Elena Shaddow

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Elena Shaddow is an American singer and actress. She is originally from Chagrin Falls, Ohio. [1]

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Biography

Shaddow attended New York University, graduating with a music degree. [2]

She has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, in national tours, and in London.

Her Broadway credits include Les Misérables , Sweet Smell of Success , Nine , Fiddler on the Roof , The Woman in White and The Visit. [3]

She has performed twice at the Tony Awards, on The Today Show , and on The Rosie O'Donnell Show . She can be heard on the recordings of Illyria , Carols for a Cure, the new Broadway cast recording of Nine, the original cast recording of The Water Coolers , and on the original cast recording of Sweet Smell of Success.

She has been nominated twice for a Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress, once for her work in Senor Discretion Himself at Arena Stage (2005) [4] and once for the national tour of The Light in the Piazza (2007, Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production). [5]

She starred as Anne Dindon in the 2010 Tony-winning revival of La Cage aux Folles in 2010–2011. In August 2013, she was in the world premiere of Jason Robert Brown's new musical, The Bridges of Madison County at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, starring alongside Steven Pasquale. [6]

Tours

She toured as Clara Johnson in Adam Guettel's The Light in the Piazza in the 2006 US national tour before leaving in 2007 and being replaced by Katie Rose Clarke. [7] [8] [9] She toured as Anna in the US tour of the Lincoln Center production of The King and I in 2018. [1]

Personal

Shaddow and Michael Harrington were married on October 24, 2004. The two met as students at New York University. [10] Their child, a girl was born in 2008. [2] They have a second child, a boy, born in 2011.

Career

Broadway

Source: Playbill [11]

National Tour
London
Off-Broadway
Regional
Readings/Workshops
Concert
University (NYU Steinhardt)

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References

  1. 1 2 "'The King and I' Premieres in Columbus April 24–29 with Ohio Native Elena Shaddow in Lead Female Role" capa.com, March 19, 2018
  2. 1 2 Gans, Andrew. "DIVA TALK: Chatting with Piazza/Idaho's Elena Shaddow Plus News of Buckley and Marshall" Playbill, September 19, 2008
  3. ↑ "Shaddow Broadway" Internet Broadway database, accessed November 11, 2019
  4. ↑ Lipton, Brian Scott. "Helen Hayes Award Winners Include Danieley, Duquesnay, and Reams" theatermania.com, May 10, 2005
  5. ↑ "Nominees, 2007" Archived October 24, 2018, at the Wayback Machine theatrewashington.org, accessed November 11, 2019
  6. ↑ "The Bridges of Madison County | Williamstown Theatre Festival". Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ Portantiere, Michael. "Katie Rose Clarke Replaces Elena Shaddow in 'The Light in the Piazza' Tour" theatermania.com, March 23, 2007
  8. ↑ "Katie Rose Clarke Joins 'The Light in the Piazza' Tour" broadwayworld.com, March 23, 2007
  9. ↑ Gans, Andrew; Jones, Kenneth. "Tour Dates Announced for 'Light in the Piazza' with Christine Andreas" Playbill, June 19, 2006
  10. ↑ "Weddings. Elena Shaddow, Michael Harrington" The New York Times, October 24, 2004
  11. ↑ "Elena Shaddow Broadway" Playbill Vault, accessed November 11, 2019
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shaddow Credits" broadwayworld.com, accessed November 11, 2019
  13. ↑ Hernandez, Ernio; Jones, Kenneth. "Big Names Back Off-Bway Workplace Revue, The Water Coolers, Starting Sept. 27 in NYC" Playbill, September 6, 2002
  14. ↑ The Water Coolers Internet Off-Broadway Database, accessed November 12, 2019
  15. ↑ Watch Elena Shaddow and Lesli Margherita in Rehearsal for Guys and Dolls , retrieved October 1, 2022
  16. ↑ Gioia, Michael . "Paper Mill's 'Sound of Music', With Ben Davis, Anthony Fedorov, Elena Shaddow, Edward Hibbert, Begins Nov. 23" Playbill, November 23, 2012
  17. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "What Country, Friends? A Musical One, in 'Illyria' at Shakespeare Theatre of NJ Nov. 30-Dec. 26" Playbill, November 30, 2004
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  19. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Chicago Star Is Anita in NSMT's 'West Side Story'; Complete Cast Announced" Playbill, October 2, 2003
  20. ↑ "RIalto Chatter: Will the PHANTOM 'Sing Once Again' with...Sierra?" Broadway World, February 6, 2009
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