Candy Brown
Candy Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | Candy Ann Brown |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer, choreographer |
| Years active | 1975–present |
Candy Brown (also known as Candy Ann Brown; born August 19, 1958)[1][2] is an American dancer,[3] choreographer and theatre, film and television actress.[2]
Brown is known for originating the role of June in the 1975 Bob Fosse directed Broadway musical Chicago,[4] and for such films, television series and stage productions as the original cast of A Chorus Line[5] and Pippin,[6] Zebrahead,[2] Ali, Six Feet Under, Sister, Sister, Nash Bridges and NYPD Blue.
Brown also performed on the Broadway stage in Purlie with Cleavon Little and Sherman Hemsley[citation needed] and in the West Coast premiere of the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.[citation needed] Candy Brown currently teaches movement at Denver School of the Arts for the theatre department
References
- ^ birth reference check via intelius.com & birthdatabase.com
- ^ a b c "Candy Ann Brown". The New York Times.
- ^ Dalfonzo, Gina (February 17, 2014). "Dance to Excess". The Weekly Standard.
- ^ Wasson, Sam (2013). Fosse. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 662.
- ^ Robertson, Campbell (September 24, 2006). "'A Singular Sensation,' a New Generation". The New York Times.
- ^ Wasson, Sam (2013). Fosse. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 317.
External links
- Candy Brown at IMDb
- Candy Brown at the Internet Broadway Database
- Candy Brown on Facebook
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