Elizabeth Parkinson
American stage actress and dancer
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Elizabeth Parkinson is an American stage actress and dancer. She is best known for playing Brenda[1] in the original production of the musical Movin' Out. For this performance she was nominated for the 2003 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical,[2] the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and won the 2003 Astaire Award for Best Female Dancer.[3][4]
Career
Parkinson has performed with many ballet companies, including Joffrey Ballet and Twyla Tharp Dance.[5] She appeared on Broadway in the musical Fosse in 1999[6] and then in Movin' Out (2002).[7]
Parkinson appeared in the Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis Encores! concert, A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair, from November 13 through 17, 2013 at City Center, New York City.[8]
She is the co-owner/co-director of Fineline Theatre Arts with her husband, fellow performer Scott Wise; the couple have one child.[9][10]
Stage work
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Singin' in the Rain | Olga Mara, featured dancer | Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera | [11] |
| 1998 | Fosse | dancer | Ford Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto | [12] |
| Colonial Theatre, Boston | [13] | |||
| Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles | [14] | |||
| Broadhurst Theater, Broadway | [15] | |||
| 2002 | Movin' Out | Brenda | Richard Rodgers Theater, Broadway | [16] |
| 2006 | Kismet | Princess Zubbediya | New York City Center | [17] |
| 2013 | A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair | dancer | New York City Center | [18] |