Katherine McGrath
| Katherine McGrath | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 11, 1944 Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, Singer |
| Years active | 1977–present |
Katherine McGrath is an American singer and stage and television actress, who has appeared in several Broadway plays.[1]
Early career
McGrath struggled to gain a career in theater. For 14 years in the 1970s and 1980s, she acted almost exclusively in regional theater.[2] McGrath received some press attention by 1977 for her work.[3] She performed in Lake Charles, Louisiana at the Little Theater in a 1977 production called Katherine McGrath with a little help from her friends.[4] By the early 1980s, she even gave up looking for acting work in New York, expressing that "it would be nice" to work in her adopted home town; however, the wide repertory of regional play house "alleviates the boredom of doing the same role night after night," she told the New York Times in 1983.[2]
From 1988 to 1994, McGrath appeared as a guest in several television shows.[5] She also appeared repeatedly at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego from 1982 to 1992; eventually the "veteran actress" snagged a starring role in the one-woman show, Shirley Valentine.[6]
In summer and fall 2001, McGrath played "Emelia" in Othello back at the Old Globe Theatre, to a decidedly mixed review.[7]
Broadway career
McGrath appeared in A Man of No Importance at the Lincoln Center Theater in the dual role of Mrs. Grace and Kitty Farrelly from September 12 to December 29, 2002.[8]
McGrath was cast as Miss Pross in the Broadway musical adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities, which opened for preview on August 19, 2008 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York.[9] She was in the original casts of both the Sarasota and Broadway casts. The Broadway show closed on November 8, 2008.[10]
She played "Grandma" in Billy Elliott at the Imperial Theatre from September 26, 2011 to January 8, 2012.[10][11][12][13]
Broadway credits
- Billy Elliott, Grandma
- A Tale of Two Cities (2008), Miss Pross
- The Music Man, Widow Paroo
- Night of the Tribades
Television
- Frasier
- Cheers - Katherine played the part of Desiree Harrison (Sam's cleaning lady) in the episode of Cheers called 'The Book of Samuel'.
- Hill Street Blues
- General Hospital
- Trying Times
- Wonder Works
- Scandal in a Small Town
References
- ↑ "Katherine McGrath". Playbill. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- 1 2 Coe, Robert (February 6, 1983). "For actors, there is life and work outside New York". New York Times. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ "1977 Press Photo Actress Katherine McGrath". Historic Images. 1977. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Martin Key, Nancy (1987). "A Narrative History of the Lake Charles Little Theater". Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ "IMDB". Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Churnin, Nancy (March 12, 1992). "Alone with 'Shirley Valentine'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ Niesel, Jeff (February 21, 2001). "Reviews: Othello". Backstage. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ "A Man of No Importance". Lincoln Center Theater. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ , Broadway.com, July 23, 2008
- 1 2 "IBDB". Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Julian Elia Jones joins cast of Broadway's Billy Elliott". Broadway World. October 25, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Photo Coverage: Billy Elliott's final curtain call". Broadway World. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ "Billy Elliott - Broadway cast". Broadway.com. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
External links
- Katherine McGrath at the Internet Broadway Database
- Katherine McGrath at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- A Tale of Two Cities