Loni Ackerman
Encyclopedia
Loni Ackerman is an American
Broadway
musical theatre
performer and cabaret
singer.
Born in New York City
, she made her Broadway debut in George M!
in 1968, then replaced Bernadette Peters
in the hit off-Broadway
production of Dames at Sea
.
In 1971, Ackerman was cast in the revival of No, No Nanette as one of the three gold diggers chasing the title character's guardian.
Ackerman's additional Broadway credits include another major success, The Magic Show
with Doug Henning, the short-lived So Long, 174th Street
, and the title role in Evita. Her last Broadway credit was Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber
s Cats (musical)
where she sang the famous song Memory. She then became inactive to raise her two sons.
Ackerman occasionally performs her act of 1930s and 40s standards in Manhattan
cabarets.
In August of 2011, she starred at Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, LI, as Norma Desmond in the musical "Sunset Blvd."
Ackerman is married to Broadway sound designer Steve Canyon Kennedy.
United States
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Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
musical theatre
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
performer and cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
singer.
Born in New York City
New York City
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, she made her Broadway debut in George M!
George M!
George M! is a Broadway musical based on the life of George M. Cohan, the biggest Broadway star of his day who was known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway." The book for the musical was written by Michael Stewart, John Pascal, and Francine Pascal. Music and lyrics were, of course, by George M...
in 1968, then replaced Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters is an American actress, singer and children's book author from Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings...
in the hit off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
production of Dames at Sea
Dames at Sea
Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise.The musical is a parody of large, flashy 1930s Busby Berkeley-style movie musicals in which an understudy steps into a role on Broadway and becomes a star...
.
In 1971, Ackerman was cast in the revival of No, No Nanette as one of the three gold diggers chasing the title character's guardian.
Ackerman's additional Broadway credits include another major success, The Magic Show
The Magic Show
The Magic Show is a one-act musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Bob Randall. It starred magician Doug Henning. Produced by Edgar Lansbury, it opened in May 1974 at the Cort Theatre and ran for 1,920 performances, closing on December 31, 1978...
with Doug Henning, the short-lived So Long, 174th Street
So Long, 174th Street
So Long, 174th Street is a musical with a book by Joseph Stein and lyrics and music by Stan Daniels.Based on Stein's play Enter Laughing, which had been adapted from the Carl Reiner book of the same name and served as the basis for a 1967 film, it focuses on the journey of young David Kolowitz from...
, and the title role in Evita. Her last Broadway credit was Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
s Cats (musical)
Cats (musical)
Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...
where she sang the famous song Memory. She then became inactive to raise her two sons.
Ackerman occasionally performs her act of 1930s and 40s standards in Manhattan
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
cabarets.
In August of 2011, she starred at Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, LI, as Norma Desmond in the musical "Sunset Blvd."
Ackerman is married to Broadway sound designer Steve Canyon Kennedy.