Gerrianne Raphael Explained

Gerrianne Raphael
Birth Place:New York City, US
Occupation:Actress, voice actress
Years Active:1938 - 2009
Spouse:John Weaver, Gregory Allen Hirsch, Noah Keen
Children:Three (first marriage)

Gerrianne Raphael is an American stage, screen, and voice-over actress. Though much of her career has been spent in the theatre, she is perhaps best known for her major role as the voice of Pumyra in ThunderCats.

Personal life

Gerrianne Raphael was born in New York City to Sidney, a concert pianist and Evelyn Raphael, a former actress. She was married three times, most recently to actor Noah Keen, from 2004 until his death in 2019. Her first husband was stage manager/actor, director John Weaver, (1955 - 1978).[1] Gregory Allen Hirsch (1979 - 1986) was her second husband, a theatrical lighting designer. She has three daughters from her first marriage. She graduated from the Professional Children's School in New York City, in 1949.[2]

Career

Raphael's first professional performances were on radio when she was four years old[3] on Let's Pretend, a children’s program of fairy tales. Her first Broadway show was at seven years of age in a play called Solitaire by John Van Druten. She understudied Patricia Hitchcock, the daughter of Alfred Hitchcock. Since then, her dozens of stage performances have included the landmark production of Threepenny Opera with Lotte Lenya and Beatrice Arthur[4] and the original Broadway production of Man of La Mancha.[5] Having started in radio as a child, the progression to commercial voice-overs, "audiobooks"[6] and cartoons came naturally. At one point Raphael had voice-overs for Revlon, Gloria Vanderbilt, Geritol and Helena Rubinstein all running at the same time. She had also provided the voice for the littlest dwarf on the Ajax commercials in the 1950s.[7] [8]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1938Little Miss ThoroughbredKathleen O'ReillyUncredited
1984My Little Pony: Rescue at Midnight CastleSealight (Voice)
1985Thundercats - Ho! The MoviePumyra (voice)
2005The Engagement RingNana Voice OverTNT Movie
2007Raising the BarJesseShort
Radio and Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1940Let's PretendOne of the PretendersRadio: CBS Children's Program
1949The Aldrich FamilyRole UnknownEpisode Unknown
1950The First Hundred YearsRole UnknownRole Unknown
1950Gang BustersRadio: CBS Gangster Melodrama
1951Portia Faces LifeRadio: CBS Soap Opera
1951Armstrong TheaterRole UnknownNBC-TV: "Sleight of Hand" (September 11, 1951)[9]
1952Our Gal SundayAudreyRadio: CBS Soap Opera[10]
1952Medal of Honor[11] Role UnknownRadio: Grand Central Station (also appearing Esther Miniotti and Tony Randall)
1953Captain Video and His Video RangersRanger Craig 3One Episode: Spartak Returns
1953A Date with JudyGuest AppearanceABC-TV Series starring Mary Linn Beller, with Paul Ford[12] (March 25, 1953)
1960From These RootsLouisa CorrelliNBC-TV DayTime Drama 1960-1961[13]
1964As the World TurnsHelene SukerCBS-TV DayTime Drama 1964-1965[14] [15]
1986ThunderCatsPumyra, Chilla and Jagara (voice)Episodes: 32 episodes (season 2-season 4)
1987The Comic StripVoice[16] , Episodes: Two episodes, Karate Kat (voice of Katie "Big Mama" McClaw); Street Frogs.
1999Courage the Cowardly DogRole UnknownOne Episode: The Snowman Cometh/The Precious, Wonderful, Adorable, Loveable Duckling
2000A Little CuriousPadHBO Family. The show, produced by Curious Pictures and HBO,
2006Mrs. WeimanOne Episode: Informed
200830 RockThe NunOne Episode: Reunion
2009Random! CartoonsGarlic Boy's Mom (voice)One Episode: Garlic Boy

Theatre

Broadway
YearTitleRoleNotes
1942SolitaireVirginia StewartStandby (Pat Hitchcock)
1942Guest in the HouseLee ProctorStandby (Joan Spencer)
1944VioletVioletStandy (Patricia Hitchcock)
1948Goodbye, My FancyClarisse
1955Seventh HeavenCamilleUnderstudy Diane (Gloria DeHaven) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Decca Broadway Original Cast Album
1957Li'l Abner"Moonbeam" McSwineReplacement (Carmen Alvarez)[17]
1959SaratogaDaisy PorcelainUnderstudy Cleo Dulaine (Carol Lawrence) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Masterworks Broadway
1961Milk and HoneyZipporahReplacement (Ellen Madison)
1965Man of La ManchaFerminaUnderstudy Aldonza/Dulcinea (Joan Diener) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Decca Broadway Original Cast Album and STUDIO CASTRECORDING available Golden Records LP#265[18]
1967Hallelujah, Baby!Mrs. Charlies, Mistress, Ethel, DorothyReplacement (Marilyn Cooper)
1972Man of La ManchaAldonza/DulcineaLincoln Center Revival
1978King of HeartsIsolde, La Chanteuse d'OperaUnderstudy Madeleine (Millicent Martin) ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Original Cast Records – THT CD 9225
Off-Broadway
YearTitleRoleNotes
1954The Threepenny OperaDolly, a whoreTheatre de Lys ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Decca Broadway Original Cast Album
1954The Threepenny OperaPolly PeachumReplacement (Jo Sullivan) Theatre de Lys
1960The Threepenny OperaJennyReplacement (Lotte Lenya) Theatre de Lys[19]
1958The BoyfriendMaisieThe Downtown Theatre \ The Cherry Lane
1960Ernest in LoveCecily CardewGrammercy Arts \ The Cherry Lane ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING available Masterworks Broadway[20]
1961Fourth Avenue NorthPrincipalMadison Avenue Playhouse[21] with Linda Lavin
1972Say WhenTheresePlaza 9[22]
1974The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieJean BrodieManhattan Theatre Club
1976StaufGoddess KaliCubiculo Theatre[23]
1978NoahMrs. NoahPratt Institute[24]
1981The Butler Did ItAngela ButlerPlayers Theatre
1984The Ninth StepJoanna WheelerRiverwest Theatre
1989Sid Caesar & Co.Part of "& Co."Downstairs at the Village Gate
1993Ernest in LoveLady BracknellAll Soul's Players, NYC[25]
1996Dorian GrayMrs. VaneJudith Anderson Theatre
1998Little WomenAunt MarchYork Theater Co. at Saint Peter's Church[26]
2001Imagining ShadowsOhio Theater[27]
Tours and Regional
YearTitleRoleNotes
1940American JubileeChildren's Chorus1940 New York World's Fair, Queens NY
1946Charley's AuntHunterdon Hills Playhouse, NJ[28]
1950Cry of the PeacockLocust Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA[29] by Jean Anouilh
1953Glad TidingsClaire AbbottBucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA
1953The Country GirlNancy StoddardBucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA[30] with Jack Klugman
1953CeliaBucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA[31] by George Batson, pre-Broadway.
1953The Little FoxesAlexandraBucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA[32]
1954Arabian NightsChorusJones Beach Marine Theatre[33] ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING availableSepia 11116
1955PicnicMadgeCasino Theatre, Newport, RI[34]
1956Finian's RainbowSharonBrandywine Music Box, Painter's Mill, PA[35]
1956BrigadoonMegBrandywine Music Box, Painter's Mill, PA[36]
1957The Boy FriendMaisieTour through Grist Mill Theatre, Andover MA (July 1957), Neptune Music Circus, Neptune NJ (August, 1957), Southern Tier Playhouse, Binghamton NY (Sept., 1957)
1958The Boy FriendMaisieHighland Park Music Theatre, Highland Park, IL[37]
1958BrigadoonMegHighland Park Music Theatre, Highland Park, IL
1959The Boy FriendMaisieMusicCarnival Productions, Cleveland, OH
1960West Side StoryMariaPaper Mill Playhouse (and subsequent tour), Millburn NJ[38]
1961GypsyLouiseNational Company: Lambertville, PA and then the Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, with Mitzi Green (later Benay Venuta) as "Mama Rose" and Bernadette Peters in the ensemble.[39]
1968Catch My SoulAmeliaAhmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA[40]
1963Fiorello!TheaWestchester Dinner Theatre, NY with Michael O'Shea and Virginia Mayo
1970Dames at SeaMona KentParker Playhouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.[41]
1971Man Of La ManchaAldonza/DulcineaNational Theatre (Washington DC), O'Keefe Center (Toronto ONT), Emerson Colonial Theatre (Boston MA) with Allan Jones[42]
1973A Shot in the DarkMadame BeaureversLincoln Bank Summer Festival Playhouse-in-the-Park, Cincinnati OH with Elke Sommer
1974Fashion Mrs. TiffanyTheatre-in-the-Dome, Lambertville PA[43]
1980Man of La ManchaAldonza/DulcineaWestport Country Playhouse[44] with David Atkinson, Westport CT
1980Man of La ManchaAldonza/DulcineaCoachlight Dinner Theatre with David Atkinson, Nanuet NY
1982CandideThe Old LadyThe Pennsylvania Opera Theater, Philadelphia PA[45]
1994BodoLady GutrunBurt Reynolds Theatre, Tequesta, FL, world premiere of a new musical by Anne Crosswell, Lee Pockriss and Hugh Wheeler[46]
1997Slouching Toward the MillenniumJesseThe 42nd Street Workshop, by Murray Schisgal, New York, NY[47]
2000Dear WorldCountess AureliaStandby, Goodspeed-at-Chester/Norma Terris Theatre, East Haddam CT
2002ZorbaMadame HortenseBerkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA[48]
2003A Delicate ArrangementHelen GavrosWinning entry, Theatrefest Regional Playwriting Contest, Montclair, NJ[49]
2005Cocktails with CowardJudith BlissDon't Tell Mama, New York, NY[50]
2005The Full MontyJeanetteGateway Playhouse, Bellport, NY[51]
2009The Unexpected GuestMrs. WarwickFulton Opera House, Lancaster, PA[52]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Gagarin Scoop Printed Here. Winchell. Walter. October 19, 1961. Orlando Evening Star, Orlando,FL.
  2. News: Young Pros. May 28, 1949. New York Daily News.
  3. Book: Dunning, John. On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. John Dunning (detective fiction author) . 1998. Oxford University Press. New York, NY. 978-0-19-507678-3. 391–393 . Revised. 2019-10-21.
  4. Web site: The Threepenny Opera - Lortel Archives. Lortel Archives - Off-Broadway Internet Database. September 11, 2019.
  5. Web site: Man of La Mancha - Broadway Musical Original. IBDB Internet Broadway Database. September 11, 2019.
  6. Web site: Books by Gerrianne Raphael. GoodReads. September 12, 2019.
  7. Web site: Works by Women: Interview with Gerrianne Raphael. March 27, 2012. Works by Women.
  8. Web site: compukatz. Commercial Ajax Use Ajax the Foaming Cleanser 1950s. Ajax Commercial.
  9. Ross. Wallace A.. Talent Show Sheet. Ross Reports on Television Programming. 1951 . v.16 (1951:Oct-Nov). 9. Internet Archive.Org.
  10. News: Radio Highlights. June 25, 1952. The Tampa Times (Tampa, FL).
  11. News: May 25, 1952. Esther and Silvio Minciotti Costar on "Grand Central". 58. The Times (Shreveport, LA). January 22, 2021.
  12. Talent Show Sheet March 23-29, 1953. Ross Reports on Television Production Programming Talent. 1953 . V, #12. 9. Internet Archive.Org.
  13. News: December 10, 1960. Daytime Series Features Broadway Stage Talent. The Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, FL).
  14. News: September 26, 1964. The TV Answer Man. The Daily Reporter.
  15. News: October 3, 1964. TV Mailbag. Chicago Tribune.
  16. Web site: Behind The Voice Actors: Gerrianne Raphael . Behind the Voice Actors . August 30, 2011.
  17. News: "Fun and Magic" closing tonight; Burton is Signed. January 4, 1958. New York Daily News.
  18. Book: Sietz, Dan. The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield. 2017. 9781442278004. 114.
  19. The Threepenny Opera. March 19, 1960. Goings on About Town - Off Broadway. New Yorker. 4.
  20. Web site: Gerrianne Raphael - www.alhirschfeldfoundation.org. Seventh Heaven. Hirschfeld. September 14, 2019.
  21. Book: Dietz, Dan. Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception. McFarland & Co.. 2010. 978-0-7864-3399-5. 121.
  22. Book: Stewart, John. Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 2006. 0-7864-2244-0. Entry 2348.
  23. Book: Willis, John A.. John Willis' Theatre World, Volume 32. Crown Publishers. 1977. 114.
  24. Davis. Peter G.. February 26, 1978. Quog Music Theater Does "Noah," by Salzman and Michael Sahl. New York Times. 48.
  25. Willis. John. 1993. Theatre World 1993-1994 Season. Theatre World Annual. 5. 110. Internet Archive.Org.
  26. Book: Willis, John. Theatre World 1998-1999. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. 2002. 1-55783-432-6. 129.
  27. Rosenberg. David A.. February 21, 2001. Imagining Shadows. Backstage Magazine.
  28. News: Comedy at Jutland. August 25, 1946. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  29. News: Happy Little Family Party. March 26, 1950. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  30. News: Busy Girl. June 17, 1953. New York Daily News.
  31. News: Amusements. June 27, 1953. The Evening Sun (Hanover, PA).
  32. News: 'Little Foxes' at Bucks Playhouse. Singer. Samuel L.. August 18, 1953. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  33. Book: Dan, Seitz. Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception. MacFarland & Company, Inc.. 2010. 978-0-7864-3399-5. 23.
  34. News: 'Picnic,' Casino's Latest Offering, Leaves Audience Wondering Why. Emerson. Clara F.. August 2, 1955. Newport Daily News.
  35. News: Sid Caesar Associate to Direct 'Finian's Rainbow" at Music Box. June 20, 1956. Delaware County Daily Times (Chester, PA).
  36. News: Brigadoon Final Play. August 31, 1956. Delaware County Daily Times.
  37. News: August 14, 1958. "Boy Friend" Ends Season at Theatre. 34. Arlington Heights Herald (Arlington Heights, IL).
  38. News: West Side Story Tells of Star-Crossed Lovers. August 14, 1960. The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY).
  39. News: Mitzi Green stars in Desert 'Gypsy'. Scott. John L.. June 27, 1961. The Los Angeles Times.
  40. Book: Stewart, Jon. Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004. McFarland & Company, Inc.. 2006. 0786422440. books.google.com. Entry 1081.
  41. News: 'Dames' Satire Dances to Parker. Freund. Bob. January 30, 1970. Fort Lauderdale News.
  42. Web site: Man of La Mancha - Broadway Musical 1971 Tour. IBDB Internet Broadway Database.
  43. News: All That Glitters is Not So Old. Collins. William. July 14, 1979. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  44. Web site: Index of Plays - Chronological Order 1980. Westport Country Playhouse. September 11, 2019.
  45. News: A Delightful Romp Through One of the Best of All Musical Worlds. Scher. Valerie. July 12, 1982. The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  46. News: 'Bodo' premiere does not bode well for N.Y. staging. Erstein. Hap. May 10, 1994. The Palm Beach Post.
  47. News: Plight of the Poor Post Feminist. Marks. Peter. June 6, 1997. The New York Times.
  48. Web site: Zorba, a CurtainUp Berkshire review. September 26, 2019. Curtain Up.
  49. News: 'A Delicate Arrangement' dissects art. Molyneaux. Thomas. June 25, 2003. South Bergenite, North Jersey Media Group.
  50. Web site: Gans. Andrew. July 9, 2005. Cocktails with Coward to Play N.Y.C. July 19–27. Playbill.com.
  51. Web site: Gateway Playhouse - 2005 - The Fully Monty. September 26, 2019.
  52. Web site: The Unexpected Guest at Fulton Opera House 2009. September 26, 2019. About the Artists.