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Montego Glover (born February 9, 1974) 〔https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KJTK-X5D Date of birth, familysearch.org; accessed May 31, 2014.〕 is an American stage actress and singer. She has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in the musical ''Memphis'' and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. ==Life and career== Glover was born in Macon, Georgia and raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She attended the Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences and then attended Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theatre with Honors.〔("Biography" ) montegoglover.com, retrieved June 13, 2010〕 Glover sang in church choirs "for as long as I can remember".〔Wontorek, Paul.( "Montego Glover on Her Roof-Raising Broadway Turn in 'Memphis'" ) broadway.com, November 5, 2009〕 She has performed on Broadway in the musical ''Memphis'' as Felicia. Glover received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance. Additionally, she won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical (in a tie with Catherine Zeta-Jones).〔Morales, Wilson.("'Memphis,' 'Fences,' Viola Davis, Montego Glover Win Drama Desk Awards" ) bvnewswire.com, May 24, 2010〕 She displays a "rich, rangy and emotionally powerful voice in several standout numbers" according to ''Playbill''.〔Gans, Andrew.("Chatting with Memphis' Montego Glover" ) December 4, 2009〕 Montego has been with ''Memphis'' since it started, including four regional productions〔Healy, Patrick.("Six Years in ‘Memphis’: Rock ’n’ Roll ’n’ Changes" )''The New York Times'', December 17, 2009〕 and appears in the live filming of the musical, Memphis: Direct from Broadway. Her Broadway debut was as an understudy for Celie and Nettie in the musical ''The Color Purple''. In other work, she has been a "'Star Wars' videogame avatar and a TV commercial voice-over artist."〔Gamerman, Ellen.("Actress Montego Glover on 'Star Wars,' Charmin ads and Jamaica" )''The Wall Street Journal'', October 9, 2009〕 She worked at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida in the late 1990s.〔Palm, Matt.("Ex-Disney Entertainer Montego Glover Is Hoping For A Tony Award" )''Orlando Sentinel'', June 10, 2010〕 She also guest starred on the USA Network show, White Collar in the episode Judgement Day. 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「Montego Glover」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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