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Shari Upbin Biography (1941-)

Born Shari Kiesler, June 28, 1941, in New York, NY; daughter of Al (a writerand financier) and Rae (a teacher; maiden name, Drucker) Kiesler; married HalJ. Upbin, May 29, 1960; children: Edward, Elyse, Danielle. Addresses:OFFICE--Shari Upbin Productions, 234 W. 44th Street, New York, NY 10036.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

June 28, 1941

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Dinah, Philadelphia Story, Legion Star Playhouse, Ephrata, PA, 1959.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Appeared in regional theatre productions of Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Dracula, and Prisoner of Second Avenue.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
• Director of regional theatre productions, including Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof, Oliver!, Life with Father, Side by Side by Sondheim.
• director, A Matter of Opinion, Players Theatre NY.
• producer, One Mo' Time, Village Gate Theatre, NY, 1979-83.
• assistant director, Julius Caesar and Coriolanus, Public Theatre, NY, 1980.
• producer and director, Vincent, Theatre of the Open Eye, NY, 1981.
• producer, Bojangles.
• producer, Captain America (upcoming).
• TELEVISION DEBUT--Tap dancer, Startime Kids, 1950.