Candy Brown
| Candy Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Occupation | Actress, dancer, choreographer |
Candy Brown (also known as Candy Ann Brown)[1] is an American dancer,[2] choreographer and theatre, film and television actress.[1]
Brown is known for originating the role of June in the 1975 Bob Fosse directed Broadway musical Chicago,[3] and for such films, television series and stage productions as the original cast of A Chorus Line[4] and Pippin,[5] Zebrahead,[1] Ali, Six Feet Under, Sister, Sister, Nash Bridges and NYPD Blue.
Brown also performed on the Broadway stage in Purlie with Cleavon Little and Sherman Hemsley and in the West Coast premiere of the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.
References
- 1 2 3 "Candy Ann Brown". The New York Times.
- ↑ Dalfonzo, Gina (February 17, 2014). "Dance to Excess". The Weekly Standard.
- ↑ Wasson, Sam (2013). Fosse. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 662.
- ↑ Robertson, Campbell (September 24, 2006). "‘A Singular Sensation,’ a New Generation". The New York Times.
- ↑ Wasson, Sam (2013). Fosse. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 317.
External links
- Candy Brown at the Internet Movie Database
- Candy Brown at the Internet Broadway Database
- Candy Brown on Facebook
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