Jenni Barber Explained

Jenni Barber
Birth Date:22 July 1983
Birth Place:Mansfield, Ohio
Alma Mater:University of Michigan

Jenni Barber (born July 22, 1983) is an American actress and singer best known for her performances in musical theatre and for her role as Lisa Heffenbacher on The Electric Company (2009 - 2011).

Early life

Barber was born in Mansfield, Ohio.[1] There she took voice lessons from vocal trainer Lori Turner. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan School of Music with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre in 2005, after receiving an Earl V. Moore award.[2] [3]

Career

Television

As previously mentioned, Barber played Lisa Heffenbacher in The Electric Company 2009 TV series,[4] with guest appearances on Law & Order: SVU, Smash, Elementary, Master of None, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, among other credits.https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2192194/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Stage

Barber made her Broadway debut as Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in 2007, after playing the character in San Francisco and Boston productions.[5] [6] In 2008, she appeared in From Up Here at New York City Center; she had a minor role, but The New York Times review called her a scene stealer.[7] In 2010, she played Audrey in As You Like It, in the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Theatre.[8] [9] [10]

She starred as Toni Simmons in the 2011 Off-Broadway revival of the play Cactus Flower in the Westside Theatre, receiving mixed reviews comparing her to Goldie Hawn in the 1969 film.[11] [12] [13] In 2012, she played porn actress Sundown LeMay in The Performers opposite Henry Winkler and Cheyenne Jackson.[14]

In 2013, Barber played stripper Joan opposite Nathan Lane in the award-winning The Nance.[5] The following year, she joined the cast of the Broadway production of Wicked, in the role of Glinda.[15] In early 2015, she played Sibyl in the romance Private Lives at Hartford Stage,[16] followed by Elizabeth, a Mormon wife, in the Encores! revival of Paint Your Wagon.[17]

She was in the 2017 Broadway revival of Sunday in the Park with George as Celeste #2/Elaine and understudied Annaleigh Ashford.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jenni Barber on the Fun of Playing a '60s Free Spirit in Cactus Flower. Henderson. Kathy. March 10, 2011. Broadway.com. June 3, 2013. May 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518003021/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/155562/jenni-barber-on-the-fun-of-playing-a-60s-free-spirit-in-cactus-flower/. live.
  2. Web site: Can You Spell M-I-C-H-I-G-A-N?. Curtain Up. University of Michigan. June 3, 2013. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304115813/http://www.music.umich.edu/alumni_donors/documents/CurtainUp_000.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: TEC Cast Bios. The Electric Company Season 3 Press Kit. Sesame Workshop. June 3, 2013. November 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141117162357/http://www.sesameworkshop.org/press-kits/tec3/scenes/cast-bios.html. live.
  4. News: TELEVISION REVIEW : 'THE ELECTRIC COMPANY';Back From the '70s, Without the Zaniness. Genzlinger. Neil. January 18, 2009. New York Times. June 3, 2013. January 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116151736/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/arts/television/19elec.html. live.
  5. Web site: Jenni Barber, The Nance's Bouncing Blonde, Talks Broadway, Nathan Lane, and Burlesque - Interviews - May 2, 2013. Rickwald. Bethany. May 2, 2013. Theater Mania. June 3, 2013. April 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402095006/http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/05-2013/jenni-barber-the-nances-bouncing-blonde-talks-broa_65055.html. live.
  6. Web site: Interview: Jenni Barber and Stanley Bahorek of Spelling Bee. June 4, 2007. Broadway Bullet. June 3, 2013. April 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163511/http://www.broadwaybullet.com/?p=152. live.
  7. News: From Up Here; Have a Nice Day at School, Sweetie. Don't Kill Anyone.. Isherwood. Charles. April 17, 2008. The New York Times. 1. June 3, 2013. June 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120622004352/http://theater.nytimes.com/2008/04/17/theater/reviews/17from.html. live.
  8. Web site: Arden Forest Blooms in Sam Mendes 'As You Like It'. Simon. John. January 26, 2010. Bloomberg L.P.. June 3, 2013. November 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104124629/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aTG8Yhy7.iuw. live.
  9. Web site: A radiant Rosalind warms a chilly 'As You Like It'. Kuchwara. Michael. Associated Press. January 26, 2010. Boston Globe. June 3, 2013. April 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402212135/http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2010/01/26/a_radiant_rosalind_warms_a_chilly_as_you_like_it/. live.
  10. News: As You Like It; Cold Snap Hits the Forest of Arden: Lovebirds Are Shivering. Isherwood. Charles. January 27, 2010. The New York Times. 1. June 3, 2013. March 17, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230317054638/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/theater/reviews/27like.html?pagewanted=2. live.
  11. News: Cactus Flower; Honey, I'm Married, And Here's My Wife. Grode. Eric. March 11, 2011. The New York Times. 4. June 3, 2013. June 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120630065722/http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/theater/reviews/cactus-flower-starring-maxwell-caulfield-review.html. live.
  12. Web site: Cactus Flower Abloom off Broadway. Weinreich. Regina. March 12, 2011. The Huffington Post. June 3, 2013. February 13, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120213231100/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/regina-weinreich/cactus-flower-abloom-off_b_834921.html. live.
  13. News: In 'Cactus Flower' Revival, Jenni Barber Gets the Role That Made Goldie Hawn a Movie Star. Healy. Patrick. January 27, 2011. New York Times. June 3, 2013. June 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130616164517/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/in-cactus-flower-revival-jenni-barber-gets-the-role-that-made-goldie-hawn-famous/. live.
  14. News: Innocents Abroad in a Land of Naked Ambition. Brantley. Ben. November 15, 2012. The New York Times. 1. June 3, 2013. December 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121230015615/http://theater.nytimes.com/2012/11/15/theater/reviews/the-performers-with-henry-winkler-and-cheyenne-jackson.html. live.
  15. Gans, Andrew. "Christine Dwyer, Jenni Barber, Justin Guarini, Mary Testa and P.J. Benjamin Will Join Cast of Broadway's Wicked", Playbill.com, February 3, 2014, accessed March 23, 2015
  16. Auerbach, Mark G. "Hartford Stage presents Noel Coward's Private Lives", The Westfield News, January 15, 2015
  17. Isherwood, Charles. Paint Your Wagon, Starring Keith Carradine, Opens at Encores!", The New York Times, March 19, 2015
  18. Web site: Sunday in the Park with George 2017 cast . March 17, 2023 . March 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230317054638/https://playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000158-fa26-d288-a3de-fb7feed50000&type=cp#cc . live .

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