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Merle Louise

ActorBorn 1934, died 2025On stage 1970 to 200910 productions on this page

Merle Louise (born Merle Louise Letowt, April 15, 1934 – January 11, 2025) was an American actress, best known for appearing in four Stephen Sondheim musicals, most famously as "The Beggar Woman" in Sweeney Todd, for which she won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.

On stage

10 productions, 39 years
1970
CompanyBroadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by Harold Prince
705 performances
1979
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetBroadway Uris Theatre. Original. Directed by Harold Prince
557 performances
1983
La Cage aux FollesBroadway Palace Theatre. Original. Directed by Arthur Laurents
1,761 performances
1987
Into the WoodsBroadway Martin Beck Theatre. Original. Directed by James Lapine
765 performances
1993
CompanyBroadway Vivian Beaumont Theater. Revival. Directed by Harold Prince
2 performances
1993
Kiss of the Spider WomanBroadway Broadhurst Theatre. Original. Directed by Harold Prince
904 performances
1993
Kiss Of The Spider Woman-the MusicalBroadway Broadhurst Theatre. Original. Directed by Harold Prince
906 performances
1997
Into the WoodsBroadway Broadway Theatre. Revival
2 performances
2008
Billy ElliotBroadway Imperial Theatre. Original. Directed by Stephen Daldry
1,312 performances
2009
Bernadette Peters: A Special Concert for Broadway Barks Because Broadway CaresBroadway Minskoff Theatre. Original. Directed by Richard Jay-Alexander
1 performance

Worked with more than once

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