Melissa Errico
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| Melissa Errico | |
|---|---|
| Born | Melissa Errico March 23, 1970 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress Singer Songwriter |
| Spouse(s) | Patrick McEnroe (1998 - present) |
| Official website | |
Melissa Errico (born March 23, 1970) is an American actress, songwriter, and singer.
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Biography
Born in Manhattan, Errico moved to Manhasset on Long Island at an early age. As a child, she studied ballet and gymnastics but was sidelined by a knee injury. Her interest in theater was sparked when she appeared in a Girl Scouts musical production and was cemented by a summer spent at an arts camp.
During her freshman year at Yale, Errico was cast as Cosette in the first national touring company of Les Misérables. She interrupted her studies for three semesters but eventually went back to New Haven and received her degree. From there she went to Oxford to study acting in programs dedicated to Shakespeare and Chekhov. She returned to Yale's graduate school but withdrew to make her Broadway debut in a musical adaptation of Anna Karenina at Circle in the Square in 1992.
Additional stage credits include the 1993 revival of My Fair Lady, High Society, Amour, and Dracula, the Musical. In 2004, she starred in the lauded hit production of Finian's Rainbow, winning the moniker "the voice of enchantment!"[1] at the Irish Repertory Theater, where she also starred in "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Major Barbara". She was selected by Stephen Sondheim to star in "Sunday In The Park With George" at The Kennedy Center, and is a favorite at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles where she starred in "My Fair Lady" (John Lithgow), "Camelot" (Jeremy Irons), and "The Sound of Music" (Marni Nixon/John Schneider).
Errico was a regular on the 1995 television series Central Park West and has also appeared as a guest on Law & Order, Miss Match, Ed as well as "Six Degrees" and others. Most of her screen work has been in independent films; her mainstream movies include Life or Something Like It with Angelina Jolie and "Frequency" with Dennis Quaid. She co-starred with Lili Taylor in Wally Shawn's hit revival of "Aunt Dan and Lemon".
Errico has a close working relationship with film/jazz/pop composer Michel Legrand, with whom she collaborated on her upcoming CD, The Summer Knows produced by Phil Ramone. Her debut solo release, Blue Like That, released in 2003, was produced by Arif Mardin. Errico's second CD is titled Lullabies and Wildflowers and was released on April 29, 2008. As described by the USA Today the work was "inspired by her daughter and her fellow Moms, Errico's pure, clear voice sparkles with soulful and unmannered intimacy."[2] The CD includes "Gentle Child", Errico's first recording of one of her own songs. Lullabies and Wildflowers was produced by Rob Mathes and was released by Velour/Universal Records.
Errico has appeared in concert at Joe's Pub, the Kennedy Center, and Avery Fisher Hall, and extensively throughout the country with symphonies. In 2008, she made an acclaimed London concert debut at the Palladium with Angela Lansbury and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Personal life
Errico's brother Mike is a singer-songwriter. She married her childhood sweetheart, tennis pro Patrick McEnroe, on December 19, 1998 and became the sister-in-law of John McEnroe. Errico and McEnroe have three daughters: Victoria Penny, born 2006 and twins Juliette and Diana, born in 2008.[3]
She is the founder of Bowery Babes,[4] a 600+ family mothers support group in downtown Manhattan which lends support to charities such as "Cookies For Cancer" and Bette Midler's NY Restoration Project, as well as offering educational programs, parties, and playgroups for new parents. The enterprise began as a yoga class, and became "wildly popular".[5]
Theater nominations
- 2003 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Amour)
- 2002 Helen Hayes Award nomination for Best Actress ("Sunday in the Park With George")
- 1998 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (High Society)
- 1997 Bay Area Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical ("High Society")
- 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (The Importance of Being Earnest)
- 1996 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical ("One Touch of Venus")
- 1994 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (My Fair Lady)
- 1993 Helen Hayes Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical ("My Fair Lady")
References
- ^ NY Times
- ^ USA Today
- ^ Patrick McEnroe and Melissa Errico Have Twins! Celebrity Baby Blog, February 1, 2009
- ^ http://www.bowerybabes.com
- ^ My Fair Mommy, New York Observer.
External links
- Official website
- Bowery Babes
- Internet Broadway Database listing
- Melissa Errico at the Internet Movie Database
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