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Andrea McArdle Biography (1963-)

Born November 4 (some sources cite November 5), 1963, in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of Paul (a statistician) and Phyllis (a legal secretary) McArdle; married Edd Kalehoff (a composer and music producer); children: Alexis (an actress and singer); stepchildren: Max, Rex.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, singer

Birth Details

November 4, 1963

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• The King and I (musical), Downingtown Dinner Theatre, Downingtown,PA, 1970-1971
• Title role, Annie (musical), Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, then John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, both1977 later Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1977-1978 then Victoria Palace Theatre, London, 1978
• Babes in Arms, Goodspeed Opera House, 1979
• Annie Get Your Gun (musical), San Bernardino Civic Light Opera, San Bernardino, CA, 1982
• The Fantasticks (musical), Dallas, TX, 1982
• They Say It's Wonderful (cabaret performance), King Cole Room, St.Regis-Sheraton Hotel, New York City, 1982
• The Threepenny Opera, Charles Playhouse, Boston, MA, 1982
• Grease (musical), City Line Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1983
• Peter Pan, Long Beach Civic Light Opera, Santa Barbara and Long Beach, CA, 1986
• Ashley, Starlight Express (musical), Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 1987-1989
• Nymph Errant (musical), Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1989
• Singin' in the Rain (concert), Claridge Hotel and Casino, AtlanticCity, NJ, 1989
• Larr! Bear and the Teddy Town Kids, Las Vegas, NV, 1990
• They're Playing Our Song (musical), Bucks County Theatre, New Hope, PA, then Cape Cod, MA, 1991
• Music Minus One (solo show; workshop performance), Duluth, MN, 1992
• 1992 Holiday Festival, Burt Reynolds Theatre, Jupiter, FL, 1992
• Fantine, Les Miserables (opera), Imperial Theatre, New York City,1993-1994
• Margy Frake, State Fair (musical), Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1996
• Narrator, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Helen Hayes Theatre, Nyack, NY, 1997
• Andrea McArdle Family Christmas (concert), Tropicana Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, NJ, annually, beginning in 1998
• You Get What You Play For (cabaret performance), B. Smiths, New York City, 1999
• Belle, Beauty and the Beast (musical), Palace Theatre, New York City, 1999 then Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000
• Broadway Barks! (benefit performance), Theatre at Shubert Alley, New York City, 2000
• A Celebration in Words and Music (memorial tribute), St. James Theatre, New York City, 2000
• Musical Theatre Works Live in Concert (benefit performance), Exit,New York City, 2000
• This Is Your Song: Broadway Sings Elton John (benefit concert), New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, 2000
• Also appeared in productions of Annie Get Your Gun (musical), Valley Forge Music Fair, Philadelphia, PA, then Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, NY; Evita (musical), Theatrefest, Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, NJ; Meet Me in St. Louis (musical), Melody Top Theatre, Milwaukee,WI; and Snoopy.
• Major Tours
• Jerry's Girls, U.S. cities, 1984-1985
• Margy Frake, State Fair (musical), U.S. cities, 1995-1996
• Eponine, Les Miserables (opera), U.S. cities, 1996-1997
• Nancy, Oliver! (musical), U.S. cities, 1996-1997
• Sally Bowles, Cabaret (musical), international cities, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Wendy Wilkins McNeil, Search for Tomorrow, NBC, 1974-1977
• Kids Are People Too, NBC, 1977-1978
• Also appeared in All My Children, ABC; and Vegetable Soup,NBC.
• Movies
• Judy Garland, Rainbow, NBC, 1978
• Star-to-be, Annie (also known as "Annie," The Wonderful World of Disney), ABC, 1999
• Specials
• The Tony Awards, CBS, 1981
• Broadway Plays Washington! Kennedy Center Tonight, PBS, 1982
• Doug Henning: Magic on Broadway, NBC, 1982
• Andrea McArdle on Broadway, PBS, 1996
• My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, PBS, 1999
• Also appeared in the Annie Christmas Special, NBC; in the Entertainer of the Year Awards, CBS; and in The Jack Jones Variety Special.
• Episodic
• Osmond Family Hour, CBS, between 1976 and 1981
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1977
• Welcome Back, Kotter, ABC, 1977
• The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated, 1978
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1978
• The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated, 1979
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1979
• Dinah!, syndicated, 1980
• The Mike Douglas Show, syndicated, 1980
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1980
• Dinah!, syndicated, 1981
• C'mon Saturday (also known as Come On Saturday), 1982
• Also appeared on various talk shows, including Good Morning America (also known as GMA), ABC; The Maury Povich, syndicated; The Merv Griffin Show (fifteen episodes), syndicated; Today, NBC; P.M. Magazine (also known as Evening Magazine), syndicated; Charlie Rose; and various morning shows in different cities.
• Pilots
• Mo and Joe (also known as Mo and Jo), CBS, 1975
• Horshack, ABC, 1976
• Two for Two, CBS, 1981
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Annie (original cast recording), Columbia, 1977
• Nymph Errant, MCA, 1989
• Andrea McArdle on Broadway (also known as On Broadway), Magic Venture, 1996
• State Fair (cast recording), 1996
• Also recorded Andrea McArdle Family Christmas, Magic Venture.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• People Weekly, November 18, 1996, p. 192

Electronic

• Andrea McArdle Home Page, http://andreamcardle. omestead.com, October 25, 2001