Loni Ackerman | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | April 10, 1949
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1968–present |
Spouse | Steve Canyon Kennedy (m. 1983) |
Children | 2 |
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Loni Ackerman (born April 10, 1949) is an American musical theatre performer and cabaret singer.
Ackerman was born in New York City to Cyma Rubin, a theatre and film producer, and Martin Ackerman, an ophthalmologist. Her stepfather was Samuel Rubin. [1]
She made her Broadway debut in George M! in 1968, [2] then starred as a replacement in the off-Broadway production of Dames at Sea in 1970. [3] Ackerman's other Broadway credits include the roles of Betty Brown in the 1971 revival of No, No, Nanette , Charmin in The Magic Show (1974), and Wanda in So Long, 174th Street (1976). [4] In 1977, she was in the original cast of Starting Here, Starting Now . [5]
She played the title role in the first U.S. national tour of Evita (1980–1983) [6] and was later a replacement in the title role of the Broadway production (from April to May 1983). [7] The following year she was in the off-Broadway show Diamonds. [8] Her last Broadway credit was as a replacement for Grizabella in Cats in September 1991. [9] She appeared in the off-Broadway production of The Petrified Prince in 1994. [10] She then retired to raise her two sons.
In 2011, she returned to performing at Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, Long Island, starring as Norma Desmond in the musical Sunset Boulevard . [2] In 2012, Ackerman debuted her cabaret show Next To Ab-normal in NYC. [2] She later starred in two plays, My Mother, My Sister, and Me (2016) [11] and To Life (2019). [12]
Ackerman is married to sound designer Steve Canyon Kennedy. [2] They have two sons, Jack and George.[ citation needed ]