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Wikipedia / Randy Graff

Randy Graff (born May 23, 1955) is an American actress and singer known for her work in Drexell's Class and Les Misérables.

Early years

Born in Brooklyn, New York on May 23, 1955, Graff was part of a musically oriented family. Her grandmother "was the lead soprano in temple", and her uncle sang with, and arranged for, vocal groups of the swing era. She graduated from Port Richmond High School and Wagner College.

Career

Graff's professional debut occurred at the Village Dinner Theater in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1976. She has been in feature films such as Keys to Tulsa and Rent as well as being in television shows such as NBC's Law & Order a number of times. In addition to film and television, Graff has been in several Broadway shows.

In 1990 Graff won a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for her work in City of Angels, and in 2001 she was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in A Class Act.

She originated the role of Fantine in the musical Les Misérables when the production opened on Broadway in 1987, which included "I Dreamed a Dream", also on the soundtrack released in 1990.

While Graff points out that she was the first person to sing "I Dreamed a Dream" in the U.S., She has also appeared in Broadway revivals of the musicals Damn Yankees and Fiddler on the Roof.

Graff teaches at the Manhattan School of Music.

Filmography

Law & Order

  • "Sonata for Solo Organ" (1991) TV Episode – Dr. Martha Kershan

  • "Attorney Client" (2002) TV Episode – Hillary Morton

  • "Publish and Perish" (2005) TV Episode – Helen DeVries

    Drexell's Class (1991) TV Series – Principal Francine E. Itkin

  • Mad About You: "Bedfellows" (1993) TV Episode – Sharon, Paul's older sister

  • Bless This House: "Pilot" (1995) TV Episode – Marion

  • Keys to Tulsa (1997) – Louise Brinkman

  • Ed: "The Stars Align" (2001) TV Episode – Attorney

  • Rent (2005) - Mrs. Cohen

  • Learning to Drive (2014) – Attorney

Theatre

  1. Broadway

  2. Grease (1972)

  3. Saravá (1979)

  4. Les Misérables (1987) – Original Broadway cast

  5. City of Angels (1989) – Original Broadway cast, Tony Award winner for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

  6. Falsettos (1992)

  7. Laughter on the 23rd Floor (1993)

  8. Moon Over Buffalo (1995)

  9. High Society (1998)

  10. A Class Act (2001) – Original Broadway cast, Tony Awards nominee for Best Actress in a Musical

  11. Fiddler on the Roof (2004) – Revival

  12. Mr. Saturday Night (2022)

  13. Off-Broadway

  14. A... My Name Is Alice (1983 and 1984)

  15. Do Re Mi (1999) Encores!, New York City – Kay Cram

  16. Hotel Suite (2000) – Millie

  17. A Class Act (2000) – Sophie

  18. Damn Yankees (2008) – Revival

  19. The Babylon Line (2016–2017) Lincoln Center Newhouse Theater – Frieda Cohen; Lucille Lortel Award for Featured Actress

  20. Regional

  21. A Little Night Music (2002) – "Charlotte", Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC

  22. Elegies: A Song Cycle (2006) – "Reprise! Broadway's Best "Marvelous Musical Mondays", Los Angeles, California

  23. Hello, Dolly! (2007) – "Dolly", The Muny, St. Louis, Missouri

  24. Broadway: Three Generations (2008) – Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC

  25. Damn Yankees (2008) – The New York City Center

  26. Motherhood Out Loud (2009) – Bay Street Theatre, Sag Harbor, New York

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