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Laurie Beechman

ActorBorn 1953, died 1998On stage 1977 to 19874 productions on this page

Laurie Beechman
Charles J. Cohen Assoc., Inc

Laurie Hope Beechman (April 4, 1953 – March 8, 1998) was an American actress and singer, known for her work in Broadway musicals. She also had a career as a cabaret performer and recording artist. After her death, the West Bank Cafe Downstairs Theater Bar in New York was renamed the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Beechman made her Broadway debut in the 1977 original production of Annie. For her role as the narrator in the 1982 original Broadway production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She then went on to be the first actress to play the role of Grizabella in the US national touring production of Cats in…

On stage

4 productions, 10 years
1977
AnnieBroadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by Martin Charnin
2,377 performances
1982
CatsBroadway Winter Garden Theatre. Original. Directed by Trevor Nunn
7,485 performances
1982
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatBroadway Royale Theatre. Original. Directed by Tony Tanner
824 performances
1987
Les MiserablesBroadway Broadway Theatre. Original. Directed by Trevor Nunn & John Caird
6,680 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names
  • Terrence Mann 2 productions
  • Richard Poole 2 productions
  • Peter Samuel 2 productions
  • Paul Harman 2 productions
  • Kevin Marcum 2 productions
  • Kelly Briggs 2 productions
  • Joel Robertson 2 productions
  • Jeffrey Clonts 2 productions
  • Janene Lovullo 2 productions
  • Jane Bodle 2 productions
  • Gregg Edelman 2 productions
  • Cindy Benson 2 productions

Also credited on

1 work

The Pirates Of Penzance

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