Victoria Matlock
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Victoria Matlock is an American musical theatre actress. She appeared in the Broadway production of Million Dollar Quartet
in the role of Dyanne.http://www.broadway.com/shows/million-dollar-quartet/buzz/155694/erik-hayden-victoria-matlock-now-featured-in-million-dollar-quartet/.
She has been involved in several regional theatre productions including Godspell
and The Sound of Music
. She has also performed in Cats
at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY as Grizzabella and in the original production of Saving Aimee by Kathie Lee Gifford
. She performed in the national tour of The Full Monty
and the national tour of Evita, supervised by Hal Prince.
Victoria Matlock was born on February 3, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was drawn to the stage from a young age. Victoria was a creative person from early on, being involved with such things as singing, acting, dancing, painting, purse making and much more. Victoria's first performance was in The Ugly Duckling as the title character, at the age of four. From there she performed at the Junior Shakespeare Company and in the University of Utah's Theatre for Youth program. At the age of 13 her father took her to see The Phantom of the Opera in New York City. It was then that she realized you could have a career in musical theatre and decided that is what she was meant to do. Victoria attended the University of Northern Colorado where she appeared in: The Man Who Came to Dinner (Lorraine), The Taming of the Shrew (Kate), Always Patsy Cline (Patsy Cline), and Evita (Eva Perón). After obtaining her degree Victoria moved to New York City.
Once in New York, Victoria auditioned for many different shows and was cast in TheatreWorks USA's production of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile as Mrs. Primm. After that Victoria went on to star in other shows such as Godspell (Joanne), Baby Case (Studio Sister/ The Secretary), The Sound of Music (Maria), Cats (Grizabella). She was also a part of the national tours of The Full Monty (Susan (understudy for Pam, Vicki) and Evita (Sister, Nurse)). Victoria was also seen in Jekyll and Hyde in Concert (Emma).
In March 2006, she was cast as the standby for Elphaba
on the first North American tour of the show. On January 3, 2007, she took over the lead role of Elphaba and continued her lengthy run until November 4, 2007.
Victoria starred as Mary Magdalene
in Jesus Christ Superstar
with the Maine State Music Theatre
. The run lasted from June 4 through to the 21st of 2008. As well as concert, The Grass is Always Greener for friend/composer Will Van Dkye.
She played the Cindy Lou at the Westside Theatre
in the off-Broadway show The Marvelous Wonderettes
, a cotton-candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past! Featuring your favorite songs from the '50s and '60s! Victoria left the production on June 7, 2009.
She also starred in the new musical adaptation of The First Wives Club
which played at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre
from July 17 - August 30, 2009, with an official opening on July 31.http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129292-Ziemba_Lenox_and_Walsh_to_Star_in_Old_Globe%27s_First_Wives_Club
Victoria's official website is located at www.victoriamatlock.com.
Million Dollar Quartet (musical)
Million Dollar Quartet is a jukebox musical written by Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott. It dramatizes the Million Dollar Quartet recording session of December 4, 1956, among early Rock and roll stars Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, and newcomer Jerry Lee Lewis...
in the role of Dyanne.http://www.broadway.com/shows/million-dollar-quartet/buzz/155694/erik-hayden-victoria-matlock-now-featured-in-million-dollar-quartet/.
She has been involved in several regional theatre productions including Godspell
Godspell
Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
and The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
. She has also performed in Cats
Cats (musical)
Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...
at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY as Grizzabella and in the original production of Saving Aimee by Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford is an American television host, singer, songwriter and actress, best known for her 15-year run on the talk show Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, which she co-hosted with Regis Philbin...
. She performed in the national tour of The Full Monty
The Full Monty
The Full Monty is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber, and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy...
and the national tour of Evita, supervised by Hal Prince.
Victoria Matlock was born on February 3, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was drawn to the stage from a young age. Victoria was a creative person from early on, being involved with such things as singing, acting, dancing, painting, purse making and much more. Victoria's first performance was in The Ugly Duckling as the title character, at the age of four. From there she performed at the Junior Shakespeare Company and in the University of Utah's Theatre for Youth program. At the age of 13 her father took her to see The Phantom of the Opera in New York City. It was then that she realized you could have a career in musical theatre and decided that is what she was meant to do. Victoria attended the University of Northern Colorado where she appeared in: The Man Who Came to Dinner (Lorraine), The Taming of the Shrew (Kate), Always Patsy Cline (Patsy Cline), and Evita (Eva Perón). After obtaining her degree Victoria moved to New York City.
Once in New York, Victoria auditioned for many different shows and was cast in TheatreWorks USA's production of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile as Mrs. Primm. After that Victoria went on to star in other shows such as Godspell (Joanne), Baby Case (Studio Sister/ The Secretary), The Sound of Music (Maria), Cats (Grizabella). She was also a part of the national tours of The Full Monty (Susan (understudy for Pam, Vicki) and Evita (Sister, Nurse)). Victoria was also seen in Jekyll and Hyde in Concert (Emma).
In March 2006, she was cast as the standby for Elphaba
Elphaba
Elphaba Thropp is a fictional character in Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway and West End adaptations, Wicked. In the original L. Frank Baum book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West is unnamed and little...
on the first North American tour of the show. On January 3, 2007, she took over the lead role of Elphaba and continued her lengthy run until November 4, 2007.
Victoria starred as Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses...
in 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...
with the Maine State Music Theatre
Maine State Music Theatre
The Maine State Music Theatre is a performing arts organization based in Brunswick, Maine, United States. Founded in 1959 as the Brunswick Summer Playhouse, it became a non-profit in 1970. In 1988 it changed to the current name to reflect its growing area of patronage. Governor John R...
. The run lasted from June 4 through to the 21st of 2008. As well as concert, The Grass is Always Greener for friend/composer Will Van Dkye.
She played the Cindy Lou at the Westside Theatre
Westside Theatre
__notoc__The Westside Theatre is an off-Broadway venue located at 407 West 43rd Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The building houses two auditoriums: the Upstairs theater, which seats 299, and the Downstairs theater, which...
in the off-Broadway show The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes is a musical comedy with a book by Roger Bean. It was recently played off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre in New York. The show, which uses pop songs from the '50s and '60s as a vehicle to tell its story, pays homage to the high school Songleader squads of the 1950s...
, a cotton-candy colored, non-stop pop musical blast from the past! Featuring your favorite songs from the '50s and '60s! Victoria left the production on June 7, 2009.
She also starred in the new musical adaptation of The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club is a 1996 comedy film, based on the best-selling 1992 novel of the same name by Olivia Goldsmith. Narrated by Diane Keaton, it stars Keaton, Goldie Hawn, and Bette Midler as three divorced women who seek revenge on their husbands who left them for younger women...
which played at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre
Old Globe Theatre
The Old Globe is a professional theatre company located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons...
from July 17 - August 30, 2009, with an official opening on July 31.http://www.playbill.com/news/article/129292-Ziemba_Lenox_and_Walsh_to_Star_in_Old_Globe%27s_First_Wives_Club
Victoria's official website is located at www.victoriamatlock.com.