Beth Malone
| Beth Malone | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth Ann Malone January 2, 1969 Auburn, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress/Singer |
| Spouse(s) | Rochelle Schoppert |
Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Malone (born January 2, 1969)[1] is an American actress and singer known for her work in Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre. She originated the role of Alison Bechdel in the musical Fun Home, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.[2]
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Personal life and education
She was born in Auburn, Nebraska and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado, the daughter of Peggy and Bill Malone. Her mother is a professional country music singer.[3] Malone played the title role in Annie in middle school, and participated in theatre at Douglas County High School.[4] Malone first attended Loretto Heights College for musical theatre. When the school closed in 1989 while she was there, she decided not to continue, because she was successful finding work without a degree. She later completed her degree through the University of Northern Colorado[4] in 1996 and earned an MFA in Acting from UC Irvine in 2000.[5]
She began her career working at the Country Dinner Playhouse at the age of 16. Malone moved to New York City at age 21. After a period of not finding work, she returned to Aspen, Colorado, where she was able to play a wide variety of roles. She received her Equity card performing in a production of Baby.[4] She later moved to Sherman Oaks, California, where she began performing in television commercials and performing in many shows in the greater Los Angeles area. Malone identifies as a lesbian and is married to Rochelle Schoppert, a music technician.[6][7][8][9]
Career
Malone made her Broadway debut in Ring of Fire in 2006. She appeared Off-Broadway in the musical Bingo: A Winning New Musical at St. Luke's Theatre in 2005.[10] She appeared Off-Broadway in The Marvelous Wonderettes at the Westside Theatre as Betty Jean in 2008.[11]
Malone played the title role in Annie Get Your Gun in the Music Circus at the Wells Fargo Pavilion, Sacramento, California in August 2011,[12] and again at the San Diego Musical Theatre in May 2014.[13] She played the title role in The Unsinkable Molly Brown at The Denver Center Theatre Company in September and October 2014.[14]
Malone has created a one-woman cabaret show titled Beth Malone: So Far. The show tells her life story, "from her offbeat childhood in small-town Colorado, to her not-quite-normal entrance into acting, to her left-of-center adult life." She has toured with the show in several locations, including Aspen, Colorado, at the Wheeler Opera House in 2011,[7]and in New York City in 2012 at the Davenport Theatre.[15]
Malone originated the role of (Big) Alison in the musical Fun Home, from workshops, to the 2013 Off-Broadway production at the Public Theater.[16] She is continuing the role in the 2015 Broadway production at the Circle in the Square Theatre.[2] Critic Steven Suskin called her performance "the glue that holds the show together."[17] She received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance.[2]
Theatre Credits
| Start year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Sally Brown | Colony Theatre |
| Grand Hotel | Unknown | Dir. Peter Schneider | |
| Babes in Arms | Reprise! | ||
| 2005 | A New Brain | ||
| Bingo: A Winning New Musical | Alison | off-Broadway | |
| 2006 | Ring of Fire | Performer | Broadway; March 12 - April 30, 2006 |
| 2008 | The Marvelous Wonderettes | Betty Jean | off-Broadway |
| 2010 | Music Theatre West | ||
| 2011 | Fun Home | Alison Bechdel | Staged reading at The Public Theater |
| Annie Get Your Gun | Annie Oakley | Wells Fargo Pavilion | |
| Beth Malone: So Far | Beth Malone | National Tour; 2011/12 | |
| 2012 | Fun Home | Alison Bechdel | Workshop at the Sundance Institute's Theatre Lab; July 2012 |
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| 2013 | 9 to 5 | Judy Bernly | 3-D Theatricals |
| Fun Home | Alison Bechdel | The Public Theater; May 2013 | |
| off-Broadway; Sept. 20, 2013 - Jan. 12, 2014 | |||
| 2014 | Annie Get Your Gun | Annie Oakley | San Diego Musical Theatre; May 2014 |
| The Unsinkable Molly Brown | Molly Brown | Denver Center Theatre Company; Sep/Oct 2014 | |
| 2015 | Fun Home | Alison Bechdel | Broadway; April 19, 2015 - present |
Filmography
| Start year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Room 101 | Actor | Short |
| 2009 | Intelligent Life: Change Your Mind, Change Your World | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2011 | Hick | Sherri |
| Start year | Production | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | One Minute Soap Opera | Various | Series Regular |
| Unknown | What's On | Host | TV Guide Channel |
| 2004 | Judging Amy | Marge Bolton/Kelly McClaren | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Reno 911! | Ms. Striker | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Beth Malone/Alison Bechdel | 1 episode |
| The Good Wife | Pro-life Activist | 1 episode |
Discography
- Lunch Shift, debut solo album, 2008
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Ovation Award | Best Featured Actress in a Musical | You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Nominated |
| 2015 | Tony Award | Best Lead Actress in a Musical | Fun Home | Nominated |
| 2016 | Grammy Award | Best Musical Theater Album | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Beth Malone Public Record" familysearch.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Peggy Malone bio accessed 4/30/2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Moore, Josh. Beth Malone interview denvercenter.org, May 14, 2014, accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ "UC Irvine Alumni" drama.arts.uci.edu, accessed 4/30/2015
- ↑ "At the Corner of Aspen and Broadway", aspentimes.com, July 3, 2009, accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Oksenhorn, Stewart. "Beth Malone: From the inside out" aspentimes.com, January 16, 2011
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- ↑ Paulson, Michael. "Fun Home, the Musical, Takes Alison Bechdel’s Life to Broadway", The New York Times, April 8, 2015
- ↑ Dietz, Dan. Bingo Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception and Performance Data, McFarland (2010), p. 50 ISBN 0786457317
- ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Alvin, Malone and Matlock Will Be 'The Marvelous Wonderettes' Off-Broadway" playbill.com, August 7, 2008
- ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Beth Malone, Edward Watts, Heather Lee Star in Music Circus 'Annie Get Your Gun', Beginning Aug. 9", playbill.com, August 9, 2011
- ↑ Purcell, Carey. " 'Annie Get Your Gun', Featuring Beth Malone and Steve Blanchard, Opens May 10 in San Diego", playbill.com, May 10, 2014
- ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Beth Malone Is 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown', Opening Tonight", playbill.com, September 19, 2014
- ↑ "Beth Malone: So Far" theatermania.com, March 7, 2012, accessed April 30, 2015
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- ↑ Suskin, Steven. "Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's Fun Home", Playbill, 23 February 2014, accessed April 30, 2015
External links
- Beth Malone at the Internet Movie Database
- Beth Malone at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Beth Malone at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- Actresses from Nebraska
- American musical theatre actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century American singers
- Actresses from Colorado
- People from Nemaha County, Nebraska
- People from Douglas County, Colorado
- University of Northern Colorado alumni
- University of California, Irvine alumni
- Lesbian actresses
