Danielle Ferland (born January 31, 1971) is an American

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and singer, best known for originating the role of Little Red Ridinghood in Stephen Sondheim's ''

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'' on

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Career

Ferland attended Frank Scott Bunnell High School in Stratford, Connecticut, from 1983–1987 and attended

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. She made her

debut at age 13 as Louise in Stephen Sondheim's '' Sunday in the Park with George'' (1984). She next appeared off-Broadway in ''Paradise!'' (1985). In 1987 she was the singing child star in Woody Allen's ''

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''. She returned to Broadway, originating the role of

Little Red Riding Hood "Little Red Riding Hood" is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a sly wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th century European folk tales. The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault and the Brot ...

in the 1987 musical ''

''. For her performance in ''Into the Woods'' she received the 1988

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and also was nominated for the 1988 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. She reunited with the original cast for three performances in 1989, which were filmed for the Season 10 premiere episode of

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’s ''

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.'' Other credits include ''

The Crucible ''The Crucible'' is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692–93. Miller wrote the play as ...

'' (1991), Fredrika in ''

A Little Night Music ''A Little Night Music'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film ''Smiles of a Summer Night'', it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a ...

'' Lincoln Center Revival in 1991, ''

Uncommon Women and Others ''Uncommon Women and Others'' (1977), is the first play by noted 20th-century American playwright Wendy Wasserstein. Production history The play was initially produced at Yale University in 1975, as Wasserstein's master's thesis. The play pre ...

'' (1994), ''

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 ...

'' at the Delacorte Theatre in 1999, '' A Year with Frog and Toad'' (2003), ''Engaged'' (2004), ''

She Stoops to Conquer ''She Stoops to Conquer'' is a comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773. The play is a favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in the English-speaking world. It is one of the few plays from the 18t ...

'' at the Irish Repertory Company in 2005, the concert and recording of the

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production of ''

Summer of '42 ''Summer of '42'' is a 1971 American coming-of-age film based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman "Hermie" Raucher. It tells the story of how Raucher, in his early teens on his 1942 summer vacation on Nantucket Island (off the coast of Cape ...

'' (2006), ''Like Love'', New York Music Festival, 2007 and '' All My Sons'' (2008). She teaches Master Classes including in 2009 at the Boston Children's Theatre.Nargi, Ja
Broadway's Danielle Ferland Accentuates the Positive in BCT Master Class
broadwayworld.com, August 12, 2009 Ferland narrated an audio book version of ''A Mile In My Flip-Flops'' written by Melody Carlson. In 2011 she directed '' A Year with Frog and Toad'' with Boston Children's Theatre. In 2012 Ferland starred in the Baltimore Center Stage production of ''

'' as the Baker's Wife. In 2014 Ferland played the role of Estelle in HBO's drama ''

The Normal Heart ''The Normal Heart'' is a largely autobiographical play by Larry Kramer. It focuses on the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City between 1981 and 1984, as seen through the eyes of writer/activist Ned Weeks, the gay founder of a pro ...

''. In 2015 Ferland appeared in Season 1 of the Netflix show ''

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''.

Personal life

Ferland was born in

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. She married Michael Goldstein ca. 2002; they have two sons.

Stage credits

Theatre credits

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Internet Off-Broadway Database listing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferland, Danielle 1971 births Living people New York University alumni American stage actresses American film actresses American television actresses People from Derby, Connecticut Actresses from Connecticut 21st-century American women