Elizabeth Southard has worked extensively in musical theatre, on Broadway and in National Tours. Recently, Beth starred on Broadway as Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, a role she also performed in the Vancouver, B.C. production. She was chosen by Harold Prince to star as Magnolia in his latest revival of Show Boat in the First National Tour. She was also seen Off-Broadway in Jack Eric William’s Swamp Gas and Shallow Feelings as Sherlyn. Other tours include Christine in the Yeston/Kopit Phantom and The Sound of Music with Marie Osmond. Regional highlights include Yum-Yum in The Mikado and Claudia in Nine. She has been fortunate enough to perform with various orchestras throughout the U.S. Beth received her degree in Vocal Performance from Ithaca College School of Music. She received a scholarship to study at the prestigious American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria and went on to receive first place in the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition. Beth is joyously married to actor Gary Mauer and plays Mommy to Nicholas and Eden. Beth is thrilled to be touring this beautiful country again – God Bless!
- Taken from PlayBill.com
Some Beth Southard trivia! [Beth's note: Hopefully mine won't be as shallow as Gary's...] Her favourite . . .
Food: Filet mignon- medium rare (organic, of course!)
Drink: Aveda Tea OR Bailey's
Movie: Truman Show, Shadowlands, When Harry Met Sally
TV Show: Frasier, Will and Grace
Costume Worn in a Role: Red ("After the Ball") gown (Showboat)
Role Played: Magnolia from Showboat
Color: Red
State: Wow, hmmm New York
Thing to do in Spare Time: Play some sport, be active!
Song: "Angel's Wish," but there are lots of others
Song to Sing: "Can't help lovin that man," while playing guitar
Game: If you mean 'sport', it's baseball. If board game, one of the Cranium thingies.
