Julie Craig

Julie Craig (born in Erie, Pennsylvania) is an American actress and singer.

Craig studied acting at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts [1] where she graduated on the Dean's List with a BFA. She then began her career on the New York stage, most notably as Luisa in the world’s longest running musical The Fantasticks, alongside writer and creator Tom Jones,[2] as well as in the City Center Encores! productions of The Apple Tree and Bye Bye Birdie.[3] She also appeared on the City Center stage with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players in The Pirates of Penzance, among others. Craig can be heard on the original cast recording of The Black Monk, a new musical based on the Chekov story[4] that opened at the Beckett Theatre in New York City, where she originated the role of Tania.[5][6]

On the international tour throughout Asia and Europe, Craig played Maria in West Side Story which was directed by Joey McKeeley, the former assistant to Jerome Robbins.[7][8] Regionally, her most distinguished credits include Les Misérables as Cosette (for which she received a Barrymore Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical)[9] as well as Lope de Vega's The Dog in the Manger with the Shakespeare Theatre Company.[10]

Craig's television credits include Law & Order: SVU, Cupid, and Guiding Light.[11] Her most recent film credits include Fade to White as well as Life at the Resort, which won Best Comedy Feature at the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival.[12]

As of 2014, Craig resides in Los Angeles. She was most recently seen singing with the Broadway-bound musical Witness Uganda and performing in the Broadway Under the Stars concerts at Transcendence Theatre Company.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Performers". SF Gate. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Show". Fantasticks on Broadway - Official Site. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ Gans, Andrew. "'The Fantasticks' Welcomes a New Luisa April 6". Playbill. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ Liukkonen, Petri. "Anton (Pavlovich) Chekhov". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Zinoman, Jason. "That Russian Romantic Kid’s Got Talent". New York Times. Archived from the original on December 9, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ "'The Black Monk' Makes Original Cast Recording 5/25, Released On iTunes". Broadway World. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Spangler, Nichols, Craig Join The Fantasticks July 30". Broadway World. Archived from the original on July 30, 2007. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ Shenton, Mark. "West Side Story to Return to London's Sadler's Wells for Summer Run Prior to U.K. Tour". Playbill. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  9. ↑ "2008 Barrymore Award Nominees Announced". Broadway World. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  10. ↑ Marks, Peter. "Theater Review: Shakespeare Theatre's 'The Dog in the Manger'". Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  11. ↑ IMDB. "Julie Craig". Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  12. ↑ IMDB. "Life at the Resort - Awards". Retrieved September 16, 2014.
  13. ↑ Performers. Transcendence Theatre Company - Official Site. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

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