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Lisa Howard is an American actress and singer. Howard is most known for playing Siobhan in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 and Rona Lisa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Spelling Bee went on to win many awards, including the Drama Desk Award for Best Ensemble.[1] She created the character of Jenny in the new Broadway musical It Shoulda Been You, receiving a nomination for the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
Lisa Howard | |
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.jpg) Lisa Howard at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati CCM (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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Howard was raised in Akron, Ohio, and graduated from Firestone High School. She played softball, soccer, volleyball, and a little basketball in her youth.[2] She went on to graduate from University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music with a BFA in musical theatre.[3]
In 2009, she appeared in the TV series Ugly Betty in the episode Plus None as Dominatrix. In 2012, she was cast as Siobhan, a member of an Irish coven, in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.
Covita
On October 6, 2020, the Lincoln Project released a video called Covita[4] a parody of Evita criticizing Donald Trump for failing to protect staff from the COVID-19 pandemic. Lisa Howard sang the vocals for this video.[5]
Howard originated the role of Jenny Steinberg in the Broadway production of David Hyde Pierce-directed It Shoulda Been You. Howard played the older sister of a Jewish bride, played by Sierra Boggess, whose wedding with David Burtka's character is disrupted when her ex-boyfriend shows up at the wedding. Additional cast members included Tyne Daly and Harriet Harris.[6] For her performance, Howard was nominated for the 2015 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.[7] Playbill Online named her performance of Jenny's Blues at the 2015 Tony Awards one of the show's "greatest moments,"[8] and Rolling Stone called it one of the ceremony's best moments.[9]
Broadway
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) – Rona Lisa Peretti
- South Pacific (2008) – Lt. Genevieve Marshall/Ensemble
- 9 to 5 (2009) – Missy/Ensemble
- Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2011) – Diva/Ensemble (replacement)
- It Shoulda Been You (2015) – Jenny Steinberg[10] (April 14 – August 9, 2015)[11]
- Escape to Margaritaville (2018) – Tammy[12]
Off-Broadway
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) – Rona Lisa Peretti
- Silence! The Musical (2005) – Catherine Martin
- Sunday in the Park with George (2016) – Nurse
- Titanique (2024) – The Unsinkable Molly Brown[13]
Regional/National tours
- Cinderella (St. Louis MUNY, 2003) – Stepsister
- The Gift of the Magi (Olney Theatre Center, 2003) – City Her
- The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Barrington Stage Company, 2004) – Rona Janet
- Les Miserables (St. Louis MUNY, 2007) – Madame Thénadier
- Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (Goodspeed Opera House, 2008) – Mrs. Gretchen Fox
- 9 to 5 (Ahmanson Theatre, 2008) – Missy/Ensemble
- Jim Henson's Emmet Otter (Goodspeed Opera House, 2009) – Mrs. Gretchen Fox
- Legally Blonde (St. Louis MUNY, 2011) – Paulette
- The Sound of Music (Pittsburgh CLO, 2011)
- It Shoulda Been You (George Street Playhouse, 2011) – Jenny Steinberg
- Wicked (Munchkinland Tour, 2022) – Madame Morrible
- Into the Woods (Guthrie Theater, 2023) – Witch[14]
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