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Beatrice Lillie STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1964
Madame Arcati

[Broadway]
1957
Performer

The Rajah's Favorite

Hostess

The Original Cast

Kabuki Lil

The Lady

Singer

Lucille

[Broadway]
1956
Auntie Mame [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1952
The Star's Friend

Solo Performer

The Son

Sybil

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1948
Miss Twitchell

Performer

Massachusetts Mermaid

3rd Couple

Gladys

Mme. Lapis de Lazuli

Pittsburgh Choral Society Choral Director

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1944
Lady Agatha Pendleton

The Customer

"Fragonard in Pink"

Mrs. Manningham

"Dancin' to a Jungle Drum" Singer

"When I Was a Little Cuckoo" Singer

[West End]
Original London Production, 1939
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1939
She

"(I've Been to a) Marvelous Party" Performer

The Countess

Mrs. Rowntree

Mrs. John Illsworth-Poindexter

A School Girl

Giselle

Marion Day

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1936
"Josephine Waters" Performer

"Epilogue" Performer

"Buy Yourself a Balloon" Performer

Performer

Mrs. Slemp

Mlle. Leonore

A Strip Teaser

Treasurer

Go Go Benuti

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1935
She

Sonia

"The Toast of Vienna" Performer

"Paree" Performer

"O Leo" Performer

Featured Performer

Millicent Peabody

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1932
"Quel Bijou" performer

Nancy Fixit

"End of a Perfect Night" performer

Penelope Goldfarb

Frisco Fanny

Mrs. George Buckingham

[Broadway]
1932
The Nurse

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1931
The Late Comer

Miss Tassell

Performer

"Cinema Lorelei"

Miss Hammond

"Sevilla"

"Mad Dogs and Englishmen"

[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1928
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1928
Tilly

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1926
Lily Valli

[Broadway]
1925
The Maid

Baby Boy

Madame Wanda Allova

"Susannah's Squeaking Shoes" Performer

"Mouse" Performer

"How D'You Do?" Performer

[Broadway]
1926 Edition, 1925
Performer

[Broadway]
1924
Performer

Beatrice Lillie Productions

 
[Broadway, 1957]
Additional Material

Beatrice Lillie Movies

Exit Smiling
[ 1926 ] Violet
Show of Shows
[ 1929 ] Performer inRecitationsNumber
Doctor Rhythm
[ 1938 ] Mrs. Lorelei Dodge-Blodgett
On Approval
[ 1944 ] Maria Wislack
Around the World in 80 Days
[ 1956 ] Leader of London Revivalist Group
Thoroughly Modern Millie
[ 1967 ] Mrs. Meers

Beatrice Lillie Awards and Nominations


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1964 - Other Awards

Beatrice Lillie

Tony Awards - 1964 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Beatrice Lillie, High Spirits

Tony Awards - 1958 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Beatrice Lillie, Ziegfeld Follies


winner
Tony Awards - 1953 - Special Tony Award

Beatrice Lillie, An Evening with Beatrice Lillie

Beatrice Lillie News


Stage West Opens Season With ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

How do you tell a real princess from a wannabe?  You’ll have a grand time finding out, as Stage West, in a co-production with Theatre TCU, presents the charming, classic fairytale musical Once Upon a Mattress, which begins a 3-week run on Thursday, October 19.  Learn more about the production here!

Legends, Laughter, And Love Star In STG's 2022/23 SILENT MOVIE MONDAYS

Legends, laughter, and love take center stage in STG's 2022/23 Silent Movie Mondays series. Audiences will be treated to films from the 1920s and earlier, including Go West on Nov. 21, It on Feb. 13, Exit Smiling on May 8, and Comedy Shorts on July 31.

Legends, Laughter, And Love Star In STG's 2022/23 SILENT MOVIE MONDAYS

Legends, laughter, and love take center stage in STG’s 2022/23 Silent Movie Mondays series. 

BWW Review: Sally Darling's TALES AND COCKTAILS Delivers Old-School Storytelling That's Divine... and Darling

The cabaret community darling named Sally has created something special in quarantine that needs a continued life beyond the days of lockdown.

PIANO BAR LIVE! Streams Tonight With Sally Darling, Kenny Davidsen And Jamie McRae

Featuring new performers with every show, the weekly Piano Bar Live! streams this Tuesday, February 16th at 7:15 pm ET, with host Scott Barbarino and guests Sally Darling, Kenny Davidsen and Jamie McRae, plus Mystery Guests and MORE!

VIDEO: THE MAMA ROSE SHOW Presents Christine Aziz

Actress, singer and sketch comedian Christine Aziz, who can currently be seen on 'The Homemade Sketch Show,' is this week's special guest on Forest Hills, Queens, NYC-based actor and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller's 'The Mama Rose Show.'

Mel Brooks Pays Tribute to Comedy Partner and Best Friend Carl Reiner

Comedy legend and The Dick Van Dyke Show creator Carl Reiner has passed away at 98. His assistant Judy Nagy confirmed to Variety that he died of natural causes on Monday night at his home in Beverly Hills.

Comedy Legend Carl Reiner Dies at 98

Comedy legend and The Dick Van Dyke Show creator Carl Reiner has passed away at 98. His assistant Judy Nagy confirmed to Variety that he died of natural causes on Monday night at his home in Beverly Hills.

Rosemary Loar Brings EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSIE To Don't Tell Mama

Rosemary Loar debuts her newest cabaret creation Everything's Coming Up Rosie! at Don't Tell Mama 343 W 46th St, New York,NY for two performances only: Thursday Oct 10th @7pm & Saturday Oct 12th @5pm

Broadway Press Agent Bob Ullman Passes Away at 97

Robert ('Bob') Ullman (left), the legendary theatre press agent, whose career included Ethel Merman and Mary Martin: Together on Broadway, A Chorus Line (from workshop to Public Theater to Broadway), Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in The Visit, Lauren Bacall in Cactus Flower, The Dining Room, Driving Miss Daisy, Sunday in the Park with George, and over 150 additional Broadway and off-Broadway plays and musicals, died on July 31, 2019 in Bayshore, Long Island, New York. He was 97. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. Bob's death was announced by Rev. Joshua Ellis, a long-time Ullman friend, a former Broadway press agent, and now, an Interspiritual minister.

Mighty Wurlitzer Extravaganza TO DISNEY, WITH LOVE Announced At El Capitan

The El Capitan Theatre puts a spotlight on its historic Mighty Wurlitzer Organ and its award winning house organist with a special concert by Rob Richards, TO DISNEY WITH LOVE, celebrating his twentieth anniversary as the El Capitan Theatre's house organist.  Richards has played this spectacular instrument at the landmark Hollywood movie palace since its installation in 1999.

Urban Stages' Award Winning Series WINTER RHYTHMS Begins Performances Tomorrow

Continuing its 35th Anniversary season, Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director; Tom Toce Producer) proudly announces the line-up for this year's award-winning series, WINTER RHYTHMS 2018, which will begin Wednesday, December 12 featuring some of New York's best musical performances through Saturday,December 22, 2018 at Urban Stages Theatre (259 West 30th Street, just East of 8th Avenue).

Jim Dale, Simon Jones, KT Sullivan, Mark Nadler, Adam B. Shapiro, Janice Hall To Headline WINTER RHYTHMS 2018

Continuing its 35th Anniversary season, Urban Stages (Frances Hill, Founding Artistic Director; Tom Toce Producer) proudly announces the line-up for this year's award-winning series, WINTER RHYTHMS 2018, which will begin Wednesday, December 12 featuring some of New York's best musical performances through Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Urban Stages Theatre (259 West 30th Street, just East of 8th Avenue).

New Album 'Lost West End Revues' Celebrates London's Forgotten Revues

Following the critically acclaimed release of 'Lost West End Vintage' (highlighted in The Sunday Times as an 'Essential New Release') and 'Lost West End Vintage 2', Stage Door Records are pleased to continue the album series with 'Lost West End Revues' to be released on November 30th 2018.

TEA WITH BEA: A Tribute To The Funniest Woman In The World Comes to the Duplex

Beatrice Lillie aka Lady Peel, star of stage and screen from the 1910s to the 1960s, returns to the stage to reclaim her title as 'The Funniest Woman in the World.'

DMT Presents ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) opens its 2018-19 season to Once Upon a Mattress, with performances running September 13-30, 2018.

DMT Presents ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

The Douglas Morrisson Theatre (DMT) opens its 2018-19 season to Once Upon a Mattress, with performances running September 13-30, 2018.

Ann Morrison's MY FURNITURE SET Comes to Feinstein's/54 Below

FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Ann Morrison (Merrily We Roll Along, Lovemusik, Goblin Market) in My Furniture Set on January 3rd, 7pm. 'My Furniture Set' with John Shirley at the piano, was inspired by the exquisite furniture at the Home Resource Contemporary Furnishings in Annie's home town Sarasota, Florida.

Ten Chimneys Foundation and Sarah Siddons Society Collaborate on New Exhibition

Ten Chimneys Foundation is proud to welcome guests to a new Exhibition in collaboration with Sarah Siddons Society.

New Double Album LOST WEST END VINTAGE 1948-1962 Celebrates London's Forgotten Musicals

???????Following the critically acclaimed release of 'Lost West End' (2015) and 'Lost West End 2' (2016), albums highlighted in both The Sunday Times and The Guardian, Stage Door Records are pleased to continue the album series with the 2CD set 'Lost West End Vintage' released on July 28th 2017.

Beatrice Lillie FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Beatrice Lillie been in?

Beatrice Lillie has appeared on Broadway in 18 shows.

How many West End shows has Beatrice Lillie been in?

Beatrice Lillie has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Beatrice Lillie's first West End show?

Beatrice Lillie's first West End show was All Clear which opened in 1939

What awards has Beatrice Lillie been nominated for?

Beatrice Lillie has been nominated for the following awards: - Outer Critics Circle Awards for Other Awards - Tony Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for "High Spirits" - Tony Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for "Ziegfeld Follies" - Tony Awards for Special Tony Award for "An Evening with Beatrice Lillie"

What awards has Beatrice Lillie won?

Beatrice Lillie won the Outer Critics Circle Awards and a Special Tony Award at the Tony Awards for her performance in An Evening with Beatrice Lillie.

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