Rose Hemingway
Rose Hemingway | |
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Born | Rosemary Szczesniak January 1, 1984 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress and singer |
Awards | Theatre World Award: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying[1] |
Rose Hemingway (née Sezniak or Szczesniak; born January 1, 1984) is an American actress, performer and singer, known for performing in musical theatre productions.
Early life
Hemingway was born and raised in Philadelphia, with "strict Catholic" parents. Hemingway, the sixth child of nine total siblings, recalls growing up around musicals:
. . . we were only allowed to watch certain television programs, and we always watched movie musicals. That was one of the things we could watch. So, growing up, we used to put on little skits and do performances on the coffee table to imitate the movies we'd been watching, and then, I was the only one that actually took it seriously.[2]
Hemingway attended
Career
Her first acting credit after graduating from
In 2008, she starred as the character Sophie Sheridan in the second national tour of Mamma Mia!, which had begun in Toronto, Canada, in June 2003; Hemingway left the cast in February 2009.[4]
International and regional theatre credits include
Hemingway appeared in the Los Angeles transfer of the Donmar Warehouse production of the musical Parade, portraying Lila/Mary Phagan. Directed by Rob Ashford, the musical played at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, in September 2009, for a run through November 15, 2009.[6]
She starred as Rosemary Pillkington in the 2011
Personal life
In November 2010, she married actor Geoffrey Hemingway, who had also appeared in the national tour of Mamma Mia![12]
References
- ^ "Rose Hemingway", Abouttheartists.com
- ^ a b c Gans, Andrew. "DIVA TALK: Chatting With How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying's Rose Hemingway" Playbill, March 19, 2011.
- ^ Shapiro, Howard (March 31, 2011). "Rose Hemingway in 'How to Succeed,' succeeding nicely". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
- ^ "Rose Hemingway", About the Artists. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ "Rose Hemingway" (PDF). Stewart Talent. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "Pulver, Berresse, Hoff, d'Amboise And More Join Knight in CTG's 'PARADE', Previews Begin 9/24 (Updated)" broadwayworld.com, June 23, 2009.
- ^ Haun, Harry (March 27, 2011). "PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying — Succeeding By Really Trying". Playbill. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ "Rose Hemingway", IMDb. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ Suskin, Steven (March 27, 2011). "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". Variety. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ Geier, Thom (March 28, 2011). "Theater Review: How to Succeed...". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (May 10, 2011). "Ellen Barkin, Patina Miller, John Larroquette, Jim Parsons, Tony Sheldon and More Win Theatre World Awards". Playbill. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ Henderson, Kathy. "Rose Hemingway on Entering the Broadway Big Time Opposite Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed" broadway.com, March 3, 2011.