Elizabeth Parkinson

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Elizabeth Parkinson is an American stage actress and dancer. She is best known for playing Brenda [1] in the original production of the musical Movin' Out . For this performance she was nominated for the 2003 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, [2] the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and won the 2003 Astaire Award for Best Female Dancer. [3] [4]

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Career

Parkinson has performed with many ballet companies, including Joffrey Ballet and Twyla Tharp Dance. [5] She appeared on Broadway in the musical Fosse in 1999 [6] and then in Movin' Out (2002). [7]

Parkinson appeared in the Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis Encores! concert, A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair, from November 13 through 17, 2013 at City Center, New York City. [8]

She is the co-owner/co-director of Fineline Theatre Arts with her husband, fellow performer Scott Wise; the couple have one child. [9] [10]

Stage work

Theatre credits
YearTitleRoleVenueRefs.
1995 Singin' in the Rain Olga Mara, featured dancer Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera [11]
1998 Fosse dancer Ford Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto [12]
Colonial Theatre, Boston [13]
Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles [14]
Broadhurst Theater, Broadway [15]
2002 Movin' Out Brenda Richard Rodgers Theater, Broadway [16]
2006 Kismet Princess Zubbediya New York City Center [17]
2013A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affairdancer New York City Center [18]

References

  1. ↑ Willis, John; Hodges, Ben (2007-03-01). Theatre World. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 94–. ISBN   9781557837035 . Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ Hernandez, Ernio. "Photo Call: Tony Stock Up - Movin' Out Opens NASDAQ" playbill.com, June 6, 2003
  3. ↑ "Elizabeth Parkinson" broadwayworld.com
  4. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "'Movin' Out' Sweeps TDF/Astaire Awards 2003", playbill.com, May 15, 2003.
  5. ↑ Tharp, Twyla (February 11, 2001). "Dance: Twyla Tharp Looks To Brooklyn and Beyond". The New York Times .
  6. ↑ Sommer, Elyse. "A CurtainUp Review;'Fosse' " curtainup.com, January 15, 1999
  7. ↑ Parkinson Broadway credits ibdb.com, accessed November 10, 2013
  8. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Bernadette Peters Stars in Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis' 'A Bed and a Chair', Beginning Nov. 13" playbill.com, November 13, 2013
  9. ↑ Parkinson biography Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine finelinetheatrearts.com, accessed November 10, 2013
  10. ↑ Simonson, Robert and Hernandez, Ernio. Original "Tony-Nominated Star Parkinson to Return to Broadway's 'Movin' Out 'Feb. 8" playbill.com, February 8, 2005.
  11. ↑ "Singin' in the Rain (1995)". Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  12. ↑ Friedlander, Mira (11 August 1998). "Fosse: A Celebration in Song and Dance". Variety. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  13. ↑ Lehman, Jon L. (16 September 1998). "'Fosse' celebrates dance with hot, sexy numbers". South Coast Today. New England Wire Service. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Fosse: A Celebration in Song and Dance". Variety. 23 October 1998. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  15. ↑ Jones, Kenneth (25 December 1998). "Bway's Fosse, Already A Razzle Dazzle Seller, Starts Previews Dec. 26". Playbill. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  16. ↑ Brantley, Ben (25 October 2002). "THEATER REVIEW; In a Top 40 State Of Mind". New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Rooney, David (10 February 2006). "Kismet". Variety. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  18. ↑ Brantley, Ben (14 November 2013). "Songs of Experience, the Two-Hearted Kind". New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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