Thanks!
OPRAH'S BESTIE!
I REMEMBER GAYLE ^^ ON WFSB WHEN i WAS YOUNG!!!
GAYLE KING
12/28/1954 - Present
QUEEN SUGAR Self 2017; 2021
BEYOND THE GATES Self 2/23 & 26/2026
and
TILMON TEMPO Guest between 1972-76
WFSB CONNECTICUT News Anchor 1981 - 99
THE GAYLE KING SHOW 1997
HOT PROPERTIES 2005
THE BIG GIVE 2008
CAKE BOSS 2010
GAYLE KING SHOW 2011
SEASON 25: OPRAH BEHIND THE SCENES 2011
THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW
ASK OPRAH'S ALL-STARS Moderator 2011
30 ROCK Self 2012
CBS MORNINGS 2012 - Present
CBS CARES 2013
THE CRAZY ONES 2014
PROJECT RUNWAY ALL-STARS 2014
BEING MARY JANE Gayle King 2015
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 2015
PATTI LABELLE'S PLACE 2016
BULL Gayle King 2017
THEN AND NOW WITH ANDY COHEN 2017
DEATH AND STATE FUNERAL OF GEORGE H. W. BUSH 2018
THE $100,000.00 PYRAMID 2018
ACTIVATE: THE GLOBAL CITIZEN MOVEMENT 2019
SURVIVING R. KELLY 2020
FACE THE NATION 2019 - 20
FINDING YOUR ROOTS 2021
THE GAME 2021
WAY TOO EARLY WITH ALI VITALI 2021
MARY MCCARTNEY SERVES IT UP 2021
BILLIONS 2022
THE KARDASHIANS 2022
FORMULA ONE 2018; 2022
CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE 2022
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD 2023
THE U. S. OPEN 2022 - 23
AMERICA IN BLACK 2023 - 24
KING CHARLES 2023 - 24
BEAT BOBBY FLAY 2024
Television Specials
AN EVENING OF STARS: TRIBUTE TO QUINCY JONES 2005
OPRAH'S GUIDE TO OWN 2011
GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL 2013
OPRAH GOES TO BROADWAY: THE COLOR PURPLE 2015
BET PRESENTS: LOVE AND HAPPINESS -- AN OBAMA CELEBRATION 2016
CHANGE AND CHALLENGE: THE INAUGURATION OF DONALD TRUMP 2017
HAND IN HAND: A BENEFIT FOR HURRICANE RELIEF 2017
NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS 2017
GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL-- MANDELA 100 2018
CNN NEW YEAR'S EVE LIVE WITH ANDERSON COOPER AND ANDY COHEN 2018
THE GAYLE KING INTERVIEW WITH R KELLY 2019
CBS NEWS: DEMOCRATIC DEBATE 2020 2020
JOHN LEWIS: CELEBRATING A HERO 2020
SAY HER NAME: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BREONA TAYLOR 2020
STEPHEN COLBERT'S ELECTION NIGHT 2020: DEMOCRACY'S LAST STAND: BUILDING BACK AMERICA GREAT AGAIN BETTER 2020
ACM PRESENTS: OUR COUNTRY 2020
CBS NEWS SPECIAL: OUR NATION INDIVISIBLE 2021
NO JOKE: CHRIS ROCK AND GAYLE KING 2021
A GRAMMY SALUTE TO THE SOUNDS OF CHANGE 2021
TULSA 1921: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY Hostess 2021
WE LOVE NEW YORK CITY: HOMECOMING CONCERT 2021
ADELE: ONE NIGHT ONLY 2021
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN: A GAYLE KING SPECIAL 2023
GLOBAL CITIZEN FESTIVAL 2023
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT 2025
BLUE ORIGIN: NS - 31 2025
WICKED: ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT 2025
PodCasts
THE LATE SHOW POD SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT 2022
NOW WHAT? WITH BROOKE SHIELDS 2022
WAIT, WAIT... DON'T TELL ME! 2022
movies
THE COLOR PURPLE Churchgoer 1985
A LITTLE BIT OF LIPSTICK Entertainment Reporter 2000
MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE Media Icon 2004
LEGENDS BALL 2006 (Made for T. V.)
BUILDING A DREAM: THE OPRAH WINFREY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 2007 (Made for T. V.)
BEYOND THE LIGHTS 2014
THE BOSS 2016
PRINCESS DIANA: HER LIFE, HER DEATH AND THE TRUTH Host 2017
THE DREAM STILL LIVES 2018
QUEEN AND SLIM 2019
MEGHAN AND HARRY PLUS ONE 2019 (Made for T. V.)
BECOMING 2020
THE ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT 2020
MAXINE'S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY 2023
THE TRAINER 2024
Music Video
WILL.I.AM: IT'S A NEW DAY 2008
AUDIO BOOK: NOTE TO SELF: INSPIRING WORDS FROM INSPIRING PEOPLE
EDITOR-AT-LARGE O THE OPRAH MAGAZINE 1999 - Present
Family Ties
Parents -- Scott and Peggy King
3 Sisters --Sharon, Lynn and Karyn
Marriage -- William G. Bumpus 6/20/1982 - 1993 Divorced
2 Children Kirby and Will Bumpus 2 Grandchildren Grayson and Luca Miller
HATED SHARLENE
CHRISTINE ANDREAS
10/1/1951 - Present
ANOTHER WORLD Dr; Taylor Duncan Benson (A. K. A. Cindy Woods) 4/9/1990 - 5/28/1991; 8/2/1991 - 11/11/1991
LOVING Maggie Lewis 1993
and
WORKING IN THE THEATER 1980
THE COSBY SHOW Hairdresser 1989
LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT Ricki Austin 2001
Television Special
MUSICAL COMEDY TONIGHT III 1985
movies
LOVE AND BETRAYAL: THE MIA FARROW STORY Ava Gardner 1995 (Made for T. V.)
BROADWAY: THE NEXT GENERATION 2017
BROADWAY
WORDS AND MUSIC 4/16/1974 - 8/3/1974 Standby
ANGEL STREET 12/26/1975 - 2/8/1976 Nancy 12/24/1975 - 1/25/1976
MY FAIR LADY 3/25/1976 - 7/20/1977 Eliza Doolittle
SARAVA 2/23/1979 - 6/17/1979 Flor
OKLAHOMA! 12/13/1979 - 8/24/1980 Laurey
ON YOUR TOES 3/6/1983 5/20/1984 Frankie Frayne
RAGS 8/21/1986 - 8/23/1986 Standby -- Rebecca Hershkowitz
LEGS DIAMOND 12/26/1988 - 2/19/1989 Alice (Role cut During Preview)
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL 11/9/1997 - 1/2/2000 Marguerite St. Just
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES 4/18/2010 - 5/1/2010 Jacqueline
TOURING
THE KING AND I 1978 Tuptin
OKLAHOMA! 4/28/1979 - 6/18/1981 Laurey Williams
WEST SIDE STORY 1982 Maria
MY FAIR LADY 1991 Eliza Doolittle
THE STUDENT PRINCE August 1995 Kathy Ohio
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA 8/1/2006 - 7/22/2007 ****HELEN HAYES AWARD NOMINATION for OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS, NON-RESIDENT PRODUCTION; ****INRE AWARD NOMINATION: LARGE THEATER: BEST ACTRESS (MUSICAL)
THEATER
PROMISES, PROMISES 1973 Frau Kubelik Kenley Players
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS 1973 Lady Larkin Kenley Players
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 1974 Hodel Jones Beach Maine Theatre
PHILEMON 1975 Marsyas North Shore Music Theatre
SHOW BOAT 1978 Magnolia Hawks Kenley Players
WEST SIDE STORY July 1981 Broadway Sacramento
WHILE WE'RE YOUNG October 1981 Vineyard Theatre
ALEC WILDER: CLUES TO A LIFE February 1982 Vineyard Theatre
TARTUFFE 1982 Marianne Kennedy Center
TWELFTH NIGHT 1982 Alaska Repertory
SARAH AND ABRAHAM February 1992 Hagar George Street Playhouse New Brunswick, NJ
FIELDS OF AMBROSIA 1993 Gretchen Hertzallerliebst George Street Playhouse
FIELDS OF AMBROSIA 1996 Gretchen Hertzallerliebst Aldwych Theatre London
PAL JOEY November 2002 Vera Simpson Prince Music Theater
HEARTBREAKER: TWO MONTHS WITH JUDY GARLAND 2013 Adirondack Theatre Festival
BEMUSED 2013 54 Below
BEMUSED 2/2014 Queens College
HIGH SPIRITS: THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT OF AN IMPROBABLE MUSICAL COMEDY (Concert Staging) 1/6/2025 54 Below NYC
54 SINGS COCO (Concert Staging) 4/14/2025 Singer -- "Always Mademoiselle" 54 Below
CABARET
Cafe Carlyle
Algonquin Hotel's Oak Room
Carnegie Hall
Catalina Grill Los Angeles
Ballroom NYC
RECORDINGS --LIST FROM WIKIPEDIA
Solo recordings include
Love is Good
Here's to the Ladies
The Carlyle Set
Piaf - no Regrets
Cast recordings include
My Fair Lady - 20th Anniversary - 1976 Revival
Oklahoma! 1979 Revival
On Your Toes 1983 Revival
Fields of Ambrosia 1996 Cast
The Scarlet Pimpernel 1997 Cast
The Scarlet Pimpernel-Encore 1998 Cast
La Cage Aux Folles 2010 Revival.
Other related recordings
Beauty and the Beast - 1974 Studio
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - 1974 Studio
Lovesong: A Musical Entertainment - 1980 Cast
Alec Wilder's Clues to a Life - 1982 Cast
Lola - 1985 Cast;
Maury Yeston Songbook - Various
Broadway Unplugged - Various
Broadway Musicals of 1929 - Various
Broadway Musicals of 1956 - Various
Musicality of Rodgers and Hart - Various
The Singles - Various
A Cabaret Cocktail - Various
New York: Destination Music - Various
Falling in Love Is Wonderful: Broadway's Greatest Love Duets - Various
Carols for a Cure 2010 Vol.12 - Various.
Family Ties
Parents -- James Francis Andreas and Teresa Cecelia Genovese Andreas
Marriages
Kevin Hunter Divorced
Martin Silvestri
Andreas has a daughter, and Silvestri has a son.
https://womanaroundtown.com/sections/woman-around-town/christine-andreas-evolution-formidable-artist/
https://www.christineandreas.com/about
https://masterworksbroadway.com/artist/christine-andreas/
"HAPPY NOW?"
MELISSA DYE
4/15/1967 - Present
THE CITY Molly Malone (Sandra Carlson) 11/13/1995 - 96; 1997
ANOTHER WORLD Joanne Taylor 1997
PROVIDENCE Saleswoman 2001
ONE LIFE TO LIVE Woman Hired by Mitch to impersonate Dorian's Voice 2003
AS THE WORLD TURNS Cat the Reporter 2005
and
REMEMBER WENN Enid Farleigh 1996 - 97
Dye appeared in one episode roles on ER (2001), GROUNDED FOR LIFE (2002), ED (2003) and LAW AND ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT (2006).
movies
AND THEN CAME LOVE Linda 2007
BROADWAY
GREASE 5/11/1994 - 1/25/1998 Replacement -- Sandy Dumbrowski
INTO THE WOODS 4/30/2002 - 12/29/2002 Rapunzel Understudy -- Cinderella; Little Red Riding Hood
TOURS
INTO THE WOODS Little Red Riding Hood Aug 1990 Illinois
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA CANADIAN NATIONAL TOUR 1991 - 94 Princess; Ensemble
RAGTIME 4/14/1998 - 3/28/1999 Evelyn Nesbitt
THEATER
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH
GODSPELL
CANDIDE September 1990 Cunegonde Court Theater
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (National Premiere) 1989 - 1999 1994 -- Princess; May - October 1999 -- Christine Daae Pantages Theatre Toronto
CALL ME MADAM 2000 Princess Maria Freud Playhouse at UCLA
STRIKE UP THE BAND 2001 Freud Playhouse at UCLA
INTO THE WOODS 2002 Rapunzel Ahmanson Theatre
THE GIRL IN THE FRAME (Staged Reading) 10/3 & 4/2004 Dodger Stages NYC
A LITTLE PRINCESS (Staged Reading) 9/25 & 26/2005 Dodger Stages
MISS SAIGON 2009 Ellen Drury Lane Theater
From SHAW LOCAL
On the record ... with Melissa Dye
May 14, 2013 at 8:43 am CDT
DeKALB – With two parents who worked there, Melissa Dye says she practically grew up at Northern Illinois University, where she graduated with a degree in vocal performance in 1988 before moving on to Broadway.
Born and raised in DeKalb, Dye, who was a classmate of Cindy Crawford, was very active at DeKalb High School. When she wasn’t participating in orchestra, choir, theater and the French Club, she was running the hurdles and the sprint relays in track. “I pretty much did it all,” she said.
A Jefferson-nominated actress, Dye performed Rapunzel in the Tony Award-winning revival of “Into the Woods” and was Sandy in the first Broadway revival of “Grease.” She has appeared in many Chicago productions, and spent three years performing in both the Toronto and the Canadian national touring company productions of “The Phantom of the Opera.” Dye has also made many guest appearances on TV, had a feature role in a soap opera and can be heard on several vocal recordings.
Today, Dye, a former member of the NIU Alumni Association Board of Directors, lives in New York with her husband, who runs his own business, Open I Network, and her son. “I’m lucky that my husband loves the theater,” she said with a laugh.
Dye sat down with MidWeek reporter Doug Oleson while she was in town recently to perform a special concert at NIU.
MidWeek: Was there some point when you decided you wanted to do this for a living?
Melissa Dye: When I was 13 or 14, a local guy – I think his name was Doug Fisher – started a local theater troupe for kids. I think they had to be between 12 and 18. The first production I did was "The Skin of Our Teeth." I was in the ensemble. The next year they did "Godspell" and that was it. That sold me right there. That was the beginning of the end. I started taking voice lessons when I was about 14. I also played violin.
MW: Was it musical theater you wanted to get into?
MD: When I did the musical for this little young theater troupe, we had a shoestring budget. We did everything ourselves. We did it outside. We didn't even have a venue inside. That just really peaked my interest. I always wanted to sing. It wasn't necessarily musical theater. So when I came to NIU, I was classically trained. When I graduated, I moved to Chicago and I just started auditioning.
I really considered going to New York first, but I was really nervous. I didn’t have any experience. I didn’t know what to do. I would just be lost. So Chicago was a bit smaller and more concentrated. I was close enough to home that I felt comfortable. I wasn’t completely abandoning my family. I learned so much there. That’s where I really cut my teeth in musical theater.
MW: Is Chicago a good place for theater?
MD: Oh, my gosh, yes. The theater in Chicago is amazing.
MW: Was there any particular theater group you were involved with, like Steppenwolf?
MD: No, I worked at Drury Lane Oakbrook, at the Marriott Lincolnshire, at the Court Theatre. There used to be Drury Lane South, which isn't there anymore. And the Candlelight Dinner (Playhouse), which doesn't exist anymore, sadly. And I worked at the Goodman.
MW: What was your first Broadway show?
MD: "Phantom." Then I went on to do "Grease." I did Sandy in the first revival. And then I did the revival of "Into the Woods." I played Rapunzel.
MW: The first time you went to Broadway, what was that like?
MD: It was scary and amazing. Obviously, a dream come true. There is no other experience like that.
MW: Is Toronto the equivalent of Broadway?
MD: Yes, absolutely.
MW: How does Broadway compare to Chicago theater?
MD: Broadway has such a long histroy. It's the creme-de-la creme. It's the ultimate experience in theater. There's a certain energy there that I think is really prevalent. It's a small community. You wouldn't think it was so small but it really is.
MW: What makes it so special?
MD: Going to Times Square and having that whole experience, all those elements together, gives you that whole Broadway experience. It's craziness and madness and you're paying $150 for a ticket. And there's this amazing talent.
There’s also amazing talent in Chicago, too. I think people sometimes forget all these Broadway people came from somewhere else. Places like Chicago have all this amazing talent and it’s not to be overlooked, that’s for sure.
MW: Do you come back to NIU often?
MD: I can't remember the last time I came back. It's been several years. I just notice how much the landscape is changing. It's so bizarre. I haven't been to perform in this building (Boutell Memorial Concert Hall) since I graduated. And that's been a long time. I was very honored that they asked me to come.
MW: Do you like performing at NIU?
MD: It's an honor for me to share my lifetime of work with these kids who are in the same place I was. It's really exciting for me. I really feel a sense of ownership about coming back and wanting to share with them my experiences.
MW: Does it still make you a little nervous performing before family and friends?
MD: Always. It's scary no matter what. But I think that's good. It keeps you on your toes and keeps you from being complacent.
MW: Is there any type of music you like to perform?
MD: I like the variety. I've done so many different types; you go from "Grease" to "Phantom" and they're both totally different ends of the spectrum. That's fun. It keeps it interesting.
MW: I understand you were in a soap opera.
MD: When I first moved to New York, I auditioned for a soap. I played Molly Malone in "The City" on ABC. She was this sweet girl from Seattle, an aspiring actress – that was a stretch – and then I turned out to be a serial killer. It was surreal.
MW: So what is it like to be a professional actress?
MD: When the show ends, you're back to square one. People work at banks and will have jobs for 30 years if they want to stay. But my job ends every two months or two weeks or two years. You always have to get out there and audition again and pound the pavement, so it is stressful. From the minute people get the job they know they have to keep looking for that next job.
MW: Does that get old after awhile?
MD: Sure.
MW: Was it a relief to do the same show for three years?
MD: The grass is always greener, let me just say that. When you do the same show, it's doing the same songs, the same emotions, the same blocking, you move from point A to point B every night. You have to find a way, over time, when it gets boring, to keep it interesting and fresh because you have an audience out there paying $150 a ticket. They don't want to see a tired, old show, they want to see it like you put it up that night. That's my job.
But we are fortunate enough to have that scenario.
MW: As a professional, do you have to move around a lot to where the jobs are?
MD: Yes, that's a challenge too. I've stayed in New York for some time now. I'm married and I have a son and a dog. I toured a lot in my 20s, and it was amazing. I'm glad I did it then because I'm not so inclined to go on the road now. You limit yourself. But when you're young and just out of college, my gosh, it's the best.
MW: I would assume this is a pretty competitive business.
MD: It's very competitive.
MW: Do you have any advice for young people interested in a career in theater?
MD: I would say be passionate and work hard and if you don't love it, don't do it. It's too hard of a business to keep afloat. ...It pulls at your heartstrings in both directions. When people turn you down, it's not for the faint of heart, let me say that.
MW: I imagine you have to have a pretty thick skin.
MD: Very. There have been parts I have auditioned for, I was absolutely heartbroken I didn't get. It's hard not to take it personally. A lot of times it has nothing to do with what you did. You were fabulous or whatever, you just weren't the right fit for what they needed. You can never figure out what equation these directors and producers are trying to put together. Don't beat yourself up over it.
If you don’t love it, forget it.
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