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• Actor
• singer
• dancer{edih}| years_active = 2004–present

Daniel Wisler|2011}}| children = 1University of Cincinnati (Bachelor of Fine Arts>BFA)}}Ashley Brown (born February 3, 1982) is an American singer and actress who is best known for playing the titular character in the United States national tour and Broadway productions of Mary Poppins.

Early life

Brown was born February 3, 1982, in Gulf Breeze, Pensacola, Florida, the youngest of four children. She started singing when she was 6 years old and then started professional singing lessons when she was 14. She studied at Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.BOOK, 325,books.google.com/books?id=470x9np3GMMC&pg=PA325, ‘Faculty, Resident Artists, and Alumni’ ... Alumni continue to hold key positions in the performing and media arts. Numbered among them are ... musical theatre stars Faith Prince, Lee Roy Reams, Michele Pawk, Jason Graae, Jim Walton, Vicki Lewis, and Ashley Brown., University of Cincinnati College—Conservatory of Music, College Guide for Performing Arts Majors: The Real-World Admission Guide for Dance, Music, and Theater Majors, Carole J., Everett, 2009, 9780768926989, Peterson’s,

Career

Brown initially caught the attention of casting director Tara Rubin not long after graduating from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. After a successful audition, she was cast in the Disney touring production On the Record. This in turn led to her Broadway debut on September 20, 2005, replacing Brooke Tansley as the lead character, Belle, in the Disney Theatrical production of Beauty and the Beast.Broadway Welcomes a New Beauty Sept. 20 Playbill, September 20, 2005 She departed the role on May 28, 2006, after eight months and she was succeeded by Sarah Litzsinger.Sarah Litzsinger to Return to Broadway’s Beauty May 30 Playbill, May 30, 2006On November 16, 2006, Mary Poppins opened on Broadway with Brown starring as the title character.A Jolly Holiday: Mary Poppins Opens at the New Amsterdam Nov. 16 Playbill, November 16, 2006 Brown left the Broadway company on October 5, 2008, after playing the role for two years and was replaced by Scarlett Strallen who previously played the role in the West End.Strallen and Fiorentino to Join Cast of Broadway’s Mary Poppins Playbill, September 16, 2008In March 2007, Brown appeared on All My Children as herself.MAGAZINE, In, 2007-02-27, Soap Opera Weekly, 5, On March 11, 2009, Brown reprised the role of Mary Poppins in the US national tour.NEWS, Gans, Andrew, Mary Poppins Tour, with Brown and Lee, Kicks Off March 11 in Chicago, Playbill.com,www.playbill.com/news/article/127140.html,www.playbill.com/news/article/127140.html," title="archive.today/20130131231703www.playbill.com/news/article/127140.html,">archive.today/20130131231703www.playbill.com/news/article/127140.html, dead, 2013-01-31, 2009-03-11, 2009-03-12, She left the tour on February 7, 2010, and was succeeded by Caroline Sheen.WEB,broadwayworld.com/article/Steffanie_Leigh_Joins_MARY_POPPINS_Tour_as_Mary_28_20110124, Steffanie Leigh Joins MARY POPPINS Tour as ‘Mary,’ 2/8, BWW News Desk, BroadwayWorld.com, 20 September 2015, live,broadwayworld.com/article/Steffanie_Leigh_Joins_MARY_POPPINS_Tour_as_Mary_28_20110124," title="web.archive.org/web/20110930055635broadwayworld.com/article/Steffanie_Leigh_Joins_MARY_POPPINS_Tour_as_Mary_28_20110124,">web.archive.org/web/20110930055635broadwayworld.com/article/Steffanie_Leigh_Joins_MARY_POPPINS_Tour_as_Mary_28_20110124, 30 September 2011, On October 20, 2009, Brown performed the role of Snow White in the world symphonic premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – A Symphonic Retelling, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, conducted by John Mauceri.“Disney Symphonic Legacy With John Mauceri and Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Premieres at Walt Disney Concert Hall 10/20”, BroadwayWorld, October 6, 2009She has recorded her first solo album of American songbook standards, which was released in January 2010.WEB,www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/bios/Ashley+Brown, Ashley Brown Bio, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, June 19, 2009, 2009-10-02,www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/bios/Ashley%2BBrown," title="web.archive.org/web/20090926175346www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/bios/Ashley%2BBrown,">web.archive.org/web/20090926175346www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/bios/Ashley%2BBrown, 26 September 2009, live, Brown played Maria in The Muny production of The Sound of Music, which ran from July 26 to August 1, 2010.2010 Muny Season to Feature Gary Beach, Stephanie J. Block, et. al For this role she won the Kevin Kline Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.Actress Ely wins twice at Kevin Kline AwardsBrown starred as Oona in the world-premiere of the new musical (Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin), which ran at the La Jolla Playhouse from September 7 through October 17, 2010.Robert McClure Is Chaplin in Limelight Musical; Ashley Brown, Jenn Colella Among Cast {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007134156www.playbill.com/news/article/141845-Robert-McClure-Is-Chaplin-in-Limelight-Musical-Ashley-Brown-Jenn-Colella-Among-Cast |date=October 7, 2010 }}Brown played the role of Mary Poppins again in the Broadway production from March 8 to July 17, 2011, while Laura Michelle Kelly was away filming a movie.“Ashley Brown, Broadway’s Original Mary Poppins, to Return to New York Cast in March” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020043203www.playbill.com/news/article/147901-Ashley-Brown-Broadways-Original-Mary-Poppins-to-Return-to-New-York-Cast-in-March |date=2012-10-20 }}, PlaybillBrown played Magnolia Hawks alongside Nathan Gunn as Gaylord Ravenal, Alyson Cambridge as Julie LaVerne, and Morris Robinson as Joe, in Francesca Zambello’s production of Show Boat for the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s, which ran from February 12 to March 17, 2012.Francesca Zambello’s Chicago Show Boat Stars Ashley Brown, Nathan Gunn, Alyson Cambridge, Morris Robinson, Playbill. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121014019www.playbill.com/news/article/158799-Francesca-Zambellos-Chicago-Show-Boat-Stars-Ashley-Brown-Nathan-Gunn-Alyson-Cambridge-Morris-Robinson |date=January 21, 2012 }} It was broadcast on NPR stations in June 2012,WEB,www.wqxr.org/story/216183-emshow-boatem/, Show Boat | Saturday at the Opera, 23 June 2012, the first time a complete performance of Show Boat has ever been broadcast on radio.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}In 2013, Brown made her sold-out solo Carnegie Hall debut with the New York PopsWEB,www.playbill.com/article/photo-call-under-the-mistletoe-with-ashley-brown-and-the-new-york-pops-com-213069, PHOTO CALL: Under the Mistletoe with Ashley Brown and the New York Pops, 20 December 2013, as well as having a minor role in the television broadcast The Sound of Music Live!, in which she played Ursula, one of the servants in the Von Trapp household.In 2015, she sang “A Kiss Goodnight” by Richard M. Sherman, the exit song from Disneyland Forever, a production that commemorated Disneyland’s 60th anniversary.Special Ceremony Commemorates Official 60th Anniversary of the Disneyland Resort, Disney Parks Blog, Retrieved July 22, 2015Brown played the Mother Abbess in the national tour of The Sound of Music, which launched September 2015.Ashley Brown, Ben Davis & Newcomer Kerstin Anderson Will Hit the Road in New National Tour of The Sound of Music, Broadwayworld, Retrieved July 21, 2015 She then played Mrs. Juniper and Madame Calypso in the 2017 Encores! production of The Golden Apple, and returned to Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops in December 2018.Ashley Brown, Lindsay Mendez, Ryan Silverman and More to Lead The Golden Apple at Encores!, BroadwayWorld, Retrieved May 2, 2017Ahsley Brown returns to Carnegie Hall

Personal life

Brown became engaged to actor Daniel Wisler on April 18, 2010;WEB,wislerbrown.ourwedding.com/view/4033077293040755/3389965, Our Proposal on April 18, 2010 - Ashley and Daniel Wisler’s, 2016-03-02,wislerbrown.ourwedding.com/view/4033077293040755/3389965," title="web.archive.org/web/20160310183801wislerbrown.ourwedding.com/view/4033077293040755/3389965,">web.archive.org/web/20160310183801wislerbrown.ourwedding.com/view/4033077293040755/3389965, 2016-03-10, dead, they married November 5, 2011.WEB,wislerbrown.ourwedding.com/view/4033077293040755/3389963, Ashley Brown Wisler and Daniel Wisler’s Wedding Website, 2016-03-02,wislerbrown.ourwedding.com/view/4033077293040755/3389963," title="web.archive.org/web/20160310183819wislerbrown.ourwedding.com/view/4033077293040755/3389963,">web.archive.org/web/20160310183819wislerbrown.ourwedding.com/view/4033077293040755/3389963, 2016-03-10, dead, Brown gave birth to a baby girl on May 9, 2016.

Awards and nominations{| class“wikitable” width“100%”

! Year! Award! Category! Show! Result 2006| Drama Desk AwardDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical>Outstanding Actress in a MusicalMary Poppins (musical)>Mary Poppins| {{nominated}} 2006Drama League Award>Austin Critics Table Award| Distinguished PerformanceMary Poppins (musical)>Mary Poppins| {{nominated}} 2006| Outer Critics Circle Award| Outstanding Actress in a MusicalMary Poppins (musical)>Mary Poppins| {{nominated}} 2009| PBS Telly Award| Film Video – TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Entertainment| Ashley Brown: Call Me Irresponsible | {{won}} 2010Kevin Kline Awards>Kevin Kline Award| Best Actress in a Musical Sound Of music>Sound of Music| {{won}}

Theatre credits{| class“wikitable”

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Venue !! Other notesMeet Me in St. Louis (musical)>Meet Me in St. Louis Rose The Muny Beauty and the Beast (musical)>Beauty and the Beast Belle (Disney) >Lunt-Fontanne Theatre >|Mary Poppins (musical)>Mary Poppins Mary Poppins (character) >New Amsterdam Theatre >| Original Broadway cast memberNominated Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actress in a MusicalNominated Drama League Award for Distinguished PerformanceNominated Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a MusicalThe Sound of Music >The Muny >Kevin Kline Awards>Kevin Kline Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a MusicalLimelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin >La Jolla Playhouse >Chaplin: The Musical)Mary Poppins >New Amsterdam Theatre >| Return to roleShow Boat >Lyric Opera of Chicago >|Oklahoma! >|Hello, Dolly! (musical)>Hello Dolly! Irene Molloy Goodspeed Opera House My Fair Lady >Eliza Doolittle >Cape Cod>Cape Playhouse“At Cape Playhouse, Lady is a knockout” by Sandy MacDonald, The Boston Globe, July 31, 2015 The Golden Apple (musical)>The Golden Apple Mrs. Juniper/Madame Calypso Encores!weblink Playbill, April 17, 2017 Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Beane musical)>Cinderella Marie/Fairy Godmother The MunyMikaela Bennett, Jason Gotay, Ashley Brown, Alison Fraser Star in Muny’s Cinderella Playbill, July 8, 2019

Tours{| class“wikitable”

! Year !! Tour title !! RoleOn the Record (musical)>On the Record KristenMary Poppins (musical)>Mary Poppins Mary PoppinsThe Sound of Music >| Mother Abbess

Discography{| class“wikitable”

! Year !! Title !! Other notes Disney’s On the Record >|Speak Low >|The Secret of Christmas >|

References

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External links

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