About
Drama Desk Winner; Carbonell Award Winner; Helen Hays Award Winner
RACHEL YORK is a dynamic and versatile award-winning actress and singer. She is best known for her critically acclaimed Broadway performances in City of Angels, Les Misérables, Victor/Victoria (Drama Desk Award) with Julie Andrews, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Sly Fox with Richard Dreyfuss, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with Jonathan Pryce.Most recently Ms. York starred on Broadway in Disaster! The Musical and the ground-breaking Go-Gos musical Head Over Heels. She also turned heads on television with her courageous portrayal of Lucille Ball in the CBS movie, Lucy.
Broadway star Rachel York celebrates her love of singing and performing in a “ mesmerizing" evening of stories and song. She includes numbers made famous by early inspirations, favorite show tunes from her Broadway career, jazz and pop standards from her solo album Let’s Fall in Love, and many surprises that touch her heart in a special way.
Rachel has shared the stage with many luminaries including: Julie Andrews, Chita Rivera, Liza Minnelli, Hugh Jackman, Reba McEntire, Jeff Daniels, Jonathon Pryce, Jason Alexander, Martin Short, John Schneider, Jeffrey Tambor, Mickey Rooney, Richard Dreyfuss, Lucy Arnaz, Jeremy Jordan, Christian Borle, Betty Buckley, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Feinstein among many others.
THEATER
Regionally and on tour, Ms. York has earned accolades, most notably as Reno Sweeney in the Barbican (UK) production and U.S. national tour of the Tony-winning revival Anything Goes (Helen Hayes Award). She also created the role of Cruella de Vil in The 101 Dalmatians Musical; starred as Guenevere in Camelot (Carbonell Award);and portrayed Lilli Vanessi/Kate in Kiss Me, Kate (U.S. and West End, Helen Hayes and IRNE Award nominations).
Off-Broadway Ms. York has starred in Anastasia: The Musical in Concert at the Lincoln Center; the musical revue The Best Is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman; Dessa Rose opposite LaChanze at Lincoln Center Theatre (Drama Desk nomination); Stephen Sondheim’s Putting It Together (Drama Desk nomination), also with Julie Andrews; as well as the highly acclaimed New York City Center Encores! productions of Little Me opposite Christian Borle and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opposite Megan Hilty.
Favorite regional productions include Grey Gardens (Ovation Award nomination) in the dual roles of Edith Bouvier Beale and “Little” Edie Beale, opposite Betty Buckley; The King and I (Barrymore Award nomination); Hello, Dolly! (IRNE Award); Into the Woods (IRNE Award); 42nd Street (IRNE Award nomination); Turn of the Century opposite Jeff Daniels; and The Odd Couple with Martin Short and Jason Alexander. Ms. York has also recently starred in the Broadway-bound musical adaptations of the blockbuster movies The Black Swan, Dave, and Ever After.
TELEVISION
On television, Ms. York appeared in recurring roles on the network broadcast series FBI: Most Wanted, Prodigal Son, and Filthy Rich now on Apple TV. She has also appeared on Power, Elementary, The Mick, Hannah Montana, Frasier, Reba, Numb3rs, Close to Home, Arli$$, Spin City, The Naked Truth and Diagnosis Murder. In addition, she is the voice of Bitty in Higglytown Heroes and Circe on The Justice League.
FILM
On film Ms. York can be seen in the feature It Had to Be You opposite Cristin Milioti and directed by Sasha Gordon. Other film credits include Cradle Swapping, One Fine Day, Happy Feet, Billy Bathgate, Killer Instinct, Second Honeymoon, Au Pair II, and the CBS made for television movie, Lucy. Her performances in Kiss Me, Kate (filmed for PBS’s Great Performances series) and Victor/Victoria are available on video/DVD.
CONCERTS
In concert, Ms. York has appeared as a soloist worldwide including appearances at Carnegie Hall; with the New York Pops; the National Symphony and the Pittsburgh Pops under the baton of Marvin Hamlisch; the Philly Pops; the Hollywood Bowl; the Israeli Opera; the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra; and multiple concerts with Michael Feinstein. She tours her concert tribute to James Bond movie themes The Spy Who Loved Me with symphony orchestras nationwide, and performs her one-woman shows For the Love of It and Strictly Streisand to critical acclaim. Ms. York is also a Godmother for Crystal Cruises Debussy and performs on board as a headliner in the Crystal Broadway series.