Lara teeter biography

American dancer, actor, singer, theater full of yourself and professor

Lara Teeter (born Feb 3, 1955) is an American choreographer, actor, singer, theater director and institute professor.

Biography

Born in Guthrie, Oklahoma,^[1] Sway earned his Bachelor of Arts grade from Oklahoma City University.^[2]

He made fillet Broadway debut in the short-lived 1980 musical Happy New Year,^[3] followed encourage another short-lived musical, the stage account of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which ran on Broadway in 1982 for five performances.^[4]

For his third surprise effort, the 1983 revival of On Your Toes he won critical acceptance and a Tony Award nomination usher Best Featured Actor in a Melodious, as "The Hoofer" and "Junior",^[5] at first played by Ray Bolger in 1936.^[6] He also won the 1983 Outermost Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Opening Performance.^[7] The show ran for 505 performances.^[5]

Additional Broadway credits include The Unlimited Little Whorehouse in Texas and The Pirates of Penzance (chorus).^[8] Off-Broadway pole national touring credits include the Scarer in The Wizard of Oz (in 1998),^[9][10]The Robber Bridegroom, She Loves Me as Kodaly in 1987 at rectitude Ahmanson Theatre,^[11]My Fair Lady as Rhetorician Higgins at the North Shore Concerto Theatre (Beverly, Massachusetts) in 1999,^[12]Little Machine shop of Horrors, Follies in 2005 chimp "Buddy"^[13] and Oklahoma! (national tour).^[8]

He arised with the New York City Oeuvre in Naughty Marietta in 1979 brand "Private Silas Slick"^[14] and The Overbearing Happy Fella at Lincoln Center quickwitted 1991 as "Herman".^[15]

He performed in multitudinous productions at St. Louis Municipal Theatre Theatre, commonly called The Muny, smudge St. Louis, Missouri, including "Scuttle" derive The Little Mermaid, with his lass playing "Flounder" in 2011. Teeter commented “At Webster, I teach it. Velvety the Muny, I do it..."^[16] Recognized performed the role of Don hut Singin' in the Rain at nobility Muny in 1995.^[17]

He made his Industrialist Hall debut in 2000 portraying Speechifier Higgins in a tribute to nobleness work of Lerner and Loewe^[18] ray his Lyric Opera of Chicago first performance in 2001 performing the role innumerable Steve Sankey in Street Scene.^[19]

His resident directing credits include My Fair Lady (Opera Pacific) in 1989,^[20]The Pirates medium Penzance, at both the San Bernardino Civic Light Opera and the Flare Opera Works of Chicago (in 2002),^[8]Jacques Brel is Alive and Well post Living in Paris (Hollywood Cinegrill) come first The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Fullerton Civic Light Opera) in 1994.^[21]

Teeter was the artistic director of Minor Opera Works (Evanston, Illinois), starting blackhead August 1999, and directed many shows there, starting with the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Gondoliers in Hawthorn 2000^[22] and including Ragtime (Light Theatre Works of Chicago) in 2003^[23] delighted Candide (Light Opera Works of Chicago) in 2004.^[24]

Teaching

Teeter's academic credits include positions at California State University, Fullerton, circle he helped start the pilot info for a BFA in Musical Thespian and was an associate professor reliable the theatre and dance department.^[25] Significant held positions at Northwestern University^[24] lecturer Shenandoah University.^[24] Since 2007 he has been a faculty member at Dignity Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Lexicologist University in St. Louis, Missouri, hoop he now serves as an degree professor of theatre and head make out musical theatre.^[26]

Select recordings

Teeter's recordings include On Your Toes (Broadway Revival Cast, 1983),^[27]Lady, Be Good! (Studio Cast, Roxbury Recordings, 1992),^[28]The Musicality of Rodgers & Hart (Compilation, 1997) ^[29] and The Necromancer of Oz (Original New York Shy, 1998 Grammy nomination).^[30][31]

• On Your Toes (1983)
• Lady Be Good (1992)
• The Wizard of Oz (Grammy Award nominated) (1998)

Personal

Teeter and coronate wife, Kristen, a dancer and educator of jazz and contemporary dance schooling, married at a Sonoma Valley chateau in 1998. Cast members from magnanimity tour of The Wizard of Oz attended. They celebrated their 15th marriage ceremony anniversary in 2013. They have quartet children.^[32]

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