Allison Fischer
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Allison Fischer is an American
singer and actress.
, Allison had her first professional performance in the Off-Broadway
musical King Island Christmas in 2000. Also in 2000, Allison performed on Broadway at Madison Square Garden
as Grace Smythe in A Christmas Carol
, alongside Frank Langella
and Tim Curry
.
She played Lady Jane in the Off-Broadway musical version of The Prince and the Pauper
from 2002–2003, and briefly performed at Playwrights Horizon in January 2003 in Jeanine Tesori
's musical, Violet.
In 2004 she was an understudy in
Children's Letters to God off-Broadway
. The musical opened at the Lamb's Theatre
on June 30, 2004, and closed on January 2, 2005.
In 2006 Fischer starred in Lestat
, playing Claudia
in the Elton John
and Bernie Taupin
musical. The musical was a flop, only running on Broadway from April 25 to May 28. Fischer went on to play the role of Patty Simcox in the 2007 revival of Grease
at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre
. She performed from its opening on August 19, 2007 until it closed on January 4, 2009.
On television, Allison Fischer played the role of Megan on the now defunct soap opera, Guiding Light
.
Allison was engaged to American Idol alumni Ace Young, whom she met in Grease, but they have parted ways.
United States
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singer and actress.
Biography
Originally from northern New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, Allison had her first professional performance in the Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
musical King Island Christmas in 2000. Also in 2000, Allison performed on Broadway at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
as Grace Smythe in A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman & Hall on 17 December 1843. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visits of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of...
, alongside Frank Langella
Frank Langella
-Early life:Langella, an Italian American, was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, the son of Angelina and Frank A. Langella Sr., a business executive who was the president of the Bayonne Barrel and Drum Company. Langella attended Washington Elementary School and Bayonne High School in Bayonne...
and Tim Curry
Tim Curry
Timothy James "Tim" Curry is a British actor, singer, composer and voice actor, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California....
.
She played Lady Jane in the Off-Broadway musical version of The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper is an English-language novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction...
from 2002–2003, and briefly performed at Playwrights Horizon in January 2003 in Jeanine Tesori
Jeanine Tesori
Jeanine Tesori is an American musical arranger and composer who won the 1999 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play for Nicholas Hytner's production of Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center and the 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music for Caroline, or Change.Tesori made her Broadway...
's musical, Violet.
In 2004 she was an understudy in
Children's Letters to God off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
. The musical opened at the Lamb's Theatre
Lamb's Theatre
Lamb's Theatre was an Off-Broadway theater located at 130 West 44th Street, New York City inside the Manhattan Church of the Nazarene, near Times Square in New York City. It seated approximately 350 and specialized in musical productions...
on June 30, 2004, and closed on January 2, 2005.
In 2006 Fischer starred in Lestat
Lestat (musical)
Lestat is a Broadway musical inspired by Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles. The score is by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, book by Linda Woolverton and directed by Robert Jess Roth with musical staging by Matt West...
, playing Claudia
Claudia (The Vampire Chronicles)
Claudia is a fictional character in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series. She is one of the main characters in Interview with the Vampire, the first novel in the series...
in the Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
and Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
Bernard John "Bernie" Taupin is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, making his lyrics some of the best known in pop-rock's history.In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement in...
musical. The musical was a flop, only running on Broadway from April 25 to May 28. Fischer went on to play the role of Patty Simcox in the 2007 revival of Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
The Brooks Atkinson Theatre is a Broadway theater located at 256 West 47th Street in Manhattan.Designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp, it was constructed as the Mansfield Theatre by the Chanin brothers in 1926. After 1933, the theatre fell into relative disuse until 1945, when Michael Myerberg...
. She performed from its opening on August 19, 2007 until it closed on January 4, 2009.
On television, Allison Fischer played the role of Megan on the now defunct soap opera, Guiding Light
Guiding Light
Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009...
.
Allison was engaged to American Idol alumni Ace Young, whom she met in Grease, but they have parted ways.