Andrea McArdle Career Question

I have a question about her. I really don't know too much about her right now, but I do know that I'm a fan of her voice. However, why hasn't she became a bigger star? I would expect her to star or even also star in many musicals......more that what I saw under her name from the ibdb.com list. She's got the voice, I'm don't really know about her acting(although I do have Broadway's lost treasures and she has some dialogue),but I'm sure after all these years she can handle it. Why hasn't see become a bigger star?

I can't imagine what ANNIE has done to her.

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she was 14?????? I thought she was a couple of years younger

LOL yes - and after?

"Oh, you're that girl who was Annie!"

"Where's your red curly hair?"

"Sing 'Tomorrow' for us!"

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I adore Andrea McArdle, and I too have often asked why she doesn't work more often. The response I've gotten is that she's difficult to work with.

I am surprised she never played Grizabella in Cats. Her "Memory" would have been amazing.

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First of all, Andrea is the nicest is one of the nicest people in the business. Many people don't know but she was Sally in the Tokyo production of Cabaret for four years (that was a few years ago) and she reprised the role in late 2004. She is also doing a buch of concerts right now.

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Well she certainly gained a rep around the Philadelphia area for being a little bit of a flake. She'd say yeah I'll come do this and then it doesn't happen..things to that effect. It's only been in my experience so I can't speak for anyone but me. She's a nice person to the fans. I could see her being difficult to work with, but I can't speak with authority. She wasn't a very good Sally though.

She was arrested for smoking dope while picking up her daughter, I think.

she was actually 13 when the show opened and when she was nominated for a TONY. I believe she was 14 when she did the original London run of "Annie"

oh u people are sooooo quick to judge and to spread rumors. I know andrea and her brother very well. there is NOTHING to that rumor about her "off stage" hobbies.
I can't believe this board sometimes
who the hell are you to judge people
god
this girl has never done anything other than try to make a name for her self out side of ANNIE.
that is all people remember her for
she is soooooooo thankful that people remember her as that orphan however there is more to her than that.
we havent seen the last of her
people are sad


and she wasn't stopped for dope
she got into an accident while driving to pick alexis up after a performance of miz

Updated On: 4/21/05 at 01:45 AM

Her name is spelled LOUDON.

And yes, Andrea played Annie in London. Check the link...
http://www.musicaltheatre.org.uk/musicals/annie/

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While Andrea made quite a name for herself as Annie, her career has never topped that experience (and what are the odds that it would?). She undoubtedly set the bar higher for child performances on stage. Her voice was truly unique at the time. Unfortunately, every little girl and their cousin Sally tried to emulate that sound and made the world cringe at every little girl singer thereafter. ANNIE, the musical, is a very well written piece of theater, but it gets a bad rap even to this day due to the over-exposure of Andrea's sound. She should certainly not be faulted for this!

As an adult actress, however, she has surely worked quite a bit, although difficult to shake the Annie thoughts in everyone's heads. Unfortunately, she has been miscast in so many roles and I think it may have taken it's toll on her reputation. She was dreadful (and dreadfully miscast) in both BEAUTY & THE BEAST and STATE FAIR. In the latter, she sang it well, but her acting was atrocious -- even groan-worthy at times.

Hopefully a role will come along soon that can showcase her vocal talents -- and allow her to shine as brightly as she did in the 70's.

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