Laurie Beechman

On stage 5 productions, 10 years

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Worked with more than once12 names

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Also credited on2 works

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Pirates Of Penzance

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In the literature8 passages

• Cast: Andrea McArdle, Reid Shelton, Dorothy Loudon, Sandy Faison, Robert Fitch, Barbara Erwin, Raymond Thorne, Laurie Beechman, Danielle Brisebois, Shelley Bruceebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• Friday night, I went to a show called the After Party at The Laurie Beechman Theater. I heard a sasstress I hadn't heard before: Alysha Umphress. I want to give her a shout out, but since I can't pronounce her first or last name, I will give her a "write out." She sang "Where Are the Simple Joys of Maidenhood" and worked it! The arrangeme…ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 1 - Seth Rudetsky.txt
• I introduced "NYC" by saying that the original "Star-to-be" solo was the late, great Laurie Beechman, but Andrea played the role in the TV movie. "So, Andrea played Annie on Broadway and the Star-to-be in the film. Too bad she can't do both roles tonight. Pause. Or can she!?!?!!" I exited and "NYC" began as usual, but in the middle, the c…ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 1 - Seth Rudetsky.txt
• Like me, Emily grew up listening to the Annie album. I asked her who she was obsessed with, assuming it was a toss-up between Andrea McArdle, Laurie Beechman and the girl who played Duffy ("Who cares what they're wearing on Main Street or Saville Row"). Turns out, it was Dorothy Loudon! I forgot that Emily's been a character actress her w…ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 1 - Seth Rudetsky.txt
• I remember one night, Laurie Beechman stopped the show completely in the middle of a song, and made the orchestra stop playing because she heard a man in the audience who was having a heart attack. She helped to save his life, and he came back to see the show.ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
• I did Cats for three years. I was the third Grizabella, and replaced my good friend Laurie Beechman.ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt

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