Maxine Linehan

Maxine Linehan is an Irish singer and actress. She has performed as Nancy in Oliver![1] and toured with the Irish Operatic Repertory Company.[2] Her albums include What Would Petula Do?,[3] and Beautiful Songs.[4]

Maxine Linehan
NationalityIrish
OccupationSinger, Actress

Early life and education

Linehan was raised in County Cork, Ireland.[5][6] She performed as a child and at age 17 she had a role in The Sound of Music produced by the Irish Operatic Repertory Company.[2][6] Linehan was called to the bar in London,[5] where she earned her law degree. She worked for a London law firm which moved her to New York City in 2001.[6]

Career

Linehan's first single was a cover of "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore.[1][3] In 2008, Linehan co-founded the Alloy Theater Company with Michelle Pruett in New York City.[7] That same year, Linehan starred in Alloy's production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's song cycle, Tell Me on a Sunday.[8] She appeared in Alloy's production of The Mushroom Pickers in 2009.[7] Linehan performed a concert of Petula Clark's music in 2009 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York. Her later performances of the same concert, including a 2010 performance at the Tainted Blue studios in Manhattan, coincided with the release of her album, What Would Petula Do?[9]

In 2012, Linehan played Charlotte Brontë in the Alloy Theater Company’s production of Bronte: A Portrait of Charlotte after finishing a national tour of South Pacific.[2][6][10] The Town Hall presented The Broadway Musicals of 1940-1964 as part of the Broadway by the Year series, with Linehan featured among the performers.[11] Linehan gave the solo performance, An American Journey, created and directed by Scott Siegel, in 2014. The one-hour performance is about leaving Ireland for America.[12][13] In October 2014, Linehan performed in Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage, a concert celebrating Julie Wilson's 90th birthday as part of the 25th Annual New York Cabaret Convention at Jazz at Lincoln Center.[14]

She released the album Beautiful Songs in 2015.[4][15] With the release of the album, she performed "Beautiful Songs: An Evening of Music for the Soul and the Senses" at the Metropolitan Room in New York.[1][3] That same year, she created a video tribute to the New York Mets' Daniel Murphy called "Oh, Danny Boy!"[16][17] Also in 2015, Linehan was included in the concert Edith Piaf: An All-Star Tribute hosted by Scott Sigel.[18]

In 2016, Linehan performed an all-U2 show called One: The Songs of U2 at the BirdLand Theatre that forwarded all proceeds to the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.[19] Linehan performed What Would Petula Do? at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in May 2016,[20][21] and 54 Below in New York City.[22][23]

Discography
  • An American Journey
  • What Would Petula Do?
  • Beautiful Songs

References
  1. Nancy Cohen-koan. "Mixing it up at the Metropolitan Room". Huffington Post. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  2. "Maxine Linehan in Alloy Theater Company's Bronte: A portrait of Charlotte". Broadway World. May 8, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  3. Eileen Murphy (February 9, 2015). "Maxine Linehan brings "Beautiful Songs" to New York". Irish Central. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  4. Stephen Holden (February 10, 2015). "Maxine Linehan Transforms the Popular Into the Personal". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  5. Cahir O'Doherty (April 28, 2012). "Reclaiming Charlotte Bronte For Ireland - "Bronte: a portrait of Charlotte" Off Broadway". Irish Central. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  6. "Linehan feels affinity with Charlotte Bronte". The Irish Echo. May 2, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  7. Kenneth Jones (January 12, 2009). "McCarrick's Irish Play, The Mushroom Pickers, to Get U.S. Premiere Feb. 12". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  8. Andrew Gans (March 30, 2008). "Unexpected Song: Tell Me On a Sunday, with Actress Linehan, Begins NYC Run March 30". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  9. David Weiss (February 10, 2010). "Petula Clark IS Pop: Maxine Linehan Has New Proof for 2010". Sonic Scoop. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  10. Michael Gioia (May 3, 2012). "Maxine Linehan Featured in Off-Broadway's Bronte: A Portrait of Charlotte Beginning May 3". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  11. David Gordon (March 4, 2014). "Robert Cuccioli, Patrick Page, and More Will Celebrate The Broadway Musicals of 1940-1964". Theater Mania. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  12. Cahir O'Doherty (May 13, 2014). "Maxine Linehan - an exciting new Irish voice". Irish Central. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  13. "Maxine Linehan to Present Solo Show AN AMERICAN JOURNEY at Terminus Recording Studios, 4/27-5/14". Broadway World. April 7, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  14. Andrew Gans (June 5, 2014). "Over 60 Vocalists, Including Many Broadway Stars, Set for 25th Annual Cabaret Convention". Playbill. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  15. "Maxine Linehan". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  16. Like Kerr-Dineen (October 27, 2015). "Mets fan sings beautiful 'Oh, Danny Boy' tribute to Daniel Murphy". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  17. Jackson Connor (October 27, 2015). "Irish-Born Mets Fan Rewrites 'Danny Boy' As a Theme Song for Daniel Murphy". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  18. Ronni Reich (June 8, 2015). "On stage: Top 5 N.Y. shows this week: Marion Cotillard with the New York Philharmonic". NJ.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  19. Broadway's Maxine Linehan Talks Putting a Traditional Spin on U2's Biggest Hits, Natalie Weiner, 9 March 2016, Billboard Magazine
  20. Stéphane Ly-Cuong (May 17, 2016). "Maxine Linehan honors Petula Clark at the Theatre du Chatelet". Regard En Coulisse. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  21. Steve Schonberg (May 23, 2016). "The Artist in Reflection: Singer, Maxine Linehan Says Life's Offered Her a New Perspective and Voice". The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  22. Alix Cohen (May 17, 2016). "MixineLinehan: What Would Petula Do?". Cabaret Scenes. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  23. "Marilyn Maye, Howard McGillin & More Set for Finstein's/54 Below Next week". Broadway World. May 6, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
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