Virginia Capers
Birth Place: Sumter, SC, USA
Latest News on Virginia Capers:
Skylight Music Theatre Announces Cast & Creative Team for RAISIN (Feb 22, 2022)
Long Beach's International City Theatre Honored With 23 Robby Award Nominations And Wins (Jan 8, 2022)
#BWWPrompts: What's Your Favorite Underappreciated Musical? (Apr 21, 2020)
Skylight Music Theatre Announces Cast & Creative Team for RAISIN (Feb 22, 2022)
Long Beach's International City Theatre Honored With 23 Robby Award Nominations And Wins (Jan 8, 2022)
#BWWPrompts: What's Your Favorite Underappreciated Musical? (Apr 21, 2020)
STAGE CREDITS
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1959
The Charwoman
Ensemble
The Charwoman
Kakou (Understudy)
Movies
House of Women
[ 1962 ] Sarah
[ 1962 ] Sarah
The Lost Man
[ 1969 ] Theresa
[ 1969 ] Theresa
Norwood
[ 1970 ] Ernestine
[ 1970 ] Ernestine
The Great White Hope
[ 1970 ] Sister Pearl
[ 1970 ] Sister Pearl
Big Jake
[ 1971 ] Delilah
[ 1971 ] Delilah
Support Your Local Gunfighter
[ 1971 ] Effie
[ 1971 ] Effie
The Late Liz
[ 1971 ] Martha
[ 1971 ] Martha
Trouble Man
[ 1972 ] Macy
[ 1972 ] Macy
Lady Sings the Blues
[ 1972 ] Mama Holiday
[ 1972 ] Mama Holiday
The World's Greatest Athlete
[ 1973 ] Native Woman
[ 1973 ] Native Woman
Five on the Black Hand Side
[ 1973 ] Ruby
[ 1973 ] Ruby
The North Avenue Irregulars
[ 1979 ] Cleo
[ 1979 ] Cleo
The Toy
[ 1982 ] Ruby Simpson
[ 1982 ] Ruby Simpson
Teachers
[ 1984 ] Landlady
[ 1984 ] Landlady
Da Capo
[ 1985 ] Singing prisoner
[ 1985 ] Singing prisoner
Howard the Duck
[ 1986 ] Cora Mae, Secretary
[ 1986 ] Cora Mae, Secretary
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
[ 1986 ] Emma Ray
[ 1986 ] Emma Ray
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
[ 1986 ] Florence Sparrow
[ 1986 ] Florence Sparrow
Backfire
[ 1987 ] Maxine
[ 1987 ] Maxine
Off the Mark
[ 1987 ] Velma
[ 1987 ] Velma
Pacific Palisades
[ 1990 ] Shirley
[ 1990 ] Shirley
What's Love Got to Do with It
[ 1993 ] Choir Mistress
[ 1993 ] Choir Mistress
Beethoven's 2nd
[ 1993 ] Miss Linda Anderson
[ 1993 ] Miss Linda Anderson
A Last Goodbye
[ 1995 ] The Principal
[ 1995 ] The Principal
Bad City Blues
[ 1999 ] Mrs. Green
[ 1999 ] Mrs. Green
TV Shows
Downtown
Delia Bonner
Delia Bonner
Evening Shade
Francis Blue
Francis Blue
Frank's Place
Bertha Griffin-Lamour
Bertha Griffin-Lamour
Julia
Mrs. Deering, Mrs. Gibson
Mrs. Deering, Mrs. Gibson
Mannix
Pearl, Mrs. Frost
Pearl, Mrs. Frost
Quincy M.E.
Allison's Neighbor, Dainty June, Emily Barlow
Allison's Neighbor, Dainty June, Emily Barlow
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Hattie Banks
Hattie Banks
The Hughleys
M'Dear
M'Dear
The Rookies
Mrs. Culpepper, Mrs. Gibson
Mrs. Culpepper, Mrs. Gibson
Awards and Nominations
winner
Tony Awards - 1974 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Virginia Capers, Raisin
News
Skylight Music Theatre Announces Cast & Creative Team for RAISIN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2022
Skylight Music Theatre today announced the cast and creative team for Raisin, running April 8-24, 2022. Raisin is an uplifting musical adaptation of the award-winning play, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Raisin won the 1974 Tony Award and the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Musical.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 22, 2022
Skylight Music Theatre today announced the cast and creative team for Raisin, running April 8-24, 2022. Raisin is an uplifting musical adaptation of the award-winning play, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Raisin won the 1974 Tony Award and the 1975 Grammy Award for Best Musical.
Long Beach's International City Theatre Honored With 23 Robby Award Nominations And Wins
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2022
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.”
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2022
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.”
#BWWPrompts: What's Your Favorite Underappreciated Musical?
by BWW Prompts - Apr 21, 2020
We want to hear from you! We're starting #BwayWorldPrompts, where each day we'll be asking our readers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram questions to spark some theater conversation.
by BWW Prompts - Apr 21, 2020
We want to hear from you! We're starting #BwayWorldPrompts, where each day we'll be asking our readers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram questions to spark some theater conversation.
Rarely Revived 1974 Best Musical Tony Winner RAISIN Coming To Astoria Performing Arts Center
by Michael Dale - Aug 29, 2016
RAISIN, adapted from Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking drama A RAISIN IN THE SUN, has not been frequently produced since winning the 1974 Tony Award for Best Musical.
by Michael Dale - Aug 29, 2016
RAISIN, adapted from Lorraine Hansberry's groundbreaking drama A RAISIN IN THE SUN, has not been frequently produced since winning the 1974 Tony Award for Best Musical.
VIDEOS: Broadway's Road To THE WIZ; Five Early-70s Musicals About Black Urban Life
by Michael Dale - Dec 2, 2015
THE WIZ was part of a growing trend of the 1970s when urban black stories and music were making their way to Broadway.
by Michael Dale - Dec 2, 2015
THE WIZ was part of a growing trend of the 1970s when urban black stories and music were making their way to Broadway.
THEATRICAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: She's Way Ahead! Happy Birthday To Michele Lee
by Pat Cerasaro - Jun 25, 2015
Today we salute a Broadway and Hollywood star just announced to be making her return to Broadway later this year in WICKED.
by Pat Cerasaro - Jun 25, 2015
Today we salute a Broadway and Hollywood star just announced to be making her return to Broadway later this year in WICKED.
Gulfshore Playhouse Continues Seventh Season with THE WHIPPING MAN, Beginning 3/14
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 5, 2013
Gulfshore Playhouse continues their spectacular seventh season with the Civil War period drama The Whipping Man, playing March 15 through 30, with a $25 preview performance March 14.
by Kelsey Denette - Mar 5, 2013
Gulfshore Playhouse continues their spectacular seventh season with the Civil War period drama The Whipping Man, playing March 15 through 30, with a $25 preview performance March 14.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Virginia Capers been in?
Virginia Capers has appeared on Broadway in 3 shows.
How many West End shows has Virginia Capers been in?
Virginia Capers has not appeared in the West End
What awards has Virginia Capers been nominated for?
Virginia Capers has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her role in "Raisin".
What awards has Virginia Capers won?
Virginia Capers won the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for her performance in "Raisin."
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