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American stage actress and dancer
Elizabeth Parkinson is an American
stage actress and
dancer . She is best known for playing Brenda
[1] in the original production of the musical
Movin' Out . For this performance she was nominated for the 2003
Tony Award for
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical ,
[2] the
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and won the 2003 Astaire Award for Best Female Dancer.
[3]
[4]
Career
Parkinson has performed with many ballet companies, including
Joffrey Ballet and
Twyla Tharp Dance.
[5] She appeared on
Broadway in the musical
Fosse in 1999
[6] and then in
Movin' Out (2002).
[7]
Parkinson appeared in the
Stephen Sondheim and
Wynton Marsalis
Encores! concert, A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair , from November 13 through 17, 2013 at City Center, New York City.
[8]
She is the co-owner/co-director of Fineline Theatre Arts with her husband, fellow performer
Scott Wise ; the couple have one child.
[9]
[10]
References
^ Willis, John; Hodges, Ben (2007-03-01).
Theatre World . Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 94–.
ISBN
9781557837035 . Retrieved April 17, 2012 .
^ Hernandez, Ernio.
"Photo Call: Tony Stock Up - Movin' Out Opens NASDAQ" playbill.com, June 6, 2003
^
"Elizabeth Parkinson" broadwayworld.com
^ Jones, Kenneth.
"'Movin' Out' Sweeps TDF/Astaire Awards 2003" , playbill.com, May 15, 2003.
^ Tharp, Twyla (February 11, 2001).
"Dance: Twyla Tharp Looks To Brooklyn and Beyond" .
The New York Times .
^ Sommer, Elyse.
"A CurtainUp Review;'Fosse' " curtainup.com, January 15, 1999
^
Parkinson Broadway credits ibdb.com, accessed November 10, 2013
^ Gans, Andrew.
"Bernadette Peters Stars in Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis' 'A Bed and a Chair', Beginning Nov. 13" playbill.com, November 13, 2013
^
Parkinson biography
Archived 2013-11-10 at the
Wayback Machine finelinetheatrearts.com, accessed November 10, 2013
^
Simonson, Robert and Hernandez, Ernio.
Original "Tony-Nominated Star Parkinson to Return to Broadway's 'Movin' Out 'Feb. 8" playbill.com, February 8, 2005.
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