Mary Testa is an American stage actress. She is a two-time Tony Award nominee, for performances in revivals of 42nd Street (2001) and Leonard Bernstein's On the Town (1998). Image File history File linksMetadata MaryTesta101. ... Image File history File linksMetadata MaryTesta101. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... 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. ... 42nd Street is a hugely successful Broadway stage musical, loosely based on the movie of the same name. ... Leonard Bernstein in 1971 Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, pianist and conductor. ... On the Town is a musical that opened on Broadway at the Adelphi Theatre on December 28, 1944, with music by Leonard Bernstein, book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, direction by George Abbott, and choreography by Jerome Robbins. ...

Testa with Whoopi Goldberg on the latter's short-lived television series

She made her debut as Miss Goldberg in William Finn's one-act musical In Trousers (1979), part one of his "Marvin Trilogy," winning audiences over with her rendition of "Set Those Sails" and "I Am Wearing a Hat," as well as "The Rape of Miss Goldberg by Marvin." Image File history File links MaryTesta&WhoopiGoldberg. ... Image File history File links MaryTesta&WhoopiGoldberg. ... William Finn (* 28 February 1952), Tony-winning American composer, especially of musicals. ...

Testa with actor Henry Stram in Michael John LaChiusa's See What I Wanna See

She is a frequent collaborator with such acclaimed musical dramatists as William Finn (Infinite Joy, A New Brain, In Trousers) and Michael John LaChiusa (Marie Christine, See What I Wanna See, First Lady Suite), while also having made outings in the works of Stephen Sondheim, Kander & Ebb, Flaherty & Ahrens, and Leonard Bernstein, among others. She is also a frequent soloist in the Broadway by the Year concert series and the Broadway Unplugged! concert series. Image File history File links MaryTesta01. ... Image File history File links MaryTesta01. ... Michael John LaChiusa (born 1962) is a musical theatre composer and lyricist best known for his unusual sounding compositions for shows in the post-modern school. ... William Finn (* 28 February 1952), Tony-winning American composer, especially of musicals. ... Michael John LaChiusa (born 1962) is a musical theatre composer and lyricist best known for his unusual sounding compositions for shows in the post-modern school. ... Stephen Joshua Sondheim (born March 22, 1930) is an American musical theater lyricist and composer. ... John Kander (born March 18, 1927) is the composer of a series of musical theatre successes as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb. ... Fred Ebb (April 8, 1928 - September 11, 2004) was a musical theatre lyricist. ... Stephen Flaherty (born 1960) is an American composer of musical theatre in collaboration with Lynn Ahrens, and best known for the show Once On This Island, which was nominated for eight Tony Awards. ... Leonard Bernstein in 1971 Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, pianist and conductor. ...

Testa with actress Michele Pawk at The Girly Show, a concert celebrating the music of Michael John LaChiusa.

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Selected Stage Credits

• Miss Goldberg in In Trousers (1979)
• Angel Antonelli in The Rink (1984)
• Rita La Porta in Lucky Stiff (1988 & 2003)
• Domina in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996)
• Lisa in A New Brain (1998)
• Madame Maude P. Dilly in On the Town (1998)
• Magdalena in Marie Christine (1999)
• Dorine in Tartuffe (2000)
• Maggie Jones in 42nd Street (2001)
• Fanny Brice in Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 (2001)
• Various roles in String of Pearls (2003)
• Lorena Hickock in First Lady Suite (2004)
• Matron "Mamma" Morton in Chicago (2005)
• The Medium/The Priest's Aunt in See What I Wanna See (2006)

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Selected Concert Appearances

• Broadway Unplugged 2004 ("Hard-Hearted Hannah: The Vamp of Savannah")
• Broadway Unplugged 2005 ("The Thrill is Gone")
• The Broadway Musicals of 1930 ("I Happen to Like New York" and "My First Love — My Last Love")
• The Broadway Musicals of 1933 ("I'll Be Hard to Handle" and "Harlem on My Mind")