Beth Malone

{{short description|American actress and singer (born 1969)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Beth Malone

| image = Beth Malone.JPG

| caption = Malone about to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Mile High Stadium, October 2016.

| birth_name = Elizabeth Ann Malone

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|01|02}}

| birth_place = Auburn, Nebraska, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer}}

| spouse = Rochelle Schoppert

| website =

}}

Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Malone (born January 2, 1969){{cite web |title=Person Details for Beth A Malone |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5ZC-2P4 |website=FamilySearch.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211336/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5ZC-2P4 |archive-date=March 4, 2016}} is an American actress and singer known for her work in Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theatre. She originated the role of Alison Bechdel in the musical Fun Home, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.{{cite web|title=Beth Malone (Performer)|url=https://www.playbill.com/person/beth-malone-vault-0000071834|website=Playbill|publisher=Playbill Inc.|access-date=3 June 2022}}

Life and education

She was born in Auburn, Nebraska, and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado, the daughter of Peggy and Bill Malone. Her mother is a professional country music singer.{{cite web |title=Special Western Music Guest: Peggy Malone |url=http://www.cowboypoetry.com/peggymalone.htm |website=CowboyPoetry.com |access-date=April 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609215416/http://www.cowboypoetry.com/peggymalone.htm#Peggy |archive-date=June 9, 2015}} Malone played the title role in Annie in middle school, and participated in theatre at Douglas County High School.{{cite web |last=Moore |first=John |title=Denver's Molly Brown is Denver's Beth Malone |url=http://www.denvercenter.org/blog-posts/news-center/2014/05/14/denver%27s-molly-brown-is-denver%27s-beth-malone |website=DenverCenter.org |access-date=April 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920041326/http://www.denvercenter.org/blog-posts/news-center/2014/05/14/denver's-molly-brown-is-denver's-beth-malone |archive-date=September 20, 2015 |date=May 14, 2014}} Malone first attended Loretto Heights College for musical theatre. When the school closed in 1989 while she was there, she decided not to continue, because she was successful finding work without a degree. She later completed her degree through the University of Northern Colorado in 1996 and earned an MFA in Acting from UC Irvine in 2000.{{cite web |title=Beth Malone Nominated for Best Actress Tony Award in 'Fun Home' |url=https://www.arts.uci.edu/beth-malone-nominated-best-actress-tony-award-%E2%80%9Cfun-home%E2%80%9D |website=UCI School of the Arts |access-date=July 1, 2022 |date=April 29, 2015}}

She began her career working at the Country Dinner Playhouse at the age of 16. Malone moved to New York City at age 21. After a period of not finding work, she returned to Aspen, Colorado, where she was able to play a wide variety of roles. She received her Equity card performing in a production of Baby. She later moved to Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, where she began performing in television commercials and performing in shows in Greater Los Angeles. Malone is married to Rochelle Schoppert, a music technician.{{cite web |last=Oksenhorn |first=Stewart |title=At the corner of Aspen and Broadway |url=https://www.aspentimes.com/news/at-the-corner-of-aspen-and-broadway/ |website=The Aspen Times |access-date=July 1, 2022 |date=July 3, 2009}}{{cite web |last=Oksenhorn |first=Stewart |title=Beth Malone: From the inside out |url=https://www.aspentimes.com/news/beth-malone-from-the-inside-out/ |website=The Aspen Times |access-date=July 1, 2022 |date=January 16, 2011}}{{cite web|last1=Gans| first1=Andrew|title=DIVA TALK: Beth Malone On Creating a Fun Home and Becoming an Unsinkable Molly Brown| url=https://www.playbill.com/article/diva-talk-beth-malone-on-creating-a-fun-home-and-becoming-an-unsinkable-molly-brown-com-331954|website=Playbill|publisher=Playbill Inc.|access-date=July 1, 2022}}{{cite web |last=Paulson |first=Michael |title='Fun Home,' the Musical, Takes Alison Bechdel's Life to Broadway |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/12/theater/fun-home-the-musical-takes-alison-bechdels-life-to-broadway.html |website=The New York Times |date=April 8, 2015}}

= Activism =

Malone performs regularly at benefits for LGBTQ groups and nonprofits.{{cite web |last=Rothaus |first=Steve |date=May 15, 2017 |title=Out Broadway star Beth Malone to sing for LGBTQ fans during Aqua Girl festival |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/gay-south-florida/article150567327.html |access-date=December 3, 2017 |website=Miami Herald}} She is also involved in organizations that advocate for gender equality, like the Aqua Foundation.{{cite web |last=Arnold |first=JW |date=May 17, 2017 |title=Singer Reflects on Life On and Off the Stage |url=https://southfloridagaynews.com/Music/singer-reflects-on-life-on-and-off-the-stage.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204222914/https://southfloridagaynews.com/Music/singer-reflects-on-life-on-and-off-the-stage.html |archive-date=December 4, 2017 |access-date= |website=South Florida Gay News}} When she was performing in Fun Home, she purposefully made time to talk with young people who were struggling with embracing their identities.

Career

Malone made her Broadway debut in Ring of Fire in 2006. She appeared off-Broadway in Bingo: A Winning New Musical at St. Luke's Theatre in 2005.{{cite book |last=Dietz |first=Dan |title=Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007 |date=2010 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0786457311 |page=50 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgOqZWHCLbUC&pg=PA50 |chapter=Bingo}} She appeared off-Broadway in The Marvelous Wonderettes at the Westside Theatre as Betty Jean in 2008.{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=Alvin, Malone and Matlock Will Be The Marvelous Wonderettes Off-Broadway |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/alvin-malone-and-matlock-will-be-the-marvelous-wonderettes-off-broadway-com-152297 |website=Playbill |access-date=July 1, 2022 |date=August 7, 2008}} She also released her first solo album, Lunch Shift, in 2008.{{Cite web |title=The Lunch Shift: Beth Malone |url=https://www.amazon.ca/Lunch-Shift-Beth-Malone/dp/B001383O0Q |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20081030075451/http://www.amazon.ca:80/Lunch-Shift-Beth-Malone/dp/B001383O0Q |archive-date=2008-10-30 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Amazon.ca}}

She played the title role in Annie Get Your Gun in the music circus at the Wells Fargo Pavilion in Sacramento, California in August 2011,{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=Beth Malone, Edward Watts, Heather Lee Star in Music Circus Annie Get Your Gun, Beginning Aug. 9 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/beth-malone-edward-watts-heather-lee-star-in-music-circus-annie-get-your-gun-beginning-aug-9-com-181580 |website=Playbill |access-date=July 1, 2022 |date=August 9, 2011}} and again at the San Diego Musical Theatre in May 2014.{{cite web |last=Purcell |first=Carey |title=Annie Get Your Gun, Featuring Beth Malone and Steve Blanchard, Opens May 10 in San Diego |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/annie-get-your-gun-featuring-beth-malone-and-steve-blanchard-opens-may-10-in-san-diego-com-218179 |website=Playbill |access-date=July 1, 2022 |date=May 10, 2014}}

She played the title role in The Unsinkable Molly Brown at Denver Center Theater Company in September and October 2014,{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=Beth Malone Is The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Opening Tonight |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/beth-malone-is-the-unsinkable-molly-brown-opening-tonight-com-330873 |website=Playbill |access-date=July 1, 2022 |date=September 19, 2014}} as well as in The Muny's production in July 2017.{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=Complete Casting Announced for the Muny's Molly Brown, Starring Beth Malone |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/complete-casting-announced-for-the-munys-molly-brown-starring-beth-malone |website=Playbill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507091609/http://www.playbill.com/article/complete-casting-announced-for-the-munys-molly-brown-starring-beth-malone |archive-date=May 7, 2017 |date=May 3, 2017}} She played the lead in an industry reading in November 2017 at the Roundabout Theatre Company.{{cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |title=Beth Malone Leads Roundabout Reading of The Unsinkable Molly Brown |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/beth-malone-leads-roundabout-reading-of-the-unsinkable-molly-brown |website=Playbill |date=November 28, 2017}}

Malone originated the role of Alison Bechdel in Fun Home, from workshops to the 2013 off-Broadway production at The Public Theater.{{cite web|last=Gioia|first=Michael|title=Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Alexandra Socha Among Cast of Fun Home; Other Public Theater Casting Announced, Too|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/michael-cerveris-judy-kuhn-alexandra-socha-among-cast-of-fun-home-other-public-theater-casting-announced-too-com-208341|work=Playbill|access-date=July 1, 2022|date=August 8, 2013}} She continued the role in the 2015 Broadway production at the Circle in the Square Theatre, which closed on September 10, 2016. Critic Steven Suskin called her performance "the glue that holds the show together."{{cite web |last=Suskin |first=Steven |title=ON THE RECORD: Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron's Fun Home |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/on-the-record-jeanine-tesori-and-lisa-krons-fun-home-com-215208 |website=Playbill |access-date=July 1, 2022 |date=February 23, 2014}} She received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance.

Malone played the Angel in certain performances in the Broadway revival of Tony Kushner's play Angels in America at the Neil Simon Theatre. The limited engagement began previews on February 23, opened on March 25, and closed on July 15, 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/190848/beth-malone-more-to-join-nathan-lane-andrew-garfield-in-angels-in-america/|title=Beth Malone & More to Join Nathan Lane & Andrew Garfield in Angels in America|last=Lefkowitz|first=Andy|date=2018-01-09|work=Broadway.com|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}{{cite web |last=Musbach |first=Julie |title=Beth Malone Joins ANGELS IN AMERICA, Full Cast Announced |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Beth-Malone-Joins-ANGELS-IN-AMERICA-Full-Cast-Announced-20180109 |website=BroadwayWorld |date=January 9, 2018}}

= ''Beth Malone: So Far...'' =

In 2011, Malone created a one-woman cabaret show titled Beth Malone: So Far. The show tells her life story, "from her offbeat childhood in small-town Colorado, to her not-quite-normal entrance into acting, to her left-of-center adult life." Malone describes this production as an "autobiographical tale about what it was like for [her] to be a rural lesbian in the '70s."{{cite web |last=Eisenbach |first=Helen |date=April 27, 2015 |title=Caught in the Act |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beth-malone-a-timeline_b_7133020 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=The Huffington Post}} The one-hour production takes the audience on a journey through her teenage years and young adulthood, highlighting her relationship with her father and how their relationship changed when she came out.{{cite web |last=Moore |first=John |date=April 6, 2017 |title=The evolving Beth Malone: So Far … So Good |url=https://www.denvercenter.org/news-center/the-evolving-beth-malone-so-far-so-good/ |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=DenverCenter.org}} Although there are several emotional moments in the show, Malone's presentation is mostly comedic. She has toured with the show in several locations, including Aspen, Colorado, at the Wheeler Opera House in 2011, and in New York City in 2012 at the Davenport Theatre.{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Sarah |date=March 7, 2012 |title=Beth Malone…So Far to Play 45th Street Theatre |url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/beth-maloneso-far-to-play-45th-street-theatre_52004.html |website=TheaterMania}}

Theatre credits

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! Start year

! Production

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2002

| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

| Sally Brown

| Colony Theatre{{Cite web |last=Mallory |first=Mary |date=2002-08-17 |title=Joy is infectious in 'Charlie Brown' |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/burbank-leader/news/tn-blr-xpm-2002-08-17-export9214-story.html |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Burbank Leader |language=en-US}}

2003

| Babes in Arms

|

| Reprise!{{Cite web |date=2003-09-20 |title=Let’s Put On A Show! |url=https://www.newsfromme.com/2003/09/20/lets-put-on-a-show/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=News From ME}}

2004

| Grand Hotel

|Flaemmchen

| Colony Theatre{{Cite web |last=Hitchcock |first=Laura |date=2004-10-16 |title=Grand Hotel, the Musical |url=http://www.curtainup.com/grandhotel.html |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=CurtainUp}}

rowspan="2"| 2005

| A New Brain

| Ensemble

| Reprise!{{Cite web |last=Hirschhorn |first=Joel |date=2005-02-01 |title=A New Brain |url=https://variety.com/2005/scene/markets-festivals/a-new-brain-3-1200528312/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Bingo: A Winning New Musical

| Alison

| Off-Broadway{{Cite web |title=Bingo Original Off-Broadway Cast 2005 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/Bingo-10210/cast |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Off-Broadway World}}

rowspan="2" | 2006

| Ring of Fire

|

| Broadway; March 12 – April 30, 2006{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=2006-04-26 |title='Hurt' on Broadway: Ring of Fire Will Be Extinguished April 30 |url=https://playbill.com/article/hurt-on-broadway-ring-of-fire-will-be-extinguished-april-30-com-132212 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20211027062829/https://www.playbill.com:443/article/hurt-on-broadway-ring-of-fire-will-be-extinguished-april-30-com-132212 |archive-date=2021-10-27 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Playbill |language=en}}

rowspan="2" |Sister Act

| rowspan="2" |Sister Mary Robert

|Pasadena Playhouse{{Cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Ernio |date=2006-12-01 |title=Sister Act Musical Again Extends Pasadena Engagement |url=https://playbill.com/article/sister-act-musical-again-extends-pasadena-engagement-com-136782 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210919061802/https://www.playbill.com/article/sister-act-musical-again-extends-pasadena-engagement-com-136782 |archive-date=2021-09-19 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Playbill |language=en}}

2007

|Alliance Theatre{{Cite web |title=Sister Act (Alliance Theatre Production, 2007) |url=https://ovrtur.com/production/2897173 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Ovrtur}}

2008

| rowspan="2"|The Marvelous Wonderettes

| rowspan="2"|Betty Jean

| Off-Broadway{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=John |date=2008-11-05 |title=The Marvelous Wonderettes - Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/5968/the-marvelous-wonderettes-original-off-broadway-cast-recording/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Broadway.com |language=en}}

2010

| Musical Theatre West{{Cite web |title=The Marvelous Wonderettes (Musical Theatre West Production, 2010) |url=https://ovrtur.com/production/2899922 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Ovrtur}}

rowspan="2"|2011

| Annie Get Your Gun

| Annie Oakley

| Wells Fargo Pavilion{{Cite web |title=Annie Get Your Gun |url=https://www.broadwaysacramento.com/production/annie-get-gun-2011/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Broadway Sacramento |language=en-US}}

Beth Malone: So Far

| Self

| National tour; 2011/12{{Cite web |last=Denette |first=Kelsey |date=2012-01-23 |title=BETH MALONE...SO FAR Comes to San Diego, 1/27-29 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-diego/article/BETH-MALONESO-FAR-Comes-to-San-Diego-127-29-20120123 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}

rowspan="2"|2013

| 9 to 5

| Judy Bernly

| 3-D Theatricals{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Steven |date=2013-02-19 |title=9 To 5 |url=https://stagescenela.com/2013/02/9-to-5-2/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=StageSceneLA |language=en-US}}

Fun Home

| Alison Bechdel

| Off-Broadway; September 20, 2013 – January 12, 2014{{Cite web |title=Fun Home |url=https://www.broadway.com/shows/fun-home-offbway/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Broadway.com |language=en}}

rowspan="2"|2014

| Annie Get Your Gun

| Annie Oakley

| San Diego Musical Theatre; May 2014{{Cite web |last=Hebert |first=James |date=2014-05-10 |title=Review: ‘Annie’ star a sure shot at SDMT |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2014/05/10/review-annie-star-a-sure-shot-at-sdmt/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

| Molly Brown

| Denver Center Theatre Company; September – October 2014{{Cite web |title=The Unsinkable Molly Brown - 2014 Regional (US) Musical Revival: Tickets & Info |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/The-Unsinkable-Molly-Brown-331099.html |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Broadway World}}

2015

| Fun Home

| Alison Bechdel

| Broadway; April 19, 2015 – September 10, 2016{{cite web |last=Viagas |first=Robert |title=Tony-Winning Musical Fun Home Closes on Broadway Today |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/tony-winning-musical-fun-home-closes-on-broadway-today |website=Playbill |date=September 10, 2016}}

2018

|Angels in America

|The Angel/Mormon Mother/Emily

|Broadway; March 25 – July 15, 2018{{Cite web |title=Angels in America: Perestroika (Broadway, Neil Simon Theatre, 2018) |url=https://playbill.com/production/angels-in-america-perestroika-neil-simon-theatre-2017-2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241210002228/https://playbill.com/production/angels-in-america-perestroika-neil-simon-theatre-2017-2018 |archive-date=2024-12-10 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Playbill |language=en-US}}

2020

| The Unsinkable Molly Brown

|Molly Brown

|Off-Broadway

Filmography

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|+Film

Start year

! Production

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2006

| Room 101

|

| Short{{Citation |last= |first= |title=Room 101 |date=2006-08-23 |type= |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901508/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |others= |publisher=Big Party High 5}}

2009

| Intelligent Life: Change Your Mind, Change Your World

| Narrator

| Documentary{{Cite web |title=Intelligent Life: Change Your Mind, Change Your World (2009) |url=https://www.gawby.com/movies/492442 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=GAWBY |language=en}}

2011

| Hick

| Sherri

| {{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1205558/characters/nm1543334 |title=Hick (2011) - Beth Malone as Sherri |language=en-US |access-date=2025-04-28 |via=IMDb}}

2016

| The Comedian

|Carol Bock

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Beth Malone (Actor): Credits, Bio, News & More |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Beth-Malone/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Broadway World |language=en}}

2017

| Between the Shades

| Herself

| Documentary{{cite news |author= |date=July 2018 |title=TransFamily of NW PA Between the Shades Film Screening Pride Kickoff on June 29 |url=https://www.eriegaynews.com/news/article.php?recordid=201807betweentheshadesscreening |access-date=2023-07-24 |work=Erie Gay News}}

2019

| Brittany Runs a Marathon

|Tesla

|{{Cite web |title=Brittany Runs A Marathon Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/brittany-runs-a-marathon/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=www.metacritic.com |language=en}}

2021

| The God Committee

|Attorney

|{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6852526/characters/nm1543334 |title=The God Committee (2021) - Beth Malone as Attorney |language=en-US |access-date=2025-04-28 |via=IMDb}}

2021

| Tick, Tick... Boom!

| "Sunday" Legend #6

|{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8721424/characters/nm1543334 |title=tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) - Beth Malone as 'Sunday' Legend #6 |language=en-US |access-date=2025-04-28 |via=IMDb}}

2025

| Alma and the Wolf

| {{TBA}}

| {{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2024-03-20 |title=Ethan Embry And Li Jun Li To Star In Republic Pictures Genre-Bender ‘Alma And The Wolf’ |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/ethan-embry-and-li-jun-li-to-star-alma-and-the-wolf-1235863762/ |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

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|+Television

Start year

! Production

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2003

| One Minute Soap Opera

| Various

| Series regular

Unknown

| What's On

| Host

| TV Guide Channel

2004

| Judging Amy

| Marge Bolton/Kelly McClaren

| 2 episodes

2005

| Reno 911!

| Ms. Striker

| Episode: "The Prefect of Wanganui"

rowspan="2"|2015

| Late Night with Seth Meyers

| Self/Alison Bechdel

| Episode: "Ed Helms/Alison Bechdel/Fun Home/Brad Wilk"

The Good Wife

| Pro-Life Activist

| Episode: "Restraint"

2016

| BrainDead

| Claudia Monarch

| 8 episodes

2017

| Bull

| Tessa Snyder

| Episode: "The Devil, The Detail"

rowspan="2"|2019

| Bluff City Law

|Samantha

|Episode: "The All-American"

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

|Doctor

|Episode: "We Dream of Machine Elves"

2020

| The Baker and the Beauty

|Melanie Caan

|2 episodes

2021

| All Rise

|Sylvia Arthur

|Episode: "Caught Up in Circles"

Awards and nominations

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! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Year

! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Award

! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Category

! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Nominated Work

! style="background:#B0C4DE"| Result

2002

| Ovation Award

| Best Featured Actress in a Musical

| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

| {{nom}}

2013

| Ovation Award

| Best Lead Actress in a Musical

| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

| {{won}}

2015

| Tony Award

| Best Actress in a Musical

| rowspan="2"|Fun Home

| {{nom}}

2016

|Grammy Award

|Best Musical Theater Album

|{{nom}}

References

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