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Beth Malone
Malone about to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Mile High Stadium, October 2016.
Born
Elizabeth Ann Malone

(1969-01-02) January 2, 1969 (age 56)
Auburn, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
SpouseRochelle Schoppert

Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Malone (born January 2, 1969)[1] is an American actress and singer known for her work in Broadway, off-Broadway and regional theatre. She originated the role of Alison Bechdel in the musical Fun Home, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.[2]

Life and education

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She was born in Auburn, Nebraska, and raised in Castle Rock, Colorado, the daughter of Peggy and Bill Malone. Her mother is a professional country music singer.[3] Malone played the title role in Annie in middle school, and participated in theatre at Douglas County High School.[4] Malone first attended Loretto Heights College for musical theatre. When the school closed in 1989 while she was there, she decided not to continue, because she was successful finding work without a degree. She later completed her degree through the University of Northern Colorado[4] in 1996 and earned an MFA in Acting from UC Irvine in 2000.[5]

She began her career working at the Country Dinner Playhouse at the age of 16. Malone moved to New York City at age 21. After a period of not finding work, she returned to Aspen, Colorado, where she was able to play a wide variety of roles. She received her Equity card performing in a production of Baby.[4] She later moved to Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, where she began performing in television commercials and performing in shows in Greater Los Angeles. Malone is married to Rochelle Schoppert, a music technician.[6][7][8][9]

Activism

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Malone performs regularly at benefits for LGBTQ groups and nonprofits.[10] She is also involved in organizations that advocate for gender equality, like the Aqua Foundation.[11] When she was performing in Fun Home, she purposefully made time to talk with young people who were struggling with embracing their identities.[11]

Career

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Malone made her Broadway debut in Ring of Fire in 2006. She appeared off-Broadway in Bingo: A Winning New Musical at St. Luke's Theatre in 2005.[12] She appeared off-Broadway in The Marvelous Wonderettes at the Westside Theatre as Betty Jean in 2008.[13] She also released her first solo album, Lunch Shift, in 2008.[14]

She played the title role in Annie Get Your Gun in the music circus at the Wells Fargo Pavilion in Sacramento, California in August 2011,[15] and again at the San Diego Musical Theatre in May 2014.[16]

She played the title role in The Unsinkable Molly Brown at Denver Center Theater Company in September and October 2014,[17] as well as in The Muny's production in July 2017.[18] She played the lead in an industry reading in November 2017 at the Roundabout Theatre Company.[19]

Malone originated the role of Alison Bechdel in Fun Home, from workshops to the 2013 off-Broadway production at The Public Theater.[20] She continued the role in the 2015 Broadway production at the Circle in the Square Theatre, which closed on September 10, 2016.[2] Critic Steven Suskin called her performance "the glue that holds the show together."[21] She received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance.[2]

Malone played the Angel in certain performances in the Broadway revival of Tony Kushner's play Angels in America at the Neil Simon Theatre. The limited engagement began previews on February 23, opened on March 25, and closed on July 15, 2018.[22][23]

Beth Malone: So Far...

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In 2011, Malone created a one-woman cabaret show titled Beth Malone: So Far. The show tells her life story, "from her offbeat childhood in small-town Colorado, to her not-quite-normal entrance into acting, to her left-of-center adult life."[7] Malone describes this production as an "autobiographical tale about what it was like for [her] to be a rural lesbian in the '70s."[10][24] The one-hour production takes the audience on a journey through her teenage years and young adulthood,[10][7] highlighting her relationship with her father and how their relationship changed when she came out.[25] Although there are several emotional moments in the show, Malone's presentation is mostly comedic.[7] She has toured with the show in several locations, including Aspen, Colorado, at the Wheeler Opera House in 2011,[7] and in New York City in 2012 at the Davenport Theatre.[26]

Theatre credits

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Start year Production Role Notes
2002 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Sally Brown Colony Theatre[27]
2003 Babes in Arms Reprise![28]
2004 Grand Hotel Flaemmchen Colony Theatre[29]
2005 A New Brain Ensemble Reprise![30]
Bingo: A Winning New Musical Alison Off-Broadway[31]
2006 Ring of Fire Broadway; March 12 – April 30, 2006[32]
Sister Act Sister Mary Robert Pasadena Playhouse[33]
2007 Alliance Theatre[34]
2008 The Marvelous Wonderettes Betty Jean Off-Broadway[35]
2010 Musical Theatre West[36]
2011 Annie Get Your Gun Annie Oakley Wells Fargo Pavilion[37]
Beth Malone: So Far Self National tour; 2011/12[38]
2013 9 to 5 Judy Bernly 3-D Theatricals[39]
Fun Home Alison Bechdel Off-Broadway; September 20, 2013 – January 12, 2014[40]
2014 Annie Get Your Gun Annie Oakley San Diego Musical Theatre; May 2014[41]
The Unsinkable Molly Brown Molly Brown Denver Center Theatre Company; September – October 2014[42]
2015 Fun Home Alison Bechdel Broadway; April 19, 2015 – September 10, 2016[43]
2018 Angels in America The Angel/Mormon Mother/Emily Broadway; March 25 – July 15, 2018[44]
2020 The Unsinkable Molly Brown Molly Brown Off-Broadway

Filmography

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Film
Start year Production Role Notes
2006 Room 101 Short[45]
2009 Intelligent Life: Change Your Mind, Change Your World Narrator Documentary[46]
2011 Hick Sherri [47]
2016 The Comedian Carol Bock [48]
2017 Between the Shades Herself Documentary[49]
2019 Brittany Runs a Marathon Tesla [50]
2021 The God Committee Attorney [51]
2021 Tick, Tick... Boom! "Sunday" Legend #6 [52]
2025 Alma and the Wolf TBA [53]
Television
Start year Production Role Notes
2003 One Minute Soap Opera Various Series regular
Unknown What's On Host TV Guide Channel
2004 Judging Amy Marge Bolton/Kelly McClaren 2 episodes
2005 Reno 911! Ms. Striker Episode: "The Prefect of Wanganui"
2015 Late Night with Seth Meyers Self/Alison Bechdel Episode: "Ed Helms/Alison Bechdel/Fun Home/Brad Wilk"
The Good Wife Pro-Life Activist Episode: "Restraint"
2016 BrainDead Claudia Monarch 8 episodes
2017 Bull Tessa Snyder Episode: "The Devil, The Detail"
2019 Bluff City Law Samantha Episode: "The All-American"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Doctor Episode: "We Dream of Machine Elves"
2020 The Baker and the Beauty Melanie Caan 2 episodes
2021 All Rise Sylvia Arthur Episode: "Caught Up in Circles"

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2002 Ovation Award Best Featured Actress in a Musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Nominated
2013 Ovation Award Best Lead Actress in a Musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Won
2015 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical Fun Home Nominated
2016 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album Nominated

References

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  3. ^ "Special Western Music Guest: Peggy Malone". CowboyPoetry.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Moore, John (May 14, 2014). "Denver's Molly Brown is Denver's Beth Malone". DenverCenter.org. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
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  6. ^ Oksenhorn, Stewart (July 3, 2009). "At the corner of Aspen and Broadway". The Aspen Times. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
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  8. ^ Gans, Andrew. "DIVA TALK: Beth Malone On Creating a Fun Home and Becoming an Unsinkable Molly Brown". Playbill. Playbill Inc. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  9. ^ Paulson, Michael (April 8, 2015). "'Fun Home,' the Musical, Takes Alison Bechdel's Life to Broadway". The New York Times.
  10. ^ a b c Rothaus, Steve (May 15, 2017). "Out Broadway star Beth Malone to sing for LGBTQ fans during Aqua Girl festival". Miami Herald. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  11. ^ a b Arnold, JW (May 17, 2017). "Singer Reflects on Life On and Off the Stage". South Florida Gay News. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017.
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  13. ^ Gans, Andrew (August 7, 2008). "Alvin, Malone and Matlock Will Be The Marvelous Wonderettes Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "The Lunch Shift: Beth Malone". Amazon.ca. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
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  20. ^ Gioia, Michael (August 8, 2013). "Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Alexandra Socha Among Cast of Fun Home; Other Public Theater Casting Announced, Too". Playbill. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
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  49. ^ "TransFamily of NW PA Between the Shades Film Screening Pride Kickoff on June 29". Erie Gay News. July 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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  52. ^ tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) - Beth Malone as 'Sunday' Legend #6. Retrieved April 28, 2025 – via IMDb.
  53. ^ Grobar, Matt (March 20, 2024). "Ethan Embry And Li Jun Li To Star In Republic Pictures Genre-Bender 'Alma And The Wolf'". Deadline. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
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