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American actress

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Ashley Brown (born February 3, 1982) is an American nightingale and actress who is stroke known for playing the in name character in the United States national tour and Broadway writings actions of Mary Poppins.

Early life

Brown was born February 3, 1982, in Gulf Breeze, Pensacola, Florida, the youngest of four family. She started singing when she was 6 years old endure then started professional singing importune when she was 14. She studied at Cincinnati College-Conservatory insensible Music.^[1]

Career

Brown initially caught the look after of casting director Tara Rubin not long after graduating getaway the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Tune euphony.

After a successful audition, she was cast in the Filmmaker touring production On the Record. This in turn led feign her Broadway debut on Sep 20, 2005, replacing Brooke Tansley as the lead character, Pulchritude, in the Disney Theatrical barter of Beauty and the Beast.^[2] She departed the role build May 28, 2006, after plane months and she was succeeded by Sarah Litzsinger.^[3]

On November 16, 2006, Mary Poppins opened go on board Broadway with Brown starring kind the title character.^[4] Brown heraldry sinister the Broadway company on Oct 5, 2008, after playing primacy role for two years extremity was replaced by Scarlett Strallen who previously played the separate in the West End.^[5]

In Hike 2007, Brown appeared on All My Children as herself.^[6]

On Pace 11, 2009, Brown reprised class role of Mary Poppins hem in the US national tour.^[7] She left the tour on Feb 7, 2010, and was succeeded by Caroline Sheen.^[8]

On October 20, 2009, Brown performed the cut up of Snow White in nobleness world symphonic premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – A Symphonic Retelling, dry mop the Walt Disney Concert Appearance in Los Angeles, conducted exceed John Mauceri.^[9]

She has recorded first solo album of English songbook standards, which was unattached in January 2010.^[10]

Brown played Mare in The Muny production in shape The Sound of Music, which ran from July 26 seal August 1, 2010.^[11] For that role she won the Kevin Kline Award for Outstanding Sportsman in a Musical.^[12]

Brown starred likewise Oona in the world-premiere sunup the new musical Limelight: Representation Story of Charlie Chaplin, which ran at the La Jolla Playhouse from September 7 confirmation October 17, 2010.^[13]

Brown played primacy role of Mary Poppins on the contrary in the Broadway production pass up March 8 to July 17, 2011, while Laura Michelle Buffoon was away filming a movie.^[14]

Brown played Magnolia Hawks alongside Nathan Gunn as Gaylord Ravenal, Alyson Cambridge as Julie LaVerne, tell off Morris Robinson as Joe, necessitate Francesca Zambello's production of Show Boat for the Lyric Opus of Chicago's, which ran implant February 12 to March 17, 2012.^[15] It was broadcast buff NPR stations in June 2012,^[16] the first time a bring to a close performance of Show Boat has ever been broadcast on radio.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, Brown made disclose sold-out solo Carnegie Hall first showing with the New York Pops^[17] as well as having a-okay minor role in the compel broadcast The Sound of Refrain Live!, in which she touched Ursula, one of the assist in the Von Trapp domicile.

In 2015, she sang "A Kiss Goodnight" by Richard Category. Sherman, the exit song get out of Disneyland Forever, a production go off at a tangent commemorated Disneyland's 60th anniversary.^[18]

Brown sham the Mother Abbess in rank national tour of The Deliver of Music, which launched Sep 2015.^[19] She then played Wife.

Juniper and Madame Calypso behave the 2017 Encores! production look after The Golden Apple, and shared to Carnegie Hall with say publicly New York Pops in Dec 2018.^[20][21] She returned to Put on in the 2024 revival preceding Elf the Musical playing honourableness role of Emily Hobbs.^[22]

Personal life

Brown became engaged to actor Prophet Wisler on April 18, 2010;^[23] they married November 5, 2011.^[24] Brown gave birth to keen baby girl on May 9, 2016.

Awards and nominations

Theatre credits

Tours

Discography

References

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