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MARY ILLES
AEA SAG-AFTRA
BROADWAY/NAT’L TOUR
ANASTASIA Dowager Empress u/s, perf. Darko Tresnjak
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Giry u/s, perf. Hal Prince
THE MUSIC MAN Marian u/s, many perfs. Susan Stroman
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL Marie Robert Longbottom
STEEL PIER Mick’s Picks Scott Ellis
MUSIC OF THE NIGHT Featured Singer Scott Ellis
SHE LOVES ME Amalia u/s Scott Ellis
THE SECRET GARDEN Alice Susan Schulman
OFF BROADWAY
YIDDISH FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Golde/NYTF Joel Grey
AFTER THE BALL Mrs. Erlynne/Irish Rep Tony Walton
ENCORES!
LOVE LIFE Susan’s Dream Trio Victoria Clark
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Featured Singer Chay Yew
MUSIC IN THE AIR Featured Singer Gary Griffin
FINIAN’S RAINBOW Featured Singer Warren Carlyle
LOST IN THE STARS Featured Singer Gary Griffin
FILM/TV
FREEHELD Nurse Peter Sollett.
LAW AND ORDER SVU Head Juror NBC
REGIONAL
THE SOUND OF MUSIC Sister Margaretta/Papermill Mark Hoebee
WHERE'S CHARLEY? Dona Lucia D’Alvadore/ Goodspeed Tony Walton
CONCERT
NEW HAVEN SYMPHONY Soloist/Broadway’s Classics Gerald Steichen conductor
BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY Soloist/Innsbruck Festival Vienna Philharmonic
WANDERLUST Solo cabaret Kaplan Penthouse
TRAINING The Ohio State University BFA Musical Theater
Voice: David Jones, Carol Mayo, Jeff Stanfill
Acting: Joan Rosenfels
Audition/Vocal Coach: Deena Kaye, Michael Lavine
On Camera Kelly Kimball Studio
SPECIAL SKILLS: Conversational German, French, Hungarian; Driver’s License; Standard British and Funny German accent; can crack a whip!
Clear Talent Group
352 7th Ave. Suite 600 New York, NY 10001 phone: 212 840-4100 fax: 212 967-4567
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QUOTES
“Mary Illes is perfectly cast as Dona Lucia d’Alvadorez.”
“Rebecca Luker was on vacation, but Mary Illes, as Marian the librarian, is just fine. And what a gorgeous voice she possesses! ”
“While everyone else wisely stands back, the only cast member who truly stares down Mr. Racey is Mary Illes, who plays the real Charley’s Aunt. In keeping with her role, she doesn’t compete with Mr. Racey on his own terms, and while he is frenetically stealing every inch of the scene he can get his hands on, Ms. Illes responds with chic skepticism. She embodies the restrained approach to Mr. Racey’s exertion, the cool to his hot.”
“Mrs. Erlynne is played by the steely Mary Illes. Ms. Illes is the show’s center of gravity. The rest of the cast flutters around her.”
“Mary Illes makes the sinister Mrs. Erlynne both glamorous and sweet-voiced.”
“Mary Illes is a splendidly seductive Mrs. Erlynne, dressed in red and more than able to live up to it. ”
“Mary Illes has enormous dignity and emotional restraint as a fallen woman.”
“Mary Illes has both the musical chops for the role and enough dramatic know-how to suggest the emotional conflicts that make the character so intriguing. And in her bold red gown, with her chin held high, she cuts a splendid figure as a sophisticated woman of the world. ”