Ivy Austin
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Ivy Austin | |
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| Born | Ivy Lynn Epstein January 19, 1958 Brooklyn, New York |
| Alma mater | Colgate University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, voice artist |
| Website | http://www.ivyaustin.com/ |
Ivy Austin (born Ivy Lynn Epstein; January 19, 1958 in
voice-over artist, known for her performances on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and her Sesame Street voices. She also starred on Broadway as Raggedy Ann
.
Biography
Early life and education
Ivy Austin is an alumna of NYC's High School of Performing Arts, has a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Colgate University, and a Master of Science degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Manhattan College.
Career
Austin's stage career began with national tours of
Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman). Austin's Broadway debut in 1986 was as the starring role in the Joe Raposo/William Gibson musical Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure,[1] directed by Patricia Birch.[2]
In 1989, Austin performed "The Story of Gloria" on American Radio Company (now known as A Prairie Home Companion). According to Time Magazine, "The show's funniest sketch, a serial, produced a new star, actress Ivy Austin."[3] She also played the crusty-voiced French lady Babette, and sang with Rob Fisher and The Coffee Club Orchestra.
Austin has recorded countless songs for Sesame Street, and is the voice of Sesame Street characters Cereal Girl, Hammy Swinette, Sublime Miss M, Soo-ey Oinker of The Oinker Sisters, and Gloria Esta-worm. As writer/producer, Ivy Austin created holiday programs for
National Public Radio and a long-running concert series at The World Financial Center
. Ivy Austin appeared in numerous television commercials and has an impressive list of theatrical and concert credits.
Austin is in her sixth year as a contributing lyricist and performer in The Thalia Follies, a political satire in on New York's Upper West Side.
Austin performs regularly at
Night Kitchen Radio Theater for XM Satellite Radio
.
Selected credits
Discography
- Sing! Songs of Joe Raposo
- Big Bird Discovers the Orchestra
- Sesame Road
- Born to Add
- Splish Splash: Bathtime Fun
- Sing-Along Travel Songs
- Silly Songs
- Hot!/Heat! Hot!/Heat! Hot!/Heat! Dance Songs
- Sesame Street Platinum-All Time Favorites
- Elmopalooza!
- We Are All Earthlings
- I’m Green and I’m Proud
- Signs of the Times from Moo-town Records
- Sesame Street Kids/Kid Favorite Songs
- Sesame Street Best
- Cheap Thrills
- New York City Opera Candide
- Lady Be Good!
- Wall to Wall Richard Rodgers
- A Prairie Home Christmas
- A Prairie Home Companion 25th Anniversary Collection
- Selected Shorts: A Night at the Office
Filmography
- Grease 2 (1982) – Girl Greaser (Francine)
- "The Charmkins" (1983) – Skunkweed (voice)
- My Little Pony: Escape from Catrina (1985) – (voice)
- Snoopy!!! The Musical (1988) – (voice)
- Sesame Street – Cereal Girl, Hammy Swinette, Sublime Miss M, Soo-ey Oinker of The Oinker Sisters, Gloria Esta-worm, Additional Voices
- High Strung (1991) – Contestant
- Big Bird's Birthday Celebration(1991) – (voice) Oinker Sister
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1991) – (voice) Flopsy/Bluejay
- Animaniacs – Carloota, "Garage Sale of the Century/West Side Pigeons" (1993)
- Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (1993) – (voice) Tita
- The Real Shlemiel (1995) – (voice) The Lantuch
- Elmopalooza!(1998) – (voice) Oinker Sister
- Kids Favorite Songs (1999) - (voice) Oinker Sister
Theatre credits
| Production | Year | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| No, No, Nanette | 1974 | Nanette | Gateway Playhouse |
| George M! | Nellie Cohan | ||
| Hair | Crissy | ||
| Alice in Wonderland | 1975 | Violet (singing voice) | Bil Baird Marionette Theatre |
| Hair | Crissy | Gateway Playhouse | |
| Sugar | Society Syncopater | ||
| Irene | Jane McFudd | ||
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Apostle Woman | ||
| They're Playing Our Song | 1979-81 | A Voice of Sonia Walsk | National Tour |
| Candide | 1982 | Pink Sheep / Ensemble | New York City Opera |
| 1983 | Arena Stage | ||
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 1984 | Beggar Woman (alternate) | New York City Opera |
| Raggedy Ann | Raggedy Ann | The Egg | |
| Sweet Adeline | 1985 | Dot | New York Town Hall |
| Rag Dolly | 1985-86 | Raggedy Ann | The Egg and Natalya Sats Musical Theater |
| Candide | 1986 | Pink Sheep / Ensemble | New York City Opera |
| Raggedy Ann: The Musical Adventure | Raggedy Ann | Nederlander Theatre | |
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 1987 | Beggar Woman (alternate) | New York City Opera |
| The Music Man | 1988 | Ethel Toffelmier |
Artistic direction and producing
- Christmas at Rainbow Corner (co-producer Denise Lanctot) 1993, National Public Radio[4]
- Her Funny Valentine, 1994, National Public Radio
- Women in Cabaret, 1994, World Financial Center
- Women on Broadway, 1995, World Financial Center
- The Tony Awards, 50 Years of Broadway's Best Musicals, 1996, World Financial Center
- The Men I Love, A Centennial Salute to Ira Gershwin & George Gershwin, 1997, World Financial Center
- Happy Birthday New York, A Musical Tribute to the City's Centennial, 1998, World Financial Center
- The Great Songwriters of Hollywood, 1999, World Financial Center
- Spring Fling, 2000, World Financial Center
References
- ^ "U.S. Musical Sold Out : Raggedy Ann Snuggles Into Hearts of Muscovites". Los Angeles Times. The Associated Press. January 7, 1986. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Rich, Frank (October 17, 1986). "Theater: 'Raggedy Ann,' a Musical". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Skow, John (December 11, 1989). "Show Business: Wild Seed in the Big Apple: Garrison Keillor". Time. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (December 5, 1994). "CABARET REVIEW; Innocent Radio Days". The New York Times.
External links
- Official website
- Ivy Austin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Ivy Austin at IMDb
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