Lara Teeter
{{Short description|American dancer, actor, singer, theater director and professor}}
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Lara Teeter (born February 3, 1955) is an American dancer, actor, singer, theater director and college professor.
Biography
Born in Guthrie, Oklahoma,[http://m.newsok.com/oklahoma-native-nominated-for-tony-award/article/2025303# "Oklahoma Native Nominated for Tony Award"] newsok.com, May 18, 1993 Teeter earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma City University.[http://www.okcu.edu/admissions/alumni-success/distinguished-alumni/index "Distinguished Alumni"] okcu.edu, accessed September 29, 2015
He made his Broadway debut in the short-lived 1980 musical Happy New Year,[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/2381/Happy-New-Year "'Happy New Year' Broadway Production"] playbillvault.com, accessed September 29, 2015 followed by another short-lived musical, the stage adaptation of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, which ran on Broadway in 1982 for five performances.[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/873/Seven-Brides-for-Seven-Brothers "'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' Broadway Production"] playbillvault.com, accessed September 29, 2015
For his third stage effort, the 1983 revival of On Your Toes he won critical recognition and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, as "The Hoofer" and "Junior", originally played by Ray Bolger in 1936.[http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=12114 "'On Your Toes' 1936 Broadway Listing"] ibdb.com, accessed September 30, 2015 He also won the 1983 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Debut Performance.[http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/42841/Lara-Teeter "Lara Teeter Broadway Credits and Awards"] playbillvault.com, accessed September 29, 2015 The show ran for 505 performances.[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/5246/On-Your-Toes "'On Your Toes' Broadway Production"] playbillvault.com, accessed September 29, 2015
Additional Broadway credits include The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and The Pirates of Penzance (chorus). Off-Broadway and national touring credits include the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (in 1998),Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/oz-tour-will-be-kitt-less-yellow-brick-road-resumes-in-philly-dec.-26-78262# "'Oz' Tour Will Be Kitt-Less; Yellow Brick Road Resumes in Philly Dec. 26"] Playbill, November 5, 1998[http://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/The-Wizard-of-Oz-7899.html The Wizard of Oz] broadwayworld.com, accessed September 29, 2015 The Robber Bridegroom, She Loves Me as Kodaly in 1987 at the Ahmanson Theatre,Shirley, Don. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-01-ca-40-story.html "Stage Review : A Nice And Easy 'She Loves Me'"] Los Angeles Times, July 4, 1987 My Fair Lady as Henry Higgins at the North Shore Music Theatre (Beverly, Massachusetts) in 1999,[http://www.nsmt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=404 "'My Fair Lady', 1999"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001033821/http://www.nsmt.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=404 |date=2015-10-01 }} nsmt.org, accessed September 30, 2015 Little Shop of Horrors, Follies in 2005 as "Buddy"Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/starry-follies-begins-barrington-run-june-23-126640# "Starry 'Follies' Begins Barrington Run June 23"] Playbill, June 23, 2005 and Oklahoma! (national tour).
He appeared with the New York City Opera in Naughty Marietta in 1979 as "Private Silas Slick"Dietz, Dan. "Naughty Marietta at the New York State Theatre, August 30, 1979 to September 2, 1979, The New York City Opera Company", The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals, Rowman & Littlefield, 2015, {{ISBN|1442251662}}, p. 464 and The Most Happy Fella at Lincoln Center in 1991 as "Herman".Rothstein, Edward. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/06/theater/review-city-opera-bride-arrives-without-her-fidelity.html?pagewanted= "Review/City Opera; Bride Arrives, Without Her Fidelity"] The New York Times, September 6, 1991
He performed in many productions at St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre, commonly called The Muny, in St. Louis, Missouri, including "Scuttle" in The Little Mermaid, with his daughter Elizabeth playing "Flounder" in 2011. Teeter commented "At Webster, I teach it. At the Muny, I do it..."[http://websterjournal.com/2011/08/17/lara-elizabeth-teeter-bring-talents-to-the-little-mermaid/ "Lara, Elizabeth Teeter bring talents to 'The Little Mermaid'"] websterjournal.com, August 17, 2011 He performed the role of Don in Singin' in the Rain at the Muny in 1995.Pollack, Joe. [https://www.questia.com/read/1P2-32949654/singin-in-the-rain-shifts-nicely-from-movie-classic "'Singin' in the Rain' Shifts Nicely from Movie Classic to Muny Stage"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930104457/https://www.questia.com/read/1P2-32949654/singin-in-the-rain-shifts-nicely-from-movie-classic |date=2015-09-30 }} excerpt from St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 19, 1995
He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2000 portraying Henry Higgins in a tribute to the work of Lerner and LoeweEhren, Christine. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/cabaret-goulet-chenoweth-sing-lerner-loewe-and-more-at-carnegie-hall-june-1-89947# "Cabaret, Goulet, Chenoweth Sing Lerner & Loewe and More at Carnegie Hall June 14-15"] Playbill, June 14, 2000 and his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut in 2001 performing the role of Steve Sankey in Street Scene.[http://www.operapassion.com/cd11299.html "'Street Scene' Recording, 2001"] operapassion.com, accessed September 29, 2015
His regional directing credits include My Fair Lady (Opera Pacific) in 1989,Smith, Mark Chalon. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-06-26-ca-3242-story.html "O. C. Stage review. Refined 'My Fair Lady' Hits All the High Notes"] Los Angeles Times, June 26, 1989 The Pirates of Penzance, at both the San Bernardino Civic Light Opera and the Light Opera Works of Chicago (in 2002),Murphy, H. Lee. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/12/27/light-opera-works-pirates-is-old-hat-for-artistic-director/ "Light Opera Works' `Pirates' is old hat for artistic director"] Chicago Tribune, December 27, 2002 Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Hollywood Cinegrill) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Fullerton Civic Light Opera) in 1994.Herman, Jan. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-15-ca-15828-story.html "Taking Libertines With the Costumes..."] Los Angeles Times, July 15, 1994
Teeter was the artistic director of Light Opera Works (Evanston, Illinois), starting in August 1999, and directed many shows there, starting with the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Gondoliers in May 2000Christiansen, Richard. [https://web.archive.org/web/20151001053855/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-05-28/news/0005280033_1_gondoliers-first-chicago-lara-teeter "Theater Lara Teeter, the affable new artistic..."] Chicago Tribune, May 28, 2000 and including Ragtime (Light Opera Works of Chicago) in 2003Jones, Chris. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/06/09/ragtime-shows-a-few-flashes/ "'Ragtime' shows a few flashes"] Chicago Tribune, June 9, 2003 and Candide (Light Opera Works of Chicago) in 2004.Behrens, Web. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/08/13/in-candide-light-opera-tackles-show-with-many-faces/ "In 'Candide,' Light Opera tackles show with many faces"] Chicago Tribune, August 13, 2004
=Teaching=
Teeter's academic credits include positions at California State University, Fullerton, where he helped start the pilot program for a BFA in Musical Theatre and was an associate professor with the theatre and dance department.[http://www.orlok.com/cyberbil/hair/product2.html "Pacific Musical Theatre"] orlok.com, accessed September 30, 2015 He held positions at Northwestern University and Shenandoah University. Since 2007 he has been a faculty member at The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he now serves as an associate professor of theatre and head of musical theatre.[https://www.webster.edu/fine-arts/departments/conservatory/faculty/ "Faculty, Conservatory"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006154944/https://www.webster.edu/fine-arts/departments/conservatory/faculty/ |date=2015-10-06 }} Webster University, accessed September 29, 2015
Select recordings
Teeter's recordings include On Your Toes (Broadway Revival Cast, 1983),[http://www.jayrecords.com/recording/on-your-toes/ "'On Your Toes' Original 1983 Broadway Cast"]
jayrecords.com, accessed September 29, 2015 Lady, Be Good! (Studio Cast, Roxbury Recordings, 1992),Carnovale,
Norbert. " Lady Be Good, Elektra Nonesuch (Roxbury Recordings)79308-2 CD (1992)", George Gershwin: A Bio-bibliography, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000, {{ISBN|0313260036}}, p.162 The Musicality of Rodgers & Hart (Compilation, 1997)[http://www.allmusicstores.com/music/060528890132/The_Musicality_of_Rodgers__Hart.html "'The Musicality of Rodgers & Hart' Listing"] allmusicstores.com, accessed September 29, 2015 and The Wizard of Oz (Original New York Cast, 1998 Grammy nomination).Mandelbaum, Ken. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/ken-mandelbaums-musicals-on-disc-tvts-paper-mill-pair-follies-oz-77672/ "Ken Mandelbaum's Musicals On Disc: TVT's Paper Mill Pair: 'Follies' & 'Oz'"] Playbill, October 4, 1998Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/grammy-favors-lion-king-cast-recording-shakespeare-kiddie-disc-80266/ "Grammy Favors 'Lion King' Cast Recording, Shakespeare Kiddie Disc"] Playbill, February 25, 1999
- On Your Toes (1983)
- Lady Be Good (1992)
- The Wizard of Oz (Grammy Award nominated) (1998)
Personal
Teeter and his wife, Kristen, a dancer and teacher of jazz and contemporary dance classes, married at a Sonoma Valley winery in 1998. Cast members from the tour of The Wizard of Oz attended. They celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary in 2013. They have four children.Russell, Stefene. [http://www.stlmag.com/family/A-Full-House/ "A Full House: The Teeter Family Signs Up For Adventure"] St. Louis Magazine, March 21, 2013.
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Category:American male dancers
Category:American male musical theatre actors
Category:American theatre directors
Category:Oklahoma City University alumni
Category:Ponca City High School alumni
Category:Male actors from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Category:20th-century American dancers
Category:20th-century American male actors