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Debra Monk

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Actor b. 1949 On stage 19822013

Debra Monk (born February 27, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. She is the recipient of a Tony Award (1993), two Drama Desk Awards (1988, 2007), the Helen Hayes Award (1994), the Obie Award (2000) and an Emmy Award (1999) for her work.

On stage 14 productions, 31 years

1982 Pump Boys and Dinettes Princess Theatre · Original 573 perf.
1990 Prelude to a Kiss Helen Hayes Theatre · Original · directed by Norman René 440 perf.
1991 Nick & Nora Marquis Theatre · Original · directed by Arthur Laurents 9 perf.
1993 Redwood Curtain Brooks Atkinson Theatre · Original · directed by Marshall W. Mason 40 perf.
1994 Picnic Criterion Center Stage Right · Revival · directed by Scott Ellis 45 perf.
1995 Company Criterion Center Stage Right · Revival · directed by Scott Ellis 68 perf.
1996 Chicago Richard Rodgers Theatre · Revival · directed by Walter Bobbie 9,999 perf.
1997 Steel Pier Richard Rodgers Theatre · Original · directed by Scott Ellis 76 perf.
1998 Ah, Wilderness! Vivian Beaumont Theater · Revival · directed by Daniel Sullivan 54 perf.
2001 Thou Shalt Not Plymouth Theatre · Original · directed by Susan Stroman 85 perf.
2004 Reckless Biltmore Theatre · Original · directed by Mark Brokaw 77 perf.
2005 Children and Art New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by Lisa Shriver 1 perf.
2007 Curtains Al Hirschfeld Theatre · Original · directed by Scott Ellis 511 perf.
2013 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Richard Rodgers Theatre · Revival · directed by Rob Ashford 84 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Karen Ziemba 3 productions
John Dossett 3 productions
Jason Danieley 3 productions
Ward Billeisen 2 productions
Timothy J Alex 2 productions
Sean Samuels 2 productions
Nili Bassman 2 productions
Michele Pawk 2 productions
Mary Louise Parker 2 productions
Mary Ann Lamb 2 productions
Leo Burmester 2 productions
Larry Bryggman 2 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Jason Danieley, Jill Paice, Edward Hibbert, John Bolton, Michael X. Martin, Michael McCormick, Noah Racey, Ernie Sabella, Megan Sikora, Nili Bassmanebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • KANDER: That was one of those shows where it was the people that made it so special, in some ways, the casting itself. Our friendship with Debra Monk, which is now very strong, certainly began with Steel Pier . And Daniel McDonald became a very close friend and got married in my house out in the country. Karen Ziemba had been part of our…ebooks/Lawrence, Greg/Colored Lights_ Forty Years of Words and Music, Show Biz, Collaboration, and All That Jazz - Greg Lawrence & John Kander & Fred Ebb.txt
  • On Wednesday, James and I saw a matinee of Curtains . I called Debra Monk that Monday to do my Chatterbox and she sounded awful and said she was really sick. I was expecting to see an understudy on Wednesday but instead I got Debra, slaying 'em in the aisles. As my friend Peter Flynn says, chalk it up to "Dr. Theatre." You can be sick as…ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 1 - Seth Rudetsky.txt
  • All right, next week I have Tony Award-winner Debra Monk at the Chatterbox and I see the all-Asian production of Falsettoland!ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 1 - Seth Rudetsky.txt
  • Going to Dev's is always the highlight of my summer... and the highlight of my dog's year. Maggie runs around non-stop, and when she gets back to NY, she sleeps for two days straight. The best part is that it's always teeming with musical theatre people, and every meal is rife with hilarious stories about onstage antics. I was obsessed wi…ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 1 - Seth Rudetsky.txt
  • THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE who can’t afford to go to school. Debra Monk literally couldn’t afford to leave. After being berated by her teacher at Southern Methodist University during the beginning of her first term as a graduate student, Monk admits, “I said to myself, ‘What am I doing here? I’m gonna go home.’ But I had no money to leave…ebooks/Shapiro, Eddie/Nothing Like a Dame_ Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater - Eddie Shapiro.txt

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