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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Amy Saltz to David Selby
Marla Schaffel Biography (1969?-)
Born April 17, c. 1969; raised in Miami, FL; daughter of Marty and Bette Schaffel. Addresses: Publicist: Carrie Byalick, I/D Public Relations, 8409Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, singer
- Birth Details
- April 17, 1969?
- Miami, Florida, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- One of the Cratchit children, A Christmas Carol, Coconut Grove Playhouse, FL, c. 1979
- Natalya, The Matriarch, Juilliard School Theatre, New York City, 1990
- (Broadway debut) Fantine/Swing, Les Miserables (musical), ImperialTheatre, New York City, 1991
- Jennifer Rumson, Paint Your Wagon (musical), Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 1992
- Christina Alberta, Christina Alberta's Father, off-Broadway production, 1994
- Anne, A Little Night Music, Main Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, 1994
- Jane Wiley, Lucky in the Rain (musical), Goodspeed Opera House, 1997
- Maria, West Side Story (musical), Westchester Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1997
- Caroline Neville, Titanic (musical), Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1998-1999
- Title role, Jane Eyre (musical), workshop productions, New York City, 1998, 1999, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 2000-2001
- Judith, Glimmerglass (musical), Norma Terris Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, 1999
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Enter the Guardsman: A Musical Romance, Weissberger Theatre Group,Dimson Theatre, New York City, 2000
- Maria, West Side Story (musical), Theatre-by-the-Sea, Mantunuck, RI, 2000
- Billie Bendix, They All Laughed! The New Gershwin Musical, Goodspeed Opera House, 2001
- Charlotte, Let Me Sing! (musical revue), George Street Playhouse,New Brunswick, NJ, 2002-2003
- Appeared as Viola, Twelfth Night, Cabaret, Williamstown Theatre Festival; other regional performances include Anya, The Cherry Orchard;May, Fool for Love; Angie and Dull Gret, Top Girls; Alma (somesources cite Splendora), Summer and Smoke; and Perdita, A Winter'sTale; performed in staged readings of Camilla,
In the Beginning,
The Little Hours, and Snapshots, all New York City; appeared as Kate McGowan in a workshop production of Titanic. Also performsat benefit concerts and cabaret presentations.
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Major Tours
- Eva Peron, Evita (musical), U.S. cities, 1995
- Title role, Jane Eyre (musical), U.S. and Canadian cities, between1995 and 1999
- Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady (musical), U.S. cities, 2002
- Maria Rainer, The Sound of Music (musical), U.S. cities, 2003
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Film Appearances
- Katie, I Love You, Don't Touch Me!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1998
- Beaver woman, Cradle Will Rock, Buena Vista, 1999
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
- Tyler Smith, "Initiation," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1991
- Tyler Smith, "Sunday at the Hotel with George," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1991
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Radio Appearances
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A Prairie Home Companion, National Public Radio, 1994
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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A Prairie Home Companion Christmas, 1994
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Jane Eyre (original cast recording), 1997
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Jane Eyre (original Broadway cast recording), Sony Classical, 2000
- Member of the chorus for the soundtrack recording The Prince of Egypt.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Cleveland Plain Dealer, November 26, 2000
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Columbus Dispatch, October 6, 2003
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Detroit Free Press, September 29, 2003
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Houston Chronicle, July 3, 2003
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Miami Herald, February 25, 2001
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Palm Beach Post, June 3, 2001
Electronic
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Broadway.com, January 26, 2001
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TheatreMania.com, http://www.theatremania.com, December 11, 2000
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