Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Andrea first captured the hearts of theatergoers everywhere in 1977 when she originated the title role in the mega-musical Annie, based on the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie. Since then, she has starred in several Broadway musicals, in New York, nationally and internationally. She has performed in concert halls from Carnegie Hall to the Las Vegas Hilton to the Hong Kong Philharmonic as well as several remarkable televisions appearances through the years including Johnny Carson, Merv Griffen and Dinah Shore shows along with several PBS concerts from the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. She has honed her craft by working with some of the legends o the entertainment industry such as Ethel Merman, Liza Minnelli, Julie Andres, Bob Hope, Liberace, Frank Sinatra, Steve Martin and Martin Short, to name a few.
As Annie she became the youngest performer ever to be nominated for a Tony Award as Best Lead Actress in a Musical. She also received the Theater World and Outer Critics' Circle Awards for the girl with the red hair and big voice. She subsequently conquered London with her portrayal of Little Orphan Annie in the West End. (Fun fact: Catherine Zeta-Jones played young orphan Mollie in this production). Andrea was then tapped to portray Judy Garland in the NBC television movie Rainbow which proved that her talents translated to film.
Andrea starred in the Jerry Herman musical Jerry's Girls, alongside Carol Channing and Leslie Uggams; she portrayed the sassy Smoking Car, Ashley, in the original Broadway cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express; Esther, the Judy Garland role, in Meet Me In St. Louis; Sonia in They're Playing Our Song; Luisa in The Fantasticks; Eva Peron, in Tim Rice's Evita; Fantine in Les Miserables; Margy Frake in the original Broadway cast of State Fair, Nancy in Oliver; the Narrator, in Tim Rice's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Belle, in Disney's Beauty and the Beast; Sally Bowles in Cabaret; Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun; and the quintessential stage-mother in Gypsy; as well as Sandy, in Grease.
Andrea has performed in the best showrooms of many of the casino hotels in Las Vegas and Atlantic City and other large concert halls throughout the country including Carnegie Hall and the MET Opera House.
From: BWW Exclusive: NDI Dance Students Prep for ANNIE LIVE! with a Visit from Andrea McArdle!
From: BWW Exclusive: NDI Dance Students Prep for ANNIE LIVE! with a Visit from Andrea McArdle!
From: BWW Exclusive: NDI Dance Students Prep for ANNIE LIVE! with a Visit from Andrea McArdle!
From: BWW Exclusive: NDI Dance Students Prep for ANNIE LIVE! with a Visit from Andrea McArdle!
From: BWW Exclusive: NDI Dance Students Prep for ANNIE LIVE! with a Visit from Andrea McArdle!
From: BWW Exclusive: NDI Dance Students Prep for ANNIE LIVE! with a Visit from Andrea McArdle!
From: BWW Exclusive: NDI Dance Students Prep for ANNIE LIVE! with a Visit from Andrea McArdle!
From: BWW Exclusive: NDI Dance Students Prep for ANNIE LIVE! with a Visit from Andrea McArdle!
From: BWW Exclusive: NDI Dance Students Prep for ANNIE LIVE! with a Visit from Andrea McArdle!
From: BWW Exclusive: NDI Dance Students Prep for ANNIE LIVE! with a Visit from Andrea McArdle!
From: BWW Exclusive: NDI Dance Students Prep for ANNIE LIVE! with a Visit from Andrea McArdle!
From: Photo Flash: Stars Come Out for WHEN YOU BELIEVE Stephen Schwartz Tribute
From: Photo Flash: Stars Come Out for WHEN YOU BELIEVE Stephen Schwartz Tribute
From: Photo Flash: 'Annie 30th Anniversary' CD Signing @ Virgin
Andrea McArdleState Fair
Andrea McArdle, Annie
Andrea McArdle, Annie
Andrea McArdle, Annie
Theatre Aspen has released photos from their production of Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron’s Drama Desk Award-winning play Love, Loss, and What I Wore, starring Sandy Duncan, Andrea McArdle, Krysta Rodriguez, and more. Check them out here!
Metropolis Theatricals Las Vegas LLC will debut FOLLIES, Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman’s musical production, in a star-studded spectacle featuring a 45 person cast, including 12 of Las Vegas’s original showgirls.
Legacy Theatre will welcome Tony Award-Winner Alice Ripley, the latest performer in the 2024 Sunday Broadway Concert Series, to Branford. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Join Tony Award Nominee L Morgan Lee-most recently known for her breakout performance in 'A Strange Loop' on Broadway-in a concert filled with Broadway classics, gems by new writers, and unexpected deep-cuts that explore her dreams about love, life, and a world of possibilities.
Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron’s Love, Loss and What I Wore will be presented at Theatre Aspen in March. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!
Hedgerow Theatre presents Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine in repertory with Enda Walsh's The New Electric Ballroom, exploring life's potential. Don't miss this exciting production in February!
Single tickets for Legacy Theatre’s 2024 season now available for purchase.
54 Below will welcome back Andrea McArdle in her brand-new show Confessions of a Broadway Baby on March 29 & 30 at 7pm.
Algonquin Arts Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its winter play, DEATHtrap, a murder mystery by Ira Levin. The show will run at Algonquin Arts Theatre from January 19 through January 28.
After four years at Broadway World Cabaret, quite a collection of photos has been amassed. These are the gasp-worthy pics.
It's time to see what resonated the most with Broadway World Cabaret lead writer and Editor Stephen Mosher on the last day.
A new Cabaret series in Philadelphia, 'An Evening with Me,' features Broadway stars in an upscale supper club setting. Tony Yazbeck, Karen Akers, Andrea McCardle, and John Lloyd Young headline the series. Limited seating, reservations required.
The Carbonell Awards adds four new judges to its panel, bringing the total number to 42. These judges will evaluate productions at professional theaters across South Florida.
Additional cast members have been announced for the benefit performance of 'The Post-Roe Monologues' at Merkin Hall on November 6. Don't miss this powerful and timely show!
The Wick Theatre is launching a scholarship and internship program for Palm Beach County High School students who love musical theatre. Two $2,500 scholarships will be awarded for dance and voice.
There is history in this recording and there is a fresh coat of paint in the arrangement.
Additional talent has been announced for the 23rd Annual The 24 Hour Plays On Broadway. Find out who is joining the lineup here!
Don't miss the one-night-only benefit performances of 'The Post-Roe Monologues' on November 6th. Proceeds will support the National Abortion Hotline and Choice Matters.
Broadway working mother Happy McPartlin prepares to participate in a concert with her fellow acting Mommies.
The Wick Theatre opens the 2023-2024 season with a celebration of its 10th anniversary by bringing back to their stage a beloved musical featuring an extravagant array of Irving Berlin's greatest songs. I Love a Piano, directed by D.J. Salisbury.
Andrea McArdle has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Andrea McArdle has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.
Andrea McArdle's first West End show was Annie which opened in 1978
Andrea McArdle has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including the Outstanding Supporting Performer at the Helen Hayes Awards for "State Fair", Best Debut of an Actress at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Annie", a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for "Annie", and a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for her role in "Annie".
Andrea McArdle won the Best Debut of an Actress award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Annie. She also received a Performance award from the Theatre World Awards for her role in Annie.
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