Victoria Mallory
| Victoria Mallory | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Victoria Morales September 20, 1948 |
| Died | August 30, 2014 (aged 65) |
| Other names | Vicki Morales |
| Occupation | Musical theatre, soap opera, television actress |
| Spouse(s) | Mark Lambert (m. 1975; d. 2014) |
| Children | 1 |
Victoria Mallory (September 20, 1948 – August 30, 2014) was an American singer and actress, best known for originating the role of Anne Egerman in the Broadway musical A Little Night Music.
A native of Virginia, she was sometimes credited as Vicki Morales, a variant of her birth name, Victoria Morales. Her parents were Ruby and Mario Morales; her father was from the Philippines, and her mother was of half German and half Irish descent. The family moved to Columbus, Georgia, where Vicki graduated from Baker High School in 1966; she says she did twenty musicals during high school (including at some local theaters), in addition to playing piano and dancing. After high school she went to New York to help her former teacher in a production of Little Mary Sunshine and decided to stay, enrolling at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA), where she met future co-star Kurt Peterson.
Mallory came to fame when appearing on Broadway in the 1970s with parts in three Stephen Sondheim musicals: she starred as Maria in the first revival of West Side Story at Lincoln Center (1968), had a small role in Follies (1971) as Young Heidi, and starred in A Little Night Music as Anne Egerman (1973–74). She also starred in the 1968 revival of Carnival! at New York City Center. Mallory recounted that at her audition for Follies, producer Harold Prince told her there wasn't a part that fit her, to which she replied that she would do anything to be in the show. Prince hired her, and during rehearsals, the role of Young Heidi was developed for her and added to the show, with choreographer Michael Bennett adding her to the dance numbers and Sondheim writing "One More Kiss" to be her big number. Mallory says that Prince hired her for A Little Night Music after having her read just one line of the script and that she was the first cast member hired.
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