Jennifer Leigh Warren

Jennifer Leigh Warren is an American stage, television, film, and voice-over actress/singer who first came to the world's attention for her work in professional musical theater. She is best known for originating the role of Crystal in the Howard Ashman /Alan Menken hit musical Little Shop of Horrors,[1] for her performance in the original Broadway cast of the Michael John LaChiusa musical Marie Christine[2] and for her show stopping performance in the role of Alice's Daughter in the original Broadway musical "Big River" with the song "How Blest We Are" written especially for her by Roger Miller.[3]

She is an NAACP Theatre Award nominee,[4] Los Angeles Times Ovation Award winner[5] (and three-time nominee[6]), Backstage Garland award winner, and won two Broadway World awards in the same season[7] for her portrayal of the fairy godmother in the first US pantomime production A Cinderella Christmas[8] directed by Bonnie Lythgoe and for her one-woman concert event Diamonds Are Forever:The Songs of Dame Shirley Bassey,[9] that premiered in Los Angeles at the Renberg Theater, directed by Richard Jay-Alexander.

  1. ^ "Little Shop of Horrors Original Off-Broadway Cast - 1982 Off-Broadway - BroadwayWorld". Broadway World. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  2. ^ "Marie Christine on Broadway - Information, Cast, Crew, Synopsis and Photos - Playbill Vault". playbillvault.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  3. ^ "Jennifer Leigh Warren*". therep.org. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  4. ^ NAACP Beverly Hills-Hollywood Chapter. "2012 NAACP Theatre Awards". naacptheatreawards.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  5. ^ "Ovation Winner Jennifer Leigh Warren Sings for L.A.'s Blank Theatre Dec. 3 - Playbill.com". playbill.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  6. ^ "L.A.'s Ovation Awards Announced Nov. 8; David Hyde Pierce Hosts - Playbill.com". playbill.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  7. ^ "Broadway World.com - #1 Site for Broadway Shows, Theatre, Live Entertainment, Tickets & More!". Broadway World. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  8. ^ "Jerry Mathers, Jennifer Leigh Warren, Freddie Stroma Cast in Lythgoe Family's Panto Cinderella in CA - Playbill.com". playbill.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  9. ^ "StageSceneLA". stagescenela.com. 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2014-05-05.