{"title":"Leslie Kritzer","role":"Salome","image":"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/roundabout-theatre-company\/image\/upload\/c_fill,g_auto,h_880,w_880\/f_auto\/q_auto\/v1542738972\/Headshots\/2015-2016-Season\/Robber-Bridegroom\/leslie-kritzer-084-web?_a=BAAAV6DQ","lede":null,"content":"<p><strong>LESLIE KRITZER (Salome)<\/strong> made her Broadway debut in Hairspray, following that she was Serena in Legally Blonde, winning the Clarence Derwent Award for most promising performer. She then starred in <em>A Catered Affair<\/em> starring opposite Tom Wopat & Faith Prince earning her a Drama Desk nomination In <em>Sondheim on Sondheim<\/em> on Broadway she starred opposite Vanessa Williams and Barbara Cook and most recently was seen in <em>Elf<\/em>, in which she starred as Jovie opposite Wayne Knight. Last year Leslie was seen Off-Broadway in the new musical, <em>Piece of My Heart<\/em>, at The Signature Theatre; in 2013 she starred in the world premieres of <em>Nobody Loves You<\/em> at Second Stage and <em>The Memory Show<\/em> at Transport Group. Her other Off-Broadway credits include<em> Rooms: A Rock Romance<\/em>, which earned her an Outer Critics Circle nomination; <em>The Great American Trailer Park Musical<\/em>, earning her a Drama Desk nomination, and <em>Bat Boy: The Musical<\/em>. She played Hildy in <em>On the Town<\/em> for New York City Center Encores! and she was Little Becky in the national tour of <em>Urinetown<\/em>. Some regional credits include <em>Pop! <\/em>at Yale Repertory Theatre, <em>Every Tongue Confess <\/em>at Arena Stage, <em>First You Dream<\/em> at The Kennedy Center and <em>Funny Girl<\/em> at Paper Mill Playhouse.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Leslie received enthusiastic critical acclaim, a TimeOut New York Award, and a Special Achievement MAC Award, for <em>Leslie Kritzer Is Patti LuPone<\/em> at Les Mouches, a re-creation of Patti LuPone\u2019s famed nightclub act. The show had a sold-out run at Joe\u2019s Pub, followed by performances at The Plush Room in San Francisco. She was a featured soloist at The Royal Albert Hall in London for a tribute to Tim Rice and can be heard on several original cast albums. She recently developed two new Broadway musicals, Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s<em> School Of Rock<\/em>and <em>The Honeymooners<\/em> playing Alice Kramden opposite Hank Azaria, which will be on Broadway in 2016.  She is currently playing Ray Romano\u2019s wife on the new HBO show \u201cVinyl\u201d airing in January.  She can be seen around NYC doing her standup and solo shows. Follow her @lesliekritzer on Twitter\/Instagram\/Vine. Leslie is a graduate of the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.<\/p>","website":"","alt":null}