Alma Cuervo

{{short description|American stage actress and singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox person

|name = Alma Cuervo

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|8|13}}

|birth_place = Tampa, Florida, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|education = Tulane University

|occupation = Actress, singer

}}

Alma Cuervo (born August 13, 1951) is an American stage actress and singer, who has also performed in film and television.

Career

Born in Tampa, Florida on August 13, 1951, Cuervo is a graduate of Tulane University.Willis, John A. (1998). [https://archive.org/details/theatreworld19950000unse/page/218/mode/2up?q=%22August+13%2C+1951%22+%22Tampa%2C+Florida%22+%22Alma+Cuervo%22 Theatre world, 1995-1996 season]. New York : Applause. p. 218. {{ISBN|1-55783-322-2}}. "CUERVO, ALMA. Born August 13, 1951 in Tampa, Fl. Graduate Tulane U. Debut 1977 in Uncommon Women and Others." She starred in the role of Madame Morrible in the first national tour of Wicked.{{Cite web |title=Checking In With… Alma Cuervo, Star of Titanic, On Your Feet!, Road Show, More |url=https://playbill.com/article/checking-in-with-alma-cuervo-star-of-titanic-on-your-feet-road-show-more |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=www.playbill.com}} She replaced Carole Shelley on March 8, 2006.{{Cite web |title=Broadway veteran Alma Cuervo answers role call at St. Lawrence |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2013/03/07/role-call_2013-03-07/ |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=www.pressherald.com|date=7 March 2013 }} She left the role on January 14, 2007, to star in the first national tour of My Fair Lady. She was replaced by Barbara Tirrell. After My Fair Lady, she returned to the tour of Wicked from November 14, 2007, through July 14, 2008, and was replaced by Myra Lucretia Taylor. In 2011, she originated the role of Hilary in Susan Charlotte's The Shoemaker, directed by Antony Marsellis and co-starring Danny Aiello and Lucy Devito. In 2015, she originated the role of Gloria Estefan's grandmother, Consuelo, in the Broadway musical On Your Feet! Other theater credits include Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Dancing at Lughnasa, Once in a Lifetime and as Ida Straus in the Tony Award-winning musical, Titanic (original cast). She also played Cinderella’s Stepmother/Granny/Giant’s Wife in Into the Woods in a 25th anniversary co-production between Baltimore's Center Stage and Westport Country Playhouse.{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date= 2012-02-03|title=Danielle Ferland, Lauren Kennedy and Erik Liberman Cast in Center Stage-Westport Into the Woods|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/danielle-ferland-lauren-kennedy-and-erik-liberman-cast-in-center-stage-westport-into-the-woods-com-187097|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Playbill|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=2012-03-07|title=Into the Woods, With Danielle Ferland, Lauren Kennedy, Erik Liberman, Begins in Baltimore March 7|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/into-the-woods-with-danielle-ferland-lauren-kennedy-erik-liberman-begins-in-baltimore-march-7-com-188167|access-date=2020-09-30|website=Playbill|language=en}}

In July 2023 she originated the role of Ana Sofia in the Leeds Playhouse production of In Dreams, a new musical written by David West Read (Schitt’s Creek, & Juliet) and directed by Luke Sheppard (& Juliet, In The Heights), based on the music of Roy Orbison. {{cite web | url=https://leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/in-dreams/ | title=In Dreams – Leeds Playhouse }}

Stage credits

= Broadway credits =

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!Year{{Cite web |title=Alma Cuervo Internet Broadway Database |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alma-cuervo-72022 |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=www.ibdb.com}}

!Production

!Role

!Location

!Category

1978

|Once in a Lifetime

|Coat Check Girl, Bridesmaid

|Circle in the Square Theatre

|Broadway

1979

|Bedroom Farce

|Susannah replacement