Alison Fraser (born in

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) is an American actress, voice actress and singer who has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in television and film. In concert, she has performed at such venues as

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, Town Hall, The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Tisch Center for the Arts, The Folger Shakespeare Library, The Wilma, The Emelin,

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, and

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Career

Fraser is a two-time

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nominee for ''

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'' and ''

Romance/Romance ''Romance/Romance'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Barry Harman and music by Keith Herrmann. Synopsis The show is composed of two acts linked only by the common theme of love and one song performed in both acts. The first, ''The Little Co ...

'', a

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nominee for both ''

'', and ''First Daughter Suite'' and a Carbonell Award winner for ''

''. Fraser is a Callaway Award-winner for ''

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''. She played "Tessie Tura" in the

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and Broadway productions of ''

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'' starring

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under the direction of

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. She was the first ever recipient of Philadelphia's

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for Best Actress for her portrayal of "The Blonde" in Marion Adler, Scott Wentworth and Craig Boehmler's film noir musical, ''Gunmetal Blues'' under the direction of Jiri Zizka. She reprised the role of "The Blonde" in ''Gunmetal Blues'' opposite Patrick Quinn at the George Street Playhouse. She returned there to play "Diana" in ''

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'', directed by

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. She was the original "Trina" (Marvin's ex-wife) in

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's ''

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'' and ''In Trousers'' (

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). She also did vocal orchestrations for both shows. She played "Miss Drumgoole" in

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's adaptation of

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's ''Up Against It'' (

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), "Uta" in

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and

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's '' The Green Heart'' (

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), "Connie"/"Petula"/"Brenda" in ''Beehive'' at the

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, and "Marion Ames" in ''Swingtime Canteen''. In 1988, she appeared on Broadway in ''Romance/Romance'', a musical starring herself and ''

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'' star,

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. For her dual-role as Josefine/Monica, Fraser received her first Tony Award Nomination. In 1991, Fraser appeared in ''The Secret Garden,'' a musical based on the

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. For originating the role of Martha, Fraser earned a second Tony Award Nomination. ''The Secret Garden'' also featured

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, Daisy Eagan,

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and

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. Fraser stars in the one-woman show ''A Tennessee Williams Songbook'' conceived and directed by David Kaplan with musical direction by Allison Leyton-Brown. The show premiered at The Tennessee Williams Festival in Williams' birthplace of

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and went on to great acclaim at the annual Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival. An original cast album titled ''Tennessee Williams: Words and Music'' was released on

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in 2013. Fraser portrayed the flamboyant but clueless "Babs Caplan" on the award-winning

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series, ''

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''. She has appeared on the TV series '' Gotham'', ''

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'', '' Smash'', '' Law and Order: Special Victims Unit'', '' Happy!'', and ''

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''. She played the recurring roles of "Aunt Heidi" in the award-winning web-series ''Jack in a Box'', written and produced by

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, and "Veronica Bailey" on

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and Mitchell Jarvis’s '' It Could Be Worse'' (the latter web series was broadcast on

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and was later picked up by

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). Her feature films include ''Socks and Bonds'', ''Family Games'', ''Blowtorch'', ''Commentary'', ''Jack and His Friends'' (with

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), ''Me and Him'', ''Mixing Nia'', ''In the Blood'', ''The Mice War'', ''Tommy Battles the Silver Sea Dragon'', and '' The Thing About My Folks''. She can also be seen in the ''Bright Eyes'' music video for their song, First Day of My Life, directed by her ''Secret Garden'' co-star,

. She authored an interview with

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which was published in '' Time Out''. Fraser also appeared in video games ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has made three solo albums, ''A New York Romance,'' ''Men in My Life'' and ''Tennessee Williams: Words and Music.'' In 2004, Fraser sang the

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. In 2009,

cast Fraser in an original play, ''Come Back, Come Back, Wherever You Are'' which premiered at the George Street Playhouse. The play was directed by Laurents himself and featured Tony-winning actress,

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. Also with Knight, Fraser appeared in the 2012 world premiere of Tennessee Williams' final full-length play ''In Masks Outrageous and Austere''. In 2010, playwright and performer Charles Busch cast Fraser in his new comedy, ''The Divine Sister'', a play satirizes the cinematic portrayal of nuns. Fraser played Sister Walburga. Fraser then originated the role of Arsinoe in

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' comedy ''The School For Lies'' at

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. On December 16, 2013, Fraser joined the First National Tour of ''Wicked'' in the role of

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. In 2015, Fraser appeared in four episodes of the Showtime television series '' Happyish'' as both Ma Keebler and Boots. From October 6 to November 22, 2015, Fraser performed in the world premiere of

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's musical ''First Daughter Suite'' at the

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, in the roles of

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and

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. For her performance, Fraser received nominations for both the

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and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. In the fall of 2017, Fraser performed a limited run of playwright Aaron Mark's new play ''Squeamish.'' The one woman show was presented by All For One Theater (AFO) at Theatre Row's Beckett Theatre. ''Squeamish'' ran October 6 – November 11, 2017. For ''Squeamish,'' Fraser received a 2018 Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding Solo Performance. In April 2021, AudioFile named Fraser a recipient of its Earphones Award for her audiobook narration of Alexander Nemerov's novel, ''Fierce Pose''.

Personal life

Fraser graduated summa cum laude in spring 2010 from

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, where she now teaches a musical theatre course. Fraser is the widow of composer and performer Benjamin Rush "Rusty" Magee, with whom she has one son, Nathaniel Fraser Magee, who is an editor in New York City.

Theatre credits

* ''

In Trousers ''In Trousers'' is a musical, which premiered Off-Broadway in 1979, with book, music and lyrics by William Finn. It is the first in a trilogy of musicals, followed by ''March of the Falsettos'' and then '' Falsettoland''. Concept The one-act mu ...

'' * ''

Falsettos ''Falsettos'' is a sung-through musical with a book by William Finn and James Lapine, and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of '' March of the Falsettos'' (1981) and ''Falsettoland'' (1990), the last two installments in a trio of o ...

'' * ''

Lady in the Dark ''Lady in the Dark'' is a musical with music by Kurt Weill, lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book and direction by Moss Hart. It was produced by Sam Harris. The protagonist, Liza Elliott, is the unhappy female editor of a fictional fashion magazine wh ...

'' * ''

Lips Together, Teeth Apart ''Lips Together, Teeth Apart'' is a play by American playwright Terrence McNally. The play, which premiered Off-Broadway in 1991, concerns two straight couples who spend a weekend in a gay community. Plot A gay community in Fire Island provides ...

'' * ''

Tartuffe ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical thea ...

'' * ''

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'' * ''Secret Garden'' * ''Up Against It'' * ''The Green Heart'' * ''Beehive'' * ''

Honk! ''Honk!'' is a musical adaptation of the 1843 Hans Christian Andersen story ''The Ugly Duckling'', incorporating a message of tolerance. The book and lyrics are by Anthony Drewe and music is by George Stiles (of the British songwriting duo ...

'' * '' Prodigal'' * ''Lizzie Borden'' * ''Dedication or The Stuff of Dreams'' * ''

High School Musical ''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and first installment of the ''High School Musical'' film series, the ...

'' * ''A Quarrel of Sparrows'' * ''

'' * ''

Wicked Wicked may refer to: Books * Wicked, a minor character in the ''X-Men'' universe * '' Wicked'', a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name * ''Wicked'', the fifth novel in Sara Shepard's ''Pretty Little Liars'' s ...

'' * ''Come Back, Come Back, Wherever You Are'' * '' The Divine Sister'' * ''Archy and Mehitabel'' * ''Love, Loss, and What I Wore'' * ''The School For Lies'' * ''A Charity Case'' * ''In Masks Outrageous and Austere'' * ''Love Therapy'' * ''First Daughter Suite'' * ''The Sandbox'' * ''Funnyhouse of a Negro'' * ''Squeamish'' * '' the shards of an honor code junkie'' * ''A Blanket Of Dust'' * ''Heartbreak House'' * ''Steel Magnolias'' * ''Enter Laughing'' * ''Cinderella'' * ''Deathtrap'' * ''Paradise Lost'' * ''

Filmography

Film

*1988: ''Me and Him'' *1992: '' Jack and His Friends'' *1997: ''The Amazing Feats of Young Hercules'' (voice) *1998: ''Mixing Nia'' *2003: '' The Thing About My Folks'' *2006: ''In The Blood'' *2006: ''Spectropia'' *2012: ''Commentary'' *2014: ''Socks and Bonds'' *2016: ''Blowtorch'' *2017: ''The Mice War'' (voice) *2017: ''Family Games'' *2017: ''Hard'' *2018: ''Tommy Battles the Silver Sea Dragon'' *2019: ''The Sound of Silence'' *2019: ''Impossible Monsters'' *2019: ''In The Campfire Light'' *2020: '' It Cuts Deep''

Television

*1995: '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' (voice) *2000–2001: ''

'' – Babs Caplan *2000–2002: '' Spy Groove'' (voice) *2003: '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' *2003: ''

'' *2015: '' Happyish'' – Boots (voice), Ma Keebler (voice) (2 episodes) *2016: ''

'' *2017: '' Happy!'' – Mrs. Claws *2018: '' Gotham'' – Gertrude Haverstock (Episode ""That's Entertainment")

Videogame

*2008: ''

'' – Gertrude Leneau, The Crowd of Liberty City *2013: ''

'' – Additional Voices *2016: ''

'' – Additional Voices

References

External links

Official website
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