Anastasia Barzee

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Anastasia Barzee (born April 24, 1966) is an American actress and singer. She is a graduate of Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. Along with fellow Miami grads, Matt Pierson (Producer) and Grammy Winner Gil Goldstein (Arrangements), she recorded a critically acclaimed solo album, The Dimming of the Day, of eclectic contemporary standards which was released on September 27, 2011 on Ghostlight Records. The album features songs by Kate Bush, Paul Simon, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rufus Wainwright, Jimmy Webb, Richard Thompson, who wrote the title track, and more and boasts the talents of Gil Goldstein, Larry Campbell and Steve Wilson playing on the tracks.

Christopher Loudon of Jazz Times wrote, "Barzee's crystalline soprano strongly evokes Joan Baez". Critic Jack Goodstein wrote, "There is no doubt a great pleasure and joy in listening to a talented artist pouring her heart out in song. Anastasia Barzee is just such a talented artist".^[1] Wildy's World wrote, "a purely inspired vocal performance that will have you hitting replay again and again. Anastasia Barzee is one of a kind".^[2]

Barzee has starred on Broadway in numerous musicals and plays. They include: The Tony Award-winning production of Henry IV (a combination of Part 1 and Part 2) as Lady Mortimer opposite Kevin Kline; the Tony award-winning Urinetown as Hope; Jekyll & Hyde as Emma; and Miss Saigon as Ellen. She created and starred as Josephine in the West End production of Napoleon directed by Francesca Zambello.

Back stateside, she created the role of Betty Haynes in the White Christmas, directed by Walter Bobbie. Also with Bobbie directing, Anastasia played Lorna Moon in Golden Boy for New York's City Center Encores series. For this portrayal, Ben Brantley of The New York Times wrote, "Ms Barzee has a pure-lined, heartfelt way with a song", and the Daily News critic Howard Kissel wrote, "Barzee is devastating, especially the way she catches every nuance of the haunting title song".

Among her many regional credits are The Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration production of Merrily We Roll Along. She was asked to reprise a performance of the song for Lincoln Center's Sondheim Celebration Concert.

On television, Barzee has guest starred on numerous shows including: Golden Boy, Blue Bloods, Law & Order: SVU, White Collar, Law & Order, Murder She Wrote, Get a Life, Herman's Head and, most recently, 666 Park Avenue and Made in Jersey. She appeared in the 2010 Doug Liman feature Fair Game (opposite Sean Penn).^{[citation needed]}

Credits[]

Film[]

• Fair Game

Broadway[]

• Henry IV (a combination of Part 1 and Part 2)
• Urinetown
• Jekyll & Hyde
• Miss Saigon

National tours[]

• Sunset Boulevard
• City of Angels

West End[]

• Napoleon

Other theatre[]

• White Christmas Original Cast - San Francisco, Los Angeles
• Take Me Along Irish Repertory Theatre
• Merrily We Roll Along The Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration

Television[]

• The Society
• 666 Park Avenue
• Made in Jersey
• Blue Bloods
• White Collar
• Law & Order:SVU
• Law & Order
• Get a Life
• Murder She Wrote
• Designing Women
• Herman's Head

Discography[]

• The Dimming of the Day^[3]
• Napoleon
• White Christmas

References[]

External links[]

• Anastasia Barzee Website
• Anastasia Barzee at IMDb
• Anastasia Barzee at the Internet Broadway Database
• Napoleon Soundtrack