Laurie Beechman

About

Actress who appeared in Broadway productions of Annie, Les Miserables, and Cats. For her role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, she earned a 1982 Tony nomination.

Before fame

She briefly attended New York University and subsequently made her Broadway debut in Annie.

Trivia

A theater on 42nd Street in New York City was named in her honor.

Family life

She died of cancer at the age of forty-four, just six years after marrying Neil Mazzella.

Associated with

She performed at Bill Clinton's second Presidential Inaugural Gala.