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Vivian Reed

Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[New York]
York Theatre Company Production, 2018
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1999
Marie Christine's Mother

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1992
Performer

Enchantress

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1980
Mollie

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1976
Marsha/Young Irene

Marsha

Young Irene

[Broadway]
Unknown, 1972
Lena


Movies

Headin' for Broadway
[ 1980 ] Valerie Walker
L'africain
[ 1983 ] Joséphine
La rumba
[ 1987 ] Josephine Baker

Awards and Nominations

Helen Hayes Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Vivian Reed3 Mo' Divas

Tony Awards - 1992 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Vivian Reed , The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1976 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical

Vivian Reed, Bubbling Brown Sugar


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1976 - Best Performance

Vivian Reed, Bubbling Brown Sugar


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1976 - Performance

Vivian ReedBubblin’ Brown Sugar

Tony Awards - 1976 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Vivian Reed, Bubbling Brown Sugar

News


Scott Coulter Added To Faculty Of Manhattan Association Of Cabarets' MAC TO SCHOOL Weekend

Scott Coulter has been announced as a new faculty member for MAC to School, bringing his expertise to the educational program.
Interview: Vivian Reed Introduces a New Generation of Singers at Green Room 42

Legendary singer and Tony Award winner Vivian Reed is bringing a showcase of talented singers to the Green Room 42 on April 27th with DON’T JUST STAND THERE, PERFORM! We spoke about the upcoming showcase.
Photos: See Highlights from the 38th Annual MAC Awards

The 38th Annual MAC Awards, presented by The Manhattan Association of Cabarets, was in full swing on Monday April 15th at Symphony Space. This year's MAC Awards honored NYC nightlife performers, songwriters, directors, musical directors, piano bar performers, behind the scenes technical experts, and more including Lee Roy Reams and Vivian Reed.
Photos: Inside the 2024 MAC Awards

The 38th MAC Awards were presented on Monday, April 15, 2024 at a live ceremony at NYC's Symphony Space. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos of the winners and guests here!
Liz Callaway, Ann Hampton Callaway, And More Take Home 2024 MAC Awards!

The 38th MAC Awards were presented on Monday, April 15, 2024 at a live ceremony at NYC's Symphony Space.
Rover Hosts Evening of 10-Minute Comedies Next Month

For the sixth year (and the first since before COVID), Rover Dramawerks will present a festival of 10-minute comedies. Selected from over 250 plays submitted blind from playwrights all over the world, eleven short plays will be presented April 11-20.
Liz Callaway, Billy Stritch & More Nominated for 2024 MAC Awards - See the Full List!

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets has revealed the 2024 MAC Award nominees. See who was nominated!
Vivian Reed, Lee Roy Reams, and Jean-Pierre Perreaux Will Receive MAC Lifetime Achievement Awards

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has made initial announcement of the upcoming 38th Annual MAC Awards. The awards presentation and show will take place on Monday, April 15, 2024 at 7:00 pm.
Lillias White, NaTasha Yvette Williams And More Join JUKEBOX A Virtual Celebration Of Black Music Month

Stage Aurora Theatrical Company announces JUKEBOX a virtual musical celebration to honor Black music month.
MOTHER LODE to Return To Carnegie Stage in June

Mother Lode, a play by Virginia Wall Gruenert, will return to Carnegie Stage June 3 at 8:00pm and June 4 at 3:00pm. The production stars Linda Haston, and is directed by Ingrid Sonnichsen.
Feature: 30 Days Of Cabaret Gratitude - Day Twenty-Eight - The Classics

Broadway World Cabaret is looking at the work of some artists who are, most definitely, THE CLASSICS.
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Dominique Morisseau, Vivian Reed, Black Theatre United & More to be Honored by Project1VOICE

Project1VOICE, a New York-based organization dedicated to supporting theatre and the performing arts by people of African descent, has announced the esteemed recipients for their upcoming Project1VOICE Honors. The Lifetime Achievement Award honorees will include Vivian Reed, two-time Tony-nominated veteran of five Broadway shows and more.
The Philly POPS Celebrates Oscar Hammerstein in HAMMERSTEIN: The Song is You Next Month

Music Director and Principal Conductor David Charles Abell brings the fun and elegance of Oscar Hammerstein 2nd's masterworks to the POPS in HAMMERSTEIN: The Song is You, April 1–3 at the Kimmel Cultural Campus.
BWW Cabaret Celebrates International Women's Day with a Look At Some of the Women from the History of Cabaret

Broadway World Cabaret has collected a few select videos of just some of the women who have made their mark on the cabaret and concert stages of the world.
Joe Iconis, Sara Neimietz & More to Star in BROADWAY BY THE YEAR: THE NEW WAVE

The Town Hall will present Broadway By The Year: The New Wave on Monday, March 21 at 8pm. Created, written, hosted and directed by Scott Siegel for The Town Hall, the evening will launch Broadway By The Year’s 21st landmark season at The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street).
BWW Review: Lovely Performers Honor Marilyn Bergman With KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING! at Feinstein's/54 Below

Scott Siegel has done it again: a night of trivia, music, and first-rate entertainers paid tribute to the late Marilyn Bergman last night at 54 Below.
Long Beach's International City Theatre Honored With 23 Robby Award Nominations And Wins

International City Theatre has been honored with three wins and 20 additional nominations for four different productions by longtime theater reviewer Rob Stevens, who has announced his 35th annual “Robby Awards for Excellence in Southern California Theatre.”
VIDEO: Sneak Peek of BLUES IN THE NIGHT at Ebony Reptertory Theatre

Set in 1948 in a Chicago hotel that has seen better days, the interwoven stories of BLUES IN THE NIGHT evoke the misery and humor of life, love and the dogged determination to do more than just survive. The drama reveals itself through glorious songs by Bessie Smith, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Alberta Hunter, Harold Arlen, Jimmy Cox, Ida Cox and more.
Photos: Photos: First Look at Vivian Reed & More in BLUES IN THE NIGHT

Ebony Repertory Theatre in Association with International City Theatre is presenting the Tony and Olivier Award-nominated musical BLUES IN THE NIGHT, conceived by Sheldon Epps, directed by ERT Producing Artistic Director Wren T. Brown, choreographed by Keith Young, and music directed by William Foster McDaniel.
Ebony Repertory Theatre Presents BLUES IN THE NIGHT

Ebony Repertory Theatre announces full cast and creative team for BLUES IN THE NIGHT, the Tony and Olivier Award-nominated musical conceived by Sheldon Epps. Presented by Ebony Rep, in association with International City Theatre, ERT's Founder and Producing Artistic Director Wren T. Brown (ERT's Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill) directs this powerful and soulful blues celebration.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Vivian Reed been in?

Vivian Reed has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.

How many West End shows has Vivian Reed been in?

Vivian Reed has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Vivian Reed been nominated for?

Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for 3 Mo' Divas, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for The High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club, Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Bubbling Brown Sugar, Best Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Bubbling Brown Sugar, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Bubblin’ Brown Sugar and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Bubbling Brown Sugar.

What awards has Vivian Reed won?

Vivian Reed has won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Bubbling Brown Sugar. She also received the Best Performance award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same show. Additionally, she won a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for Bubbling Brown Sugar.

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