Christine Andreas

Christine Andreas (born October 1, 1951) is an American Broadway actress and singer.

Early life and education Andreas was born on October 1, 1951, in Camden, New Jersey,

She grew up in Suffern, New York, and is an alumnus of Suffern High School.

Career

Broadway She made her Broadway debut in a 1975 revival of Angel Street. In 1976 she was cast as Eliza Doolittle in the 20th Anniversary production of My Fair Lady, Additional theatre credits include Oklahoma! as Laurey in 1979 (Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical), On Your Toes in 1983 (Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1997), Words & Music with Sammy Cahn (standby, 1974), and Rags (1986).

Her role in Legs Diamond (1988) as "Alice" was removed during previews.

She was featured in the musical revue Stardust, which was conceived and written by Albert Harris with costumes and sets designed by Erté. The musical ran at the Stamford Center for the Arts at the Palace Theater and the Kennedy Center in 1990 but did not open on Broadway as had been planned.

She starred in the U.S, tour as Margaret Johnson in The Light in the Piazza, which began in San Francisco in August 2006.

In 2010, she portrayed the role of Jacqueline in the Broadway revival of La Cage Aux Folles, which opened April 18, 2010. The show was a transfer from London's West End.

Regional She appeared in Tartuffe at the Kennedy Center in 1982, as Mariane and Twelfth Night (Alaska Rep).

She appeared in the Marsha Norman play Sarah and Abraham at the George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey in February 1992, and Promises, Promises.

Andreas starred as Judy Garland in Heartbreaker: Two Months with Judy Garland, the stage premiere of John Meyer's 1983 book about his time with Garland, which ran at the Adirondack Theatre Festival in June 2013.

She collaborated with composer Martin Silvestri in the musical The Fields of Ambrosia. She appeared in the musical in 1993 at the George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey. She also appeared in the musical in London at the Aldwych Theatre in 1996.

She appeared in Pal Joey at the Prince Music Theater as "Vera" in 2002. She received the Barrymore Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical).

Television Andreas' television appearances include The Cosby Show, Another World, Sylvia Fine Kaye's Musical Comedy Tonight III (1995) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. She portrayed Ava Gardner in the made-for-TV movie Mia, Child of Hollywood (1995).

Cabaret She has performed her cabaret act in the Café Carlyle, the Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room, Carnegie Hall in New York City, in the Catalina Grill in Los Angeles, and the Ballroom in New York City in 1989.

She gave a concert at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College, New York City based on her recording Love is Good in February 2014.

Awards and nominations Theater World Award 1976, My Fair Lady, recipient; Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical 1980, Oklahoma! (nomination) Helen Hayes Award 2007, Washington, D.C., Musical, Outstanding Leading Actress, Non-Resident Production, The Light in the Piazza (nomination)

Recordings Solo recordings include Love is Good Here's to the Ladies The Carlyle Set Piaf - no Regrets 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

"Right Tune, Right Singer: Pure Alchemy" From: Stephen Holden, "Christine Andreas, Bemused: Live at 54 Below", The New York Times, January 29, 2013. Andreas has one son and Silvestri has one daughter.

She was previously married to creative director Kevin Hunter.