Faith Prince
Faith Prince | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 6, 1957 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Singer |
| Spouse | Larry Lunetta (1986-present) |
Faith Prince (born August 6, 1957) is an American actress and singer known primarily for her work on Broadway. Prince has won the Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical and received three Tony nominations.
Life and career
Prince was born in Augusta, Georgia, and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia, where she participated in theater at E.C. Glass High School and then studied theater at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.[1] She made her Broadway debut as the Gypsy character Tessie Tura in Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989) and followed this with a role in the ill-fated Nick & Nora.[2]
She established herself as a Broadway star with her portrayal of Adelaide in the 1992 revival of Guys and Dolls, for which she won both the Tony and Drama Desk Award as Best Actress in a Musical. In 2001, Prince was once again nominated for Tony and Drama Desk Awards for her portrayal of Ella Peterson in the 2001 revival of Bells Are Ringing. Prince was featured in the 2008 Broadway musical A Catered Affair, for which she received Tony and Drama Desk nominations.[3] She appeared in a concert version of Sweeney Todd with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in Orlando, Florida in March 2009.[4] On April 7, 2009, she took over the role of Ursula from Heidi Blickenstaff in the Broadway musical of The Little Mermaid.[5]
Prince has appeared in the films The Last Dragon (1985), Dave (1993), Picture Perfect (1997), and Our Very Own (2005), among others.
Her television credits include the short-lived High Society (1995) opposite Jean Smart, recurring roles on Spin City (1997–2000) and Huff (2004–2005), in addition to guest appearances on Remington Steele, Law & Order, Monk, House, Grey's Anatomy, Drop Dead Diva, Ugly Betty, and Happy Endings.
A live recording of her 2005 cabaret debut at Joe's Pub, at The Public Theater, entitled A Leap of Faith, was released on the DRG Records label. A second recording, titled Total Faith was recorded at the Royal Room, Palm Beach, Florida.[6] She also participated in studio recordings of the scores from the ill-fated Broadway musical version of Breakfast at Tiffany's[7] and Jerry Herman's unproduced musical, Miss Spectacular.[8]
She performs her cabaret act in various venues, such as the Orange County Performing Arts Center, California, in April 2010[9] and Caramoor, New York, in May 2010.[6] Prince appeared in the concert version (and accompanying recording) of the revue Life Begins at 8:40 at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2010.[10]
Prince will originate the role of Mrs. Wilkinson in the second United States national tour of Billy Elliot the Musical, which begins performance October 30, 2010.[11]
Family
Prince is married to trumpeter Larry Lunetta; the couple resides in Sacramento, California with their son Henry.[12] She also had a brother named Phil who is deceased.
Stage productions
- Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989)
- Falsettoland (1990)
- Guys and Dolls (1992 revival)
- What's Wrong with This Picture? (1994)
- The King and I (1996 revival)
- Little Me (1998 revival)
- James Joyce's The Dead (2000)
- Noises Off (2001 revival)
- Bells Are Ringing (2001 revival)
- A Man of No Importance (2002)
- A Catered Affair (2008)
- The Little Mermaid (2009)
- Billy Elliot (2010-2011)
References
- ^ Quintos, Michael L. She also had voice lessons from Carl Harris, a conductor at Shenandoah Conservatory."BWW Interviews: Tony Winner FAITH PRINCE Returns to OCPAC's Cabaret Stage" broadwayworld.com, April 8, 2010
- ^ Kenrick, John."Faith Prince biography" musicals101.com, retrieved May 26, 2010
- ^ Gans, Andrew."The Broadway Affair Begins: New Fierstein-Bucchino Musical Arrives at the Kerr March 25" playbill.com, March 25, 2008
- ^ Gans, Andrew."Faith Prince and Davis Gaines Will Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd in Florida" playbill.com, January 30, 2009
- ^ Gans, Andrew."Tony Winner Faith Prince to Join Broadway's Little Mermaid" playbill.com, February 17, 2009
- ^ a b Kramer, Peter D."Faith Prince at Caramoor" lohud.com, May 4, 2010
- ^ "'Breakfast At Tiffany's' Studio Recording", musical-theatre.net, retrieved February 20, 2010
- ^ Suskin, Steven."On The Record: Into the Woods with Miss Spectacular" playbill.com, July 28, 2002
- ^ "Faith Prince to Replace Paul Szot in Cabaret Series at OCPAC"Los Angeles Times, February 12, 2010
- ^ Probst, Andy."Kate Baldwin, Montego Glover, Brad Oscar, Faith Prince, et al. Set for Life Begins at 8:40 Concert and Recording" theatermania.com, March 5, 2010
- ^ Tony Winner Faith Prince to Star in Billy Elliot's Second National Tour; Casting Complete
- ^ Crowder, Marcus. "Sacramento resident, Broadway actress Faith Prince to sing with Sac Philharmonic" sacbee.com, May. 20, 2011