Rita Gardner (née Schier; October , ) is an American actress and
singer.Gardner made her stage debut Off-Broadway in Jerry Herman's
musical review Nightcap before her breakout turn as Luisa in the
original cast of The Fantasticks in .Additional Off-Broadway credits
include The Cradle Will Rock (), To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (),
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (), Steel Magnolias
(), Wings () and The Foreigner ().Gardner made her Broadway debut in
the short-lived musical ( performances) A Family Affair in as Sally
Nathan. She was featured in a brief revival of Pal Joey as Linda
English and replaced Susan Watson soon after the opening of Ben
Franklin in Paris in . Her Broadway career subsequently stalled,
finding her serving as a standby or understudy in On a Clear Day You
Can See Forever (), The Last of the Red Hot Lovers (), and Morning's
at Seven () (understudy for Cora and Esther). She had a featured role
as Rosie in The Wedding Singer in , with three musical numbers
including the song "Move that Thang".
singer.Gardner made her stage debut Off-Broadway in Jerry Herman's
musical review Nightcap before her breakout turn as Luisa in the
original cast of The Fantasticks in .Additional Off-Broadway credits
include The Cradle Will Rock (), To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (),
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (), Steel Magnolias
(), Wings () and The Foreigner ().Gardner made her Broadway debut in
the short-lived musical ( performances) A Family Affair in as Sally
Nathan. She was featured in a brief revival of Pal Joey as Linda
English and replaced Susan Watson soon after the opening of Ben
Franklin in Paris in . Her Broadway career subsequently stalled,
finding her serving as a standby or understudy in On a Clear Day You
Can See Forever (), The Last of the Red Hot Lovers (), and Morning's
at Seven () (understudy for Cora and Esther). She had a featured role
as Rosie in The Wedding Singer in , with three musical numbers
including the song "Move that Thang".
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