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Andréa Burns (born February 21, 1971) is an American actress and singer best known for her portrayal of the hairdresser Daniela in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical In the Heights, as Carmen in Douglas Carter Beane's The Nance, and as Mrs. Spamboni in The Electric Company.

Andréa Burns
Born	(1971-02-21) February 21, 1971 (age 51) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, singer, performer
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Peter Flynn
Children	Hudson Flynn

Early life

Burns was born in Miami Beach, Florida to a Jewish father and a Venezuelan mother.[1][2][3] She has described herself as "a Venezuelan Jewess from Miami who grew up loving Broadway."[4] She spent many summers training at the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts and is a graduate of Miami's New World School of the Arts.

Career

Burns began her career touring the opera houses of Europe as Maria in West Side Story when she was 18 years old.^{[citation needed]} She has appeared on Broadway as Belle in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, as Vicki Nichols in The Full Monty, as Carmen in The Nance, as Daniela in In the Heights, and as Googie Gomez in The Ritz, and she has sung concerts at Carnegie Hall.^{[citation needed]} Burns appeared in the original company of Jason Robert Brown’s critically acclaimed Songs for a New World.^{[citation needed]} Burns portrayed Lucille Frank in the national tour of Brown's Parade, for which she received a Touring Broadway Awards nomination for Best Actress.[5] She was also created the role of Celeste in Saturday Night, by Stephen Sondheim, at Second Stage Theatre.^{[citation needed]}

Her début solo album A Deeper Shade of Red was described by Playbill as "superb on all counts!"^{[citation needed]} In 2006, "100 Stories", a single she co-wrote with her brother, music producer Mike Burns, rose to the No. 2 spot on the 2006 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts.^{[citation needed]}

Television credits include Marvel Comics's Jessica Jones, Kevin Can Wait, Sky Dancers, Law & Order: SVU, Rescue Me, Blue Bloods, The Electric Company (2009 TV series), and Wonder Pets.^{[citation needed]} She can also be heard on the original cast recordings of In The Heights, Songs for a New World, This Ordinary Thursday – The Songs of Georgia Stitt, Saturday Night, It's Only Life, Dear Edwina, Shine!, Broadway Bound, and Broadway Musicals of 1953.

Burns starred as Lenora in the 2015 film Akron, an official selection of the Out on Film Festival 2015, and played Fausta in Steven Spielberg's 2021 film West Side Story.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

She is married to director Peter Flynn. Their son, Hudson Flynn, is featured on the cover art of her solo album, A Deeper Shade of Red.^{[citation needed]}

Stage credits

Source:[6]

• On Your Feet! (Broadway) as Gloria Fajardo (Originator)

Marquis Theatre Original Broadway Production, 2015

• On Your Feet! (Chicago) as Gloria Fajardo (Originator)

Oriental Theatre (Chicago), 2015

• Smart Blonde (Pittsburgh) as Judy Holliday

City Theatre (Pittsburgh), 2014

• The Nance (Broadway) as Carmen

Original Broadway Production, 2013

• Next to Normal (Hangar Theatre) 2012 Diana
• Ever So Humble (Hangar Theatre) 2012
• Bye Bye Birdie (St. Louis)

The Muny, 2011 Rose "Rosie" Alvarez

• In The Heights (Broadway)

Broadway Transfer, 2008 Daniela

• The Ritz (Broadway)

Roundabout Revival, 2007 Googie Gomez (Standby)

• In the Heights (Off-Broadway)

Original Off-Broadway Production, 2007 Daniela (Originator)

• Cole Porter's The Pirate (Philadelphia, PA (Regional))

World Premiere, 2006 Manuela

• In This House (New York)

Reading, 2006 Performer

• The Full Monty (US Tour)

National Tour, 2001 Vicki Nichols

• The Full Monty (Broadway)

Original Broadway Production, 2000 Vicki Nichols [Replacement]

• Saturday Night (Off-Broadway)

Off-Broadway Production, 2000 Celeste

• Parade (US Tour)

US National Tour, 1999 Lucille Frank

• Sail Away (Off-Broadway)

New York Concert, 1999 Nancy Foyle

• Songs for a New World (Off-Off-Broadway)

Original Off-Off-Broadway Production, 1995 Performer

• Beauty and the Beast (Broadway)

Original Broadway Production, 1994 Belle [Replacement][Understudy] Townsperson, Enchanted Object [Replacement] Townsperson, Enchanted Object [Replacement] Enchanted Object [Replacement] Townsperson [Replacement]

• West Side Story (European Tour)

European Tour 1992–1993 Maria [Replacement][Understudy]

Recording credits

• In The Heights

[Studio Cast, 2008] Performer

• A Deeper Shade Of Red

[Solo album, 2007]

• This Ordinary Thursday

[The Songs of Georgia Stitt, 2007] Performer

• It's Only Life

[John Bucchino, 2006] Performer

• Fine and Dandy

[Studio Cast, 2004] Performer

• The Last Five Years

[Demo Recording, 2002] Performer

• 100 Stories"-

[Studio Recording, 2002] Performer

• Saturday Night

[Original Off-Broadway Cast, 2000] Celeste

• Songs for a New World

[Original Cast Members, 1995] Performer

Awards

• 2016 Outer Critics Circle – Nominee – Best Featured Actress Musical
• 2007 Drama Desk Award – Best ensemble
• 2003 Joseph Jefferson Awards – Nominee, Actress in a Principal Role – Musical
• 2001 Touring Broadway Awards – Nominee – Best Actress Musical

References

External links

• Official website
• Andréa Burns at IMDb
• Andréa Burns at the Internet Broadway Database
• Lortel Off-Broadway Database listing

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