Loni Ackerman
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| Born | April 10, 1949 |
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| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Canyon Kennedy (1983 - Present) |
Loni Ackerman (born April 10, 1949) is an American Broadway musical theatre performer and cabaret singer.
Born in New York City, she made her Broadway debut in George M! in 1968, then replaced Bernadette Peters in the hit off-Broadway production of Dames at Sea.
In 1971, Ackerman was cast in the revival of No, No Nanette as one of the three gold diggers chasing the title character's guardian.
Ackerman's additional Broadway credits include another major success, The Magic Show with Doug Henning, the shortlived So Long, 174th Street, and the title role in Evita. Her last Broadway credit was Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats (musical) where she sang the famous song Memory. She then became inactive to raise her two sons.
Ackerman occasionally performs her act of 1930s and 40s standards in Manhattan cabarets.
Ackerman is married to Broadway sound designer Steve Canyon Kennedy.
[edit] References
- Dunn, Don. The Making of No, No Nanette, Citadel Press, 1972
