The Stars in
Broadway Sings The Odd Potato
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JIM CORTI
(played "Murray Weintraub" in the February '03 reading)
Broadway: Ragtime, A Chorus Line, Candide. National tours: Urtinetown, Cabaret, Bob Fosse's Dancin'. Regional theatre: Strike Up The Band ("George Spelvin"), Goodspeed Opera House; The Hot Mikado ("Ko-Ko"), Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera and T.U.T.S., Houston; Lost in Yonkers ("Louie"), Weston Playhouse, Vermont. Chicago theatre: Another Midsummer Night ("Puck") and Book of the Night ("The Dealer"), Goodman Theatre; Grand Hotel ("Otto Kringelein"), Joseph Jefferson Award, Marriott's Lincolnshire; Falsettoland ("Mendel"), Wisdom Bridge.
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DEBBIE GRAVITTE
(played "Anna Levy" in Broadway Sings The Odd Potato and sings "Don't Forget The Pepper" on The Odd Potato CD)
Debbie Gravitte was most recently on Broadway playing Matron "Mama" Morton in the hit revival of Kander and Ebb's Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre. Tony Award winner for Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Debbie made her Broadway debut in the original cast of They're Playing Our Song and went on to appear in Perfectly Frank (Drama Desk Nomination); Zorba, Blues In The Night, Ain't Broadway Grand, and Les Misérables. She's been featured in the Encores' productions of The Boys From Syracuse, Tenderloin, and Carnival. Off-Broadway: Free To Be You And Me, Out of Sterno and Broadway 68 at LaMama, ETC.
Debbie has sung in concert worldwide with numerous orchestras, including the London, Stockholm, Jerusalem, and St. Louis Symphonies. She recently finished her third solo CD, Big Band Broadway, the follow up to Part of Your World, The Alan Menken Album and The MGM Album.
On television, Debbie's appeared on PBS' "Broadway Plays Washington," "Evening with the Boston Pops," "A Rodgers and Hart Celebration," "Ira Gershwin's 100th at Carnegie Hall," and "Rodgers and Hart." She was seen with Bette Midler in the feature Isn't She Great? and can be heard as one of the voices in The Little Mermaid. Debbie is the proud and tired mother of three beautiful children.
Visit Debbie Gravitte on the web at: www.debbiegravitte.com
MARK JACOBY
(played "Joe Levy" in Broadway Sings The Odd Potato and in the February '03 reading)
Mark Jacoby, recently seen as the Padre in the Tony Award nominated Broadway revival of Man of La Mancha, earned Tony, Outer Critics' and Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for his performance as Gaylord Ravenal in Showboat, directed by Harold Prince, and originated the role of Father in Ragtime on Broadway.
He made his Broadway debut as Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity (directed by Bob Fosse) and also appeared as Baron von Gaigern in Grand Hotel on Broadway. For two and a half years, Mark played the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway (a role he created in the American national tour). Other exciting roles include Guido Contini in the Chicago premiere of Nine (winning the Joseph Jefferson Award), Playwright in Enter The Guardsman (receiving a Drama Desk Nomination), and Norman Rockwell in the new musical, Rockwell, produced at New York's Blue Heron Theatre.
MARY STOUT
(played "Mrs. Fanny Rosenblum" in the February '03 Reading)
Mary Stout is currently appearing on Broadway in Disney's Beauty and the Beast as "Madame de la Grande Bouche." She was previously seen on Broadway starring as "Mrs. Fairfax" in Jane Eyre: The Musical (directed by John Caird).
Other Broadway: Me and My Girl, Copperfield, A Change in the Heir, My Favorite Year, A Christmas Carol, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. National tours: Beauty and the Beast, Nine, Pirates of Penzance. Many regional appearances including Night Governess (McCarter) and Bremers on AMC's Emmy and Ace Award nominated series "Remember WENN." Film: Aladdin, Hunchback of Notre Dame, 24 Nights, Sweet and Lowdown, The Holy Man, Swimming on the Moon.
LILLIAS WHITE
(sings "A Child's Dream Will Light the Way" on The Odd Potato CD and played "Millie Harris" in the February '03 Reading)
Lillias White is the quadruple-crown winner of the 1997 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award, and the People's Choice Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance as "Sonja" in The Life. Ms. White received unqualified acclaim for her triumphant portrayal of "Jonesy" in the 1995 revival of How to Succeed In Business... Her previous Broadway appearances include Cats ("Grizzabella"), Once On This Island ("Asaka"), Dreamgirls ("Effie"), Rock 'n' Roll The First 5000 Years ("Aretha Franklin") and Barnum ("Joice Heth").
Off-Broadway she starred in Dinah Was ("Dinah Washington"), Waiting For Godot, The Princess & The Black-eyed Pea, Antigone Africanus and Romance In Hard Times for which she won an Obie Award. Her national and international tours include Ain't Misbehavin', The Wiz, Tintypes and Dreamgirls (Drama Logue Award).
She won an Emmy Award for her work on "Sesame Street" after which she made several guest appearances on "Law & Order" and "NYPD Blue." She has appeared in concert at The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center as well as a guest soloist on the PBS Special "In Performance at The White House." She is featured in the Disney animated film Hercules in which she plays "Calliope." Lillias White was also featured in the Jim Carey, Ron Howard, and Brian Grazier movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Ms. White has also released her first record From Brooklyn to Broadway.
Visit Lillias White on the web at: www.lilliaswhite.com
MOLLY EPHRAIM
(played "Rachel Levy" in Broadway Sings The Odd Potato and appears on The Odd Potato CD)
Molly Ephraim made her motion picture debut as "Wendy Greenhut" in the 2008 Disney movie, College Road Trip. She also appeared as "Bielke", Tevye's daughter in Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway and previously played daughter "Ally" in "Hench At Home", Michael J. Fox's 2003 sitcom pilot starring Craig Bierko and Tracy Pollan.
She was recognized by the Drama League for her outstanding performance in her portrayal of Little Red Ridinghood in the 2002 Tony Award winning Broadway Revival of Into The Woods starring Vanessa Williams. Other credits include: The Snow Queen at Prince Music Theatre, the Arden Theatre Company's Into The Woods (for which she received a Barrymore Nomination), staged readings directed by Patricia Birch of King Island Christmas, and Great Expectations, as well as many regional theatre productions, among them, Fiddler On The Roof, Annie, South Pacific, Carousel, and The Nutcracker.
Molly is currently a senior at Princeton University.
JARED GOLDSTEIN
(played "Sammy Levy" in the February '03 Reading)
Jared Goldstein made his Broadway debut in Madison Square Garden's A Christmas Carol.
His credits include: Off Broadway's Children's Letters to God (Brett); The Scarlet Letter National Tour (ensemble); The Adventures of Zak (Willie), a member of The Kids for Kids Project. Regional: Rags (David). Feature film: Manhattan Midnight (Danny). Television: "The Conan O'Brien Show," "Gagsters" series for a major network in France.
Love and thanks to my vocal coach Jay Kerr, and to my manager Marianne Leone. Hugs to my family for being there and supporting me.
Visit Jared Goldstein on the web at: www.jaredgoldstein.com
