In this week's episode, Joel Crump is thrilled about all the exciting work happening in New York right now! He shares Broadway buzz and chats about the season! He chats with Nicole Scherzinger (Sunset Boulevard), Caissie Levy (Ragtime at New York City Center), Ephraim Sykes (Our Town), and Michael Mayer (Director of Swept Away)!
Caissie Levy
Caissie Levy is an Olivier and Grammy-nominated veteran of eight Broadway and three West End shows. She earned an Olivier nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for starring in the UK premiere of Next to Normal in London's West End and at The Donmar Warehouse.
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BIO
Caissie Levy is an Olivier and Grammy-nominated veteran of eight Broadway and three West End shows. She earned an Olivier nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for starring in the UK premiere of Next to Normal in London's West End and at The Donmar Warehouse. Most recently, she starred as ‘Mother’ in the critically acclaimed New York City Center Gala production of Ragtime, directed by Lear deBessonet. Caissie created the iconic role of ‘Elsa’ in Disney's Frozen on Broadway, starred in the Tony Award winning Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt, and as ‘Rose’ in the Tony nominated Broadway revival of Caroline, or Change, for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award. She is known to Broadway and West End audiences for originating the roles of ‘Sheila’ in the Tony Award winning revival of Hair, and ‘Molly’ in Ghost. Other Broadway credits include ‘Fantine’ in Les Miserables; ‘Elphaba’ in Wicked (also LA); ‘Penny’ in Hairspray (also 1st national tour & Toronto); ‘Maureen’ in Rent (national tour). Off -Broadway credits include Sarah Silverman's The Bedwetter (Atlantic); First Daughter Suite (The Public); and Murder Ballad (MTC). Caissie has been featured on many singer/songwriter's records, and her solo EP, With You, is available wherever you buy or stream your music. In concert, she backed up Sir Rod Stewart in his Las Vegas residency, headlined Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops twice, and has played solo across the US, UK and Canada. @caissielevy
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Caissie Levy has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.
Caissie Levy has appeared on London's West End in 3 shows.
Caissie Levy's first West End show was Hair which opened in 2010
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Ragtime, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Ragtime and Best Featured Actress in a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Les Miserables.
Caissie Levy has won several major Broadway awards throughout her career. She received the Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for her role in Ragtime. She also won the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Ragtime. Additionally, she earned the Best Featured Actress in a Musical award at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Les Miserables.
Podcasts
#11 - Caissie Levy, Reigning Mama
As she comes to the end of her 2 year reign, Queen Elsa herself, Caissie Levy, joins us to talk about what it has meant to play one of the most iconic Disney princesses while being a mother.
#186 - Hurt and Healing (feat. Caissie Levy)
As performers, our bodies are our instruments. We use our physical beings to create sounds, embody characters and tell stories. So when that physical instrument is suffering, how does that affect a performers’ artistry?
Ep33 - LIVE: HAIR - Caissie Levy, Gavin Creel, Will Swenson & Darius Nichols
After a smash-hit run at Central Park‘s Delacorte Theater in summer of 2008, HAIR returned to Broadway for the first time in over 30 years in March 2009. The story of a group of young Americans searching for love and peace during the Vietnam era, HAIR is a timeless portrait of a movement that changed the world.
Caissie Levy will always be Elsa to us. Caissie's son Izaiah still watches the Frozen films and points to Elsa and says, "That's you Mommy!!"... BE STILL MY HEART!! Just to be clear, we don't sleep with the Elsa doll like Caissie son (well Dan probably does).
Ep19 - The Stars and Creators of Broadway's "Frozen"
Actresses Caissie Levy and Patti Murin, director Michael Grandage and designer Christopher Oram, four of the leading players behind Disney's Broadway adaptation of "Frozen," talk deeper characters, new songs and high expectations -- especially from the audience members who show up in costume.