Shannon Bolin
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Shannon Bolin is an American actress and singer. She was born in Spencer, South Dakota
. Bolin portrayed Meg Boyd in both the stage and screen adaptations of Damn Yankees
. She also appeared in a series of television commercials in the 1980s and 1990s for Denny's
restaurants in which she mispronounced the chain's name as Lenny's.
Bolin’s stage career also includes: “The Golden Apple
” [Mrs. Juniper]; “Only in America” [Kate Golden]; ”The Student Gypsy” [Zampa Allescu]; “Take Me Along
” [Lily]; “Xmas in Las Vegas” [Eleanor Wellspot]; “Helen Goes to Troy,” for which she used the name Anne Bolin. She was also in “Promenade” [mother] in 1976.
Bolin's work includes radio work in New York City for The Theatre Guild of the Air production of “Allegro.” She also sang Brahms
lieder on WQXR
for the Stromberg-Carlson series.
She appeared on television in the NBC Opera Theatre
production of “Suor Angelica
,” in which she played the Princess, and the Jackie Gleason Show, a special titled “The Christmas List” in which she was Gleason's wife.
Shannon Bolin worked with Marc Blitzstein in the opera based on "The Little Foxes." She played the alternate lead when the work debuted on Broadway. Bolin also appeared in a concert version of the opera “Barbara Allen” by David Broekman, conducted by Maurice Levine. She also appeared in a concert version of Morton Gould
’s opera “Desire Under the Elms,” based on the Eugene O'Neil play.
Among the venues in which she sang was Café Society Uptown. She recorded an album, “Rare Wine,” with her husband, pianist and conductor Milton Kaye.
Shannon Bolin married Milton Kaye in October 1946. Bolin and Kaye appeared together in a De Beers
diamond commercial which ran from 2002-2006.
Spencer, South Dakota
Spencer is a city in McCook County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. The city was almost completely destroyed by a violent F4 tornado on May 30, 1998 which killed 6.-Geography:...
. Bolin portrayed Meg Boyd in both the stage and screen adaptations of Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees is a musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League...
. She also appeared in a series of television commercials in the 1980s and 1990s for Denny's
Denny's
Denny's is a full-service coffee shop/family restaurant chain. It operates over 1,500 restaurants in the United States , Canada, Curaçao, Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan , Mexico, New Zealand, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.Denny's is known for always being...
restaurants in which she mispronounced the chain's name as Lenny's.
Bolin’s stage career also includes: “The Golden Apple
The Golden Apple (musical)
The Golden Apple is a musical adaptation of parts of each of the Iliad and Odyssey epics of Homer, with music by Jerome Moross and lyrics by John Treville Latouche...
” [Mrs. Juniper]; “Only in America” [Kate Golden]; ”The Student Gypsy” [Zampa Allescu]; “Take Me Along
Take Me Along
Take Me Along is a musical based on the Eugene O'Neill play Ah, Wilderness, with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell.-Background:...
” [Lily]; “Xmas in Las Vegas” [Eleanor Wellspot]; “Helen Goes to Troy,” for which she used the name Anne Bolin. She was also in “Promenade” [mother] in 1976.
Bolin's work includes radio work in New York City for The Theatre Guild of the Air production of “Allegro.” She also sang Brahms
Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist, and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms spent much of his professional life in Vienna, Austria, where he was a leader of the musical scene...
lieder on WQXR
WQEW
WQEW is a Radio Disney affiliate licensed to New York City. Its transmitter is located in Maspeth, Queens. WQEW has a transmitter power of 50,000 watts and is listed as a Clear-channel station...
for the Stromberg-Carlson series.
She appeared on television in the NBC Opera Theatre
NBC Opera Theatre
The NBC Opera Theatre was an American opera company operated by the National Broadcasting Company from 1949 to 1964. The company was established specifically for the purpose of filming both established and new operas for television...
production of “Suor Angelica
Suor Angelica
Suor Angelica is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an original Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is the second opera of the trio of operas known as Il trittico...
,” in which she played the Princess, and the Jackie Gleason Show, a special titled “The Christmas List” in which she was Gleason's wife.
Shannon Bolin worked with Marc Blitzstein in the opera based on "The Little Foxes." She played the alternate lead when the work debuted on Broadway. Bolin also appeared in a concert version of the opera “Barbara Allen” by David Broekman, conducted by Maurice Levine. She also appeared in a concert version of Morton Gould
Morton Gould
Morton Gould was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.Born in Richmond Hill, New York, Gould was recognized early as a child prodigy with abilities in improvisation and composition. His first composition was published at age six...
’s opera “Desire Under the Elms,” based on the Eugene O'Neil play.
Among the venues in which she sang was Café Society Uptown. She recorded an album, “Rare Wine,” with her husband, pianist and conductor Milton Kaye.
Shannon Bolin married Milton Kaye in October 1946. Bolin and Kaye appeared together in a De Beers
De Beers
De Beers is a family of companies that dominate the diamond, diamond mining, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. De Beers is active in every category of industrial diamond mining: open-pit, underground, large-scale alluvial, coastal and deep sea...
diamond commercial which ran from 2002-2006.