shines in cabaret show", The Miami Herald, February 1, 2008.
- "Andreas' performance made it clear that she has every reason to feel at home in any jazz club she chooses to grace with her mesmerizing musical presence." From: Heckman, Don. "She's a Broadway baby at home with jazz: Christine Andreas transforms all types of songs in her West Coast nightclub debut", Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2004.
- "Not all sopranos can summon the warmth and intimacy cabaret singing requires." From: Gardner, Elysa. "The Carlyle Set", USA Today, undated.
- "Christine Andreas has one of the four or five most compelling voices to be heard in the Broadway theater." From: Holden, Stephen, "Love is Good", The New York Times, undated.
- "Many singers have lovely voices. Very few interpret lyrics the way they were meant to be sung. Christine Andreas does just that. As a lyricist, I can only applaud." From: David, Hal, "Love is Good", undated.
Personal
She is married to composer and musician Martin Silvestri.[3] She has one son, Mac. Diagnosed with pervasive developmental disabilities, he lives in a group home.
References
- ^ Jones, Kenneth.Shively, Cox, Andreas, Hoch, De Jesús, Shaddow and Cunningham Join La Cage aux Folles" playbill.com, February 3, 2010
- ^ "Christine Andreas Official Site reviews" christineandreas.com, retrieved March 10, 2010
- ^ "Christine Andreas talks Two for The Road" centerscene.blogspot.com, September 2, 2009
External links
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October 1, 1951 |
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Camden, New Jersey, United States |
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