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Lara Teeter (born 1955) is an American dancer, actor, singer, theatre director and college professor. ==Biography== Born in Guthrie, Oklahoma,〔("Oklahoma Native Nominated for Tony Award" ) newsok.com, May 18, 1993〕 Teeter earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma City University.〔("Distinguished Alumni" ) okcu.edu, accessed September 29, 2015〕 He made his Broadway debut in the short-lived 1980 musical ''Happy New Year'',〔("'Happy New Year' Broadway Production" ) playbillvault.com, accessed September 29, 2015〕 followed by another short-lived musical, the stage adaptation of ''Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'', which ran on Broadway in 1982 for five performances.〔("'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' Broadway Production" ) playbillvault.com, accessed September 29, 2015〕 His third effort proved to be the charm, for the 1983 revival of ''On Your Toes'' won him critical recognition and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, as "The Hoofer" and "Junior",〔 originally played by Ray Bolger in 1936.〔("'On Your Toes' 1936 Broadway Listing" ) ibdb.com, accessed September 30, 2015〕 He won the 1983 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Debut Performance.〔("Lara Teeter Broadway Credits and Awards" ) playbillvault.com, accessed September 29, 2015〕 The show ran for 505 performances.〔("'On Your Toes' Broadway Production" ) playbillvault.com, accessed September 29, 2015〕 Additional Broadway credits include ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' and ''The Pirates of Penzance'' (chorus).〔 Off-Broadway and national touring credits include the Scarecrow in ''The Wizard of Oz'' (in 1998),〔Jones, Kenneth. ("'Oz' Tour Will Be Kitt-Less; Yellow Brick Road Resumes in Philly Dec. 26" ) Playbill, November 5, 1998〕〔(''The Wizard of Oz'' ) broadwayworld.com, accessed September 29, 2015〕 ''The Robber Bridegroom'', ''She Loves Me'' as Kodaly in 1987 at the Ahmanson Theatre,〔Shirley, Don. ("Stage Review : A Nice And Easy 'She Loves Me'" ) ''Los Angeles Times'', July 4, 1987〕 ''My Fair Lady'' as Henry Higgins at the North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, Massachusetts) in 1999,〔("'My Fair Lady', 1999" ) nsmt.org, accessed September 30, 2015〕 ''Little Shop of Horrors'', ''Follies'' in 2005 as "Buddy"〔Gans, Andrew. ("Starry 'Follies' Begins Barrington Run June 23" ) Playbill, June 23, 2005〕 and ''Oklahoma!'' (national tour).〔 He appeared with the New York City Opera in ''Naughty Marietta'' in 1979 as "Private Silas Slick"〔Dietz, Dan. "''Naughty Marietta'' at the New York State Theatre, August 30, 1979 to September 2, 1979, The New York City Opera Company", ''The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals'', Rowman & Littlefield, 2015, ISBN 1442251662, p. 464〕 and ''The Most Happy Fella'' at Lincoln Center in 1991 as "Herman".〔Rothstein, Edward. ("Review/City Opera; Bride Arrives, Without Her Fidelity" ) ''The New York Times'', September 6, 1991〕 He performed in many productions at The Muny Theater in St. Louis, Missouri, including "Scuttle" in ''The Little Mermaid'', with his daughter playing "Flounder" in 2011. Teeter commented “At Webster, I teach it. At the Muny, I do it..."〔("Lara, Elizabeth Teeter bring talents to 'The Little Mermaid'" ) websterjournal.com, August 17, 2011〕 He performed the role of Don in ''Singin' in the Rain'' at the Muny in 1995.〔Pollack, Joe. ( "'Singin' in the Rain' Shifts Nicely from Movie Classic to Muny Stage" ) questia.com, excerpt from St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 19, 1995〕 He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2000 portraying Henry Higgins in a tribute to the work of Lerner and Loewe 〔Ehren, Christine. ("Cabaret, Goulet, Chenoweth Sing Lerner & Loewe and More at Carnegie Hall June 14-15" ) Playbill, June 14, 2000〕 and his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut in 2001 performing the role of Steve Sankey in ''Street Scene''.〔("'Street Scene' Recording, 2001" ) operapassion.com, accessed September 29, 2015〕 His regional directing credits include ''My Fair Lady'' (Opera Pacific) in 1989,〔Smith, Mark Chalon. ("O. C. Stage review. Refined 'My Fair Lady' Hits All the High Notes" ) ''Los Angeles Times'', June 26, 1989〕''The Pirates of Penzance'', at both the San Bernardino Civic Light Opera and the Light Opera Works of Chicago (in 2002),〔Murphy, H. Lee. ("Light Opera Works' `Pirates' is old hat for artistic director" ) ''Chicago Tribune'', December 27, 2002〕''Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris'' (Hollywood Cinegrill) and ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' (Fullerton Civic Light Opera) in 1994.〔Herman, Jan. ("Taking Libertines With the Costumes..." ) ''Los Angeles Times'', July 15, 1994〕 Teeter was the artistic director of Light Opera Works (Evanston, Illinois), starting in August 1999, and directed many shows there, starting with the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta ''The Gondoliers'' in May 2000〔Christiansen, Richard. ("Theater Lara Teeter, the affable new artistic..." ) ''Chicago Tribune'', May 28, 2000〕 and including ''Ragtime'' (Light Opera Works of Chicago) in 2003〔Jones, Chris. ("'Ragtime' shows a few flashes" ) ''Chicago Tribune'', June 9, 2003〕 and ''Candide'' (Light Opera Works of Chicago) in 2004.〔Behrens, Web. 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