Bebe Neuwirth
Participates in 1 Session
Over the course of her distinguished career, Bebe has achieved extraordinary success in
theatre, television and film. In 1980, she made her Broadway debut in A Chorus Line. She then
appeared in Little Me, Dancin’, and Sweet Charity, for which she won her first Tony Award,
followed by Damn Yankees, Fosse, and The Addams Family. Bebe won her second Tony, as well
as the Drama Desk, Astaire, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Distinguished Performance
of the Year Awards for her portrayal of Velma in Chicago. A few years later she played Roxie in
the show, making her the only triple-threat to have played both parts on Broadway. Her broad
diversity of roles in Regional theatre and off-Broadway have ranged from Anita in West Side
Story at the Cleveland Opera to Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew at the Williamstown
Theatre Festival. From a Richard Greenberg play at Lincoln Center to a Woody Allen play
directed by Mr. Allen at the Atlantic Theatre Company. Several years ago she appeared in the
critically acclaimed Here Lies Jenny, a music theatre piece comprised entirely of music by Kurt
Weill, at the Zipper Theatre. It was directed by Roger Rees and choreographed by Ann Reinking.
Bebe is well known for her work in film and television. She won two Emmy Awards for her
role of Lilith Sternin Crane on Cheers, and was nominated for Emmys for her work on Frasier
and for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in the TV movie Dash and Lilly. She was a guest on The
Good Wife and Blue Bloods, and most recently had a regular role on the first three seasons of
CBS’ Madame Secretary. She has appeared in numerous films, including Say Anything, Green
Card, Bugsy, Jumanji, Summer of Sam, Liberty Heights, Celebrity, and Tadpole.
Ms. Neuwirth toured a symphony show, ‘Bebe Sings Weill and Kander & Ebb’, and a piano
cabaret show, ‘Stories with Piano’. Her two CDs are a studio album called ‘Porcelain’, and
another recorded live at 54 Below called ‘Stories. . . in NYC’.
Ms. Neuwirth’s awards include the CTFD Rolex Dance Award, the Dance Magazine Award,
and the Sarah Siddons Society Award, among many others. She was a vice-chair of The Actors
Fund, for whom she founded a program called The Dancers’ Resource – a program aimed at
relieving the particular emotional and physical challenges faced by dancers. She has an Honorary
Doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music, is an Honorary member of Local 1 (Stage Hands
Union), and is an Honorary Zeigfeld Girl.
Sessions in which Bebe Neuwirth participates
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- "Madam Secretary" Panel Jacob K. Javits Convention Center - MainStage
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Many of TV’s hottest talents started out on performing eight shows a week. Join stars from the CBS hit show "Madam Secretary" as they discuss what ...
- Panel