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Jan Horvath (born 31 January 1958) is an American singer. She was a member of the original
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company of ''
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'' where she performed the roles of Christine and Carlotta. Other Broadway credits include ''
The Threepenny Opera ''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a "play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, ''The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with music ...
'' starring
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, ''
Sweet Charity ''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon alongside John McMartin. It is based on ...
'' starring
Debbie Allen Deborah Kaye Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She has been nominated 20 times for an ...
, '' Stardust'' and ''
Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...
''. In addition to her Broadway credits, Horvath sang the leading role of Grizabella in the National Touring Company of ''
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''. Off-Broadway credits include the Mother in
Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...
's '' New York Rock'' and Svetlana in the revised version of ''
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''. Horvath has performed with over 100 symphony orchestras around the world. Recently she has eschewed Broadway material for her own melodies and has recently completed work on her first solo CD, ''Never Too Late'', an eclectic mix of musical styles and sentiments.


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