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Hollis Resnik (born 1955 in Euclid, Ohio) is an American singer and actress, especially in stage musicals. ==Biography== Raised in Euclid, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland), as a young girl she studied piano and took voice lessons and performed with the Cleveland Symphony Children's Choir.〔("Article: Hollis Resnik, Cleveland Symphony Children's Choir (article preview) ) Chicago Sun-Times (highbeam.com), June 3, 1991〕 Attending Russell H. Erwine Elementary and Shore Junior High School, she graduated from Euclid High School in 1973. She graduated from Denison University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.〔("Interview with Hollis Resnik" ) talkinbroadway.com, October 7, 2002〕 A Chicago-based theatre actress, Resnik is the 1992 winner of the Sarah Siddons Award. She appeared three times on the television show ''Cupid'', and had a support role in the motion pictures ''Backdraft'' and ''Little Big Top'', an independent film. In 1993 Resnik appeared in the Off-Broadway musical version of ''Wings'' as Amy the "sympathetic therapist".〔("'Wings' 1993" ) Internet Off-Broadway Database listing, accessed February 22, 2011〕 In 2002, she released a CD titled "Make Someone Happy", which has broadway, pop, jazz and original songs.〔("Make Someone Happy" ) cdbaby.com, accessed February 22, 2011〕 She has toured in several musicals. She played the role of "Fantine" in the 3rd National US Tour of ''Les Miserables'' in 1988. She played Mrs. Meers in the US tour of ''Thoroughly Modern Millie'' in 2003 and in 2006 was Muriel in the US tour of ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels''.〔("Credits, Hollis Resnik" ) broadwayworld.com, accessed February 22, 2011〕 In March 2007 Resnik toured in the musical ''Man of La Mancha'' in the part of Aldonza, also known as Dulcinea. In the 2001 Ravinia Festival (Illinois) concert version of ''Sweeney Todd'' Resnik played the beggar woman.〔Christiansen, Richard.(Sweeney Todd' sublime at Ravinia" )''Chicago Tribune'', August 27, 2001〕 In 2002 she appeared in ''A Little Night Music'' in concert at the Ravinia Festival as Countess Charlotte Malcolm.〔("LuPone, Hearn, Caldwell & Ramirez Set for Chicago 'Little Night Music'" ) playbill.com, April 22, 2002〕 She played the roles of Escalante/Aldonza/Dulcinea in the production of ''Man of LaMancha'' at the Court Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, from September 29, 2005 to November 13, 2005.〔("'Man of LaMancha' listing, 2005" ) courttheatre.org, accessed February 23, 2011〕 The reviewer wrote "one of Chicago’s favorites, Hollis Resnik as Aldonza/Dulcinea (hers is a different interpretation of the role, and she is dynamite)."〔Bresloff, Alan.("'Man of La Mancha' Packs a Poignant Punch" ) epochtimes.com, November 6, 2005〕 Resnik starred as the two middle-aged Edies in the Mid-west premiere of ''Grey Gardens'' in suburban Chicago's Northlight Theatre, Skokie, Illinois (under the direction of artistic director BJ Jones) from November 12, 2008 through December 21, 2008, in which she was called "splendid" by the ''talkinbroadway.com'' reviewer.〔Jones, Kenneth and Hetrick, Adam.(Hollis Resnik Will Be Two Edies in Chicago Grey Gardens ) playbill.com, July 10, 2008〕〔Green Richard.("Review:'Grey Gardens', Northlight Theatre" ) talkinbroadway.com, December 6, 2008〕 She played Velma Von Tussle in the musical ''Hairspray'' at the Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire, Illinois in 2009.〔("'Hairspray' at Marriott Theatre In Lincolnshire" ) theatreinchicago.com, accessed February 22, 2011〕 She played the role of "Old Woman" in the Goodman Theatre's production of Leonard Bernstein's musical ''Candide'' in September and October 2010. The ''chicagonow.com'' reviewer wrote that "Resnik is hilarious as a half-buttock survivor of her own misfortune. Her 'I Am Easily Assimilated' musical number is easily one of the best songs in the show."〔("'Candide" production details" ) goodmantheatre.org〕〔Walsh, Katy.(Review "Candide": Zimmerman's Amazing Race Is An Optimistic Blur!" ) chicagonow.com, September 28, 2010〕 She starred as Margaret in the Arena Stage (Washington, DC) production of ''The Light in the Piazza'' in 2010. The ''Washington Post'' reviewer wrote of her performance "Resnik projects soulful vulnerability, a sense that this stifled woman needs as much protection as she seeks to bestow."〔Marks, Peter.("Peter Marks reviews the Arena Stage's 'Light in the Piazza'" )''Washington Post'', March 15, 2010〕 She will play Mother Superior in the touring version of Sister Act. Resnik played Judy Garland in the 2014 Milwaukee Repertory Theatre production of End of the Rainbow. 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「Hollis Resnik」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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