Leslie Kritzer
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Leslie Kritzer (born May 24, 1977) is an award-winning Broadway actress. She was can currently be seen on Broadway in the musical A Catered Affair. She is from Livingston, New Jersey.
[edit] Biography
Kritzer, a 1999 graduate of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, has also appeared on Broadway in Hairspray and Legally Blonde: The Musical. Off-Broadway she was seen in The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Bat Boy and Godspell, and her regional credits include Vanities (Kathy), Babes in Arms (Baby Rose), and both Grease (Rizzo) and Funny Girl (Fanny) at Paper Mill Playhouse.[1]
She received a 2006 Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for The Great American Trailer Park Musical,[2] followed by a 2007 Special Achievement MAC Award for her show Leslie Kritzer Is Patti LuPone at Les Mouches,[3] and a 2007 Clarence Derwent Award for her performance as Serena in Legally Blonde.[4]
Kritzer is currently starring in A Catered Affair, portraying Janey Hurley, the character played by Debbie Reynolds in the 1956 feature film of the same name.[5] A Catered Affair has its out-of-town tryouts from September 20 – October 28, 2007 at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, and began its Broadway run on March 25, 2008 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.[6]
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[edit] References
- ^ Celebrity Buzz: Who's Who, Playbill
- ^ 2007 Drama Desk Awards nominations
- ^ MAC Awards to Be Presented May 1; Kritzer to Receive Special Award, Andrew Gans, Playbill, March 26, 2007.
- ^ Blonde's Kritzer and Heights' Miranda Take 2007 Clarence Derwent Awards, Andrew Gans, Playbill, May 9, 2007.
- ^ Leslie Kritzer to Join Harvey Fierstein and Faith Prince in A Catered Affair, Broadway.com, June 4, 2007.
- ^ A Catered Affair to Play the Kerr; Design Team Announced, Andrew Gans, Playbill, August 6, 2007.
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