Josie de Guzman

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Josie de Guzman, also known as Jossie de Guzman, is an American actress and singer of Puerto Rican descent,[1] best known for work in the theatre.[2]

Career[edit]

Josie de Guzman graduated from the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro. After studying at the Boston Conservatory of Music, Guzman made her Broadway debut in 1978 as Lidia in the original production of Elizabeth Swados's Runaways. She returned to Broadway the following year to portray Gia Campbell in the original production of Joseph Stein and Alan Jay Lerner's Carmelina.[citation needed]

In 1980 she was handpicked by Leonard Bernstein to portray Maria in the 1980 revival of West Side Story for which she received her first Tony Award nomination.[3] She returned to Broadway in 1992 to portray Sarah Brown in Jerry Zaks's critically acclaimed revival of Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls with Nathan Lane, Peter Gallagher, and Faith Prince. For her performance she earned a second Tony Award nomination.[3] The recording of the production was filmed for broadcast on PBS's Great Performances. She is currently a member of the Acting Company of the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas.

Although Guzman's career has been in theatre, she has occasionally performed on television and in films. Her television credits include The Tenth Month (1979), Miami Vice (1984), Reading Rainbow (1998), and Third Watch (2002). Her film credits include F/X (1986)

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1986 F/X Marisa Velez
1991 F/X2

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1979 The Tenth Month Iliana Television film
1983 Guiding Light Anita —
1984 Miami Vice Maria Rivera Episode: "Brother's Keeper"
1984 The Cosby Show Mrs. Ramos Episode: "How Ugly Is He?"
1998 Reading Rainbow — Episode: "Saturday Sancocho"
2002 Third Watch Alicia Episode: "The Unforgiven"

Stage[edit]

Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref.
1978 Runaways Lidia Broadway (debut)

Also provided translations and original material in Spanish

[4]
1979 Carmelina Gia Campbell Broadway [5]
1980 West Side Story Maria Broadway [6]
1991 Fuente Ovejuna Laurencia Shakespeare Theatre at the Folger [7]
Nick & Nora Maria Valdez Broadway [8]
1992 Guys and Dolls Sarah Brown Broadway [9]
1997 Carmen Carmen Court Theatre (Chicago) [10]
2001 The Music Man Marian Paroo Cherry County Playhouse [11]
2003 Diosa Amber Hartford Stage [12]
2004 Nine Luisa North Shore Music Theatre [13]
2009 The Man Who Came to Dinner Maggie Cutler Alley Theatre [14]
Rock 'n' Roll Esme [15]
2010 Mrs. Mannerly Mrs. Mannerly [16]
2011 August: Osage County Barbara Fordham [17]
And Then There Were None Vera Claythorne [18]
2012 The Seagull Arkadina [19]
Noises Off Belinda Blair [20]
Black Coffee Barbara Armory [21]
Death of a Salesman Linda Loman [22]
2013 Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club Club Secretary [23]
The Hollow Lady Lucy [24]
You Can't Take It with You Penelope Sycamore [25]
2014 Communicating Doors Ruella [26]
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Masha [27]
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas Spirit of Christmas Past [28]
2015 All My Sons Kate Keller [29]
The Other Place Juliana [30]
2016 The Nether Detective Morris [31]
Agatha Christie's Spider's Web Clarissa Hailsham-Brown [32]
A Midsummer Night's Dream Hippolyta, Titania [33]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Negrón-Muntaner, Frances (June 2004). Boricua Pop: Puerto Ricans and the Latinization of American Culture. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-5818-2.
  2. ^ The New York Times Theater Reviews 1997-1998, google.com; accessed January 12, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Josie de Guzman to Star in Alley's Man Who Came to Dinner | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  4. ^ "Runaways – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  5. ^ "Carmelina – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  6. ^ Robertson, Nan (1980-02-22). "Maria and Anita In 'West Side Story'; Cultural Ambivalence 'A Wholesome Town'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  7. ^ "Fuente Ovejuna" (PDF). Asides: 3. February 1991.
  8. ^ "Nick & Nora – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  9. ^ Rich, Frank (1992-04-15). "Review/Theater: Guys and Dolls; Damon Runyon's New York Lives Anew". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  10. ^ chicagoreader (1997-01-23). "Giving Misogyny a Bad Name". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  11. ^ "Sonja of Original 'Survivor' Series Is Mrs. Paroo in MI Music Man". Playbill. 2001-07-17. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  12. ^ Klein, Alvin (2003-04-27). "THEATER REVIEW; If You Dance, the World Will Follow Your Lead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  13. ^ Gans, Andrew (2004-06-28). "De Guzman Joins North Shore's Nine; Complete Cast Announced". Playbill. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  14. ^ Bacalzo, Dan (2009-02-11). "Josie de Guzman to Star in Alley's Man Who Came to Dinner | TheaterMania". TheaterMania. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  15. ^ Evans, Everett (2009-04-30). "Upheaval: That's rock 'n' roll". Chron. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  16. ^ Groover, D. L.; Williams, Lee (2010-02-10). "Capsule Stage Reviews: I Hate Hamlet, Mrs. Mannerly, Pig Farm". Houston Press. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  17. ^ Bacalzo, Dan (2011-02-07). "Josie de Guzman, Jennifer Harmon, et al. Set for Alley's August: Osage County". TheaterMania. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  18. ^ Evans, Everett (2011-07-06). "Alley stages a worthy None". Chron. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  19. ^ Evans, Everett (2012-02-09). "'Seagull' takes flight amid tangled hearts". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  20. ^ Rickwald, Bethany (2012-05-17). "James Black, Josie de Guzman, Kimberly King Set for Alley Theatre's Noises Off". TheaterMania. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  21. ^ Evans, Everett (2012-07-10). "'Black Coffee' still stimulates in latest Alley staging". Chron. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  22. ^ Evans, Everett (2012-10-12). "Alley cast rises to meet Miller's challenge". Chron. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  23. ^ Tommaney, Jim (2013-05-30). "Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club". Houston Press. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  24. ^ Evans, Everett (2013-07-11). "Alley delivers richness of character in 'Hollow'". Chron. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  25. ^ Flynn, St.John (2013-10-08). "Alley Theatre: "You Can't Take It With You"". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  26. ^ Hardy, Michael (2014-04-11). "Review: Don't Open These Communicating Doors". Houstonia Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  27. ^ Flynn, St John (2014-06-09). "'Vanya And Sonia And Masha And Spike' At The Alley". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  28. ^ "Alley favorites appear in Houston's family favorite, 'A Christmas Carol'". Chron. 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  29. ^ Evans, Everett (2015-03-27). "Miller's 'All My Sons' probes ethics, consequences". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  30. ^ Evans, Everett (2015-10-29). "Mystery gradually unravels in Alley's 'The Other Place'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  31. ^ Gaines, Tarra (2016-05-19). "Digital Detectives Probe a Dystopian Future in The Nether at the Alley". Arts and Culture Texas. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  32. ^ Guerra, Joey (2016-07-13). "Actress Josie de Guzman puts her spin on 'Spider's Web'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  33. ^ Wilson, Doni (2016-10-17). "The Alley Theatre Reimagines 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'". Houstonia Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-29.

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