Montego Glover (born February 9, 1974) is an American stage actress and singer. She has been nominated for the

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for her role in the musical '' Memphis'' and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. On 1 September 2015, Glover starting playing

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in the second Broadway revival of ''

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'', she left the production on 3 February 2016. From 9 September 2017 to 31 March 31 2019, Glover portrayed Angelica Schuyler in the Chicago cast of the Broadway blockbuster ''

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''. On 6 September 6 2022, she started sharing the role of the Witch with Patina Miller in the 2022 Broadway revival of ''

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''. She left the production on 15 December 2022 being replaced by Joaquina Kalukango. She reprised her role in the 2023 national tour. She’s set to star as Rose in ''Gypsy'' on Broadway for a temporary engagement from June to July 2025.

Life and career

Glover was born in

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and raised in

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. She attended the Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences and then attended

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, Florida, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theatre with Honors."Biography"
montegoglover.com, retrieved June 13, 2010 Glover sang in church choirs "for as long as I can remember". She has performed on Broadway in the musical '' Memphis'' as Felicia. Glover received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance. Additionally, she won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (in a tie with

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). She displays a "rich, rangy and emotionally powerful voice in several standout numbers" according to ''Playbill''. Montego has been with ''Memphis'' since it started, including four regional productions and appears in the live filming of the musical, '' Memphis: Direct from Broadway''. Her Broadway debut was as an understudy for Celie and Nettie in the musical ''

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in the late 1990s. Her voice is featured on the Festival of the Lion King official soundtrack.Palm, Mat
"Ex-Disney Entertainer Montego Glover Is Hoping For A Tony Award"
''Orlando Sentinel'', June 10, 2010 She also guest starred on the

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show, '' White Collar'' in the episode "Judgement Day".

Work

*'' Memphis: Direct from Broadway'' - Film, April 28, 2011 *''

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'' - TV Show, Aired December 1, 2012

References

External links

Montego Glover Official Web Site
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Glover, Montego Living people 1974 births American musical theatre actresses American stage actresses Drama Desk Award winners 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Macon, Georgia Actresses from Chattanooga, Tennessee Florida State University alumni American television actresses Dora Mavor Moore Award winners 20th-century African-American women singers 20th-century American women singers 20th-century American singers 21st-century African-American actresses