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Encyclopedia > Christine Andreas
Christine Andreas on the cover of her CD Here's to the Ladies

Christine Andreas (born October 1, 1951) is an American actress and singer. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ...


Born in Camden, New Jersey, Andreas made her Broadway debut in a 1975 revival of Angel Street. The following year she was cast as Eliza Doolittle in the 20th Anniversary production of My Fair Lady, for which she received the Theatre World Award. Additional theatre credits include Oklahoma! ( Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical), On Your Toes (Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical), The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Light in the Piazza, Rags, Pal Joey, and Legs Diamond. The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Categories: Stub ... Eliza Doolittle is a fictional character who appears in the play Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw, 1912) and, by extension, the musical version of that play My Fair Lady. ... The original poster for the Broadway production of the show designed by Al Hirschfeld My Fair Lady is a 1956 musical theater production with lyrics and book by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. ... The Theatre World Award is an American honor given annually to an actor or an actress in recognition of an outstanding breakout performance in their New York City stage debut. ... Oklahoma! (1943) was the first musical play written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (see Rodgers and Hammerstein). ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... On Your Toes has two possible meanings. ... The Scarlet Pimpernel is a musical set in France and England. ... The Light in the Piazza is a musical with a book by Craig Lucas and music and lyrics by Adam Guettel. ... Rags is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and music by Charles Strouse. ... Pal Joey Studio cast album 1950 Pal Joey is a 1940 Broadway musical by American writer John OHara, with music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. ...


Andreas' television appearances include The Cosby Show, Another World, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She portrayed Ava Gardner in the made-for-TV movie Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Another World is a book by Pat Barker. ... Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 5 DVD Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: SVU) is the first of three spin-offs of Law & Order (the other two being Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Law & Order: Trial by Jury; all series are presented on the NBC... Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American screen actress who worked on film and television. ... Mia Farrow (born Maria de Lourdes Villiers-Farrow on February 9, 1945), is an American actress. ...


Andreas has performed her cabaret act in the Café Carlyle and the Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room in New York City and the Catalina Grill in Los Angeles, and has appeared in concert in London, Paris, Rome and at The White House and Carnegie Hall. Cabaret is a form 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 around the tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance. ... The Algonquin Hotel opened in 1902. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... A classical music concert in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2005 A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... This page is about the official residence of the President of the USA. For other White Houses see White House (disambiguation). ... Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ...


Andreas' recordings include Love Is Good, Here’s To The Ladies, and The Carlyle Set.


Andreas has one son, Mac. Diagnosed with pervasive developmental disabilities, he lives in a group home.


External links

  • Official website
  • Internet Broadway Database listing
  • Internet Movie Database listing

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Christine Andreas - Cabaret (203 words)
Though Christine will have to limit her cabaret appearances due to her role in the National Tour of "The Light in the Piazza", you will still be able to enjoy her in concert as she tours the country.
Christine Andreas will make her first appearance at the celebrated Royal Room in The Colony Palm Beach.
The McCallum Theatre presents, Feinstein's at the McCallum, with Michael Feinstein and Christine Andreas together for the first time.
The Session: Shop - Product info (735 words)
Andreas has to work too hard at it, and can't completely camouflage the fact that she, apparently, she is just too bright and good-natured a person ever to play Rose effectively.) And because of the uniform high quality of the performances, it is hard to have a favorite among them.
Andreas seems to incorporate the best aspects of Barbara Cook's and Barbra Streisand's two different but equally affecting interpretations of this song but, nevertheless, produces something that is wholly her own and is very moving and involving.
Andreas can only get a role with which she can get the kind of widespread attention and acclaim she deserves, she will certainly one day be one of "the ladies" on someone else's tribute disc.
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