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Adrienne Barbeau

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Actor b. 1945 On stage 19641972

Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American actress and author. She came to prominence in the 1970s as Broadway's original Betty Rizzo in the musical Grease, and as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Maude Findlay (played by Bea Arthur) on the sitcom Maude (1972–1978). In 1980, she began appearing in horror and science fiction films, including The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981), Creepshow (1982), and Swamp Thing (1982). She also provided the voice of Catwoman in the DC Animated Universe. In the 2000s, she appeared on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005) as Ruthie.

On stage 3 productions, 8 years

1964 Fiddler on the Roof Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Jerome Robbins 3,242 perf.
1972 Gease Eden Theatre · Original · directed by Tom Moore 3,388 perf.
1972 Grease Eden Theatre · Original · directed by Tom Moore 3,388 perf.

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Worked with more than once3 names

Timothy Meyers 2 productions
Carole Demas 2 productions
Barry Bostwick 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking.

In the literature8 passages

  • Adrienne Barbeau, who in 1968 made her own Broadway debut in Fiddler, also started in the chorus. First an understudy for second daughter, Hodel, Barbeau later assumed the role.ebooks/Isenberg, Barbara/Tradition!_ The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World's Most Beloved Musical - Barbara Isenberg.txt
  • Actress Adrienne Barbeau, who in February 1968 made her own Broadway debut in Fiddler , was similarly impressed. Barbeau also started in the chorus, understudying middle daughter Hodel. She went on to play Hodel eight months later, but before she did, she sat in the balcony for two weeks just watching the show. Her strongest memory: “Watc…ebooks/Isenberg, Barbara/Tradition!_ The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World's Most Beloved Musical - Barbara Isenberg.txt
  • Many actresses had their Broadway debuts in Fiddler on the Roof, including (left to right) three of the women playing Tevye’s daughters: Adrienne Barbeau (Hodel), Bette Midler (Tzeitel), and Tanya Everett (Chava). Everett originated the role of Chava. Photofestebooks/Isenberg, Barbara/Tradition!_ The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World's Most Beloved Musical - Barbara Isenberg.txt
  • That happened to me when I did the road company of Grease in ’73. They really tried to direct me into Adrienne Barbeau’s performance. She’s got a very specific face. She’s got very high cheekbones and she always looks like she’s got a little Mona Lisa smile. So she would do that after every line, and they wanted me to do that. It wasn’t c…ebooks/Shapiro, Eddie/Nothing Like a Dame_ Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater - Eddie Shapiro.txt
  • Katie Hanley+2 Adrienne Barbeau James Canning Walter Bobbie Timothy Meyers Jim Borrellitheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1971-72 Season, v. 28 (Willis).txt
  • Katie Hanley, Jim Borrelli, Walter Bobbie, Timoth Meyers, Garn Stephens, Adrienne Barbeau, Barr y Bostwick, James Canning, Marya Smalltheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt

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