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Meghan Andrews

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Meghan Andrews
Born
New York City, U.S.
EducationState University of New York, Purchase (BFA) Lifetime Member of The Actors' Studio
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, Songwriter

Meghan Andrews may have been the youngest to ever perform at The Actors' Studio, where she did a scene from The Miracle Worker when she was 10 years old. After seeing her work, Estelle Parsons offered Meghan a role playing opposite her in Forgiving Typhoid Mary at George Street Playhouse. Later, Meghan would become a lifetime member of The Studio.

She made her Broadway debut in Steppenwolf Theatre Company's The Grapes of Wrath, alongside Gary Sinise and Lois Smith (she later worked in her adult career with Lois Smith both in The Cherry Orchard and The Trip to Bountiful Off-Broadway and at The Goodman Theatre, Chicago, working alongside legendary playwright Horton Foote). Meghan left Broadway at the time to move to television where she starred in 2 seasons of The Babysitters Club, which aired on The Disney Channel, HBO, and most recently NETFLIX.

Now Meghan is a classically trained singer and an award-winning Actress (WINNER! 2022 Broadway World Award for her work as "Lady Macbeth" at The Alabama Shakespeare Festival, NOMINATED! Lucille Lortel Award for "Thelma" in The Trip to Bountiful alongside Lois Smith). She's appeared in over 30 theatrical productions (Broadway, Off-Broadway, 1st National Tours, Regional, World Premieres, US Premieres). You may recognize Meghan from her Film and TV work on NBC, F/X, CBS, etc. Recently she premiered in Season 2 of Shrinking on Apple TV playing "Jennie" alongside Jason Segel, Michael Urie, and Heidi Gardner, directed by Zach Braff.

Ever since her aunt lent her a Martin guitar and Meghan taught herself to play, songwriting has been a part of who she is. She played her original music solo and in bands all over NYC (The Bitter End, CBGB's Gallery, City Winery, Rockwood Music Hall, Cornelia Street Cafe, The Living Room, Brooklyn Bowl) and LA (The Mint, House of Blues, Gengis Cohen, Witzend, The E Spot Lounge). She toured the West Coast and won a few awards (WINNER! Best Song & Best Performance for songs "Sweet Louise" and "99" West Coast Songwriters Competition 2014).

Meghan has 4 studio albums. Several notable musicians appear on each including Steve Gadd, Brain, Zev Katz, Greg Cohen, and Jaik Miller (R.I.P). She was asked to sing at Horton Foote's memorial and was subsequently introduced to Walter Sear (R.I.P), who offered to co-produce her album Lights Like This at his legendary studio, Sear Sound, NYC. After winning the West Coast Songwriter's Competition, Cookie Marenco of Blue Coast Records invited Meghan to record the album Just Let Go with her high-resolution audio label, leading to many collaborations with Cookie including a 4 song EP of covers and 2 Albums, Venus Rising and Special Event 43, all recorded live to DSD. You can hear Meghan's original music on Tidal, Apple Music, Spotify, Quobuz, Soundcloud, YouTube, Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon Music, and Blue Coast Music.

This New York City native found her heaven on earth in a little beach town along the California coast, where she lives with her husband and daughter. She also gives back to future generations by teaching vocal performance to youngsters all over the US.

Filmography

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Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1990 Earthday Birthday (voice) TV movie
1990-1993 The Baby-Sitters Club Mallory Pike 13 Episodes
1991 Flesh 'n' Blood Beauty Weed 12 episodes
1996 Law & Order Brandson Daughter Episode: "Corpus Deliciti"
1997 Cost of Living Ted's Sister
2004–2005 Guiding Light Tara Ledom TV series
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Vanessa Albert Episode: "Lonelyville"
2011 The Adjustment Bureau Cedar Lake Receptionist
2011 Justified Jill Episode: "Save My Love"
2016 Drifting Robbie
2016 The Big Swim Mary Simmons Short
2024 Shrinking Jennie Episode: "Psychological Something-ism"

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue Notes
1989 The Secret Garden Mary 1st Broadway Workshop Production Jujamcyn Productions
1990 Forgiving Typhoid Mary Sarah George Street Playhouse
1990 The Grapes of Wrath Ruthie Joad - Understudy Cort Theatre - Broadway Produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company
1990 Tamara Tamara Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC Off-Off Broadway
1999 The Taming of the Shrew Bianca Franklin Stock Company
2003 All's Well That Ends Well Countess Blessed Unrest, NYC Off-Off Broadway
2004 Defences of Prague Diana La Mama Experimental Theatre Club Off-Off Broadway
2004 Sympathy Jean Ensemble Studio Theatre, NYC Off-Off Broadway
2005-2006 The Trip to Bountiful Thelma Signature Theatre Company, NYC Off-Broadway Nominated Best Supporting Actress Lucille Lortel Awards
2006 Clocks & Whistles Anne Origin Theatre Company, NYC Off-Off Broadway
2006 Honky Tonk Angels Darlene Alabama Shakespeare Festival
2007 Dracula Mina Fulton Opera House
2007 Doubt: A Parable Sister James George Street Playhouse
2007 Frost/Nixon Evonne, Caroline understudy St. James Theatre - Broadway Produced by The Donmar Warehouse
2008 The Trip to Bountiful Thelma The Goodman Theatre Chicago
2008-2009 Frost/Nixon Evonne Broadway Tour 1st National Tour
2012 Words By... Ira Gershwin Chanteuse North Coast Repertory Theatre San Diego, CA
2013 Educating Rita Rita North Coast Repertory Theatre San Diego, CA
2013 Miracle on South Division Street Beverly Colony Theatre - Burbank ArtsInLA.com Best Actress Critics Pick
2014 Collected Stories Lisa Rubicon Theatre Ventura, CA
2015 The Empty Man Kate The Blank Theatre Company Los Angeles
2016 Much Ado About Nothing Hero Here & Now Theatre Company West Townshend, Vermont
2017 A Midsummer Night's Dream Helena Here & Now Theatre Company West Townshend, Vermont
2017 The Spitfire Grill Shelby North Coast Reperatory Theatre San Diego,CA
2017 King Charles III Kate Middleton Pasadena Playhouse Los Angeles
2018 Theory Of Nothing Sugar Pasadena Playhouse Los Angeles
2018 King Lear Regan Rubicon Theatre Ventura, CA
2019 Ladies Lady Elizabeth Montagu Boston Court Pasadena Theatre Company Los Angeles
2020 Passion Fosca Boston Court Pasadena Theatre Company Los Angles
2022 Macbeth Lady Macbeth Alabama Shakespeare Festival Winner! 2022 Broadway World Awards Best Performer
2023 Into the Breeches Maggie I.C.T Long Beach
2023 The Sound of Music Elsa Musical Theatre West 2023-2024 Scenies Winner! Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical Stage Scene LA

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1992 Young Artist Award Best Young Actress Starring in a New Television Series Flesh 'n' Blood Nominated
2006 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Featured Actress The Trip to Bountiful Nominated
2014 West Coast Songwriters Competition Best Song & Best Performance “Sweet Louise” “99” Won
2022 Broadway World Awards Best Performer Macbeth Won
2023 Stage Scene LA Awards "Scenies" Best Featured Performance in a Musical The Sound of Music Won
Lights Like This
Studio album by
Meghan Andrews
Released2012
Recorded2010–2012
StudioSear Sound, NYC
GenreFolk
LabelBlue Pearl Records
ProducerLoren Toolajian, Walter Sear, Meghan Andrews

Track listing of Lights Like This

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  1. "Rothko"
  2. "Run Run Run"
  3. "Brooklyn Song"
  4. "Kid"
  5. "Sweet Louise"
  6. "Trouble"
  7. "Traffic Jam"
  8. "Kinski's Three"
  9. "Venus Rising"
  10. "Changed"
  11. "Around"
  12. "Lights Like This"
Just Let Go
Studio album by
Meghan Andrews
Released2018
Recorded2018
StudioBlue Coast Records
GenreFolk
LabelBlue Pearl Records
ProducerCookie Marenco, Meghan Andrews, Marco Ferrero

Track listing of Just Let Go

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  1. "99"
  2. "Venus Rising"
  3. "Islene"
  4. "Johnny Colorado"
  5. "Waitin' Around to Die"
  6. "New York City"
  7. "Just Let Go"
  8. "Sigh No More"
  9. "Would"
  10. "Whisk"
Venus Rising
Studio album by
Meghan Andrews
Released2019
Recorded2018
StudioBlue Coast Records
GenreFolk
LabelBlue Coast Records
ProducerCookie Marenco

Track listing of Center of Gravity

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  1. "99"
  2. "Johnny Colorado"
  3. "Just Let Go"
  4. "New York City"
  5. "Sigh No More"
  6. "Venus Rising"
  7. "Waiting Around to Die"
  8. "Islene"
  9. "Would"
  10. "Years Pass"
Center of Gravity
Studio album by
Meghan Andrews
Released2006
Recorded2005–2006
GenreFolk
LabelBlue Pearl Records
ProducerMeghan Andrews, George Andrews, Jo D. Andrews

Track listing of Center of Gravity

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  1. "Center of Gravity"
  2. "The Garden of Hardly Here"
  3. "Trial & Error"
  4. "Annie"
  5. "Human Love"
  6. "Carry Me"
  7. "Tiny Belgian Town"
  8. "Oasis"
Covers
Studio album by
Meghan Andrews
Released2024
Recorded2005–2006
GenreFolk
LabelBlue Coast Records

Track listing of Covers

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  1. "Don't Come Around Here No More"
  2. "Forever Young"
  3. "I'm On Fire"
  4. "I Can't Give Everything Away"
  5. "Mad Mission"
  6. "Strange & Beautiful"
  7. "Summer of '69"
  8. "The Long Ride Home"
  9. "Waiting Around to Die"
  10. "When You Were Mine"
  11. "Would?"

References

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  1. There's No Place Like an Imaginary Home by Ben Brantley New York Times 12/5/2005
  2. Finding Deeper Meaning in 'Bountiful' Chicago Tribune 3/7/2008
  3. Broadway World Awards 2022
  4. Lucille Lortel Awards 2006
  5. LA Times Miracle on South Division Street
  6. Doubt and Dowd Deliver Convincingly NJ.com
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