Donna Vivino
Donna Vivino was born in New Jersey, United States on February 22nd, 1978 and is the Stage Actress. At the age of 46, Donna Vivino biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Donna Vivino (born February 22, 1978) Donna Vivino (born February 22, 1978) Donna Vivino is an American actress and singer most recently nominated for the Best Actress in a Play for Joe Gilford's blacklist drama "Finks" at Theatreworks Silicon Valley.
In 2018, she was nominated for the Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Mary Flynn in Michael Arden's "Merrily We Roll Along," starring Wayne Brady.
Elphaba appeared in Wicked on Broadway, and she had appeared on the 1st National Tour as Elphaba.
Donna has been performing on Broadway since the age of 8; she was the first woman to appear in Les Miserables on Broadway and is on the cast recording singing "Castle on a Cloud."
She appeared on Broadway in "Fame Becomes Me" with Martin Short and was also on Broadway in "Hairspray" and "Saturday Night Fever."
Serena Maxwell appears in "Submissions Only" on Broadway World (also on Stage Network).
Career
Vivino's "Beautiful Dreamer" travels through personal history and musical eras. This recording features 13 songs that have resonated with Donna since childhood and embody her various interpretations of a “dream” – making her solo debut a thematically cohesive song-cycle, one that unfailingly captivates with its bountiful charms. Donna is accompanied by a world-class jazz quartet led by her father Jerry Vivino – longtime member of Conan O'Brien's house band – and pianist/arranger Mitch Forman. She interprets songs by Rodgers and Hart, George and Ira Gershwin, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Randy Newman, and other legendary writers. Below is the track list:
1. When Day Is Done 2.Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered 3. Over The Rainbow 4. When She Loved Me 5. Castle On A Cloud 6. Rainy Days and Mondays 7. How Insensitive 8. Never Never Land 9. My Romance 10. I Wish You Love 11. Once You Lose Your Heart 12. They Can't Take That Away From Me 13. Beautiful Dreamer
All songs performed by Vivino, arrangements by Mitchel Forman. Featuring Jerry Vivino (father) on flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone and clarinet; Mitchel Forman on piano and keyboards; Kevin Axt on upright bass and acoustic bass guitar; and Ray Brinker on drums and percussion. The album is available on iTunes, Amazon, and Sh-K-Boom Records.
Vivino performed in Stars Of David, which opened November 12, 2013 at the Daryl Roth Theatre. The show ran until December 15, and Donna was seen in roles such as Mandy, Ruth Ginsburg and Fran Drescher.
Vivino played a 20-month stint as Elphaba on the 1st U.S. tour of the smash-hit musical Wicked. She joined the tour on October 30, 2007, serving as the standby for Carmen Cusack. Her first ever performance took place on December 26, 2007, and her first in the lead role on November 5, 2008. She starred alongside Katie Rose Clarke and later Chandra Lee Schwartz as Glinda. Her final performance took place on July 4, 2010. On August 23, 2011, Donna took over the position of Elphaba standby on Broadway, replacing Jennifer DiNoia. She first covered during the absence of lead Teal Wicks on the matinee of September 14. Jackie Burns replaced Wicks once her contract ended. Incidentally, Burns was Vivino's replacement on the national tour. Vivino was re-united with Clarke (who reprises her lead role) while performing as standby. Vivino went on for Burns the last two weeks of Burns' contract while she was suffering from the flu. She then went on as the Elphaba standby for Willemijn Verkaik and then for Lindsay Mendez. She left the show on November 3, 2013.