Patti Murin
{{short description|American actress, singer and dancer (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Patti Murin
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|9|28|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Hopewell Junction, New York, U.S.
| years active = 2002–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|dancer}}
| spouse = {{Plain list|
- {{marriage|Curtis Holbrook|2009|2013|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Colin Donnell|2015}}
}}
| children = 2
| website = {{URL|https://pattimurin.blog/}}
}}
Patti Murin (born September 28,{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/person/patti-murin-vault-0000068382 | publisher= Playbill.com|title=Patti Murin: Performer|access-date= April 19, 2018| archive-date= April 4, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180404072948/http://www.playbill.com/person/patti-murin-vault-0000068382 |url-status=live}} 1980){{cite news|url=http://people.com/movies/broadways-frozen-star-massive-anxiety-attack/|title=Broadway's Frozen Star Patti Murin Reveals She Skipped a Show Due to a 'Massive Anxiety Attack'|first=Alexia|last=Fernandez| date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 19, 2018|work=People|quote=...Murin, 37...}}{{cite web|url= http://www.eonline.com/news/928309/broadway-s-patti-murin-cancels-frozen-performance-due-to-anxiety| title=Broadway's Patti Murin Cancels Frozen Performance Due to Anxiety|first=Corinne|last=Heller|publisher= E! News|date=April 18, 2018 |access-date=April 19, 2018|quote=The 37-year-old actress...}} is an American actress, singer and dancer. On Broadway, she has originated the title role in Lysistrata Jones (2011) and Princess Anna in Frozen (2018). She also had a recurring role as Dr. Nina Shore in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med from 2016 to 2019.
Early life
Patti Murin was born and raised in Hopewell Junction, New York,{{cite news|url= http://www.playbill.com/article/diva-talk-chatting-with-lysistrata-jones-star-patti-murin-com-186152|title= Diva Talk: Chatting with Lysistrata Jones Star Patti Murin|first=Andrew|last=Gans|date=January 6, 2012|access-date=April 19, 2018|work=Playbill|quote=I was born and raised in a small — but awesome — town, a little bit upstate, called Hopewell Junction, NY.}} attended John Jay High School (Hopewell Junction, New York) and graduated from Syracuse University in 2002, where she majored in musical theatre.{{cite web| url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/158949/lysistrata-jones-star-patti-murin-on-her-days-as-a-college-cheerleader-and-pole-dancing-on-stage |title= Lysistrata Jones' Star Patti Murin on Her Days as a College Cheerleader and Pole Dancing on Stage| last=Mellini| first=Michael| publisher=Broadway.com| date=December 12, 2011| access-date=April 14, 2018}}{{cite web| url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2007-07-30/features/0707270375_1_xanadu-stage-roles| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403234747/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2007-07-30/features/0707270375_1_xanadu-stage-roles| url-status=dead| archive-date=April 3, 2018| title=Actress hopes success rolls her way with Xanadu| last=Gereffi| first=Nick| date=July 30, 2007|work=Sun Sentinel|location=South Florida|access-date=April 3, 2018}}
Career
Murin began her career in regional theatre, playing Polly Baker in Crazy for You in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.{{cite web|url=http://innuendoandoutuendo.com/2013/02/exclusive-interview-patti-murin/|title=Exclusive Interview: Patti Murin|last=Evans|first=Isaac|date=February 23, 2013|publisher=InnuendoAndOutuendo.com|access-date=April 3, 2018}}[http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/9848.html "Classic Disney musical enchants audiences"] The Citizen, August 31, 2006 Her Off-Broadway debut was in 2005 in the staged concert of the Elizabeth Diggs-Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt stage musical Mirette with York Theatre Company.{{cite web| url=http://www.playbill.com/article/robert-cuccioli-and-ed-dixon-to-head-cast-of-muftis-mirette-com-129625#| title=Robert Cuccioli and Ed Dixon to Head Cast of Mufti's Mirette| last=Gans| first=Andrew| date=December 8, 2005| work=Playbill| access-date=April 16, 2018}} She next played Belle in a national tour of Beauty and the Beast (2006){{cite web|url=http://johnstonsunrise.net/stories/murin-fulfills-lifelong-dream-as-belle,14222?print=1|title=Murin fulfills lifelong dream as Belle|last=Fowler|first=Don|date=September 28, 2006|work=Johnston SunRise|publisher=Beacon Communications|location=Johnston, Rhode Island|access-date=April 3, 2018}}{{cite web| url=http://archive.thecitizen.com/node/9848.html| title=Classic Disney musical enchants audiences| date=August 31, 2006| work=The Citizen|location =Fayetteville, Georgia|access-date=April 15, 2018}}
Murin made her Broadway debut in the musical Xanadu in 2007–2008 as a swing, understudy and then replacement in the leading role of Clio/Kira. In her next Broadway appearance, she originated the title role in Lysistrata Jones in 2012.Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/lysistrata-jones-the-broadway-musical-comedy-that-borrows-from-ancient-greece-closes-jan-8-com-186202# " 'Lysistrata Jones', the Broadway Musical Comedy That Borrows From Ancient Greece, Closes Jan. 8"], Playbill, January 8, 2012 Among other roles in regional and other stage productions, she played Glinda Upland in the first national tour of Wicked (2012–2013).{{cite web|title=Patti Murin – Broadway Cast & Staff {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/patti-murin-461897/#touring|publisher=Internet Broadway Database (The Broadway League)|access-date= April 16, 2018|quote=Glinda - Replacement (Aug 14, 2012 - Feb 24, 2013)}} She played pathologist Nina Shore on the NBC medical drama television series Chicago Med, which she joined in 2016{{Cite web| url=http://ew.com/article/2016/09/02/chicago-med-halstead-love-interest| title=Chicago Med: Halstead's new love interest revealed| work=Entertainment Weekly| date=September 2, 2016| access-date=April 15, 2018}} and recurred until 2019.{{cite web| url=http://www.ibtimes.com/chicago-med-spoilers-patti-murin-heads-broadway-what-does-mean-will-nina-season-2-2529656| title='Chicago Med' Spoilers: Patti Murin Heads To Broadway; What Does That Mean For Will And Nina In Season 2?| last=Sharma| first=Nemisha| work=International Business Times| date=April 24, 2017| access-date=April 15, 2018}}
Murin was the original Princess Anna in the musical Frozen which opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in March 2018.Green, Jesse. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/theater/frozen-review-disney-broadway.html "Review: Frozen Hits Broadway With a Little Magic and Some Icy Patches"], The New York Times, March 22, 2018 She also performed as Anna during the workshops and 2017 out of town tryout at the Buell Theatre in Denver, Colorado.{{cite web|last1=Scheps|first1=Leigh|title=The Making of a Disney Princess: How Patti Murin Overcame Setbacks to Become Anna in 'Frozen' (Exclusive)|url=http://www.etonline.com/the-making-of-a-disney-princess-how-patti-murin-overcame-setbacks-to-become-anna-in-frozen?linkId=50225635|work=Entertainment Tonight|publisher=CBS Television Distribution|access-date=15 April 2018|date=9 April 2018}}{{cite web|last1=Paulson|first1=Michael|title='Frozen' on Broadway Made Them Sisters. Heartbreak Made Them Friends.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/theater/frozen-sisters-disney-broadway.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 15, 2018|date= March 6, 2018}} Murin played her final performance in the role on February 16, 2020.Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/ciara-renee-and-mckenzie-kurtz-will-be-frozens-new-elsa-and-anna-on-broadway# "Ciara Renée and McKenzie Kurtz Will Be Frozen’s New Elsa and Anna on Broadway"], Playbill, January 15, 2020
She appears in the Hallmark Channel film Love on Iceland with her husband Colin Donnell, which aired in January 2020.Cullwell-Block, Logan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/patti-murin-and-colin-donnell-to-star-in-hallmark-winterfest-movie-love-on-iceland# "Patti Murin and Colin Donnell to Star in Hallmark Winterfest Movie Love on Iceland"], Playbill, November 20, 2019
Murin released a joint album with Colin Donnell titled Something Stupid in 2022. The album, released on Broadway Records, was produced by Robbie Rozelle, co-produced by Yasuhiko Fukuoka, and arranged and orchestrated by Luke Williams.
Personal life
Murin's first husband was Curtis Holbrook, her co-star in the Broadway production of Xanadu from 2009 until their divorce in 2013.Murin in {{cite magazine|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/diva-talk-chatting-with-lysistrata-jones-star-patti-murin-com-186152|title=Diva Talk: Chatting with Lysistrata Jones Star Patti Murin|first=Andrew|last=Gans|date=January 6, 2012| access-date=December 3, 2020|magazine=Playbill|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027232311/https://www.playbill.com/article/diva-talk-chatting-with-lysistrata-jones-star-patti-murin-com-186152|url-status=live|quote=...my boyfriend, who is now my husband, Curtis Holbrook, was in the show.}} On June 19, 2015, Murin married her Love's Labour's Lost co-star Colin Donnell in New York City.{{cite web|title=Colin Donnell Is Married! Arrow Star Says "I Do" to Patti Murin While Channeling Scenes from the Bachelorette| publisher= E! News|url= http://www.eonline.com/news/668842/colin-donnell-is-married-arrow-star-says-i-do-to-patti-murin-while-channeling-scenes-from-the-bachelorette|first=Mike|last=Vulpo|date=June 20, 2015|access-date=June 20, 2015}} Their daughter, Cecily, was born on July 14, 2020.{{Cite magazine|date=July 17, 2020|title=Patti Murin and Colin Donnell Welcome Daughter Cecily Philips: 'She's Gonna Change the World'|url=https://people.com/parents/patti-murin-colin-donnell-welcome-daughter-cecily-philips-exclusive/|magazine=People|language=EN}} In October 2022, the couple announced that Murin was pregnant with their second child.{{Cite magazine|date=October 25, 2022|title=Patti Murin and Colin Donnell Expecting Second Baby Girl: 'We're So Excited'|url=https://people.com/parents/patti-murin-colin-donnell-expecting-baby-no-2/|magazine=People|language=EN}}
Their second daughter, Lorelai, was born on April 2, 2023.
Credits
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2012
| Before We Made It | Anna | Television film |
| 2012–2016
| Ana / Ava | Guest role; 2 episodes |
| 2016–2019
| rowspan="2" | Dr. Nina Shore | Recurring role; 18 episodes |
| 2018
| Episode: "This Isn't Charity" |
| 2019
| Holiday for Heroes | Pam | rowspan="4" | Television film |
| 2020
| Love on Iceland | Isabella |
| 2021
| To Catch a Spy | Sara Webb |
| 2022
| In Merry Measure | Darcy |
=Theatre=
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" width="95%" |
| width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award Ceremony ! width="45%"| Category ! width="20%"| Nominee ! width="10%"| Result |
|---|
| 2012
|Fred and Adele Astaire Awards |Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"|2018
|rowspan="2"|Frozen |{{nom}} |
| Outer Critics Circle Award
|Outstanding Actress in a MusicalClement, Olivia. [http://www.playbill.com/article/spongebob-squarepants-leads-outer-critics-circle-nominations# " 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Leads Outer Critics Circle Nominations"] Playbill, April 24, 2018 |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://pattimurin.blog/}}
- {{IBDB name|461897}}
- {{IMDb name|4950204}}
- {{IOBDB name|43166}}
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Category:People from Hopewell Junction, New York
Category:Dancers from New York (state)
Category:21st-century American singers