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STAGE CREDITS

The Rose Tattoo
[Broadway]
1995
Rosa Delle Rose
Some Americans Abroad
[Broadway]
1990
Katie Taylor
The Tenth Man
[Broadway]
1989
Evelyn Foreman (Standby)

Movies

Gladiator
[ 1992 ] Dawn
Waterland
[ 1992 ] Judy Dobson
The Cowboy Way
[ 1994 ] Teresa Salazar
Killer: A Journal of Murder
[ 1995 ] Esther Lesser
Kicking and Screaming
[ 1995 ] Kate
Made Men
[ 1997 ] Toni-Ann Antonelli
Next Stop Wonderland
[ 1998 ] Julie
River Red
[ 1998 ] Rachel
Chutney Popcorn
[ 1999 ] Janis
Two Ninas
[ 1999 ] Nina Cohen
Man of the Century
[ 1999 ] Virginia Clemens
Happy Accidents
[ 2000 ] Bette
Attention Shoppers
[ 2000 ] Claire Suarez
Hulk
[ 2003 ] Edith Banner
From Other Worlds
[ 2004 ] Joanne Schwartzbaum
Beer League
[ 2006 ] Linda Salvo
Cthulhu
[ 2007 ] Dannie Marsh
Let Me In
[ 2010 ] Owen's Mother
The Discoverers
[ 2012 ] Nell
A Good Marriage
[ 2014 ] Betty Pike
Paper Towns
[ 2015 ] Mrs. Jacobsen
Half the Perfect World
[ 2016 ] Sonia
All Saints
[ 2017 ] Aimee Spurlock
Monsters and Men
[ 2018 ] Stacey
She Came from the Woods
[ 2022 ] Heather McCalister
In Fidelity
[ 2024 ] Holly Ayker
Queen of the Ring
[ 2024 ] Bertha
In Fidelity
[ 2024 ] Holly Ayker
Queen of the Ring
[ 2024 ] Bertha

TV Shows

Law & Order
Attorney Shannon, Alice Simonelli, Shelly Taggert
Person of Interest
Martine Rousseau
Stranger Things
Karen Wheeler
Supergirl
Gamemnae, Gemma Cooper
The Sopranos
Kelli Moltisanti, Kelli Lombardo
Third Watch
Grace Foster
Law & Order
[ 1996-2024 ] Lisa Dumont
Law & Order
[ 1996-2024 ] Lisa Dumont

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Honorees Announced For The ADAPT Leadership Awards In March Photo
Honorees Announced For The ADAPT Leadership Awards In March
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2025

Linda B. Laul, Acting CEO of ADAPT Community Network, has announced the 2025 honorees for the ADAPT Leadership Awards. The awards gala will support the important ongoing work of the non-profit organization.
Cheryl Wills, Giles Duley & More To Be Honored At The ADAPT Leadership Awards Photo
Cheryl Wills, Giles Duley & More To Be Honored At The ADAPT Leadership Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 15, 2025

Linda B. Laul, Acting CEO of ADAPT Community Network, has revealed the 2025 honorees for the ADAPT Leadership Awards. Learn more about the honorees and about the event.
Ali Stroker, Abigail Hawk, Susan Lucci And More Named Honorary Co-Chairs For The ADAP Photo
Ali Stroker, Abigail Hawk, Susan Lucci And More Named Honorary Co-Chairs For The ADAPT Leadership Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 5, 2024

ADAPT Community Network have announced that the ADAPT Leadership Awards will take place on Monday, March 3rd, 2025, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The awards gala will support the important ongoing work of the non-profit organization.
Photos: Peter Dinklage, Ben Platt, Joel Grey & More Celebrate THE CONNECTOR Opening N Photo
Photos: Peter Dinklage, Ben Platt, Joel Grey & More Celebrate THE CONNECTOR Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Feb 7, 2024

MCC Theater's The Connector officially opened February 6. Check out photos from opening night here!
Abigail Hawk to Host ADAPT Leadership Awards; Ali Stroker, Cara Buono & More Named Co Photo
Abigail Hawk to Host ADAPT Leadership Awards; Ali Stroker, Cara Buono & More Named Co-Chairs
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2024

Abigail Hawk to host ADAPT Leadership Awards gala in NYC, supporting non-profit organization.
Brandon Victor Dixon, Erich Bergen, Rachel Dratch & More to Join SAY's 10th Annual Pa Photo
Brandon Victor Dixon, Erich Bergen, Rachel Dratch & More to Join SAY's 10th Annual Paul Rudd Celebrity Bowling Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 3, 2024

SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young ’s Paul Rudd’s 10 th Annual All-Star Bowling Benefit will be held on Monday, January 22, 2024 at 7:00pm at Frames Bowling Lounge in New York, NY .
Photos: Christian Slater, Jesse Eisenberg, Raul Esparza, and More Honor Warren Leight Photo
Photos: Christian Slater, Jesse Eisenberg, Raul Esparza, and More Honor Warren Leight at THE 24 HOUR PLAYS
by Bruce Glikas - Oct 24, 2023

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS' 23rd Annual The 24 Hour Plays On Broadway event took place last night, honoring playwright and screenwriter Warren Leight, a longtime supporter of the organization. Check out photos from the event here!
Christian Slater, Dagmara Dominczyk, Josh Radnor and More Join THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON B Photo
Christian Slater, Dagmara Dominczyk, Josh Radnor and More Join THE 24 HOUR PLAYS ON BROADWAY
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2023

Additional talent has been announced for the 23rd Annual The 24 Hour Plays On Broadway. Find out who is joining the lineup here!
Jesse Eisenberg, Bebe Neuwirth, Raúl Esparza and More Join THE 24 HOUR PLAYS on Broa Photo
Jesse Eisenberg, Bebe Neuwirth, Raúl Esparza and More Join THE 24 HOUR PLAYS on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2023

Initial talent has been revealed for the 23rd Annual The 24 Hour Plays On Broadway. This one-night-only event featuring distinguished artists from the New York entertainment community and beyond will be held this year on Monday October 23, 2023 at The Town Hall. Find out who will appear here!
STRANGER THINGS' Cara Buono Comes to New Jersey Photo
STRANGER THINGS' Cara Buono Comes to New Jersey
by Stephi Wild - Sep 27, 2023

'An Evening with Cara Buono,' television and film star of 'Stranger Things' and Emmy Nominated for 'Mad Men,' will be held at New Jersey's Mahwah High School on Saturday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m. Learn more about the event here!
Listen: Young Playwrights Ukraine Chat on LITTLE KNOWN FACTS With Ilana Levine Photo
Listen: Young Playwrights Ukraine Chat on LITTLE KNOWN FACTS With Ilana Levine
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - Jun 19, 2023

Little Known Facts is a weekly podcast hosted by stage and film actress Ilana Levine. In this week's episode,  Levine talks with two Ukrainian teens who are a part of a playwriting group that began during the war and how the pieces they wrote were helpful in their dealing with the trauma of war.
Ali Stroker To Present ADAPT Leadership Award To Willie Geist At The 2023 ADAPT Leade Photo
Ali Stroker To Present ADAPT Leadership Award To Willie Geist At The 2023 ADAPT Leadership Awards On March 9
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 27, 2023

Edward R. Matthews, CEO of ADAPT Community Network, has announced that Ali Stroker, Tony-winning stage, film, television star, and author, will present the ADAPT Leadership Award to honoree Willie Geist at the ADAPT Leadership Awards on Thursday, March 9th, 2023, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The awards gala will support the important ongoing work of the non-profit organization.
Willie Geist, John D. Kemp, Jeanine Salvatore & Louis Salvatore To Be Honored At The Photo
Willie Geist, John D. Kemp, Jeanine Salvatore & Louis Salvatore To Be Honored At The 2023 ADAPT Leadership Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 25, 2023

Edward R. Matthews, CEO of ADAPT Community Network, has announced the honorees for the ADAPT Leadership Awards, which will take place on Thursday, March 9th, 2023, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.
Abigail Hawk To Host The ADAPT Leadership Awards On March 9 Photo
Abigail Hawk To Host The ADAPT Leadership Awards On March 9
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2023

Edward R. Matthews, CEO of ADAPT Community Network, has announced that the ADAPT Leadership Awards will take place on Thursday, March 9th, 2023, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The awards gala will support the important ongoing work of the non-profit organization.
Photos: THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE Opens Off-Broadway Photo
Photos: THIS BEAUTIFUL FUTURE Opens Off-Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - Sep 22, 2022

Written by Rita Kalnejais and directed by Jack Serio, This Beautiful Future is a story of young love set during World War II. This Beautiful Future will now play Cherry Lane Theatre for six weeks only, through October 30, 2022. The production officially opened last night. Check out photos from the opening night celebration!
Alex Brightman, Kelli O'Hara, Daphne Rubin-Vega & More to Take Part in Paul Rudd's 9t Photo
Alex Brightman, Kelli O'Hara, Daphne Rubin-Vega & More to Take Part in Paul Rudd's 9th Annual All-Star Bowling Benefit
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2022

SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young has announced that Paul Rudd’s 9th Annual All-Star Bowling Benefit will be held on Monday, October 24, 2022 at 7:00pm. The event, which raises funds in support of SAY’s life-changing programming for young people who stutter, will take place at Bowlero Chelsea Piers in New York City.
VIDEO: Netflix Debuts STRANGER THINGS 4 Volume 2 Trailer Photo
VIDEO: Netflix Debuts STRANGER THINGS 4 Volume 2 Trailer
by Michael Major - Jun 21, 2022

Episode 408 will have a run time of 1 hour, 25 minutes and episode 409 will run 2 hours, 20 minutes. The cast features Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), and more.
Industry Reading Of Tennyson Bardwell's New Play GLASS HOUSES Announced Photo
Industry Reading Of Tennyson Bardwell's New Play GLASS HOUSES Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 14, 2022

A stage reading of Tennyson Bardwell's new play Glass Houses will be held at The Players Theatre on June 21st on 115 MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village at 7pm.
VIDEO: Watch STRANGER THINGS Previous Season Recaps Ahead of Season Four Premiere Photo
VIDEO: Watch STRANGER THINGS Previous Season Recaps Ahead of Season Four Premiere
by Michael Major - May 23, 2022

It’s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time – and navigating the complexities of high school hasn't made things any easier. Watch the season one, two, and three recaps now!
VIDEO: Watch the First Eight Minutes of STRANGER THINGS 4 Photo
VIDEO: Watch the First Eight Minutes of STRANGER THINGS 4
by Michael Major - May 20, 2022

The cast features Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), David Harbour (Jim Hopper), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), and more.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Cara Buono been in?

Cara Buono has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.

How many West End shows has Cara Buono been in?

Cara Buono has not appeared in the West End.

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