What actress and singer who played a starring role in "Grease" was a special guest during the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2015 Christmas shows?
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Hallelujah! (Mormon Tabernacle Choir album) Hallelujah! was recorded during the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's 2015 Christmas shows in the LDS Conference Center, with special guests Broadway star Laura Osnes, actor Martin Jarvis, and guest soloists from the Metropolitan Opera (Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Ben Bliss, Tyler Simpson). An album and concert DVD was released on October 7, 2016. The album will be broadcast on WMHT-FM on December 11, 2016. The recorded concert premiered on PBS on December 19, 2016.
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Laura Osnes Laura Ann Osnes (born November 19, 1985) is an American actress and singer known for her work on the Broadway stage. She has played starring roles in "Grease" as Sandy, "South Pacific" as Nellie Forbush, "Anything Goes" as Hope Harcourt, and "Bonnie and Clyde" as Bonnie Parker, for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. She also starred in the title role of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella" on Broadway, for which she received a Drama Desk Award and her second Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.
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Jenny Powers Jennifer Diane Powers is an American actress, singer, and beauty pageant contestant. She won the title of Miss Illinois in 2000, and has had major roles in Broadway productions such as "Little Women" and "Grease".
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Jenna Ushkowitz Jenna Noelle Ushkowitz ( ; born April 28, 1986) is a South Korean-born American actress, singer, and podcast host. She is known for her performances in Broadway musicals such as "The King and I" and "Waitress", and Tina Cohen-Chang on the Fox comedy-drama series "Glee".
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Donna Butterworth Donna Butterworth (born February 23, 1956) is an American motion picture performer who acted in "The Family Jewels" with Jerry Lewis and "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" with Elvis Presley, as well as a two-part episode of "Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color" entitled "A Boy Called Nuthin'" with Ron Howard. She received a Golden Globe nomination for her role in "The Family Jewels".
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Charleene Closshey Charleene Closshey (born January 15, 1981) is an American stage and screen actress, musician, composer, and producer best known for her starring role in the feature film An Evergreen Christmas alongside Academy Award nominee Robert Loggia and country music singer Naomi Judd. Closshey made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award winning Once (musical). Closshey also produced and starred in 2016 indie dramedy "No Postage Necessary" with George Blagden set to release 2017.
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We Need a Little Christmas "We Need a Little Christmas" is a popular Christmas song originating from Jerry Herman's Broadway musical, "Mame", and first performed by Angela Lansbury in that 1966 production.
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Faith Prince Faith Prince (born August 6, 1957) is an American actress and singer, best known for her work on Broadway in musical theatre. She won the Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical (in 1992), and received three other Tony nominations.
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Maureen McCormick Maureen Denise McCormick (born August 5, 1956) is an American actress, singer and author. She is best known for her portrayal of Marcia Brady on the ABC television sitcom "The Brady Bunch", which ran from 1969 to 1974. She reprised the role in several of the numerous "Brady Bunch" spin-offs and films, including "The Brady Kids", "The Brady Bunch Hour", "The Brady Brides" as well as "A Very Brady Christmas" (1988). McCormick also appeared in "The Idolmaker" (1980) as well as a wide range of other supporting film roles. In the 1980s and 1990s, she ventured into stage acting, appearing in a variety of different roles and productions such as Wendy Darling in "Peter Pan" and Betty Rizzo in "Grease". McCormick also had a brief career as a recording artist, releasing four studio albums with the "Brady Bunch" cast as well as touring with them. Her only release as a solo artist to date is a country music album, "When You Get a Little Lonely" (1995).
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Stephen Mahy Stephen Mahy is an Australian born tenor from Sydney, NSW best known for originating the role of Bob Gaudio in the Australian production of Jersey Boys. After graduating from Waapa in 2006, Stephen toured the country in Miss Saigon, covering the lead role Chris and playing the role to every audience in the country. Mahy toured nationally in "Grease" playing the role of Kenickie alongside notable cast members Rob Mills, Gretel Scarlett, Anthony Callea, Lucy Maunder, Todd McKenney and Bert Newton as Vince Fontaine. In 2015 Stephen joined the cast of The Rocky horror Show, playing the role Brad Majors along side Craig McLachlan, Amy Lehpamer, Jade Westaby, Bert Newton, Richard O'Brien, just to name a few.He featured in "Stephen Schwartz in Conversation"at Sydney’s Theatre Royal where he performed on stage for the noted composer.
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Susan Buckner Susan Buckner is an American film and television actress. Prior to her acting career she was crowned Miss Washington in 1971 and in September went on to become a top ten finalist in the Miss America 1972 pageant (she tied for first in the swimsuit preliminary), which was eventually won by Miss Ohio Laurel Lea Schaefer. Her acting career is sprinkled with supporting roles in television, stage, and film. Susan is probably best remembered for her role as high school cheerleader "Patty Simcox" in the summer blockbuster of 1978 "Grease" starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. She also appeared as one of The Krofftettes who performed synchronized swimming routines on "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour". The most recent appearance of Buckner was on an episode of "1 vs. 100" as a mob member.
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Nancy Shade Nancy Shade (born May 31, 1946, in Rockford, Illinois) is a "spinto" soprano, best known as a singing-actress. She made her formal debut as Leonora in "Il trovatore", in Louisville, in 1967. In 1971, she made her first of many appearances at the New York City Opera, as Musetta in "La bohème". She also sang there in "Mefistofele" (directed by Tito Capobianco), "Madama Butterfly" (opposite José Carreras), "Pagliacci", "Susannah", and "Die tote Stadt" (in Frank Corsaro's production).
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Bridgette Wilson Bridgette Leann Wilson-Sampras (born September 25, 1973) is an American actress, singer, model, and Miss Teen USA award winner. Wilson began her career as an actress after being crowned Miss Teen USA in 1990, playing the character of Lisa Fenimore on the soap opera "Santa Barbara" from April 1992 to January 1993.
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Kinky Boots (Broadway cast album) A Broadway original cast album for the musical "Kinky Boots" was released on May 28, 2013, less than two months after the show opened on Broadway. It was produced by Cyndi Lauper, who wrote the songs, Stephen Oremus, the orchestrator and conductor, and William Wittman. On release it premiered at number one on the Billboard Cast Albums Chart and number fifty-one on the "Billboard" 200 chart, making it the highest charting Broadway cast recording since "The Book of Mormon"' s album was released two years earlier.
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Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House". She also had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her "White Christmas" co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002.
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Nell Carter Nell Ruth Carter (born Nell Ruth Hardy; September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress. Beginning her career in 1970, Carter started in theater; singing and later crossed over to television. Carter was perhaps best known for her role as Nell Harper on the NBC sitcom "Gimme a Break!" which originally aired from 1981 to 1987. Carter received two Emmy and two Golden Globe award nominations for her work on the series. Prior to Gimme a Break!, Carter won a Tony Award for "Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical" in 1978 for her performance in the Broadway musical "Ain't Misbehavin'", as well as an Primetime Emmy Award for her reprisal of the role on television in 1982.
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The Gospel Live (film) The Gospel Live is a contemporary gospel concert film produced by Rainforest Films as a companion to the movie "The Gospel". Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the concert was filmed live at The Rialto Theater in Atlanta, Georgia and features musical performances by Deitrick Haddon, Mary Mary, Kelly Price, Kierra "Kiki" Sheard and Hezekiah Walker. The DVD also includes artist being interviewed by CeCe Winans and a peek backstage at the premiere of the motion picture "The Gospel", including celebrity interviews with Clifton Powell and American Idol star Tamyra Gray. It was released direct-to-video on December 26, 2005.
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Annette Charles Annette Charles (born Annette Cardona; March 5, 1948 – August 3, 2011) was an American actress best known for her role as Charlene "Cha Cha" DiGregorio in the 1978 feature film "Grease". She made several appearances on television as well.
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Lillias White Lillias White (born July 21, 1951) is an American singer and actress of stage, television, and film who is particularly admired for her performances in Broadway musicals. In 1989 she won an Obie Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway musical "Romance in Hard Times". In 1992 she won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Pre-School Children's or Family Viewing Program for her portrayal of Rhonda the pink singing squirrel on "Sesame Street". In 1997 she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for portraying Sonja in Cy Coleman's "The Life". She was nominated for a Tony Award again in 2010 for her work as Funmilayo in Fela Kuti's "Fela!".
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Miley Cyrus Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After playing minor roles in the television series "Doc" and the film "Big Fish" in her childhood, she became a teen idol starring as the character Miley Stewart in the Disney Channel television series "Hannah Montana" in 2006. Her father Billy Ray Cyrus also starred in the show. She subsequently signed a recording contract with Hollywood Records, and her debut studio album "" (2007) was certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) having shipped over three million units. She released her second album "Breakout" and launched her film career as a voice actress in the animated film "Bolt" in 2008.
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Grace Moore Grace Moore (December 5, 1898January 26, 1947) was an American operatic soprano and actress in musical theatre and film. She was nicknamed the "Tennessee Nightingale." Her films helped to popularize opera by bringing it to a larger audience. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in "One Night of Love".
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Rusty Schwimmer Rusty Schwimmer (born August 25, 1962) is an American character actress and singer. She has appeared in films such as "A Little Princess" (1995), "Twister" (1996), "The Perfect Storm" (2000), "Runaway Jury" (2003), "North Country" (2005), "The Informant!" (2009), and "The Sessions" (2012).