Jane Connell (Performer) | Playbill

Jane Connell

Performer

Ms. Connell played Gooch again in a 1983 revival of the show, again opposite Angela Lansbury. She was also one of the few players from the original staging who reprised her part in the poorly received 1974 film version. (She replaced the fired Madeline Kahn.)

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  • Born: Oct 27, 1925 in Berkeley, CA
  • Death: Sep 23, 2013 in Englewood, NJ

Roles (21)

Full Monty Playbill - Opening Night The Full Monty
Opened October 26, 2000
  • as Jeanette Burmeister (Replacement)
    Jul 03, 2001 - Jul 15, 2001
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Playbill - Preview, March 2001 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Opened April 26, 2001
  • as Widow Douglas (Original)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Playbill - Preview, March 2001
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Angela Lansbury - A Celebration
Opened November 17, 1996
  • Performer
Moon Over Buffalo Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1995 Moon Over Buffalo
Opened October 01, 1995
  • as Ethel (Original)
Moon Over Buffalo Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1995
Crazy For You Playbill - Opening Night, Feb 1992 Crazy for You
Opened February 19, 1992
  • as Mother (Original)
Crazy For You Playbill - Opening Night, Feb 1992
Lend Me a Tenor Playbill - Opening Night, March 1989 Lend Me a Tenor
Opened March 02, 1989
  • as Julia (Original)
Me and My Girl Playbill - Opening Night, Aug 1986 Me and My Girl
Opened August 10, 1986
  • as Maria (Original)
Mame Playbill - July 1983 Mame
Opened July 24, 1983
  • as Agnes Gooch (Original)
Lysistrata Playbill - Nov 1972 Lysistrata
Opened November 13, 1972
  • as Gamma (Original)
Lysistrata Playbill - Nov 1972
Dear World Playbill - Dec 1968 Dear World
Opened February 06, 1969
  • as Gabrielle, the Madwoman of Montmartre (Original)
Dear World Playbill - Dec 1968
Mame Playbill - October 1966 Mame
Opened May 24, 1966
  • as Agnes Gooch (Original)
Drat! The Cat! Playbill - Oct 1965 Drat! The Cat!
Opened October 10, 1965
  • as Matilda Van Guilder (Original)
New Faces of 1956 Playbill - July 1956 New Faces of 1956
Opened June 14, 1956
  • as Edna (Original)
  • as Harem Houris (Original)
  • as Miss Hat (Original)
  • as Mme. Interpreter (Original)
  • as Old Lady (Original)
  • as Singer, "April in Fairbanks" (Original)
  • as Singer, "Rouge" (Original)
  • as Wife (Original)

Awards

Tony Award
1987 Best Featured Actress in a Musical Nominee
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