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Valarie Pettiford (born July 8, 1960)〔 is an American stage and television actress, dancer, and jazz singer. She received a Tony nomination for her role in the broadway production ''Fosse''.〔 She is also known for her role as "Big Dee Dee" Thorne on the UPN sitcom ''Half & Half''. ==Stage== Pettiford began her career as a dancer and choreographer in Bob Fosse productions on Broadway. Alvin Klein of the ''New York Times'' wrote of her role in the 1983 musical revue ''Ladies and Gentlemen, Jerome Kern!'' that "You will not for a moment take your eyes off Valarie Pettiford, the show's standout: a sinewy dancer who can be sultry or sweet, measure for measure, as prescribed.... Miss Pettiford appears to be a superbly trained dancer, schooled in balletic finesse and Broadway-style razzmatazz - and a stunning presence." Leah Frank, also in the ''NYT'', wrote of Pettiford's appearance in ''West Side Story'' in 1987: "The mainstay of the supporting cast is Valarie Pettiford, whose Anita is spicy, sensual and full of fire. She is an exciting actress who has a special quality needed to ignite a number such as ''America.''" In 1994, she played black lesbian Cassandra Keefer in ''The Naked Truth'', and from 1995 to 1996 starred as Julie in a touring production of ''Show Boat''. Pettiford received a Tony nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical and a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for her role in the Broadway production ''Fosse'' from 1998 to 1999.〔 ''Variety'' said Pettiford gave "a coolly elegant vocal rendition, (she ) is also a sultry, powerful dancer." She left ''Fosse'' to appear as Velma Kelly in ''Chicago'' in the West End in London from August 1999 to February 2000, alongside Chita Rivera as Roxie Hart.〔〔 In 2007 Pettiford won the Backstage Bistro Award for her cabaret debut at the Metropolitan Room, and won an NAACP Theatre Award for her lead role in ''The Wild Party''. In 2008, she starred in a solo show, ''Valarie Pettiford - Thankful'' that played in New York and Los Angeles.〔 In 2009, she starred in the solo show ''Valarie Pettiford - The Concert'' in Manhattan. 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「Valarie Pettiford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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