Alma Cuervo
Born (1951-08-13) August 13, 1951
Tampa, Florida, U.S
EducationTulane University (BA)
Yale University (MFA)

Alma Cuervo (born August 13, 1951 in Tampa, Florida) is an American stage actress and singer, who has also performed in film and television. She holds an M.F.A. in acting from the Yale School of Drama, from which she graduated in 1976 alongside Meryl Streep.

Career

She starred in the role of Madame Morrible in the first national tour of Wicked.[1] She replaced Carole Shelley on March 8, 2006.[2] She left the role on January 14, 2007, to star in the first national tour of My Fair Lady. She was replaced by Barbara Tirrell. After My Fair Lady, she returned to the tour of Wicked from November 14, 2007, through July 14, 2008, and was replaced by Myra Lucretia Taylor. In 2011, she originated the role of Hilary in Susan Charlotte's The Shoemaker, directed by Antony Marsellis and co-starring Danny Aiello and Lucy Devito. In 2015, she originated the role of Gloria Estefan's grandmother, Consuelo, in the Broadway musical On Your Feet! Other theater credits include Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Dancing at Lughnasa, Once in a Lifetime and as Ida Straus in the Tony Award-winning musical, Titanic (original cast). She also played Cinderella’s Stepmother/Granny/Giant’s Wife in Into the Woods in a 25th anniversary co-production between Baltimore's Center Stage and Westport Country Playhouse.[3][4] In July 2023 she originated the role of Ana Sofia in the Leeds Playhouse production of In Dreams, a new musical written by David West Read (Schitt’s Creek, & Juliet) and directed by Luke Sheppard (& Juliet, In The Heights), based on the music of Roy Orbison. [5]

Stage credits

Broadway credits

Year[6] Production Role Location Category
1978 Once in a Lifetime Coat Check Girl, Bridesmaid Circle in the Square Theatre Broadway
1979 Bedroom Farce Susannah replacement Brooks Atkinson Theatre Broadway
1980 Censored Scenes From King Kong Deborah Princess Theatre Broadway
1982 Is there life after high school? Performer Ethel Barrymore Theatre Broadway
1984 Quilters Daughter Jack Lawrence Theatre Broadway
1987 A Month of Sundays Nurse Wilson, Julia understudy Ritz Theatre Broadway
1989 Ghetto Ooma Circle in the Square Theatre Broadway
1989 The Secret Rapture Isobel Glass, Marion French understudy Ethel Barrymore Theatre Broadway
1989-1990 The Heidi Chronicles Fran, Molly, Betsy, April replacement Plymouth Theatre Broadway
1991-1992 Dancing at Lughnasa Kate understudy Plymouth Theatre Broadway
1997-1999 Titanic Ida Straus, 3rd Class Passenger Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway
2003 Cabaret Fraulein Schneider Studio 54 Broadway
2004-2005 Beauty and the Beast Mrs. Potts replacement Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Broadway
2010-2011 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Woman in Cinema, Ivan's Concierge, Magistrate 2 Belasco Theatre Broadway
2015-2017 On Your Feet! Consuelo Marquis Theatre Broadway

References

  1. ↑ "Checking In With… Alma Cuervo, Star of Titanic, On Your Feet!, Road Show, More". www.playbill.com. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  2. ↑ "Broadway veteran Alma Cuervo answers role call at St. Lawrence". www.pressherald.com. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  3. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (2012-02-03). "Danielle Ferland, Lauren Kennedy and Erik Liberman Cast in Center Stage-Westport Into the Woods". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  4. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (2012-03-07). "Into the Woods, With Danielle Ferland, Lauren Kennedy, Erik Liberman, Begins in Baltimore March 7". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  5. ↑ "In Dreams – Leeds Playhouse".
  6. ↑ "Alma Cuervo Internet Broadway Database". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
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