'Broadway by Request' Coming to the Colonial
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Singer and actress Betty Buckley will bring her show "Broadway by Request" to the Colonial on Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m.In the show, Buckley weaves stories and anecdotes with songs from her Broadway songbook. Winner of the coveted Tony Award for her portrayal of Grizabella "The Glamour Cat," in the original Broadway cast of "CATS," Buckley is best known on television for her role as Abby Bradford in the series "Eight is Enough."
Buckley received her second Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a musical for her performance as Hesione in "Triumph of Love," and an Olivier Award nomination for her interpretation of Norma Desmond in the London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s "Sunset Boulevard," which she repeated to more rave reviews on Broadway.
Her other Broadway credits include "1776," "Pippin," "Song and Dance," "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" and "Carrie." Off-Broadway credits include Lincoln Center’s "Elegies," the original NYSF production of "Edwin Drood," "The Eros Trilogy" and "Juno Swans." Regional credits include "Gypsy," "Threepenny Opera," "Camino "Real" and "Buffalo Gal." She starred in the London production of "Promises, Promises."
She most recently starred in M. Night Shyamalan’s "The Happening," released in June 2008. Other films include her debut in Brian de Palma’s screen version of Stephen King’s "Carrie," Bruce Beresford’s "Tender Mercies," Roman Polanski’s "Frantic," Woody Allen’s" Another Woman" and Lawrence Kasden’s "Wyatt Earp."
On television, Buckley appeared on the 2006 Kennedy Center Honors. She has also starred for three seasons in the HBO series "Oz." She has appeared as a guest star in numerous television series, miniseries and films for television.
Buckley has recorded 11 CDs, including the Grammy-nominated "Stars and the Moon: Betty Buckley Live at the Donmar. " She received her second Grammy Nomination for the audio book "The Diaries of Adam and Eve."
In April of 2009, Ms. Buckley received the Texas Medal of Arts Award for Theater and was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in 2007.
Tickets for "Broadway by Request" are $45 and $25 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South St., Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., performance Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., by calling 413-997-4444 or at www.thecolonialtheatre.org.
