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Faith Prince (born August 6, 1957) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway in musical theatre. She won the Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical (in 1992), and received three other Tony nominations. ==Life and career== Prince was born in Augusta, Georgia, and raised in Lynchburg, Virginia, where she attended E.C. Glass High School, and later studied theater at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.〔Quintos, Michael L. She also had voice lessons from Carl Harris, a conductor at Shenandoah Conservatory.("BWW Interviews: Tony Winner FAITH PRINCE Returns to OCPAC's Cabaret Stage" ) broadwayworld.com, April 8, 2010〕 She made her Broadway debut as the ''Gypsy'' character Tessie Tura in ''Jerome Robbins' Broadway'' (1989) and followed this with a role in the ill-fated ''Nick & Nora''.〔Kenrick, John.( "Faith Prince biography" ) musicals101.com, retrieved May 26, 2010〕 She established herself as a Broadway star with her portrayal of Miss Adelaide in the 1992 revival of ''Guys and Dolls'', for which she won both the Tony and Drama Desk Award as Best Actress in a Musical. In 2001, Prince was once again nominated for Tony and Drama Desk Awards for her portrayal of Ella Peterson in the 2001 revival of ''Bells Are Ringing''. She was featured in the 2008 Broadway musical ''A Catered Affair'', for which she received Tony and Drama Desk nominations.〔Gans, Andrew.("The Broadway Affair Begins: New Fierstein-Bucchino Musical Arrives at the Kerr March 25" ) playbill.com, March 25, 2008〕 She appeared in a concert version of ''Sweeney Todd'' with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in Orlando, Florida in March 2009.〔Gans, Andrew.("Faith Prince and Davis Gaines Will Attend the Tale of Sweeney Todd in Florida" ) playbill.com, January 30, 2009〕 On April 7, 2009, she took over the role of Ursula from Heidi Blickenstaff in the Broadway musical ''The Little Mermaid''.〔Gans, Andrew.("Tony Winner Faith Prince to Join Broadway's Little Mermaid" ) playbill.com, February 17, 2009〕 She appeared in such films as ''The Last Dragon'' (1985), ''Dave'' (1993), ''Picture Perfect'' (1997), and ''Our Very Own'' (2005), among others. Her television credits include the short-lived ''High Society'' (1995); recurring roles on ''Spin City'' (1997–2000) and ''Huff'' (2004–2005), as well as guest appearances on such shows as ''Remington Steele'', ''Law & Order'', ''Monk'', ''Frasier'', ''House'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''Drop Dead Diva'', ''Ugly Betty'', and ''Happy Endings''. A live recording of her 2005 cabaret debut at Joe's Pub, at The Public Theater, entitled ''A Leap of Faith'', was released on the DRG Records label. A second recording, titled ''Total Faith'' was recorded at the Royal Room, Palm Beach, Florida.〔Kramer, Peter D.("Faith Prince at Caramoor" ) lohud.com, May 4, 2010〕 She has participated in studio recordings of scores from ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''〔("'Breakfast At Tiffany's' Studio Recording" ), musical-theatre.net, retrieved February 20, 2010〕 and Jerry Herman's unproduced musical, ''Miss Spectacular''.〔Suskin, Steven.("On The Record: Into the Woods with Miss Spectacular" ) playbill.com, July 28, 2002〕 She performs her cabaret act in various venues, such as the Orange County Performing Arts Center, California, in April 2010〔("Faith Prince to Replace Paul Szot in Cabaret Series at OCPAC" ) ''Los Angeles Times'', February 12, 2010〕 and Caramoor, New York, in May 2010.〔 Prince appeared in the concert version (and accompanying recording) of the revue ''Life Begins at 8:40'' at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2010.〔Probst, Andy.("Kate Baldwin, Montego Glover, Brad Oscar, Faith Prince, et al. Set for Life Begins at 8:40 Concert and Recording" ) theatermania.com, March 5, 2010〕 She also performed the closing show in the 2002-2003 theatre season at Eisenhower Hall at West Point. Prince played Mrs. Wilkinson in the second United States national tour of ''Billy Elliot the Musical'', which began performances in October 2010 and ended in August 2011.〔Gans, Andrew.("Second National Tour of 'Billy Elliot', With Faith Prince, Launches Oct. 30" ) playbill.com, October 30, 2010〕〔Sokol, Robert.("Faith, home and charity: 'Billy Elliot's' Prince plays in San Francisco benefit" ) ''San Francisco Examiner'', July 25, 2011〕 She returned to the Broadway stage replacing Jane Lynch as Miss Hannigan in the revival of ''Annie'' as of July 19, 2013.〔Gioia, Michael. ("Tony Winner Faith Prince Steps Into Miss Hannigan's Shoes in Broadway's 'Annie' Starting July 19" ) playbill.com, JUly 19, 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Faith Prince」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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