Early life

Melissa Errico was born in New York Hospital and lived in New York City for five years while her New Jersey-raised father completed medical residency and her Brooklyn-native mother was a schoolteacher in Harlem. Both of first-generation Italian descent, her parents relocated the family to Manhasset, Long Island where her father established a medical practice in Orthopedics. Starting her professional career at the age of 12, Melissa appeared on national television in the Sunbow Entertainment production, syndicated children's TV series "The Great Space Coaster" (created by Kermit Love (original Muppet designer for Jim Henson) and Jim Martin. Errico's maternal grandmother was an operatic, lyric soprano and her grandmother's sister was a Ziegfeld Follies girl.

Education

Errico is a graduate of Yale University. During her freshman year, Errico was asked to audition for the role of Cosette and was cast. Errico toured for over a year in the First National Company of "Les Misérables," then returned and graduated from Yale University with an honors degree in Art History & Philosophy. While a student in New Haven, Errico played Irina in "The Three Sisters" with Edward Norton. She was accepted into the Yale Graduate School of Drama but dropped out to star in "Anna Karenina" as Princess Kitty on Broadway at The Circle In The Square. Errico is a graduate of the BADA program at Oxford University where she studied acting Shakespeare and Chekhov.

Theater

Errico played Cosette in "Les Miserables" (National Tour) and Eliza Doolittle in "My Fair Lady" on Broadway. Other Broadway starring roles include "High Society," "Anna Karenina," "Dracula, The Musical," "Amour," and "Irving Berlin's White Christmas." She has six Drama Desk Award nominations including Best Actress in a Play for "Candida" and is the recipient of a Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical (Michel Legrand's "Amour"), four Outer Critics Circle Awards, five Drama League Honors, two Helen Hayes nominations and the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in "One Touch of Venus." She is the first, and only, recipient in the history of The Lortel Awards to be recognized as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical and is the only performer in the over-twenty-year history of The City Center Encores! series to win an award for their work. In 2016, she returned to City Center for another triumph in the Rodgers-Sondheim musical "Do I Hear A Waltz?" winning rave reviews, such as "an exquisite interpretation" (NY Times).

Role	Production	Location	Year
Cosette	Les Misérables	USA	1988
Princess Kitty Scherbatssky	Anna Karenina	Broadway	1992
Eliza Doolittle	My Fair Lady	Broadway	1993
Princess Maria	Call Me Madam	City Center Encores! New York	1995
Venus	One Touch Of Venus	City Center Encores! New York	1996
Gwendolen Fairfax	The Importance Of Being Earnest	Off - Broadway	1996
Betty Comden	Make Someone Happy	New York	1997
Tracy Lord	High Society	Broadway	1998
Barbara	Major Barbara	Off - Broadway	1998
Anna Karenina	Anna Karenina	Off - Broadway	2000
Anne Boleyn & Princess Elizabeth	Rex	Off - Broadway	2000
Isabelle	Amour	Broadway	2002
Dot/Marie	Sunday In The Park With George	Washington	2002
Eliza Doolittle	My Fair Lady	Hollywood Bowl	2003
Polly Peachum	The Threepenny Opera	Williamstown Theater Festival	2003
Mother	Aunt Dan and Lemon	Off - Broadway	2003
Mina	Dracula - The Musical	Broadway	2004
Sharon McLonergan	Finian's Rainbow	Off - Broadway	2004
Venus	One Touch Of Venus	Fully staged concert, Avery Fisher Hall, New York	2004
Guinevere	Camelot	Fully staged concert, Hollywood Bowl	2005
Sharon McLonergan	Finian's Rainbow	Westport Country Playhouse	2005
Maria Rainer	The Sound Of Music	Fully staged concert, Hollywood Bowl	2006
Kate	Alive In The World	New York	2007
Betty Haynes	White Christmas	Broadway	2009
Candida	Candida	Off - Broadway	2010
Fiona	Brigadoon	Fully staged concert, Broadway	2010
Helen	The Gift Of The Gorgon	New York	2011
Guinevere	Camelot	Fully staged concert, Broadway	2011
Nancy	Oliver!	Fully staged concert, Broadway	2012
Clara	Passion	Off - Broadway	2013
Annie Savoy	Bull Durham - The Musical	Atlanta	2014
Maria Cosway	More Between Heaven And Earth	Off - Broadway	2014 and 2015
Leona Samish	Do I Hear A Waltz?	City Center Encores!	2016

Notable Roles

• Eliza Doolittle: previewing from 26 November 1993, opening 9 December, running until May 1, 1994, Errico appeared as Eliza opposite Richard Chamberlain and Julian Holloway (who recreated his father's role as Alfred P. Doolittle) at the Virginia Theater on Broadway. In 2003, Errico returned to Eliza Doolittle, with John Lithgow and Roger Daltrey for a production of "My Fair Lady" at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
• Venus: From 28 - 30 March 1996, Errico made an appearance at The City Center Encores! Directed by Leonard Foglia (Master Class), she played the titular role in Kurt Weill's "One Touch of Venus." Errico was named Outstanding Actress in a Musical (1996 Lucille Lortel Award). The first-ever complete recording of the score, starring Errico, was released 13 May 2014 on Jay Records. On October 7, 2013, Errico sang the role in a filmed concert at Symphony Space with Le Train Bleu Orchestra conducted by James Holmes.
• Dot/Marie: The production ran at the Eisenhower Theater, 31 May - 28 June and Errico's work was recognized with a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Leading Actress in a Musical.
• Candida - Directed by Tony Walton, Errico took on the title role in the Irish Repertory Theater's revival of George Bernard Shaw's play. The production ran 24 February - 25 April in 2010. Errico achieved a Drama Desk Award nomination for her work.
• Annie Savoy - Errico played the role of Annie in the world premiere of the new musical, "Bull Durham" which played 3 September - 5 October 2014 at the Alliance theater in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Leona Samish - Ms Errico played the lead role of Leona in "Do I Hear A Waltz?" at New York, City Center from 11th - 15th May 2016.

Television

Errico has been cast to star in pilots produced by Jon Favreau and Larry Charles ("Smog"), Ed Burns ("Fighting Fitzgeralds"), Tom Fontana and Spike Lee ("Mony" opposite Bobby Cannavale) and Kelsey Grammar ("Neurotic Tendencies"). She was a series regular on Darren Star's "Central Park West" and has made recent guest appearances in "Blue Bloods" and "The Good Wife". Current work includes the recurring role of Catherine on Season One of "The Knick," a dramatic arc as June on "Billions" and a comedic guest turn on "The Gaffigan Show."

Show	Role	Year
The Gaffigan Show	Gloria	2016
Billions	June	2015
The Knick	Catherine Christiansen	2014
The Good Wife	Ingrid Ballantine	2013
Blue Bloods	Rivka Morganthal	2013
Martha Stewart Living	Herself	2012
A Gifted Man	Julie Tucker	2011
Good Morning America	as Betty Haynes	2009
Six Degrees	Sarah	2006
Sci-fi Investigates	Herself	2006
M.O.N.Y (pilot)	Mrs Capanelli	2006
Miss Match	Laurel	2003
Law and Order	Lindsay Tucker	2003
57th Annual Tony Awards	Herself	2003
Short Talks On The Universe - Mike Nichols benefit performance	Herself	2002
The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Herself	2002
Ed	Liz Stevens	2001
Neurotic Tendencies		2001
Norm	Kim Cattino	2001
The Fighting Fitzgerald's (pilot)		2001
Smog (pilot)		1999
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade	as Tracy Lord	1998
Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary	Herself	1996
Central Park West	Alex Bartoli Fairchild	1995 - 1996
The Cosby Mysteries	Tricia Scott	1995
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade	as Eliza Doolittle	1993
As The World Turns	Rebecca	1987
The Great Space Coaster		1982

Errico has appeared in pilots for new shows:

• "Smog" written and directed by Jon Favreau, produced by writer/director Larry Charles (Seinfeld, Mad about you, Entourage). It starred Vince Vaughn and Noah Emmerich - Errico was a series regular.
• The Spike Lee-helmed show, "M.O.N.Y" was produced by Tom Fontana for NBC in 2006.
• Produced by Kelsey Grammer - Errico appeared in "Neurotic Tendencies".
• "The Fighting Fitzgeralds" - Errico was a series regular.

Film

Film	Role	Year
Broadway - The Next Generation	Herself	2016
Max Rose	Voice	2013
Patrimony	Caroline	2011
Loverboy	Miss Silken	2005
Life Or Something Like It	Andrea	2002
Mockingbird Don't Sing	Sandra Tannen	2001
Frequency	Samantha Thomas	2000
Picture This	Eve Weidegger	1999
Bury The Evidence	The wife	1998
Loose Women	Gail	1997

Errico recorded the theme song for the movie, Max Rose in 2013 which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The soundtrack features an original score by Michel Legrand and Errico sang the main title track, "Hurry Home".

Recording career

Solo albums

• Blue Like That (Manhattan Records/EMI) produced by Arif Mardin - released 25 February 2003.
• Lullabies & Wildflowers (Velour/Universal Records, later Ghostlight Records) produced by Rob Mathes - released 29 April 2008.
• Legrand Affair (Ghostlight Records) produced by Phil Ramone - released 18 October 2011.
• More Lullabies & Wildflowers (Ghostlight Records) - released 23 June 2015.
• What About Today? Melissa Errico - Live at 54 Below (Broadway Records) - October 16, 2015

Cast albums

• "Call Me Madam" - Encores Cast (1995).
• "High Society" - Original Broadway Cast (1998).
• "Amour" - Original Broadway Cast (2003).
• "Finian's Rainbow" - Irish Repertory Theater Cast Recording (2004).
• "Sadie Thompson" - World premiere recording (2005).
• "Anna Karenina" - The Broadway Musical (2007).
• "One Touch of Venus" - first complete recording (2014).

Miscellaneous recordings

• "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" - "The Musicality of Lerner & Loewe".
• "The Mockingbird Song" - "Mockingbird Don't Sing" soundtrack.
• "Blue Skies/It's a Lovely Day Today" (duet with Malcolm Gets) - "The Journey Home".
• "In Love In Vain" from "Jerome Kern: Life Upon The Wicked S.T.A.G.E.
• "There's a Small Hotel" & "People Will Say We're In Love" (duet with Patrick Quinn) - "Wall to Wall Richard Rodgers".
• "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from "Weihnachten with Jose Van Dam".
• "Maybe Someone Dreamed Us" from "Legrand Affair" appears on the "Michel Legrand Anthology".
• "Otherwise" by Jane Kenyon - "Poetic License" - 100 poems/100 performers, part 3 (available on ITunes).
• "Hurry Home" - "Max Rose" Original Film Soundtrack.

Errico's recording of a song from David Shire's new musical "Table" was aired in April 2015 on NPR radio on The Jonathan Schwartz show for WYNC.

Concerts

Her appearances include concerts at The Kennedy Center Opera House, Avery Fisher/David Geffen Music Hall, Wolf Trap, Severance Hall, 54 Below, Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Café Carlyle. She reprised her performance as Venus at City Center Encores! Broadway Bash! in November 2001. Errico made her London debut in May 2008 singing in "Jerry Herman's Broadway" at the London Palladium. She has taken part in three Symphony Space Wall to Wall events to commemorate Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Weill & Richard Rodgers in NYC. In November 2015, she debuted her new one-woman show at Joe's Pub, New York co-written with close collaborator Adam Gopnik. Errico has sung with such symphonies as The Cleveland Orchestra, The National Symphony Orchestra, The London Philharmonic, The Utah Symphony, The Brussels Philharmonic, and has toured with conductors Marvin Hamlisch (NSO) and Michael Tilson Thomas (New World Symphony). She appeared in March 2016 at Lincoln Center in a Judy Garland concert moderated by Adam Gopnik.

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Production	Nomination or Win
2013	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical	Passion	Nominated
2010	Drama Desk Award	Best Actress in a Play	Candida	Nominated
2004	Drama Desk Award	Best Actress in a Musical	Finian's Rainbow	Nominated
2004	Drama League Honoree		Finian's Rainbow	Won
2003	Tony Award	Best Actress in a Musical	Amour	Nominated
2003	Outer Critics Circle Award	Best Actress in a Musical	Amour	Nominated
2002	Helen Hayes Award	Best Actress	Sunday In The Park With George	Nominated
1998	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	High Society	Nominated
1998	Outer Critics Circle Award	Best Actress in a Musical	High Society	Nominated
1998	New York Drama League Honoree		High Society & Major Barbara	Won
1997	Bay Area Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	High Society	Won
1997	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play	The Importance of Being Earnest	Nominated
1996	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	One Touch of Venus	Won
1994	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	My Fair Lady	Nominated
1993	Helen Hayes Award	Best Actress in a Musical	My Fair Lady	Nominated

Errico is an honorary member of the Noël Coward Society following her headlining the Society's awards in 2011.

Personal life

She has 2 siblings - Mike Errico and Melanie Errico. She met her husband, former tennis professional and ESPN sports commentator Patrick McEnroe when they were in grade school together. They married 19 December 1998 at the Holy Trinity Church on W. 82nd Street. The couple has three daughters.

Writing

Errico has written lyrics - "Gentle Child" appears on her 2008 solo recording, "Lullabies and Wildflowers" and authored "Musings" - which details the chronology of her album Legrand Affair. She was principal speaker at the Annual Broadway Blessing in 2013.

Philanthropy

Errico founded the original Bowery Babes in 2005 and maintains her seat on the Board of Directors for this New York based non-profit 501-c3 organization. Errico sang on June 1, 2015 at Merkin Concert Hall in support of The Ali Forney Center, the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth.

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