Maureen McGovern:
One of the world’s greatest singers and stage
actresses.
 Maureen
McGovern, the living legend and the jewels of the
crown of world entertainment. The trilogy of her magic
consists of a mesmerizing stage presence, impeccable
technique and that aristocratic classy command of lyrics and
vocal virtuosity. Maureen McGovern's career, which spans
35
years, includes recordings, concerts, Broadway,
theater, films, television, radio and composing. Maureen
returned to Broadway's 2005 season, originating her Drama
Desk nominated role of 'Marmee' in
Little Women,
The Musical
and reprised her role as 'Marmee' in the first
Broadway National Tour [2005-2006] of
Little Women.
Maureen made her debut as 'Mabel' in
The Pirates
of Penzance,
starred as 'Luisa' in Nine
with Raul Julia, and as 'Polly Peachum' in
The
3
Penny Opera with Sting.
Off-Broadway, Maureen originated the role of 'Mary' in
Brownstone. Critics and audiences
alike were delighted with her definitive portrayal of 'Anna'
in the recent Broadway National Tour of
The King and
I.
She performed in the West Coast Premiere of William Finn's
Elegies at the Canon Theatre. Maureen
starred as 'Countess Aurelia' in the historic revival of the
Jerry Herman musical
Dear World
(an adaptation of
The Madwoman
of Chaillot) at The Sundance
Institute Theatre and appeared in the Boston World Premiere
of
Letters from
'Nam,
originating the role of 'Eleanor Bridges.' In 2001, she made
her dramatic debut as 'Eleanor of Aquitaine' in
The Lion in
Winter at The Carpenter Square Theater.
She starred as 'Mme. Emery' in
The
Umbrellas of Cherbourg at The Sundance
Theatre, as 'Mary Turner' in
Of Thee I
Sing for the 'Reprise' series at UCLA's
Freud Playhouse and also at The Kennedy Center and BAM in
tandem with Let 'Em Eat Cake!
Maureen has also starred in productions of
The Sound of
Music, South Pacific, Guys & Dolls
(playing both 'Sarah' and 'Adelaide'),
and
I Do, I Do.
Maureen's children's musical,
The Bengal
Tiger's Ball, had its East Coast
Premiere in 1999. Maureen wrote the music, co-created and
also starred in the production.
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Maureen's films include
The
Towering Inferno, Airplane, Airplane II: The Sequel, The
Cure for Boredom
(aka:
Sex and Bullets)
and as the voice of 'Rachel' in the DreamWorks animated
video
Joseph:
King of Dreams
with Ben Affleck.
Television roles include
One Life
to
Live,
The Tracey Ullman Show, Pacific Blue, Duckman and Beyond
Belief.
Her recording career began with a #1 chart topping,
Academy Award winning Gold Record "The Morning After"
from
The
Poseidon Adventure,
for which she received a
"Best
New Artist" Grammy nomination,
followed by the
Oscar winning Gold Record
"We May
Never Love Like This Again"
from
The
Towering Inferno,
"Can You
Read My Mind?" from
Superman and
"Different Worlds"
from the TV series,
Angie.
Maureen has recorded more than 25
albums, including songwriter tributes to George Gershwin,
Harold Arlen, Richard Rodgers and Alan & Marilyn Bergman.
She received her second
Grammy
nomination in 1999
for her CD,
The
Pleasure of His Company.
Maureen is featured singing
"This Is
Just The Day"
on the
Grammy
winning, "Best Musical Recording for
Children" CD/DVD,
"Songs
from the Neighborhood: The Music of Mister Rogers."
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