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Is one of the 30 members of the Tony Administration Committee, who are the nominators for the Tony Awards.

Played "Sarah" in Stephen Sondheim's Broadway musical, "Company", in the early 1970s.

(2001) Starring in Hedda Gabler on Broadway.

Off-Broadway play, Winners, in 1983.

(April 2002) Played "Pinhead/Mrs. Kendal" in "The Elephant Man", a play by Bernard Pomerance (Royale Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).

(November 2002) Played "Anna" in "Boston Marriage", a play by David Mamet (Joseph Papp Public Theater/Martinson Hall, New York City, New York, USA).

(June 2005) Played "Constance Middleton" in "The Constant Wife", a play by W. Somerset Maugham (American Airlines Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).

(August 2007) Played "Miss Moffat" in the play "The Corn Is Green" at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts. The play was written by Emlyn Williams, who was her godfather. Her co-stars are her son Morgan Ritchie and her daughter Charlotte Ritchie.

(2003) She acted in Christopher Hampton's translation of Anton Chekhov's play, "Three Sisters", at the Playhouse Theatre in London, England with Kristin Scott Thomas, Madeleine Worrall, Robert Bathurst, Douglas Hodge, David Burke, Tobias Menzies, James Fleet, Susannah Wise, Tom Beard, Margery Mason and Eric Sykes in the cast. Michael Blakemore was the director.

Doonesbury (1983). Musical comedy. Book by Garry Trudeau. Lyrics by Garry Trudeau. Music by Elizabeth Swados. Based on the comic strip by Garry Trudeau. Comic Strip used by permission of Universal Press Syndicate. Music orchestrated by Elizabeth Swados. Music arranged by Jeff Waxman. Musical Director: Jeff Waxman. Choreographed by Margo Sappington [final Broadway credit]. Scenic Design by Peter Larkin. Directed by Jacques Levy [final Broadway credit]. Biltmore Theatre: 21 Nov 1983- 19 Feb 1984 (104 performances + 20 previews that began on 3 Nov 1983). Cast: Barbara Andres (as "Joanie"), Gary Beach (as "Duke"), Reathel Bean (as "Roland/Voice of President Reagan"), Ralph Bruneau (as "Mike Doonesbury"), Kate Burton (as "J.J."), Laura Dean (as "Boopsie"), Mark Linn-Baker (as "Mark") [Broadway debut], Albert Macklin (as "Zonker"), Peter Shawn (as "Provost"), Keith Szarabajka (as "B.D."), Lauren Tom (as "Honey"). Understudies: Eve Gordon [credited as Eve Bennett-Gordon] (as "Boopsie, J.J."), Max Cantor (as "B.D./Mark/Mike Doonesbury/Provost), Deborah Darr (as "Joanie"), Scott Evans (as "Zonker"), Peter Shawn (as "Duke/Roland"), Janet Wong (as "Honey"). Produced by James Walsh. Produced in association with Universal Pictures.

(1980) She played Peggy Grant in Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's "The Front Page" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, with Christopher Reeve, Edward Herrmann, Celeste Holm, Zeljko Ivanek, and David Hyde Pierce in the cast. Robert Allan Ackerman was the director.

(March 28 to September 3, 1995) She played Lauren, Grace and Annie in Neil Simon's play, "London Suite," in an Seattle Repertory Theater production at the Union Square Theater in New York City, New York with Jeffrey Jones (Brian, Mark); Paxton Whitehead (Billy, Sidney, Dr. McMerlin); Carole Shelley (Mrs. Semple, Diana, Mrs. Sitgood) and Brooks Ashmanskas (Bellman) in the cast. Daniel Sullivan was director. John Lee Beatty was scenic designer. Jane Greenwood was costume designer. Ken Billington was lighting designer. Tom Clark was sound designer. Paul Huntley was wig and hair designer. Jay Binder was casting director. Ginger Montel was associate producer. John Vivian was production stage manager. Steven M. Levy was company manager. Bill Evans and associates was press representatives. Emanuel Azenberg and Leonard Soloway were presenters. The play ran for 169 performances.

(August 26 to 30, 1980) She played Anya in Anton Chekhov's play, "The Cherry Orchard," in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Tom Atkins (Yermolay Alexeyevich Lopahin); Robert Black (Simeonov Pishchik); Carter Bland (servant); Carol Byrne (party guest); Jerome Collamore (Firs); Blythe Danner (Dunyasha); Peter DeLorenzo (servant); Colleen Dewhurst (Lubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya); John Glover (Semyon Epihodov); Jean Hackett (party guest); Laura Halper (party guest); Celeste Holm (Charlotta Ivanovna); Susan Lewis (party guest); Richard Maynard (party guest); George Morforgen (Leonid Andreyevich); Austin Pendleton (Pyotr Sergeyevich Trofimov); Michael Quill (Stranger); Christopher Reeve (Yasha); Kirstin Rudrud (servant); Alan Schack (party guest); Eileen Schuyler (party guest); Maria Tucci (Varya) and Time Winters (party guest); in the cast. Nikos Psacharapoulos was director and artistic director. Dunya Ramicova was costume designer. Andrew Jackness was settings designer. Roger Meeker was lighting designer. William Chance was stage manager. Scott LaFeber was assistant stage manager.

(July 3 to 12; 21 to 26, 1980) She played Lise and a nun in Edmond Rostand's play, "Cyrano De Bergerac," in a Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Penelope Allen (The Duenna); David Amarel (Gambler); Laurie Beckett (Parisian); Robert Black (Carbon); Carter Bland (Cavalier, cadet); Yusef Bulos (Ragueneau); Robert Brownstein (cadet); Mary Byrd (Parisian, nun); Carol Byrne (Citizen, Mother Marguerite); Stephen Collins (Christian); Joseph Constanza (Porter); Peter DeLorenzo (Cavalier, cadet); Elizabeth Dennehy (Parisian); Diane DiMemmo (Parisien); Philip Euling (Page); William Fisher (Valvert, cadet); Donald Fleming (poet); Hugo N. Furst (The Meddler); Richard Glazerman (Page); Richard Greene (LeBret); Jean Hackett (Orange Girl, nun); Kimberly Hackett (actress) Eva Hall (musician); Laurie Halper (Parisian, Sister Claire); Mary Hastings (musician); Robin Herskowitz (musician); Susan Holtzman (musician); Bjorn Johnson (Cavalier, cadet); Daniel Kanter (drummer); Laurie Kennedy (Roxane); Peter Klemens (poet); Frank Langella (Cyrano De Bergerac); Leslie Laurer (Aristocrat); Scott LeFeber (Marquis); Louise Lewis (Aristocrat); Susan Lewis (Cavalier, Sister Marthe); Richard Maynard (Ligniere, cadet); Betsy Mohler (Aristocrat); George Morforgen (Comte De Guiche); Robert Murphy (Actor); Mark Nelson (Culgy); Robert Nugent Jr. (Her Son); David Pierce (Cavalier, cadet); Craig Pospisil (pastry cook); Michael Quill (Cutpurse, poet); Janine Robbins (Assistant); Kristin Rudrud (actress, nun); Doug Salzinger (pastry cook); Alan Schack (Marquis, cadet); Lawrence Schwartz (pastry cook); Peter Sprung (De Guiche's Aide); Michael Starobin (musician); Elizabeth Stringer (Aristocrat); Daniel Tirman (pastry cook); Leonard Tucker (Capuchin); Wendy Vanden Heuvel (Parisian); James Ward (Gambler); David Wagget (Monfleury); Ted Webb (assistant); Jack Whitaker (poet); David Wilkins (Marquis, cadet); Time Winters (Bellerose, poet); Scott Zimmer (Parisian, cadet); in the cast. John Conklin was scenic designer. Jess Goldstein was costume designer. Peter Hunt was lighting designer. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director and director. B.H. Barry was fight choreographer. Franklin Keysar was stage manager. William Chance was assistant stage manager. Michael Starbin was also composer. Laurie Boyd was pantomime. Vaughn Edwards was assistant to Mr. Conklin.

(July 29 to August 2, 1980) She played Peggy Grant in Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's play, "The Front Page," at the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Stage Main Stage in Williamstown, Massachusetts with Robert Black (Sheriff Hartman); Carter Bland (Carl); Robert Brolli (Diamond Louie); Peter DeLorenzo (Wilson); Philip Euling (Boy); Jean Hackett (Jennie); Laura Halper (Mrs. Schlosser); Edward Herrmann (Water Burns); Celeste Holm (Mrs. Grant); Zeljko Ivanek (Earl Williams); Bjorn Johnson (Frank); Susan Lewis (Mollie Malloy); Richard Maynard (Bensinger); David Pierce (Kruger); Michael Quill (Murphy); Christopher Reeve (Hildy Johnson); David Sabin (The Mayor); Alan Schack (McCue); Paul Sprung (Tony); Michael Steese (Woodenshoes Eichorn); Leonard Tucker (Pincus); David Waggett (policeman); James Ward (Sailor); David Wilkins (Schwartz); Time Winters (Endicott) and Scott Zimmer (Policeman)in the cast. Robert Allan Ackerman was director. John Kasarda was setting designer. Nan Cibula was costume designer. William Armstrong was lighting designer. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director.

(July 2 to 18, 1981) She played Artemis and chorus in Euripdes, Aeschylus, Homer and Sophocles' play, "The Greeks," in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Main Stage in Williamstown, Masaschusetts with Emery Battis (Old Man); Donald F. Berman (Pylacles); Mary F. Byrd (woman of Argos, Troy and other lands, chorus); Blythe Danner (Aphrodite); Marilyn Esper (woman of Argos, Troy and other lands); Derek Evans (Patroclus); Elisabeth Fox (woman of Argos, Troy and other lands); Anthony Goldwyn (soldier); Elizabeth Gordon (Briseis); Lizzie Gottlieb (Her son); Jean Hackett (woman of Argos, Troy and other Lands); Laura Halper (woman of Argos, Troy and other lands); Francis W. Hankey (soldier); Roxanne Hart (Iphigenia); Jo Henderson (Hecuba); Edward Herrmann (Apollo); Judith Hogg (slave); Celeste Holm Athene); Bjorn Johnson (soldier); Jane Kaczmarek (woman of Argos, Troy and other lands); Chris Kavanaugh (Astyanax); Leslie M. Laurier (Eucleia); Dinah Lenney (woman of Argos, Troy and other lands); Sagan Lewis (woman of Troy, Argos and other lands); Frank Maraden (Talthybius); Roberta Maxwell (Electra); Richard Maynard (soldier to Menalaus); Carolyn McCormick (Hermione, woman of Argos, Troy and other lands); Donald Moffat (Agamemnon); George Morforgen (Peleus, Odysseus, King Polymester); Jeanne Morissey (Chrysothamus, woman of Argos, Troy and other lands); Emily Nash (woman of Argos, Troy and other lands); Robert Nugent Jr. (tyrant's son); Carrie Nye (Helen); Gwyneth Paltrow (Young Orestes, Polydorus); Pamela Payton Wright (Cassandra); Mary Petrie (Chryseis); Michael Quill (soldier); Jessica Rausch (slave); Christopher Reeve (Achilles); Judith Anna Roberts (Thetis, chorus leader); Meghan Robinson (woman of Argos, Troy and other lands); Dwight Schultz (Aegisthus, Thoas); Tony Spiridakis (solider); Josef Summer (Menelaus); Maria Tucci (Andromache); Jack Wetherall (Orestes); Cliff Weissman (soldier); Jane White (Clytemnestra); David Wilkins (soldier); Jack Yankee (soldier) and Diane Zaremba (woman of Argos, Troy and other lands) in the cast. The musicians included Nathan Hurwitz (conductor); Kevin Arthur (Mandolin); Susan Edwards (flute); Mary Hastings (trumpet); Charles Kubert (percussion); Tom O'Connor (bazoukie); Grant Parker (bass); Jeff Perry (clarinet); Bob Pierce (trumpet); Scott Sherman (percussion); Wade Russo (piano) and Matt Silverman (guitar). Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director and director. John Conklin was setting and costume designer. Pat Collins was lighting designer. Randolyn Zinn was choral movement director. Norman L. Berman was composer. Nathan Hurwitz and Michael O'Flaherty were additional music composers and arrangers. Marjorie Phillips was vocal consultant. Gregory Boyd was assistant director. Deborah Brown and Tom Fontana were casting directors. Julia Gillett was stage manager. Scott LaFeber was assistant stage manager.