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{{short description|American theatre actress}}
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Lenora left her native Pittsburgh as a teenager to work on Broadway. She performed her way across the country for the last three decades, starting with her Broadway debut in Cabaret. A protege of Bob Fosse, Lenora first came to the attention of New York critics when she replaced Chita Rivera as Velma Kelly in Fosse's production of Chicago. She went on to create the role of Delores Dante in the Broadway production of Working winning a Drama Desk Award nomination. She co-starred with Peter Allen in his one man show Up in One both on Broadway and in Los Angeles. Lenora co-starred with Chita Rivera as Angel in The Rink filling in for Liza Minelli. She made her New York City opera debut in the role of Gladys in the revival of Pajama Game. National tours include Sweet Charity, Bye Bye Birdie, and Some Like it Hot. Lenora has starred in numerous Civic Light Opera, City Theater, and Public Theater productions.


'''Lenora Nemetz''' is an American stage and [[musical theatre]] [[actress]].
'''Performances'''


==Career==
Gypsy [Broadway]
Nemetz left her native Pittsburgh as a teenager to work on Broadway.<ref name="Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7-24-2010"/> Her Broadway debut was in ''Cabaret''. A protégé of [[Bob Fosse]], Nemetz first came to the attention of New York critics when she understudied and later succeeded [[Chita Rivera]] as [[Velma Kelly]] in Fosse's production of ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]''. In a 2007 posting on the BroadwayWorld message board, Nemetz recalled how she got to play both Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly on the same day during the original production of ''Chicago'': ''"I replaced Chita, with [[Ann Reinking]] and with Gwenn [sic] (Verdon) ... and I played both roles - I stood by for both Gwenn and Chita, and they were kind enough to let me play both roles in the same day. At the matinee I played Velma Kelly and in the evening performance I played Roxie Hart. It was fun!!"''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=931974|title = Lenora Nemetz CHICAGO both roles in the same day! (Message Board)}}</ref>
Broadway Revival, 2008
Mazeppa
Miss Cratchitt
Rose (Standby)


Nemetz also created the role of Delores Dante in the Broadway production of ''Working'', earning a [[Drama Desk Award]] nomination. She appeared with [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]] in his one man show ''Up in One'' both on Broadway and in Los Angeles. She then co-starred with Chita Rivera as Angel in ''[[The Rink (musical)|The Rink]]'' filling in for [[Liza Minnelli]]. She made her New York City opera debut in the role of Gladys in the revival of ''[[The Pajama Game]]''. In 2008, she appeared in The Patti LuPone revival of ''Gypsy'' on Broadway, playing Mazeppa and Miss Kratchitt; she was also standby for LuPone as Rose.<ref name="Pittsburgh Press 12-01-1988"/> National tours have included ''[[Sweet Charity]]'', ''[[Bye Bye Birdie (musical)|Bye Bye Birdie]]'', ''Cabaret'', and ''Some Like It Hot''. Nemetz has remained a prominent actress in [[Theatre in Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh theatre]], having appeared over the years in productions at [[Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera]], [[Pittsburgh Musical Theater]], [[City Theatre (Pittsburgh)|City Theater]], and [[Pittsburgh Public Theater]].
Café Puttanesca [Regional (US)]
World Premiere, 2003
The Baroness


==Performances==
Some Like It Hot [US Tour]
*Murder on the Orient Express (Pittsburgh) 2022 - Helen Hubbard
First Class National Tour, 2002
*Oklahoma (Pittsburgh) 2011 - Aunt Eller
Sweet Sue
*Nunsense (Pittsburgh) 2010, 2011 - Sister Robert Anne
*Gypsy Broadway (Broadway Revival) 2008 - Mazeppa, Miss Cratchitt, Rose (Standby)
*Café Puttanesca (Regional US) World Premiere, 2003 - The Baroness
*Hello Dolly (Pittsburgh) 2002 - Dolly Levi
*Some Like It Hot (US Tour) First Class National Tour, 2002 - Sweet Sue
*Cabaret (US Tour) National Tour, 1999 - Fraulein Kost (Replacement)
*Bye Bye Birdie (US Tour) Touring Revival, 1991 - Rose Alvarez
*The Pajama Game (Off-Broadway) New York City Opera Revival, 1989 - Gladys<ref name="Pittsburgh Press 12-01-1988"/>
*Show Boat (Milburn, NJ; Regional) Paper Mill Production, 1989 - Ellie
*Anything Goes (Pittsburgh) Pittsburgh Playhouse, 1988<ref name="Pittsburgh Press 12-01-1988"/>
*Sweet Charity (US Tour) National Tour, 1987 - Nickie; Charity (Standby)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sweet Charity – Broadway Musical – 1987-1987 Tour {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/sweet-charity-517272#OpeningNightCast|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref>
*A Chorus Line (Pittsburgh) Pittsburgh Playhouse, 1985- Cassie
*The Rink (Broadway) Original Broadway Production, 1984 - Angel (Standby)
*America Kicks Up Its Heels (Off-Broadway) Original Off-Broadway Production, 1983 - Hennie
*Peter Allen: Up in One Concert (Broadway) 1979 - Performer
*Working (Original Broadway Production) 1978 - Performer: Terry Mason (stewardess), Babe Secoli (supermarket checker), Delores Dante (waitress)
*Spotlight (Broadway) Closed on the road, 1978 - Performer
*Chicago Original Broadway Production, 1975 Roxie Hart (Replacement), Velma Kelly (Replacement), Roxie Hart (Standby)
*Cabaret Original Broadway Production, 1966 - Fritzie (Replacement)


==References==
Cabaret [US Tour]
{{Reflist|1| refs =
National Tour, 1999
<ref name="Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7-24-2010">
Fraulein Kost [Replacement]
{{cite news
| title = Civic Light Opera: Big and blustery beginning at Civic Arena
| url = http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10206/1074927-325.stm
| author = Sharon Eberson
| newspaper = Pittsburgh Post Gazette
| section =
| publisher = Block Communications
| location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| date = July 24, 2010
| accessdate = July 28, 2010
}}</ref>
<ref name="Pittsburgh Press 12-01-1988">
{{cite news
| title = Lenora Nemetz Lands Role in N.Y. Revival
| author = Ed Blank
| newspaper = The Pittsburgh Press
| date = December 1, 1988
| pages = B6
| publisher = E. W. Scripps Company
| location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6t4cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fGMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6885,878205&dq=lenora+nemetz&hl=en
| accessdate = August 28, 2013}}</ref>}}


==External links==
Bye Bye Birdie [US Tour]
*{{IMDb name|0625944}}
Touring Revival, 1991
*{{IBDB name}}
Performer
* [https://www.facebook.com/lenora.nemetz Facebook page (official)]


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The Pajama Game [Off-Broadway]
New York City Opera Revival, 1989
Gladys


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Show Boat [Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
[[Category:Dancers from Pennsylvania]]
Paper Mill Production, 1989
[[Category:Actresses from Pittsburgh]]
Ellie
[[Category:American stage actresses]]

[[Category:Living people]]
The Rink [Broadway]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
Original Broadway Production, 1984
[[Category:21st-century American women]]
Angel (Standby)

America Kicks Up Its Heels [Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1983
Hennie

Peter Allen: Up in One [Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1979
Performer

Working [Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1978
Performer
Terry Mason (stewardess)
Babe Secoli (supermarket checker)
Delores Dante (waitress)

Spotlight [Broadway]
Closed on the road, 1978
Performer

Chicago [Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1975
Roxie Hart [Replacement]
Velma Kelly [Replacement]
Roxie Hart (Standby)

Cabaret [Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1966
Fritzie [Replacement]


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Latest revision as of 16:53, 8 July 2024

Lenora Nemetz is an American stage and musical theatre actress.

Career

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Nemetz left her native Pittsburgh as a teenager to work on Broadway.[1] Her Broadway debut was in Cabaret. A protégé of Bob Fosse, Nemetz first came to the attention of New York critics when she understudied and later succeeded Chita Rivera as Velma Kelly in Fosse's production of Chicago. In a 2007 posting on the BroadwayWorld message board, Nemetz recalled how she got to play both Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly on the same day during the original production of Chicago: "I replaced Chita, with Ann Reinking and with Gwenn [sic] (Verdon) ... and I played both roles - I stood by for both Gwenn and Chita, and they were kind enough to let me play both roles in the same day. At the matinee I played Velma Kelly and in the evening performance I played Roxie Hart. It was fun!!"[2]

Nemetz also created the role of Delores Dante in the Broadway production of Working, earning a Drama Desk Award nomination. She appeared with Peter Allen in his one man show Up in One both on Broadway and in Los Angeles. She then co-starred with Chita Rivera as Angel in The Rink filling in for Liza Minnelli. She made her New York City opera debut in the role of Gladys in the revival of The Pajama Game. In 2008, she appeared in The Patti LuPone revival of Gypsy on Broadway, playing Mazeppa and Miss Kratchitt; she was also standby for LuPone as Rose.[3] National tours have included Sweet Charity, Bye Bye Birdie, Cabaret, and Some Like It Hot. Nemetz has remained a prominent actress in Pittsburgh theatre, having appeared over the years in productions at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Pittsburgh Musical Theater, City Theater, and Pittsburgh Public Theater.

Performances

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  • Murder on the Orient Express (Pittsburgh) 2022 - Helen Hubbard
  • Oklahoma (Pittsburgh) 2011 - Aunt Eller
  • Nunsense (Pittsburgh) 2010, 2011 - Sister Robert Anne
  • Gypsy Broadway (Broadway Revival) 2008 - Mazeppa, Miss Cratchitt, Rose (Standby)
  • Café Puttanesca (Regional US) World Premiere, 2003 - The Baroness
  • Hello Dolly (Pittsburgh) 2002 - Dolly Levi
  • Some Like It Hot (US Tour) First Class National Tour, 2002 - Sweet Sue
  • Cabaret (US Tour) National Tour, 1999 - Fraulein Kost (Replacement)
  • Bye Bye Birdie (US Tour) Touring Revival, 1991 - Rose Alvarez
  • The Pajama Game (Off-Broadway) New York City Opera Revival, 1989 - Gladys[3]
  • Show Boat (Milburn, NJ; Regional) Paper Mill Production, 1989 - Ellie
  • Anything Goes (Pittsburgh) Pittsburgh Playhouse, 1988[3]
  • Sweet Charity (US Tour) National Tour, 1987 - Nickie; Charity (Standby)[4]
  • A Chorus Line (Pittsburgh) Pittsburgh Playhouse, 1985- Cassie
  • The Rink (Broadway) Original Broadway Production, 1984 - Angel (Standby)
  • America Kicks Up Its Heels (Off-Broadway) Original Off-Broadway Production, 1983 - Hennie
  • Peter Allen: Up in One Concert (Broadway) 1979 - Performer
  • Working (Original Broadway Production) 1978 - Performer: Terry Mason (stewardess), Babe Secoli (supermarket checker), Delores Dante (waitress)
  • Spotlight (Broadway) Closed on the road, 1978 - Performer
  • Chicago Original Broadway Production, 1975 Roxie Hart (Replacement), Velma Kelly (Replacement), Roxie Hart (Standby)
  • Cabaret Original Broadway Production, 1966 - Fritzie (Replacement)

References

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  1. ^ Sharon Eberson (July 24, 2010). "Civic Light Opera: Big and blustery beginning at Civic Arena". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Block Communications. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  2. ^ "Lenora Nemetz CHICAGO both roles in the same day! (Message Board)".
  3. ^ a b c Ed Blank (December 1, 1988). "Lenora Nemetz Lands Role in N.Y. Revival". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: E. W. Scripps Company. pp. B6. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "Sweet Charity – Broadway Musical – 1987-1987 Tour | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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