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Maria Friedman
Maria Friedman made her West End debut in the 1989 production of Les Misérables. Her performance there, particularly her take on I Dreamed a Dream, drew early...
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Maria Friedman made her West End debut in the 1989 production of Les Misérables. Her performance there, particularly her take on I Dreamed a Dream, drew early attention. A few years later, she won an Olivier Award for her role in the 1993 production of Passion.
Her debut album, 'Maria Friedman: By Special Arrangement,' came out in 1991. It featured the song Words, Words, Words, a Jerry Herman ballad that became a regular part of her set. She has also performed in productions like Ragtime and Chicago.
In 2006, a vocal hemorrhage forced her to step back from performing for a time. She later returned to the stage. In 2014, she directed a production of Death of a Salesman with an all-female cast, a choice that sparked some discussion at the time.
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