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Yvonne Elliman

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Actor b. 1951 On stage 1971

Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar. She scored a number of hits in the 1970s and achieved a US No. 1 hit with "If I Can't Have You". The song also reached No. 9 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Her cover of Barbara Lewis's "Hello Stranger" went to No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and "Love Me" was No. 5; at the time she had three top 10 singles. After a long hiatus in the 1980s and 1990s, during which time she left music to be with her family, she made a comeback album as a singer-songwriter in 2004.

On stage 1 production

1971 Jesus Christ Superstar Mark Hellinger Theatre · Original · directed by Tom O’Horgan 711 perf.

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  • UNDERSTUDIES: For Ben Vereen, Kurt Yaghjian; Jeff FenTed Neeley, Dennis Cooley; Yvonne Elliman, Denise Delapenha; Bob Bingham, Peter Schlosser; Barry Dennen, Phil Jethro; Paul Ainsley, Michael Meadows; Pnil Jethro, Michael Jason; Dennis Buckley, Robalee Barnes; Michael Jason, Willie Windsor; Michael Meadows, Alan Braunstein, Cliff Lipson;…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1971-72 Season, v. 28 (Willis).txt

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