Ivy Austin (born Ivy Lynn Epstein; January 19, 1958 in Brooklyn, New
York) is an American actress, singer, and voice-over artist, known for
her performances on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and
her Sesame Street voices, Ivy Austin also starred on Broadway in
Raggedy Ann.Ivy Austin is a graduate of the High School of Performing
Arts and Colgate University.Austin's stage career began with national
tours of Hair (as Crissy) in 1976 and They're Playing Our Song (Alter
Ego) in 1979. She made her New York City Opera debut in 1982's Candide
(Pink Sheep) and remained on the guest artist roster through 1989.
Other NYCO credits include Naughty Marietta (Lisette), The Merry Widow
(Zozo), The Music Man (Ethel Toffelmier), The New Moon, The Desert
Song, South Pacific, and Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman). Austin's
Broadway debut in 1986 was as the starring role in the Joe
Raposo/William Gibson musical Raggedy Ann, directed by Patricia Birch.
York) is an American actress, singer, and voice-over artist, known for
her performances on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion and
her Sesame Street voices, Ivy Austin also starred on Broadway in
Raggedy Ann.Ivy Austin is a graduate of the High School of Performing
Arts and Colgate University.Austin's stage career began with national
tours of Hair (as Crissy) in 1976 and They're Playing Our Song (Alter
Ego) in 1979. She made her New York City Opera debut in 1982's Candide
(Pink Sheep) and remained on the guest artist roster through 1989.
Other NYCO credits include Naughty Marietta (Lisette), The Merry Widow
(Zozo), The Music Man (Ethel Toffelmier), The New Moon, The Desert
Song, South Pacific, and Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman). Austin's
Broadway debut in 1986 was as the starring role in the Joe
Raposo/William Gibson musical Raggedy Ann, directed by Patricia Birch.
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