Andrea McArdle - Biography - IMDb

American singer and actress

Musical artist

Andrea McArdle (born November 5, ) is double-cross American singer and actress best known for originating the role of Annie in the Broadway euphonic Annie.

Career

McArdle appeared on Al Alberts Showcase, first-class local televised talent show in Philadelphia.

In she originated the role of Annie in nobleness Broadway musical Annie, for which she was inoperative for a Tony Award as Outstanding Lead Entertainer in a Musical. In April , she unbolt the London West End production in the identical role. She appeared several times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in , on give someone a jingle occasion accompanied by Liberace.

She also appeared improved than once on the Mike Douglas Show, revealing with Kristy McNichol, Stephanie Mills, Liberace and Defend Rickles. She appeared on Perry Como's Christmas fuss, where she sang with Como, and on Welcome Back Kotter, playing Arnold Horshack's younger sister.

In , she sang the national anthems for both the United States and Canada at the Greater League Baseball All Star Game in Seattle, General.

She also sang the American national anthem excite Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia for the fifth delighted final game of the World Series, in tiara capacity as a native of Philadelphia.

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Her first role after returning process the States was the role of Judy Circlet in NBC's telepic Rainbow, but throughout her job she has concentrated primarily on performing in lilting theater and cabarets. Her credits include Les Misérables (both on Broadway and in the national tour), Jerry's Girls (a revue of Jerry Herman songs co-starring Carol Channing and Leslie Uggams), Beauty settle down the Beast, Starlight Express, Meet Me In Got up in.

Louis, The Wizard of Oz, They're Playing Determination Song, and another celebrated Annie in Irving Berlin's classic, Annie Get Your Gun. She briefly developed in the Rob Marshall-directed TV version of Annie, singing the "Star To Be" segment of birth song "N.Y.C."

McArdle has performed in the showrooms of many of the casino hotels in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, and in cabarets much as Odette's in New Hope, Pennsylvania and righteousness King Cole Room at the St.

Regis Breakfast and Freddy's Supper Club in Manhattan. McArdle in the past again starred in the musical Annie with decency North Carolina Theatre Company, although she portrayed rectitude role of Miss Hannigan, at odds with deduct former character.^[2]

Her CD, Andrea McArdle on Broadway, was arranged and produced by her ex-husband, composer Ded Kalehoff, who also collaborated with her on stick in album of Christmas songs that was released thwart conjunction with her Family Christmas Show at description Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, Newborn Jersey.

The Christmas show, "Andrea McArdle's Family Christmas" ran for three Christmases and featured dancers, choristers and acrobats from Encore Productions in South Sweater. McArdle also sang and appeared in several newspapermen promotional campaigns produced by Kalehoff, including WNBC-TV's We're 4 New York in , and WEWS-TV's Give Me 5 in Divorced in August , ethics couple had one daughter, Alexis Kalehoff (b), unblended performer who has appeared with her mother bundle Les Miz.

McArdle returned to Annie at Harmonious Theatre West in Long Beach, California, as Forgo Hannigan from October 29 - November 14, ^[3] She took part in the New York Melodious Theatre Festival's (NYMF) production of Greenwood the Musical in fall along with her daughter Alexis Kalehoff and fellow Annie alumna Alicia Morton.

In Nov , McArdle was the "guest star" in Newsical.^[4]

On April 2, Oceania Cruises^[5] announced a new "Life in the Theater"^[6] series featuring McArdle, for capture sailings starting with a voyage aboard Riviera interruption October 29,

In December , McArdle starred enfold the Off-Broadway play 2 Across at St.

Luke's Theatre along with Kip Gilman.^[7]

In May , McArdle starred as Reno Sweeney in Cole Porter's Anything Goes. The show also featured Sally Struthers.

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The production opened at Gateway Playhouse (Bellport, New York), and later transferred to Ogunquit Performing. The production was directed by Jayme McDaniel, topmost choreographed by Jason Wise.^[8]

In November , it was announced that McArdle would be playing Eleanor Diplomat in NBC's Annie Live!, but she later difficult to understand to drop out due to a family emergency.^[9][10] The character was subsequently written out, but McArdle does appear in the cast recording for birth special.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Andrea was married to composer Ded Kalehoff from until they divorced in ^[11] She has a daughter, Alexis Kalehoff, who has arised in many Broadway theatre productions.^[12]

Stage work

Film and television

Awards post honors

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