Elizabeth Parkinson is an American

stage actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and

dancer Dance is an The arts, art form, consisting of sequences of body movements with aesthetic and often Symbol, symbolic value, either improvised or purposefully selected. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

. She is best known for playing Brenda in the original production of the musical '' Movin' Out''. For this performance she was nominated for the 2003

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for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and won the 2003 Astaire Award for Best Female Dancer.

Career

Parkinson has performed with many ballet companies, including

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and

Twyla Tharp Twyla Tharp (; born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City. In 1965 she formed the company Twyla Tharp Dance, which merged with American Ballet Theatre in 1988. She regrouped the compa ...

Dance. She appeared on

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in the musical '' Fosse'' in 1999 and then in '' Movin' Out'' (2002). Parkinson appeared in the

Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March22, 1930November26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. He received Lis ...

and

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, and music instructor, who is currently the artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has been active in promoting classical and jazz music, often to young ...

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concert, ''A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair'', from November 13 through 17, 2013 at City Center, New York City. She is the co-owner/co-director of Fineline Theatre Arts with her husband, fellow performer Scott Wise; the couple have one child.

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and Hernandez, Ernio
Original "Tony-Nominated Star Parkinson to Return to Broadway's 'Movin' Out 'Feb. 8"
playbill.com, February 8, 2005.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parkinson, Elizabeth Living people American female dancers Dancers from Connecticut American musical theatre actresses People from Sherman, Connecticut Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women