Joanna Gleason

Joanna Gleason is a Canadian actress.

Biography[]

Born Joanne Hall in Toronto, Ontario, she began acting in musicals whilst still a student before making her Broadway debut in 1977 with I Love My Wife. She also appeared in a number of straight plays including A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.

In addition to her stage career, Gleason also made her television debut on Let's Make a Deal before making appearances in such series as The West Wing and Friends as well as the films Hannah and Her Sisters and Crimes and Misdemeanours.

Singing[]

Gleason originated several musical roles on stage, including the Baker's Wife in Into the Woods, Nora Charles in Nick & Nora and Muriel Eubanks in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Stage[]

I Love My Wife (1977)(originated the role)[]

Monica (contains solo lines)
Someone Wonderful I Missed (duet)
Lovers on Christmas Eve (contains solo lines)
Married Couple Seeks Married Couple (contains solo lines)

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1980)[]

Daisy Gamble[]

Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here! (solo)
Tosy and Cosh (solo)
On the S.S. Bernard Cohn (contains solo lines)
What Did I Have That I Don't Have (solo)
Wait Till We're Sixty-Five (duet)

Into the Woods (1986)(originated the role)[]

Act One Prologue (contains solo lines)
The Cow as White as Milk/The Spell is On My House (duet)
Maybe They're Magic (duet)
A Very Nice Prince (duet)
A Very Nice Prince (reprise)(duet)
It Takes Two (duet)
Act Two Prologue (contains solo lines)
Any Moment (duet)
Any Moment (reprise)(duet)
Moments in the Woods (solo)
Act Two Finale (contains solo lines)

Nick & Nora (1991)(originated the role)[]

Is There Anything Better Than Dancing? (contains solo lines)
Swell (contains solo lines)
As Long As You're Happy (duet)
May the Best Man Win (contains solo lines)
Beyond Words (solo)
A Busy Night at Lorraine's (contains solo lines)
Let's Go Home (duet)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2004)(originated the role)[]

What Was a Woman to Do? (contains solo lines)
What Was a Woman to Do (Reprise)(solo)
Like Zis/Like Zat (duet)
Like Zis/Like Zat (Reprise)(solo)
Finale