Natalie Toro
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Natalie Toro is an American singer and stage, television, and film actor.
Natalie debuted at the Apollo Theater at age 5. She studied piano and voice at the Manhattan School of Music
and the High School of Music and Art until the age of 18. She attended the Boston Conservatory of Music earning a BFA in Musical Theater.
In 1999, Toro began a long journey with A Tale of Two Cities
, a musical by Jill Santoriello
. A concert & invite-only readings & workshops were held, before Toro would leave for a Broadway-aimed tour of Evita. Unfortunately, the tour's plans for Broadway were scrapped. In 2002, she performed the role of Madame Defarge
for the concept recording of 'Tale'. In 2004, she began to tour with Jesus Christ Superstar
, both with Sebastian Bach
was on the tour and after he left. In 2007, she was cast in the Broadway musical adaptation of 'A Tale of Two Cities
' in Sarasota, FL, at the Asolo Repertory Theatre
. She received a 2007 Sarasota Magazine Award for Best Supporting Actress in the Theatre for her performance, and received very good reviews.
In March 2008, the opening for previews on August 19, 2008 was set at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre
in New York, with an official opening of September 18. The show closed, after mainly negative reviews, on November 9, 2008.
On November 23, Toro released her second solo-CD, which was self-titled "Natalie Toro." The album contains the song "Out of Sight Out of Mind" from A Tale of Two Cities
.
National Tour
Natalie debuted at the Apollo Theater at age 5. She studied piano and voice at the Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
and the High School of Music and Art until the age of 18. She attended the Boston Conservatory of Music earning a BFA in Musical Theater.
In 1999, Toro began a long journey with A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (musical)
A Tale of Two Cities is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens....
, a musical by Jill Santoriello
Jill Santoriello
Jill Santoriello is an American musician, composer, lyricist, and author. She is a self-taught musician whose award winning first musical A Tale of Two Cities was an Outer Critics Circle Award nominee for Outstanding New Musical in 2009.Santoriello was born in Summit, New Jersey and grew up in...
. A concert & invite-only readings & workshops were held, before Toro would leave for a Broadway-aimed tour of Evita. Unfortunately, the tour's plans for Broadway were scrapped. In 2002, she performed the role of Madame Defarge
Madame Defarge
Madame Thérèse Defarge is a fictional character in the book A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. She is a tricoteuse, a tireless worker for the French Revolution and the wife of Ernest Defarge....
for the concept recording of 'Tale'. In 2004, she began to tour with Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
, both with Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...
was on the tour and after he left. In 2007, she was cast in the Broadway musical adaptation of 'A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (musical)
A Tale of Two Cities is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens....
' in Sarasota, FL, at the Asolo Repertory Theatre
Asolo Repertory Theatre
The Asolo Repertory Theatre or Asolo Rep is a professional theater in Sarasota, Florida. It is the largest Equity theatre in Florida, and the largest Repertory theatre in the Southeastern United States. Asolo Rep is a resident regional theatre company which also invites in guest artists...
. She received a 2007 Sarasota Magazine Award for Best Supporting Actress in the Theatre for her performance, and received very good reviews.
In March 2008, the opening for previews on August 19, 2008 was set at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre
Al Hirschfeld Theatre
The Al Hirschfeld Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 302 West 45th Street in midtown-Manhattan.Designed by architect G. Albert Lansburgh for vaudeville promoter Martin Beck, the theatre opened as the Martin Beck Theatre with a production of Madame Pompadour on November 11, 1924. It...
in New York, with an official opening of September 18. The show closed, after mainly negative reviews, on November 9, 2008.
On November 23, Toro released her second solo-CD, which was self-titled "Natalie Toro." The album contains the song "Out of Sight Out of Mind" from A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (musical)
A Tale of Two Cities is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens....
.
Theatrical Credits
Broadway- A Tale of Two CitiesA Tale of Two Cities (musical)A Tale of Two Cities is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello based on the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens....
, Madame DefargeMadame DefargeMadame Thérèse Defarge is a fictional character in the book A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. She is a tricoteuse, a tireless worker for the French Revolution and the wife of Ernest Defarge.... - Les MisérablesLes Misérables (musical)Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
, Eponine - A Christmas Carol (Madison Square GardenMadison Square GardenMadison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
Productions) - Zombie PromZombie PromZombie Prom is an Off-Broadway musical, also adapted into a short film. It was first produced at the Red Barn Theatre, Key West, Florida in 1993. It opened off-Broadway in New York City at the Variety Arts Theatre in 1996. It opens November 2009 in London with a UK Premiere at the off-west end...
(Off-Broadway)
National Tour
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, Grizabella - Evita, Evita Peron
- Jesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ SuperstarJesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
, Mary Magdalene - In the HeightsIn the HeightsIn the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights....
, Camila Rosario
Theatre Awards
- 2009: 2008-2009 BroadwayWorld Fan Theatre Awards for Best Featured Actress (Finalist / Nominated) - Madame DeFarge, A Tale of Two Cities
- 2008: Sarasota Magazine Theatre Award for Best Featured Actress (WIN) - Madame DeFarge, A Tale of Two Cities
- 1999: J. Jefferson Theatre Award (Chicago) for Best Actress (Nominated) - Evita in EVITA