Helon Blount (January , â€" March , ) was an actress and singer who
appeared in the original Broadway productions of such musicals as The
Most Happy Fella, Woman of the Year and Follies.She was born in Big
Spring, Texas and attended the fine arts and music school at the
University of Texas. She sang in the chorus of the Dallas State Fair
Musicals during two summers and, after earning her Master's Degree in
Voice Pedagogy, she moved to New York City.She appeared in the
original production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella on
Broadway in . She originally understudied the role of "Cleo" and took
over the role during the Broadway run. Forty years later, Blount
played “Granny Briggs†in a revised version of Loesser's
Greenwillow in at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre in Sarasota,
Florida. She received a "South Florida Sammie Award" as Best
Supporting Actress in a Musical.Other Broadway credits included
playing “Dee Dee West†in the original production of Stephen
Sondheim's Follies () (also understudying the roles of Hattie and
Stella), Do I Hear a Waltz? (), Musical Chairs and The Fig Leaves Are
Falling (). In Kander and Ebb's Woman of the Year (), which starred
Lauren Bacall, Blount played several characters. Blount also appeared
in Riverwind in , an Off-Broadway musical.
appeared in the original Broadway productions of such musicals as The
Most Happy Fella, Woman of the Year and Follies.She was born in Big
Spring, Texas and attended the fine arts and music school at the
University of Texas. She sang in the chorus of the Dallas State Fair
Musicals during two summers and, after earning her Master's Degree in
Voice Pedagogy, she moved to New York City.She appeared in the
original production of Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella on
Broadway in . She originally understudied the role of "Cleo" and took
over the role during the Broadway run. Forty years later, Blount
played “Granny Briggs†in a revised version of Loesser's
Greenwillow in at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre in Sarasota,
Florida. She received a "South Florida Sammie Award" as Best
Supporting Actress in a Musical.Other Broadway credits included
playing “Dee Dee West†in the original production of Stephen
Sondheim's Follies () (also understudying the roles of Hattie and
Stella), Do I Hear a Waltz? (), Musical Chairs and The Fig Leaves Are
Falling (). In Kander and Ebb's Woman of the Year (), which starred
Lauren Bacall, Blount played several characters. Blount also appeared
in Riverwind in , an Off-Broadway musical.
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