Elena Shaddow is an American singer and actress. She is originally from

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Chagrin Falls is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States and is a suburb of Cleveland in Northeast Ohio's Cleveland-Akron-Canton metropolitan area, the 19th-largest Combined Statistical Area nationwide. The village was established and h ...

."'The King and I' Premieres in Columbus April 24–29 with Ohio Native Elena Shaddow in Lead Female Role"
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Biography

Shaddow attended

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

, graduating with a music degree.Gans, Andrew
"DIVA TALK: Chatting with Piazza/Idaho's Elena Shaddow Plus News of Buckley and Marshall"
Playbill, September 19, 2008 She has performed on

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, regionally, in national tours, and in London. Her Broadway credits include ''

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'', ''

Sweet Smell of Success ''Sweet Smell of Success'' is a 1957 American film noir drama film directed by Alexander Mackendrick, starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, and Martin Milner, and written by Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman, and Mackendrick from t ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in or around 1905. It is based on ''Tevye and his Daughters'' (or ''Tevye the ...

'', '' The Woman in White'' and ''The Visit''. She has performed twice at the

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, on ''

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'', and on ''

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''. She can be heard on the recordings of ''

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'', ''Carols for a Cure'', the new Broadway cast recording of ''Nine'', the original cast recording of ''

The Water Coolers The Water Coolers is a New York City–based music and comedy act performing original songs, sketch comedy and pop parodies about the daily challenges of modern life. ''The Water Coolers'' was created specifically for the meetings and events i ...

'', and on the original cast recording of ''Sweet Smell of Success''. She has been nominated twice for a

Helen Hayes Award The Helen Hayes Awards are theater awards recognizing excellence in professional theater in the Washington, D.C. area since 1983. The awards are named in tribute of Helen Hayes, who is also known as the "First Lady of American Theatre." They ar ...

for Best Actress, once for her work in '' Senor Discretion Himself'' at

Arena Stage Arena Stage is a not-for-profit regional theater based in Southwest, Washington, D.C. Established in 1950, it was the first racially integrated theater in Washington, D.C. and its founders helped start the U.S. regional theater movement. It is ...

(2005) and once for the national tour of '' The Light in the Piazza'' (2007, Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production). She starred as Anne Dindon in the 2010 Tony-winning revival of '' La Cage aux Folles'' in 2010–2011. In August 2013, she was in the world premiere of

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's new musical, ''The Bridges of Madison County'' at the

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, starring alongside

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Tours

She toured as Clara Johnson in

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's ''The Light in the Piazza'' in the 2006 US national tour before leaving in 2007 and being replaced by

Katie Rose Clarke Katherine "Katie" Rose Clarke (born August 25, 1984 in Friendswood, Texas) is an American musical theater actress. Early life Clarke was born on August 25, 1984 in Friendswood, Texas. She got her start acting and singing in the United Methodist ...

. She toured as Anna in the US tour of the Lincoln Center production of ''The King and I'' in 2018.

Personal

Shaddow and Michael Harrington were married on October 24, 2004. The two met as students at New York University. Their child, a girl was born in 2008.

Career

;Broadway Source: Playbill *Cosette in ''

'' (1987) *Susan in ''

'' (2002) *Claudia in ''

'' (2003) *Hodel in ''

'' (2004) *Laura Fairlie in '' The Woman in White'' (2005) *Anne Dindon in '' La Cage aux Folles'' (April 6, 2010 – April 4, 2011) *Ottilie Schell in 'The Visit'' (2015) ;National Tour *Clara in '' The Light in the Piazza'' (

Nomination) (2006–2007) *Anna in ''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childre ...

'' (2018)"Shaddow Credits"
broadwayworld.com, accessed November 11, 2019 ;London *Magnolia in ''

Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock worke ...

'' at

Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...

(2006) ;Off-Broadway *Brooke in ''

'' (2002) ;Regional *Sara Brown in

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also bo ...

Bucks County Playhouse THE BUCKS COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE The Bucks County Playhouse is located in New Hope, Pennsylvania. When the ''Hope Mills'' burned in 1790, the grist mills were rebuilt as the ''New Hope Mills,'' by Benjamin Parry. The town was renamed for the mills. ...

(2017) *Cinderella in ''

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story ...

'' at

The Muny The St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre (commonly known as The Muny) is an amphitheater located in St. Louis, Missouri. The theatre seats 11,000 people with about 1,500 free seats in the last nine rows that are available on a first come, first s ...

*Maria in ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. Se ...

'' at

Paper Mill Playhouse Paper Mill Playhouse is a regional theater with approximately 1200 seats, located in Millburn, New Jersey on the Rahway River. Due to its relatively close location to Manhattan, it draws from the pool of actors (and audience members) who live in ...

(2012) *Lili in ''

Carnival! ''Carnival'' is a musical, originally produced by David Merrick on Broadway in 1961, with the book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The musical is based on the 1953 film ''Lili'', which again was based on the short story ...

'' at

*Cecily in ''

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious ...

'' at

Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is one of the largest professional Shakespeare companies in North America, serving over 100,000 adults and children annually. Located in Madison, New Jersey, it is the state's largest theatre company dedica ...

*Hodel in ''

'' at

North Carolina Theatre North Carolina Theatre is a professional theatre located in Raleigh, North Carolina. They perform four mainstage shows each year at Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. It was founded by De Ann S. J ...

*Viola in ''

'' at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (2004) *Lupita in '' Senor Discretion Himself'' (World Premiere) at

(

Nom.) *Eliza Doolittle in ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons f ...

'' at

(2004) *Maria in ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid-1 ...

'' at

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(2003) *Meg in ''

A Christmas Carol ''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ''A Christmas C ...

'' at

*Kathie in ''

The Student Prince ''The Student Prince'' is an operetta in four acts with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Dorothy Donnelly. It is based on Wilhelm Meyer-Förster's play '' Old Heidelberg''. The piece has a score with some of Romberg's most enduri ...

'' at

;Readings/Workshops *Grazia in ''

Death Takes a Holiday ''Death Takes a Holiday'' is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic drama starring Fredric March, Evelyn Venable and Guy Standing. It is based on the 1924 Italian play ''La morte in vacanza'' by Alberto Casella (1891–1957), as adapted in English ...

'' (Maury Yeston, composer) *Lupita in '' Senor Discretion Himself'' *Jaz in ''Jaz'' (a one-woman play) *Edmee in ''Cheri'' (the opera) (Original Cast) *Christine in '' Love Never Dies''"RIalto Chatter: Will the PHANTOM 'Sing Once Again' with...Sierra?"
Broadway World, February 6, 2009 ;Concert *

Maury Yeston Maury Yeston (born October 23, 1945) is an American composer, lyricist and music theorist. He is known as the initiator of new Broadway musicals and writing their music and lyrics, as well as a classical orchestral and ballet composer, Yale Uni ...

's ''

December Songs ''December Songs'' is a song cycle by Maury Yeston, best known as the musical theatre composer-lyricist responsible for the music and lyrics of '' Nine'', ''Titanic'', ''Phantom'', ''Death Takes a Holiday'', and part of '' Grand Hotel''. The work ...

'', The Encore *''The West Side Story Suites'', Albany Symphony Orchestra *''Gloria'' (Poulenc),

Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra, based in Cleveland, is one of the five American orchestras informally referred to as the " Big Five". Founded in 1918 by the pianist and impresario Adella Prentiss Hughes, the orchestra plays most of its concerts at Sev ...

*''Chichester Psalms'' (Bernstein),

;University (NYU Steinhardt) *Sarah Brown in ''

'' *Maria in ''

'' *''Our Time'' (Premiere) *Nora in ''

Riders to the Sea ''Riders to the Sea'' is a play written by Irish Literary Renaissance playwright John Millington Synge. It was first performed on 25 February 1904 at the Molesworth Hall, Dublin, by the Irish National Theater Society with Helen Laird playing Ma ...

'' *''

Brigadoon ''Brigadoon'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, and music by Frederick Loewe. The song " Almost Like Being in Love", from the musical, has become a standard. It features two American tourists who stumble upon Brigadoon, a ...

'' *''The Memory of All That...''

Requiem A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, ...

*''From May to December'' *''The Happy Prince''

References

External links

Elena Shaddow's Official Website

The Light in the Piazza Official Tour Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaddow, Elena Actresses from Ohio American women singers American musical theatre actresses Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Chagrin Falls, Ohio New York University alumni 21st-century American women