1. Andrea McArdle was born on November 5,1963 and is an American singer and actress best known for originating the role of Annie in the Broadway musical Annie.
16 Facts About Andrea McArdle
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Andrea McArdle appeared more than once on the Mike Douglas Show, singing with Kristy McNichol, Stephanie Mills, Liberace and Don Rickles.
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Andrea McArdle appeared on Perry Como's Christmas show, where she sang with Como, and on Welcome Back Kotter, playing Arnold Horshack's younger sister.
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Andrea McArdle sang the American national anthem at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia for the fifth and final game of the 1983 World Series, in her capacity as a native of Philadelphia.
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Andrea McArdle's credits include Les Miserables, Jerry's Girls, Beauty and the Beast, Starlight Express, Meet Me In St Louis, The Wizard of Oz, They're Playing Our Song, and another celebrated Annie in Irving Berlin's classic, Annie Get Your Gun.
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Andrea McArdle has performed in the showrooms of many of the casino hotels in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, and in cabarets such as Odette's in New Hope, Pennsylvania and the King Cole Room at the St Regis Hotel and Freddy's Supper Club in Manhattan.
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Andrea McArdle starred in the musical Annie with the North Carolina Theatre Company, although she portrayed the role of Miss Hannigan, at odds with her former character.
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Andrea McArdle sang and appeared in several television promotional campaigns produced by Kalehoff, including WNBC-TV's We're 4 New York in 1992, and WEWS-TV's Give Me 5 in 1995.
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Andrea McArdle returned to Annie at Musical Theatre West in Long Beach, California, as Miss Hannigan from October 29 - November 14,2010.
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Andrea McArdle took part in the New York Musical Theatre Festival's production of Greenwood the Musical in fall 2011 along with her daughter Alexis Kalehoff and fellow Annie alumna Alicia Morton.
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In November 2012, Andrea McArdle was the "guest star" in Newsical.
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In December 2015, Andrea McArdle starred in the Off-Broadway play 2 Across at St Luke's Theatre along with Kip Gilman.
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In May 2016, Andrea McArdle starred as Reno Sweeney in Cole Porter's Anything Goes.
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The character was written out, but Andrea McArdle does appear in the cast recording for the special.
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Andrea McArdle was married to composer Edd Kalehoff from 1988 until they divorced in 2011.
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Andrea McArdle has a daughter, Alexis Kalehoff, who has appeared in many Broadway theatre productions.