Christine Andreas
Encyclopedia
Biography
BroadwayAndreas was born in Camden, New Jersey
Camden, New Jersey
The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
. She made her Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
debut in a 1975 revival of Angel Street. The following year she was cast as Eliza Doolittle
Eliza Doolittle
Eliza Sophie Caird , better known by her stage name Eliza Doolittle, is an English singer–songwriter from London, who signed to the Parlophone record label in October 2008. Her debut self-titled album, Eliza Doolittle was released on 12 July 2010, where it debuted at number 3 in the UK...
in the 20th Anniversary production of My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
, for which she received the Theatre World Award
Theatre World Award
The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season, is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway or off-Broadway.-History:...
. Additional theatre credits include Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...
(Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
nomination for Best Actress in a Musical), On Your Toes
On Your Toes
On Your Toes is a musical with a book by Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, and Lorenz Hart, music by Rodgers, and lyrics by Hart. It was adapted into a film in 1939....
(Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical), The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel (musical)
The Scarlet Pimpernel is a musical with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics and book by Nan Knighton, based on the novel of the same name by Baroness Orczy. The show is set in England and France during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution...
, Words & Music with Sammy Cahn, Rags
Rags (musical)
Rags is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and music by Charles Strouse.-Production history:The Broadway production opened on August 21, 1986 at the Mark Hellinger Theatre with little advance sale and to mostly indifferent reviews, and it closed after only four...
, Pal Joey, and Legs Diamond
Legs Diamond (musical)
Legs Diamond is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and Charles Suppon based on the Warner Brothers film "The Rise and Fall of 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.
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
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
appearances include The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992...
, Another World
Another World (TV series)
Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J...
, PBS - Musical Comedy Tonite and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...
. She portrayed Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner
Ava Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, considered one of the most beautiful women of her day...
in the made-for-TV movie Mia, Child of Hollywood.
Cabaret
She has performed her cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
act in the Café Carlyle and the Algonquin Hotel
Algonquin Hotel
The Algonquin Hotel is a historic hotel located at 59 West 44th Street in Manhattan . The hotel has been designated as a New York City Historic Landmark....
's Oak Room and Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park....
in New York City and the Catalina Grill in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, 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- "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.