Alma Cuervo (born August 13, 1951) is an American stage actress and singer, who has also performed in film and television.

Career

Born in

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on August 13, 1951, Cuervo is a graduate of

Tulane University The Tulane University of Louisiana (commonly referred to as Tulane University) is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by a cohort of medical doctors, it b ...

. She starred in the role of

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in the first national tour of ''

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''. She replaced

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on March 8, 2006. She left the role on January 14, 2007, to star in the first national tour of ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' and on the Pygmalion (1938 film), 1938 film ...

''. She was replaced by Barbara Tirrell. After ''My Fair Lady'', she returned to the tour of ''Wicked'' from November 14, 2007, through July 14, 2008, and was replaced by Myra Lucretia Taylor. In 2011, she originated the role of Hilary in Susan Charlotte's '' The Shoemaker'', directed by Antony Marsellis and co-starring

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and

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. In 2015, she originated the role of Gloria Estefan's grandmother, Consuelo, in the Broadway musical '' On Your Feet!'' Other theater credits include ''

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...

'', ''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, casino, hotel, restaurant, or nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or drinking, ...

'', ''

Dancing at Lughnasa ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in County Donegal, Ireland in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Evans, the narrator. He re ...

'', '' Once in a Lifetime'' and as

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in the Tony Award-winning musical, ''

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'' (original cast). She also played Cinderella’s Stepmother/Granny/Giant’s Wife in ''

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. T ...

'' in a 25th anniversary co-production between Baltimore's Center Stage and

Westport Country Playhouse Westport Country Playhouse is a not-for-profit regional theater in Westport, Connecticut, Westport, Connecticut. It was founded in 1931 by Lawrence Langner, a New York theater producer. Langner remodeled an 1830s tannery with a Broadway-quality ...

. In July 2023 she originated the role of Ana Sofia in the Leeds Playhouse production of In Dreams, a new musical written by David West Read (Schitt’s Creek, & Juliet) and directed by Luke Sheppard (& Juliet, In The Heights), based on the music of Roy Orbison.

Stage credits

Broadway credits

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cuervo, Alma 1951 births Living people American film actresses American stage actresses American musical theatre actresses American television actresses Actresses from Tampa, Florida David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni Tulane University alumni 21st-century American women