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Meghann Fahy Born April 25, 1990
Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S.Occupation Actress/Singer Years active 2009–present Meghann Fahy (born April 25, 1990) is an American actress and singer, best known for her role as Natalie Goodman in Next to Normal and as Hannah O'Connor on One Life to Live.
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Personal life
Meghann had been singing at various events around her hometown of Longmeadow, Massachusetts from a young age. However, her first theater role was playing Dorothy Gale in her Longmeadow High School senior class performance of The Wizard of Oz[disambiguation needed
].[1]Theater
During the summer of 2008, Fahy attended open calls and was cast standing by for Jennifer Damiano as Natalie Goodman in Arena Stage's production of Next to Normal in late 2008. She remained with the cast during its transfer to the Booth Theatre on Broadway, which began previews on March 27, 2009.[2] On July 19, 2010, after Damiano departed the cast to prepare for the Broadway Musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" the day prior, Fahy took over as the principal actor for Natalie along with Marin Mazzie as mother Diana and Jason Danieley as father Dan. MacKenzie Mauzy replaced her as the standby for Natalie. Fahy played the role on Broadway[3] until its closing on January 16, 2011.[4]
In December 2010, it was announced that Fahy had been cast in readings of a stage adaptation based upon the 1992 Disney cult classic Newsies.[5] Paper Mill Playhouse took on the musical for its 2011-12 season, with the production running from September 15th to October 16th, 2011[6], though Fahy did not participate in that production. It is unknown whether she will appear in any production that may transfer to Broadway.
She has also recorded demos for composers' works, such as Brian Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan's The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown in 2009, and continues to perform in concert revues as the title character as recently as March 1, 2011[7].
In May 2011, Meghann briefly reprised her role as Natalie Goodman in the first national tour of Next to Normal in the first week of the St. Paul, Minnesota stop.[8] Emma Hunton, who had been cast in the tour, took a leave of absence to complete a workshop in New York City. Fahy joined the rest of the principle tour cast for her stint: Alice Ripley as Diana, Asa Somers as Dan, Jeremy Kushnier as Dr. Madden, and Preston Sadleir as Henry.
In July 2011, it was announced that Fahy had been cast in "The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown" at Goodspeed Opera House[9]. She reprised her role as the title character when performances began August 4, 2011 and continued through August 28, 2011[9].
Television and film
Fahy first appeared on ABC's One Life to Live in February 2010 as college student Hannah O'Connor. She has described her character in these terms: "stalked an ex-boyfriend; overdosed on painkillers; has a fixation on a coed; witnessed a crime."[1] The role ended in November 2010, with Hannah O'Connor appearing in a total of 81 episodes.[10]
Other television credits include Gossip Girl as Devyn and the 2011 Hallmark Hall of Fame movie The Lost Valentine as a young 1940's era mother, Caroline Thomas, with Betty White as Caroline in present day and Jennifer Love Hewitt as a reporter learning of Caroline's story.
Broadway Credits
Preceded by
Jennifer DamianoNatalie, Next to Normal
July 19, 2010 - January 16, 2011Succeeded by
[Show Closed]References
- ^ a b Meghann Fahy Savors Stepping Up from Understudy to Star in Next to Normal
- ^ Next to Normal at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Meghann Fahy at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Next to Normal's Closing Announcment
- ^ Newsies Reading Cast
- ^ NYTimes Artsbeat: Newsies
- ^ Meghann Fahy Performs "Say the Word" at a Kerrigan & Lowdermilk Concert
- ^ Everett, Matthew A. "THEATER | At the Ordway, "Next to Normal" is a musical full of unusual surprises". TCDaileyPlanet.com, May 12, 2011
- ^ a b BWW News Desk "Fahy, Durand Join Cast of UNAUTHORIZED AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SAMANTHA BROWN at Goodspeed". BroadwayWorld.com, July 18, 2011
- ^ Meghann Fahy at the Internet Movie Database
External links
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Actors from Massachusetts
- American female singers
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- People from Hampden County, Massachusetts
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