About Beth
- Bio -
Beth received 2006 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in The Drowsy Chaperone. Broadway: Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (revival), Tess in the original company of Crazy for You, Mrs. Bixby in the original company of The Civil War, Ellie in Hal Prince’s Show Boat, Anytime Annie in 42nd Street. Other New York/Off-Broadway: Mrs. Ford in Lone Star Love, Mary in The Jazz Singer, Beth in An Unfinished Song. Regional: Miss Hannigan in Annie, Countess in A Little Night Music, Vera in Mame. TV: “Ryan’s Hope,” Nickelodeon, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” numerous commercials. Family: husband John Milne and sons T.J. and Sam. Thanks Lynn and Ruby. Member of Actors’ Equity since 1981.
Awards and Nominations:
2005: L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award for Featured Performance,
The Drowsy Chaperone
2006: Outer Critics Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical,
The Drowsy Chaperone
2006: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Feature Actress in a Musical,
The Drowsy Chaperone
2006: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical,
The Drowsy Chaperone
Resume
| Show | Role | Theater | Year |
| 42nd Street | Annie (Replacement) | Majestic Theatre (Broadway) |
1983 |
| The King and I | Lady Olung/u.s.Anna | MUNY (St. Louis, MO) | 1983 |
| Promises, Promises | Fran Kubelik u/s | MUNY (St. Louis, MO) | 1983 |
| Can-Can | Gabrielle/u.s. Pistache | MUNY (St. Louis, MO) | 1983 |
| Grease | Rizzo | MUNY (St. Louis, MO) | 1988 |
| 42nd Street | Annie (Replacement) | St. James Theatre (Broadway) | 1988 |
| An Unfinished Song | Beth | Provincetown Playhouse (Off-Broadway) | 1991 |
| Crazy For You | Tess | Shubert Theatre (Broadway) | 1992 |
| Showboat | Ellie | George Gershwin Theatre (Broadway) | 1996 |
| The Gershwins' Fascinating Rhythm | Performer | Hartford Stage (Hartford, CT) | 1997 |
| Kudzu | Mama Dubose | Ford's Theatre (Washington, D.C.) | 1998 |
| The Civil War | Mabel/Mrs. Bixby | St. James Theatre (Broadway) | 1999 |
| The Jazz Singer | Mary | Playhouse 91 (Off-Broadway) | 1999 |
| The Pajama Game | Babe Williams | Civic Light Opera (Pittsburgh, PA) | 2000 |
| Annie | Miss Hannigan | Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center (Nyack, NY) | 2000 |
| 42nd Street | Dorothy Brock understudy/Maggie Jones understudy | Ford Center for the Performing Arts (Broadway) | 2001 |
| 42nd Street | Dorothy Brock (Replacement) | Ford Center for the Performing Arts (Broadway) | 2002 |
| 42nd Street | Dorothy Brock | MUNY (St. Louis, MO) | 2004 |
| Lone Star Love | Aggie Ford | John Houseman Theatre (Off-Broadway) | 2004 |
| A Little Night Music | Countess | Civic Light Opera (Pittsburgh, PA) | 2005 |
| Mame | Vera | MUNY (St. Louis, MO) | 2005 |
| The Drowsy Chaperone | The Drowsy Chaperone | Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) | 2005 |
| The Drowsy Chaperone | The Drowsy Chaperone | Marquis Theatre (Broadway) | 2006 |
| Dancing in the Dark | Lily Marton | The Old Globe | 2008 |
| No, No, Nanette | Lucille Early | City Center - Encores! | 2008 |
| Young Frankenstein | Frau Blucher | Hilton Theatre (Broadway) | 2008 |
| Minsky's | Maisie | Ahmanson Theatre (Los Angeles, CA) | 2009 |