Rose Hemingway Explained

Rose Hemingway
Birth Name:Rosemary Szczesniak
Birth Date:1984 1, mf=yes
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation:Actress and singer
Awards:Theatre World Award: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying[1]

Rose Hemingway (née Sezniak or Szczesniak; born January 1, 1984) is an American actress, performer and singer. She made her Broadway debut starring as Rosemary Pilkington in the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (2011) earning a Theatre World Award.

Early life

Hemingway was born and raised in Philadelphia, with "strict Catholic" parents. Hemingway, the sixth child of nine total siblings, recalls growing up around musicals:

Hemingway attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy, an all-girls prep school just outside Philadelphia.[2] A gymnast, she performed in multiple amateur theatre roles at the local community center, including adaptations of Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. She joined The Rainbow Company, a youth theatre company in Philadelphia, with whom she performed across the city. Hemingway said that she "was a member of that company for most of my high school years, and I think it was there that I realized that I really wanted to pursue it professionally."

Career

Her first acting credit after graduating from Catholic University of America was the lead role in the Theatreworks national tour of Junie B. Jones, which also played off-Broadway in 2006.

In 2008, she starred as the character Sophie Sheridan in the second national tour of Mamma Mia!, which had begun in Toronto, Canada, in June 2003; Hemingway left the cast in February 2009.[3]

International and regional theatre credits include The Snow Queen (Gerda/Ensemble) at the Prince Music Theatre, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Philia) at Center Stage, and Into the Woods (Cinderella) at the Annenberg Center.[4]

Hemingway appeared in the Los Angeles transfer of the Donmar Warehouse production of the musical Parade, portraying Lila/Mary Phagan. Directed by Rob Ashford, the musical played at the Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, in September 2009, for a run through November 15, 2009.[5]

She starred as Rosemary Pillkington in the 2011 Broadway revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, also directed by Parades Rob Ashford.[6] After previews from February 26, the show opened on March 27, 2011, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, with Hemingway appearing alongside Daniel Radcliffe, Darren Criss, John Larroquette, Tammy Blanchard, Christopher J. Hanke, and Mary Faber.[7] Steven Suskin in Variety wrote, "Newcomer Rose Hemingway is a delicious Rosemary, displaying sweet innocence mixed with an underlying sense of just what is going on in this '60s world of big business."[8] Entertainment Weekly called her "sweet-voiced" and "button-cute".[9] For her performance, Hemingway is a recipient of a Theatre World Award.[10]

Personal life

In November 2010, she married actor Geoffrey Hemingway, who had also appeared in the national tour of Mamma Mia![11]

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2004 Jargon Person 10 Short film [12]
2013 Alone Time Ann Short film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2011–2015 Long Distance Relationship Her 16 episodes
2012–2013 The Mob Doctor Megan 2 episodes
2013 FutureStates Rebecca Episode: "Elliot King is Third"
2014 Blue Bloods Stephanie Rose Episode: "Knockout Game"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenue Ref.
2009 Parade Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles [13]
2011 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Rosemary Pilkington Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway [14]
2014 Time and the Conways Hazel Conway The Old Globe, San Diego [15]
2019 Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella Gabrielle Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey [16]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/286576 "Rose Hemingway"
  2. Web site: Rose Hemingway in 'How to Succeed,' succeeding nicely. Howard. Shapiro. Philadelphia Daily News . March 31, 2011. April 2, 2011.
  3. http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/286576 "Rose Hemingway"
  4. Web site: Rose Hemingway . Stewart Talent . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321193520/http://www.stewarttalent.com/media/fin/Rose_Hemingway-22084.pdf . March 21, 2012 . December 30, 2016 . dead.
  5. BWW News Desk. "Pulver, Berresse, Hoff, d'Amboise And More Join Knight in CTG's 'PARADE', Previews Begin 9/24 (Updated)" broadwayworld.com, June 23, 2009.
  6. Haun, Harry (March 27, 2011). "PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying — Succeeding By Really Trying". Playbill. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  7. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3514893/ "Rose Hemingway"
  8. Suskin, Steven (March 27, 2011). "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". Variety. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  9. Geier, Thom (March 28, 2011). "Theater Review: How to Succeed...". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
  10. Web site: Gans, Andrew. Ellen Barkin, Patina Miller, John Larroquette, Jim Parsons, Tony Sheldon and More Win Theatre World Awards. Playbill. May 10, 2011. May 10, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110513131558/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/150689-Ellen-Barkin-Patina-Miller-John-Larroquette-Jim-Parsons-Tony-Sheldon-and-More-Win-Theatre-World-Awards. May 13, 2011.
  11. Henderson, Kathy. "Rose Hemingway on Entering the Broadway Big Time Opposite Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed" broadway.com, March 3, 2011.
  12. Web site: Rose Hemingway - IMDB. May 20, 2024. IMDB.
  13. Web site: Blanchard, Hemingway, Hanke to 'Succeed'. Variety. May 20, 2024.
  14. Web site: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Broadway, 2011). Playbill. May 20, 2024.
  15. Web site: Time and the Conways. Abouttheartist. May 20, 2024.
  16. Web site: Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella. Abouttheartist. May 20, 2024.
  17. Web site: Rose Hemingway. Playbill. May 20, 2024.