Mary Faber | |
|---|---|
 Faber in 2006 | |
| Born | Mary Benton Faber |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | maryfaber |
Mary Benton Faber (born in Greenville, North Carolina) is an American actress. She graduated from the Governor's School for the Arts and Brandeis University.[ citation needed ]
Faber made her Broadway debut on December 26, 2005, replacing Stephanie D'Abruzzo in the musical Avenue Q . She played the big-hearted Kate Monster and the easy Lucy T. Slut. Starting October 30, 2006, she took a leave of absence from Avenue Q to appear as Clea in the Playwright's Horizon's production of Floyd and Clea Under the Western Sky. Faber returned to Avenue Q on December 19, 2006. Faber's last appearance in Avenue Q was on October 9, 2008.
Faber has appeared in off-Broadway shows including Saved! at Playwright's Horizons, Slut, and The Tutor . Faber also previously worked in the Theatreworks musical Junie B. Jones . Mary helped to develop the character of Natalie in Feeling Electric (which would eventually be redeveloped into the Pulitzer Prize winning Next to Normal ). [1] She starred in The Corn is Green alongside Kate Burton at the Huntington Theater in Boston. Between theater jobs, Faber is known to moonlight at improvisational clubs including the Upright Citizens Brigade, The Riot Act, and The Second City.[ citation needed ]
Faber originated the role of Heather in the musical American Idiot while the show was being developed at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. [2] She continued the role of Heather [3] from the opening of its Broadway run until December 12, 2010. [4]
She starred as Smitty in the 2011 revival How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying alongside Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette, from the opening of the run until February 26, 2012.
Faber had a recurring role on Parks and Recreation as Pawnee restaurant lobbyist Kathryn Pinewood and has also made guest appearances on Nurse Jackie and The Good Wife .
Faber is married to the musician Gabe Witcher, best known for playing fiddle in the progressive bluegrass group the Punch Brothers [5] since September 15, 2013. The pair have two sons together.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Good Wife | Natalie | Episode: "Poisoned Pill" |
| 2011 | Nurse Jackie | Maureen | Episode: "Have You Met Mr. Jones?" |
| 2012 | Red | Short film | |
| 2012–2014 | Parks and Recreation | Kathryn Pinewood | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | The Uncivil War | Video short | |
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Jean DeWolff, She-Hulk, Spider-Girl (voices) | Video game |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population (voice) | Video game |
| 2014 | Elder Scrolls Online | Female Breton #1, Female Bosmer #1 (voices) | Video game |
| 2014 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Medusa, Crystal (voices) | Episode: "Inhuman Nature" |
| 2015 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Medusa (voice) | Episode: "Inhumanity" |
| 2015 | The Brink | Ashley | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Hairspray Live! | Understudy Velma, Prudy, Health Ed Teacher | TV movie |
| 2016–2020 | Doc McStuffins | Quackson, Karaoke Katie (voices) | 5 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Mighty Magiswords | Morbidia, Gracie, Snow Hat, Squirrel, Owl, Kotassian Kid (voices) | 15 episodes |
| 2018 | Far Cry 5 | (voice) | Video game Lost on Mars DLC |
| 2018 | Mom | Maria | Episode: "Ocular Fluid and Fighting Robots" |
| 2018 | Kidding | Macy | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Archibald's Next Big Thing | Miss Frog | Episode: "The Secret of Madame Baroness" |
| 2019 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Crystal, Medusa (voices) | Video game |
| 2020–2021 | The Fungies! | Teacher Terry (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2020–2023 | Big City Greens | Additional Voices | 8 episodes |
| 2021 | The Addams Family 2 | Miss Lurleen, Texas Lady, Pageant Lady, PA announcer (voices) | Film |
| 2021 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | Ritsuko Akagi (voice) | Amazon Prime Video English dub [6] |
| 2021 | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | Ritsuko Akagi (voice) | Amazon Prime Video English dub [7] |
| 2021 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | Ritsuko Akagi (voice) | Amazon Prime Video English dub [8] |
| 2021 | Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time | Ritsuko Akagi (voice) | Amazon Prime Video English dub [9] |
| 2022–present | The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib | Tina Templeton (voice) | 28 episodes |
Amanda Winn-Lee is an American semi-retired voice actress, ADR director and script writer who works mainly on anime dubs. She was the voice of Mimiru in .hack//SIGN, Rally Vincent in Gunsmith Cats, Yohko Mano in Devil Hunter Yohko, Momiji Kushinada in Blue Seed and was featured most notably as Rei Ayanami of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame. Aside from voice work she quite often handles production, ADR direction and the scripting of various projects for her dubbing company Gaijin Productions, LLC. She has also been credited as Amanda Winn, before she was married.
Avenue Q is a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty. It won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards. The show's format is a parody of PBS's Sesame Street, but its content involves adult-oriented themes. It has been praised for its approach to themes of racism, homosexuality and internet pornography.
Jeffrey Daniel Whitty is an American playwright, actor, and screenwriter.
Stephanie Ann D'Abruzzo is an American actress, puppeteer and singer. She has performed various Muppets in the TV program Sesame Street. She held starring roles on Oobi and The Book of Pooh. She was one of the original cast members of the stage musical Avenue Q, receiving a nomination for the 2004 Best Actress in a Musical.
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Allison Keith-Shipp is an American voice actress who is best known for her English-dubbing work with ADV Films on anime movies and television series as Neon Genesis Evangelion, in which she voiced the character Misato Katsuragi. Keith was introduced to voice acting by Amanda Winn Lee when they were in an improv troupe together, and began with the part of Gamera in Gunsmith Cats; she cites Sakura in Blue Seed as her favorite character. She has a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Houston, and a teacher's certification. She used to live in New York and Los Angeles doing occasional work for Central Park Media and Bandai Entertainment. In 2009, she reprised her role as Misato Katsuragi for the Rebuild of Evangelion films for Funimation, and has been doing voice work for Sentai Filmworks.
Rebuild of Evangelion, known in Japan and on Amazon Prime Video as Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition, is a Japanese animated film series and a retelling of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime television series, produced by Studio Khara. Hideaki Anno served as the writer and general manager of the project, with Kazuya Tsurumaki and Masayuki directing the films themselves. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Ikuto Yamashita and Shirō Sagisu returned to provide character designs, mechanical designs and music respectively.
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone. is a 2007 Japanese animated science fiction action film, written and chiefly directed by Hideaki Anno. It is the first installment of the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, based on the anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion. The story, which is set in the futuristic city of Tokyo-3 fifteen years after a planetary catastrophe known as the Second Impact, focuses on Shinji Ikari, a boy who is recruited by the special agency Nerv to pilot a giant mecha known as an Eva unit and fight, along with fellow pilot Rei Ayanami, against a mysterious species named Angels. The film features the same cast of voice actors from the original series, including Megumi Ogata as Shinji Ikari, Megumi Hayashibara as Rei Ayanami, and Kotono Mitsuishi as Misato Katsuragi.
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance. is a 2009 Japanese animated science fiction action film directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and Masayuki, and written by Hideaki Anno. It is the second of tetralogy of films released in the Rebuild of Evangelion. The tetralogy is based on the original anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was produced and co-distributed by Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara in partnership with Gainax.
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. is a 2012 Japanese animated science fiction action film written and chief directed by Hideaki Anno and the third of four films released in the Rebuild of Evangelion series, based on the original anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was produced and co-distributed by Anno's Studio Khara and released in Japanese theaters on November 17, 2012. It was followed by Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time in 2021.
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Heathers: The Musical is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy, based on the 1989 film of the same name written by Daniel Waters. The producers include J. Todd Harris, Amy Powers, RJ Hendricks, and Andy Cohen. After a sold-out Los Angeles tryout, the show moved Off-Broadway in 2014. After the run in 2014, the show had an Off-West End run in 2018 and then transferred to the West End in 2018 for a limited engagement.
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