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American singer (1953-1998)
Laurie Beechman
Background information
Birth name
Laurie Hope Beechman
Born
(1953-04-04)April 4, 1953 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
March 8, 1998(1998-03-08) (aged 44) White Plains, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Singer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
Years active
1977–1998
Musical artist
Laurie Hope Beechman (April 4, 1953 – March 8, 1998) was an American actress and singer, known for her work in Broadway musicals. She also had a career as a cabaret performer and recording artist. After her death, the West Bank Cafe Downstairs Theater Bar in New York was renamed the Laurie Beechman Theatre.
Beechman made her Broadway debut in the 1977 original production of Annie. For her role as the narrator in the 1982 original Broadway production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She then went on to be the first actress to play the role of Grizabella in the US national touring production of Cats in 1983, before replacing Betty Buckley in the Broadway production in 1984. She would play the role on Broadway for over four years. She also starred in the Broadway productions of The Pirates of Penzance (1981) and Les Misérables (1990) and returned to the role of Grizabella for four months in 1997, when Cats became the longest running musical in Broadway history.
Laurie Hope Beechman (April 4, 1953 – March 8, 1998) was an American actress and singer, known for her work in Broadway musicals. She also had a career...
The LaurieBeechman Theatre (formerly the West Bank Cafe Downstairs Theater Bar) is an 80-seat dinner theater in the basement of the West Bank Cafe at...
Beechman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alec Beechman (1896–1965), British barrister and politician LaurieBeechman (1953–1998)...
HoMo'Nique Show, a parody of BET's The Mo'Nique Show, at Manhattan's LaurieBeechman Theater. She has also appeared on season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race All...
Richard Bean. In 2011, she performed her one-woman show Busted at the LaurieBeechman Theatre. She performed in Taylor Mac's The Lily's Revenge and has also...
Award nomination); 2009 (LaurieBeechman Theatre, NYC) 2007 Ugly Coco 2010 Miss Coco Peru Is Still Alive! (LaurieBeechman Theatre, NYC) 2011 Miss Coco...
Directed by Tony Tanner, the cast starred Bill Hutton as Joseph, LaurieBeechman as the Narrator, and Tom Carder as Pharaoh. The production transferred...
role of Yma Sumac in a production of The Legend of Yma Sumac at The LaurieBeechman Theatre, New York City. She was also featured on a season finale of...
most of the major Cabaret spaces including Feinstein's 54 Below, The LaurieBeechman Theatre, Don't Tell Mama, Urban Stages, etc. In 2017, she set out with...
by Tony Humrichouser, ran for a 3-night limited engagement at The LaurieBeechman Theatre. The show received numerous critical accolades, with one reviewer...
plays including more than 40 by Lewis Black have been staged at the LaurieBeechman Theatre in the West Bank Cafe (where Bruce Willis was a bartender)...
appearance in the third annual Living for Today benefit concert at the LaurieBeechman Theatre. Rainbow appeared on the cover of Out Front Colorado. Rainbow...
under the name "Dr. Dan Von Dandy." The Vaudevillians performed at the LaurieBeechman Theatre in New York City from July to November 2013. After touring...
Theatre – Enid, Oklahoma La Comedia Dinner Theatre – Springboro, Ohio LaurieBeechman Theatre – in the basement of the West Bank Cafe at 407 West 42nd Street...
original one-act version with Irish actress, Maxine Linehan, at the LaurieBeechman Theatre in New York City. That same year, Bailiwick Repertory produced...
Kait Kerrigan and Bree Lowdermilk's You Made This Tour concert at the LaurieBeechman Theatre. Henry performed in the 92nd Street Y's Lyrics & Lyricists...
Sacramento, CA; Re-bar and Julia's Restaurant in Seattle, WA; and the LaurieBeechman Theatre in New York City. She has also appeared at Bob's Comedy Funhouse...
GR Films, has produced Listen To Her Heart: The Life and Music of LaurieBeechman; Not Just Las Vegas, about the rise of nationwide gambling in the USA;...
Daily Show Herself 2003 Listen to Her Heart: The Life and Music of LaurieBeechman Herself Documentary 2008 The Battery's Down Herself TV series 2010...
developed at CAP21 in New York City and has sold out Joe's Pub and the LaurieBeechman Theatre in New York, World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, and other venues...
travel with her cabaret show, most recently appearing in Manhattan's LaurieBeechman Theatre in 2013. Woodlawn fell seriously ill in June 2015, and was...
Bateman—Philadelphia Henry Bean—Philadelphia Billy Beck—Philadelphia LaurieBeechman—Philadelphia Chris Beetem—Philadelphia Beth Behrs—Lancaster Willam...
tenth anniversary of 9/11 with a performance of "Make Love" at the LaurieBeechman Theatre in Times Square. In 2009, Finley created a memorial at the...
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