 She trained at Juilliard.She was nominated for the 2002 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Penelope Pennywise in "Urinetown".She has appeared on Broadway in "Evita" (1979), "Teddy & Alice" (1987), "Sunday in the Park with George" as Frieda, Betty (1984), "Anything Goes" (replacement Hope Harcourt), "Triumph of Love" (1997) as Corine "Fiddler on the Roof" (2004) as Yente, "Memphis" as Mama in 2011 and 2012 and "Cinderella" as Madame (the Stepmother) in June 2014 to September 7, 2014.