She relishes working across a variety of mediums. The year leading up to her return to MTC in The Odd Couple was a busy one for Whelan Browne, who had roles in Channel Ten’s The Wrong Girl, the return production of Eddie Perfect’s The Beast as well as the web series The Drop Off. ‘She proves everyone, including herself, wrong by showing what she is truly capable of.’ ‘I was drawn to the idea of a woman who has accepted a life for herself, then realises there is so much more for her and so much more she has to offer. It was these elements that drew Christie Whelan Browne to the character. She ends up taking full control of herself and her position in the world.’ She literally educates herself into becoming a brilliantly smart citizen, turning the tables on the men who would keep her in her place. ‘A massive shift occurs in this seemingly simple woman over the course of the play. ‘It’s like the Hedda Gabler of comedic female roles and I’m really excited to give MTC audiences a chance to see an actor they’ve loved, blossom in this beautiful role.’ In its two major Broadway revivals, the 19 Billie Dawns, Madeline Kahn and Nina Arianda, both garnered critical acclaim and Tony Award nominations.ĭirector Dean Bryant, MTC Associate Director, is eager to see Whelan Browne transform into Billie Dawn. Four years later, Judy Holliday accepted the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film adaptation, unexpectedly defeating Gloria Swanson ( Sunset Boulevard), Eleanor Parker ( Caged) and both Anne Baxter and Bette Davis ( All About Eve). When Jean Arthur dropped out of the original production during out-of-town tryouts, it opened on Broadway in 1946 with the then-unknown Judy Holliday. Throughout the play’s history, Billie Dawn is a role that has attracted some of the finest comic talents. Now, having appeared across stage and screen – silver, small and digital – she returns to MTC to open Season 2017 as the iconic Billie Dawn in the Broadway comedy Born Yesterday. Her 2010 MTC debut as The Drowsy Chaperone_’s Broadway showgirl Janet van de Graaf, opposite Geoffrey Rush, earned her a Helpmann Award nomination and led to her being cast as Gwendolen Fairfax in Simon Phillips’ _The Importance of Being Earnest. Christie Whelan Browne has a history of comic roles with MTC.
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