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Marin Mazzie
Mazzie in 2013
Born
Marin Joy Mazzie

(1960-10-09)October 9, 1960
Rockford, Illinois,U.S.
DiedSeptember 13, 2018(2018-09-13)(aged 57)
Manhattan, New York,U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1983–2018
Spouse
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(m.1997)​

Marin Joy Mazzie[1](October 9, 1960 – September 13, 2018) was an American actress and singer known for her work inmusical theatre.

Mazzie was a three-timeTony Awardnominee, for her performances as Clara inPassion(1994), Mother inRagtime(1998), and Lilli Vanessi/Katherine inKiss Me, Kate(1999). For her work inKiss Me, Kate,Mazzie was also nominated for aDrama Desk AwardandOlivier Award,and she won anOuter Critics Circle Award.

In addition to appearing in many musical stage productions, Mazzie also performed in concert with her husband,Jason Danieley.

Early life[edit]

Mazzie was born inRockford, Illinois,and graduated fromWestern Michigan University,where she received degrees in theater and music.[2]With an early interest in the theatre, Mazzie began to perform and sing in church choir at the age of 8 and to study voice at the age of 12. She continued to act in school and at college and insummer stock,where she was an apprentice at theBarn TheatreinAugusta, Michigan.[3][4]While performing at the Barn, Mazzie befriended composerJonathan Larson,who would go on to writeRent.

Career[edit]

After graduating from college in 1982, Mazzie moved to New York City and made her New York stage debut in a 1983 Equity Library Theatre revival of the 1948 musicalWhere's Charley?as Kitty Verdun.[5]She appeared in the 1991off-BroadwayKander and EbbrevueAnd the World Goes 'Roundand the subsequent 10-month national tour the following year. She went on to play starring roles in over a half dozen Broadway shows and also developed a cabaret act and made appearances in television.

In 1994 Mazzie created the role of Clara in theStephen SondheimmusicalPassion.This production was notable for its opening scene in which she was nude in bed with co-star Jere Shea.[6]In 1998 Mazzie originated the role of Mother in the original production ofLynn AhrensandStephen Flaherty's musicalRagtime.[7]She played the dual roles of Lilli Vanessi/Katharine in the 1999 revival ofKiss Me, Kateon Broadway and then transferred to the West End production in 2001.[8]All three roles earned herTony Awardnominations.

About the 2006Encores!presentation ofKismetatNew York City Center,theVarietyreviewer wrote: "Mazzie steals the comic thunder with a delicious turn as the glamorous Slut of the Casbah (Lalume), lewdly checking out the tasty man-slaves and happily playing along with Hajj's trickery, simply because he's hot. Looking dynamite in a flashy gold Donatella-goes-Mesopotamian number and asouffléof blond curls, Mazzie's campy delivery of 'Not Since Nineveh' and the beyond-jaded 'Bored' succeeds in briefly raising the temperature of the otherwise tepid brew. "[9]

In May 2008 she appeared asGuenevereoppositeGabriel ByrneasKing ArthurandNathan GunnasLancelotin theNew York Philharmonicstaged concert presentation ofLerner and Loewe'sCamelot,directed byLonny Price.The May 8, 2008 performance of this production was broadcast nationally onLive from Lincoln CenteronPBS.

Mazzie appeared in the dramaENRON,opening on Broadway in April 2010, as corporate vice president Claudia Roe.[10]She replacedAlice Ripleyas Diana inNext to Normalon July 19, 2010, opposite her real-life husband, Jason Danieley, as Dan. They stayed with the show until the Broadway production closed on January 16, 2011.[11]

On November 20, 2009, Mazzie performed in a reading of a re-worked version of the 1988 Broadway flopCarrieasMargaret White.She stayed with the production which opened Off-Broadway on March 1, 2012, at theLucille Lortel Theatre.

Mazzie appeared as Helen Sinclair in the Woody Allen/Susan Stroman musicalBullets Over Broadway: The Musical,which ran on Broadway from April to August 2014. She assumed the lead role ofAnna LeonowensfromKelli O'Harain theLincoln Centerrevival ofThe King and I.Mazzie began performances on May 3, 2016, and stayed with the show until it closed on June 26, 2016.[12]

Honors[edit]

Mazzie was inducted into theAmerican Theater Hall of Famefor 2017, in a ceremony at theGershwin Theatreheld in November 2017.[13]In April 2019, it was announced that Mazzie would be the recipient of a posthumous Special Tony Award for her legacy as an advocate for women's health.[14]

Concerts, TV, and recordings[edit]

Mazzie also appeared on television. In the sitcomStill Standing,Mazzie andKevin Nealonplayed an antagonistic neighbor couple in recurring roles.

She regularly performed in cabarets and concerts. She appeared in a Gala charity concert at Carnegie Hall in 1998, "My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies", hosted by Julie Andrews.[15]She and her husband,Jason Danieley,along withFaith Prince,performed a concert as a tribute toJerry Hermanin October–November 2003 in Utah with theUtah Symphony.This was similar to the Herman tribute Mazzie performed with theBoston Popsin May 2003.[16]

Mazzie and her husband performed at the Bay Area Cabaret (San Francisco) season on October 23, 2005, performing their "Opposite You" program.[17]In November 2005 they released an album,Opposite You(PS Classicslabel), consisting of songs sung in their cabaret program.[18]

In 2015, Mazzie released her solo album, "Make Your Own Kind of Music," as part of the Live at 54 Below series.[19]Mazzie andJason Danieleyrecorded "Broadway and Beyond," which was released posthumously in 2019.[20]

Personal life[edit]

Mazzie was married to fellow Broadway actorJason Danieley,whom she met in 1996 in a play they performed together,Trojan Women: A Love Story.[21][22]

Death[edit]

Mazzie died on the morning of September 13, 2018, following a three-year battle withovarian cancer.She was survived by her husband, her mother, and her brother.[23]In honor of Mazzie's work, the lights of everyBroadway theatredimmed for one minute at 6:45 p.m. on September 19, 2018.[24]

Stage appearances (selected)[edit]

Note: Broadway unless noted

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1994 Tony Award Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Passion Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Nominated
1998 Tony Award Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Ragtime Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
2000 Tony Award Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Kiss Me, Kate Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical Won
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
2002 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
2010 Drama League Award Distinguished Performance ENRON Nominated
2012 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Carrie Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominated
Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Featured Actress Nominated
2014 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Bullets Over Broadway Won

References[edit]

  1. ^Middle name is Joy per profile atIntelius
  2. ^"Three outstanding grads named Distinguished Alumni".WMU News.September 27, 2000.
  3. ^"2000 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient: Marin Mazzie".WMU Alumni Association.Archived fromthe originalon October 7, 2008.
  4. ^Buehler, Pati (February 11, 2005)."An Interview with Broadway's Jason Danieley & Marin Mazzie".BroadwayWorld.
  5. ^Wilson, John S. (March 16, 1983)."Theater: Charles Abbott in 'Where's Charley?'".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.
  6. ^Henry, William A. (May 23, 1994)."THEATER: Miserably Ever After".Time.ISSN0040-781X.RetrievedMarch 23,2021.
  7. ^Rigsbee, Valerie."Broadway Musical Home – Ragtime".broadwaymusicalhome.
  8. ^Shenton, Mark (October 31, 2001)."Review: Kiss Me Kate".WhatsOnStage.Archived fromthe originalon December 13, 2007.
  9. ^Rooney, David (February 11, 2006)."Kismet".Variety.RetrievedMarch 23,2021.
  10. ^Jones, Kenneth (March 2, 2010)."Marin Mazzie Joins Cast of Broadway'sEnron".Playbill.RetrievedMarch 23,2021.
  11. ^"Married Couple Mazzie & Danieley Take Over in NEXT TO NORMAL 7/19".BroadwayWorld.June 3, 2010.
  12. ^abHetrick, Adam (February 16, 2016)."Exclusive: Marin Mazzie Will Succeed Kelli O'Hara in Broadway'sKing and I".Playbill.
  13. ^Fierberg, Ruthie (November 16, 2017)."Audra McDonald, Daryl Roth, Oskar Eustis, and More Inducted Into Theater Hall of Fame".Playbill.
  14. ^McPhee, Ryan (April 29, 2019)."Marin Mazzie, Jason Michael Webb, andKing KongDesigner Sonny Tilders to Receive 2019 Special Tony Awards ".Playbill.
  15. ^Jones, Kenneth (October 22, 1999)."'My Favorite Broadway' Leading-Lady Concert on CD; In Stores Nov. 16 ".Playbill.
  16. ^Gans, Andrew (August 7, 2003)."Danieley to Join Mazzie and Prince to Reprise Jerry Herman Tribute".Playbill.RetrievedMarch 23,2021.
  17. ^Gans, Andrew (September 20, 2005)."Mazzie, Danieley, de Haas and Mason Set for Bay Area Cabaret Season".Playbill.RetrievedMarch 23,2021.
  18. ^Suskin, Steven (November 13, 2005)."ON THE RECORD: Mazzie and Danieley's 'Opposite You' and Virtue in Danger".Playbill.RetrievedMarch 23,2021.
  19. ^Gans, Andrew (April 24, 2015)."New Solo Recording from Marin Mazzie Due in May; Track List Announced".Playbill.RetrievedApril 18,2024.
  20. ^Clement, Olivia (September 24, 2019)."Live Recording of Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley's Feinstein's/54 Below Concert Released This Fall".Playbill.RetrievedApril 18,2024.
  21. ^Fitzgerald, T. J. (March 27, 2009)."Mazzie and Danieley Making Beautiful Music at Feinstein's".BroadwayWorld.
  22. ^Brantley, Ben (July 3, 1996)."THEATER REVIEW;An Epic War Resolved With a Gershwin Ditty".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedMarch 23,2021.
  23. ^Viagas, Robert (September 13, 2018)."Marin Mazzie, Star ofRagtimeandPassion,Dies at 57 ".Playbill.RetrievedSeptember 13,2018.
  24. ^Windman, Matt (September 20, 2018)."Broadway lights dimmed for stage star Marin Mazzie".amNY.RetrievedSeptember 22,2018.
  25. ^Holden, Stephen (April 1, 1995)."THEATER REVIEW; A Frothy Cole Porter Rarity Makes a Case for Erotic Fantasy".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.
  26. ^Perlmutter, Sharon (July 4, 2004)."Los Angeles - '110 in the Shade'".Talkin' Broadway.
  27. ^Perlmutter, Sharon (August 21, 2004)."Los Angeles - 'Brigadoon'".Talkin' Broadway.
  28. ^On the Twentieth Century concert
  29. ^"Marin Mazzie".IBDB.
  30. ^"Fire and Air".Internet Off-Broadway Database.

External links[edit]

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