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Christine Andreas (born October 1, 1951) is an American broadway actress and singer. ==Biography== Andreas was born in Camden, New Jersey. She graduated from Suffern High School, class of 1969, in Suffern, NY. She was voted by her fellow Seniors best female actor and best female musician. The yearbook photo for the latter depicts Andreas facetiously playing a tuba. ;Broadway She made her Broadway debut in a 1975 revival of ''Angel Street''. The following year she was cast as Eliza Doolittle in the 20th Anniversary production of ''My Fair Lady'', for which she received the Theatre World Award. Additional theatre credits include ''Oklahoma!'' (Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical), ''On Your Toes'' (Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical), ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', ''Words & Music with Sammy Cahn'', ''Rags'', ''Pal Joey'' (Prince Music Theater, Barrymore Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical), and ''Legs Diamond''. She also starred in the Broadway-bound and derailed Erte production of ''Stardust''. She spent 2007 touring the US as Margaret Johnson in ''The Light in the Piazza''. In 2010, she portrayed the role of Jacqueline in the new Broadway production of ''La Cage Aux Folles'', which opened April 18, 2010. The show was a transfer from London's West End and won the 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival.〔Jones, Kenneth.(Shively, Cox, Andreas, Hoch, De Jesús, Shaddow and Cunningham Join La Cage aux Folles" ) playbill.com, February 3, 2010〕 ''La Cage aux Folles'' also won three 2010 Tony Awards (Best Revival of a Musical, Best Leading Actor in a Musical and Best Direction of a Musical). ;Regional ''Tartuffe'' (Kennedy Center), ''Twelfth Night'' (Alaska Rep), ''Sarah and Abraham'' (George St.), ''Promises, Promises''. Ms. 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 the iconic performer, which will play the Adirondack Theatre Festival this summer. Also PS Classics released a new CD of Christine's latest show, ''Bemused''. The expected release date was July 2013. ;West End Collaboration with composer Martin Silvestri led to the U.S. premiere and London production of ''The Fields of Ambrosia''. ;Television Andreas' television appearances include ''The Cosby Show'', ''Another World'', ''PBS - Musical Comedy Tonite'' and ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. She portrayed Ava Gardner in the made-for-TV movie ''Mia, Child of Hollywood''. ;Cabaret She has performed her cabaret act in the Café Carlyle and the Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room and Carnegie Hall in New York City and in the Catalina Grill in Los Angeles, and has appeared in concert in London, Paris, Rome and at The White House. Ms. Andreas recently performed her new show "Bemused" at 54 Below. She will be giving a concert at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College, NY based on her most recent recording Love is Good in Feb. 2014. ;Awards * World Theater (Janus) Award 1975-1976, New York Best Actress in a Musical ''My Fair Lady''; * Tony Award Nomination 1980, New York Best Actress in a Musical ''Oklahoma!''; * Tony Award Nomination 1983, New York Best Featured Actress in a Musical ''On Your Toes''; * Barrymore Award 2002-2003, Philadelphia Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical ''Pal Joey''; * Helen Hayes Award 2007, Washington D.C. Best Actress in a Musical ''The Light in the Piazza''. ;Recordings Solo recordings include * ''Love is Good'' * ''Here's to the Ladies'' * ''The Carlyle Set'' * ''Bemused: Live at 54 Below'' 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''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christine Andreas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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