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梅丽莎Errico is an actress, singer, author. First known for her starring roles on Broadway, 从那以后，她成为了一名歌手, cabaret and recording artist as well; her 2018 album 桑德海姆崇高 是由 《欧博app下载》 “The best all-Sondheim album ever recorded.”

A Tony Award-nominated Broadway star, 梅丽莎Errico contributes regularly to 《欧博体育app下载》 in an essay series called “Scenes From An Acting Life.” 《欧博app下载》 recently referred to her as a “nonpareil cabaret singer.”

As a musical theater actress, she starred on Broadway in such musicals as 窈窕淑女 在哪里 《欧博体育app下载》 called her Eliza Doolittle “beguiling,” 《欧博app下载》安娜·卡列尼娜 特蕾西·洛德， 恋情 (托尼奖最佳女主角提名) 吸血鬼，白色圣诞节 in the Rosemary Clooney role of Betty, as Cosette in 《欧博app下载》. Melissa has maintained a constant TV presence throughout her career, starring in Darren Star’s 中央公园西, steady guest roles, most recently playing recurring roles on Showtime’s 数十亿 和电影频道 的裂. 她出演了《。 频率 Dennis Quaid， 生活或类似的东西 作为安吉丽娜·朱莉最好的朋友 美男子 由凯文·贝肯等人执导. At The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, she starred in 《音乐之声》，窈窕淑女 和约翰·利特戈，还有 卡米洛特 opposite Jeremy Irons, which they revived for one night on Broadway. She also starred in non-musical roles in such plays as 认真的重要性 萧伯纳的 假丝酵母 和沃利·肖恩的 丹姨妈和柠檬 在The New Group. Off-Broadway, she has performed the role of Sharon in Finian的彩虹 three times (the subject of her debut essay for 《欧博体育app下载》)，并出演了 在晴朗的日子里，你可以看到永远 at The Irish Repertory Theatre to great acclaim. 她获得了五项戏剧奖提名, 露西尔·洛泰尔奖, 海伦·海耶斯两项提名, 戏剧四级联赛荣誉, 并获得托尼奖提名. She was honored with a Sardi’s caricature and also served a term on the National Endowment For 艺术.

Melissa has released several studio recordings including her debut on EMI Records produced by Arif Mardin entitled 像那样的蓝. Errico’s history with Sondheim began when he selected her to star as Dot in 星期天和乔治在公园 at The Kennedy Center, then as Clara in 激情 at Classic Stage Company, then in the New York City Center Encores! 的生产 我能听到华尔兹吗? In 2020, she sang “Children and Art” in the Sondheim 90th Birthday Concert 带我去看世界, was featured on PBS television in a documentary special in which she sang “Finishing The Hat” and discussed Sondheim and his lyrics with Adam Gopnik and Raúl Esparza for 美国诗歌.

梅丽莎Errico made her 卡内基音乐厅 debut this year, singing Sondheim with The New York Pops orchestra, was introduced as “a unique musical force in New York City. A Broadway star, recording artist and writer whose essays appear regularly in 《欧博体育app下载》. 没有人像她那样!” 

In 2024, Melissa will be releasing her much-anticipated part-two album called 桑德海姆在城里. 罗伯·马蒂斯制作, 这张专辑以管弦乐队为特色, including many members of the NY Philharmonic, as well as a 14-piece jazz horn section. 《欧博app下载》 recently referred to her as a "nonpareil cabaret singer” and they called her first Sondheim album, 桑德海姆崇高, “The best all-Sondheim album ever recorded." 

That album led to sold-out concert dates around the country—from Ravinia to Caramoor and Wolftrap—as well as in London and Paris. Her Sondheim roles on stage include Dot in 星期天和乔治在公园 在肯尼迪中心，有请克拉拉 激情 at Classic Stage Company; and Leona in the NY City Center Encores! 的生产 我能听到华尔兹吗? In 2020, she sang “Children and Art” in the Sondheim 90th Birthday Concert “带我去看世界,” and was featured on PBS television in a documentary special in which she sang “Finishing The Hat” and discussed Sondheim and his lyrics with Adam Gopnik and Raul Esparza for 美国诗歌. She had her first PBS Special in 2022 in a solo concert that heavily featured songs by Sondheim.

Her starring roles on Broadway include 《欧博体育app下载》《欧博app下载》《上流社会. Among her other musical mainstays is Michel Legrand who arranged and conducted her symphonic album “Legrand Affair.” She was the only American performer invited to sing at the extraordinary two-day memorial to Legrand in 2019 at Paris’ Grand Rex theater. She has also sung countless concerts of American song, ranging from Randy Newman to Irving Berlin, 包括在92街服役, Birdland, 乔的酒吧, 卡内基音乐厅, 市政厅, 林肯中心的艾伦室, many appearances at Feinstein’s/ 54 Below. Her special concert-essay about coming back to New York was held over for encores twice last fall. 她的最新专辑， Out Of The Dark: The Film Noir Project was released in 2022 from Warner Music/Ghostlight Records and began life as a specially commissioned bilingual series of concerts at the French Institute/Alliance Francaise. An active writer all her life, she has since 2016 authored a series of pieces for 《欧博体育app下载》 under the special rubric of “Scenes From The Acting Life,” which she is in the process of adapting into a book.