Draft:Marylee Graffeo Fairbanks

  • Comment: It is pointless to re-submit with no improvement. Theroadislong (talk) 22:32, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: There are 79 producers listed for the Outsiders musical! Theroadislong (talk) 21:04, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: Not clear that she won the Tony Award herself there were a LARGE number of producers? Theroadislong (talk) 21:00, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: May be notable under WP:NPRODUCER if she produced a Tony-awarded musical, but it doesn't look like she has won a Tony award herself which is a bit misleading. C F A 💬 16:26, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: The Boston Globe article is good, but there doesn't seem to be much outside of that. The article doesn't have to list everything the subject has ever done, and it ends up looking like a résumé if it does. C F A 💬 16:25, 5 August 2024 (UTC)


Marylee Graffeo Fairbanks (May 10, 1966)[citation needed] is an American performer and producer.

Early life and education

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Born May 10, 1966, in Melrose, Massachusetts, to Rosalie Ferullo Graffeo and Larry Graffeo.[1]

She graduated from Melrose High School in 1984,[2] and from Boston's Emerson College in 1988, with a bachelor's degree in Television Production/Communications.[3][4]

Recent work

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In 2021, Marylee created stages podcast, which she co-produces and co-hosts. [5] She and longtime friend Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Blockinterview Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award winning friends and colleagues about life's challenges, creativity, motherhood and more.  stages podcast premiered on August 1, 2021 and is going into its fifth season.[6][7] Block and Fairbanks first worked together in 1994 with in The Will Rogers Follies written by Peter Stone with music by Cy Coleman and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Aldolph Green. .[8][9]

In 2021 Marylee founded Tima Productions with friend and former RAGTIME cast mate, Tony-winning actress LaChanze.[6] [10] [11]They met In 1997, in the Los Angeles, USA premier of Ragtime (musical), a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and a book by Terrence McNally. The show is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by E.L. Doctrow .[12]

Marylee's album A New Stage, released August 2022.  It is made up of songs that she recorded every year on Father's Day for her husband and son.[13]

Marylee is an investor in the five-time 2023 Tony Award winning Broadway production of Kimberly Akimbo (musical)[6]

She reprised the role of Kathleen with the Boston Symphony Orchestra's  2023 symphonic concert performances of Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally's Ragtime (musical) led by Keith Lockhart.[14][15] and in 2024, Marylee and her producing partner LaChanze (Tima Productions) won a Tony Award for co-producing the Four-time Tony Award winning musical The Outsiders (musical).[6] [16][17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "Search Larry Graffeo Obituaries and Funeral Services". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  2. ^ Melrose High School Year Book 1984. Melrose High School Library Resource Center. 1984.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ Clossey, Erin (2024-05-01). "Emerson Inside the Tonys: Alums Co-Produce 'The Outsiders'". Emerson Today. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  4. ^ Ertischek, David (2024-06-17). "'The Outsiders' Nets Emersonians Tony Awards". Emerson Today. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  5. ^ iHeartRadio Broadway (2023-02-15). Stages Podcast Hosted By Stephanie J. Block & Marylee Fairbanks Joins iHeartRadio Broadway. Retrieved 2024-08-06 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ a b c d Pray, Adri. "Marylee Fairbanks, co-producer of award-winning 'The Outsiders,' is a multifaceted force - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  7. ^ "Stephanie J. Block & Marylee Fairbanks 'Stages Podcast' Joins iHeartRadio". iHeartRadio Broadway. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  8. ^ https://www.nydailynews.com/golly-follies-article-1.677446
  9. ^ Schendt, Angie (April 19, 1995). "Actress' role All Fun, No Folly" (PDF). Nebnewspapers.unl.edu.
  10. ^ Broadwaycom (2023-11-09). The Broadway Show: Tour Marquees with Producer LaChanze. Retrieved 2024-08-06 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ Staff, GOTM (2024-05-30). "LaChanze Productions Aims to Revitalize Commercial Theater". Gia On The Move. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  12. ^ Winer, Laurie (1997-06-17). "An American Dream : Doctorow's rich novel becomes great theater in its U.S. debut. Its grand and brutal themes of modern life in this country are both timely and timeless". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
  13. ^ "A New Stage". A New Stage. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  14. ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 25, 2023). "Listen to Boston Pops' Complete Concert of Ragtime, Starring Nikki Renée Daniels, Elizabeth Stanley, John Cariani, More". Playbill.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Marylee Fairbanks". BSO. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  16. ^ "2024 TONY AWARD® NOMINATIONS". www.tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  17. ^ Grein, Paul (2024-06-16). "Here Are All the Winners of the 2024 Tony Awards: Complete Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  18. ^ culwell-Block, Logan (June 16, 2024). "PLAYBILL The Outsiders Wins Best Musical at the 2024 Tony Awards".