Lisa Kirk (born Elsie Kirk, February , â€" November , ) was an
American actress and singer noted for her comic talents and rich
contralto (her voice was called a husky alto).Born in Brownsville,
Pennsylvania, she was raised in Roscoe, Pennsylvania. Her Roscoe home
later became the Hotel Roscoe. She enrolled as a law student at the
University of Pittsburgh but abandoned her studies when she was
offered a spot in the chorus line at the Versailles nightclub in
Manhattan.She studied theatre at HB Studio in New York City and made
her Broadway debut in Allegro in . In , she gained critical acclaim
for her performance as Lois Lane/Bianca in Kiss Me, Kate. for which
Kirk recounted learning the songs (from Cole Porter) and performing
them for investors before performing them in the theatre. The reviewer
for Cast Album wrote: "As Lois/Bianca, Lisa Kirk acts and sings her
numbers impeccably; her performance of "Why Can't You Behave?" is
unsurpassed as her sultry voice pours over great lines such as, "There
I'll care for you forever / Well, at least till you dig my grave."In
Mack and Mabel (), she played an older actress who becomes a star tap
dancer, and was noted by Clive Barnes to be "particularly fine".
Additional Broadway credits include Here's Love (), Me Jack, You Jill
(closed during previews in ), and a revival of Noël Coward's Design
for Living.
American actress and singer noted for her comic talents and rich
contralto (her voice was called a husky alto).Born in Brownsville,
Pennsylvania, she was raised in Roscoe, Pennsylvania. Her Roscoe home
later became the Hotel Roscoe. She enrolled as a law student at the
University of Pittsburgh but abandoned her studies when she was
offered a spot in the chorus line at the Versailles nightclub in
Manhattan.She studied theatre at HB Studio in New York City and made
her Broadway debut in Allegro in . In , she gained critical acclaim
for her performance as Lois Lane/Bianca in Kiss Me, Kate. for which
Kirk recounted learning the songs (from Cole Porter) and performing
them for investors before performing them in the theatre. The reviewer
for Cast Album wrote: "As Lois/Bianca, Lisa Kirk acts and sings her
numbers impeccably; her performance of "Why Can't You Behave?" is
unsurpassed as her sultry voice pours over great lines such as, "There
I'll care for you forever / Well, at least till you dig my grave."In
Mack and Mabel (), she played an older actress who becomes a star tap
dancer, and was noted by Clive Barnes to be "particularly fine".
Additional Broadway credits include Here's Love (), Me Jack, You Jill
(closed during previews in ), and a revival of Noël Coward's Design
for Living.
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