Donna Vivino is an American theatre, television, and film actress and singer. She is known for playing Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked and as the original Young Cosette in Les Misérables on Broadway.
Personal life Vivino was raised in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, where she attended Fair Lawn High School, and graduated from Barnard College of Columbia University in New York City.Belkin, Lisa. "Savvy 7-year-old acts like a real pro", Lawrence Journal-World, January 5, 1986. Accessed February 8, 2011. "FAIR LAWN, N.J. - The actress 49 inches tall, 7 years old and missing three teeth - stood in the center of her den and patiently explained the difference between television commercials and real life."
Donna is the daughter of musician Jerry Vivino and was the niece of the late Floyd Vivino.
Theatre credits + Broadway Show Title Role Venue Citation Les Misérables Young Cosette Imperial Theatre Saturday Night Fever Piano/Vocals Minskoff Theatre Hairspray Shelly/Denizen of Baltimore/Understudy for Tracy Turnblad, Prudy Pingleton, Velma von Tussle, Gym Teacher, and Matron Neil Simon Theatre Wicked Standby for Elphaba Gershwin Theatre Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me Comedy All Star Bernard Jacobs Theater Hell's Kitchen Standby for Jersey Shubert Theatre
+ Off-Broadway Show Title Role Company Citation Stars of David (concert version) DR2 Theatre
+ National tours Show Title Role Citation Cats Grizabella Wicked Elphaba / Elphaba standby Hairspray
+ Regional theatre Show Title Role Company Citation Guys and Dolls Miss Adelaide A Contemporary Theatre Next to Normal Diana Goodman Bristol Riverside Theater Merrily We Roll Along Mary Flynn Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Finks Natalie TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Grease Betty Rizzo St. Louis Muny The Opposite of Sex Magic Theatre
+ Television, film, and web series Title Role Year Hometown Tess Abbott (2 episodes) 1985ABC Afterschool Special Kendall Bard (1 episode) 1987All My Children Young Erica Kane (1 episode) 1988Married To It Lucy Rothenberg 1991Slim Pig Mouse (voice, 3 episodes) 1996My Sassy Girl Woman of No Consequence #2 2008A Gifted Man Rhonda (1 episode) 2012 Submissions Only Serena Maxwell (10 episodes) 2012-2014Good Friday Emily Cole 2020Law & Order Rachel Ford (1 episode) 2023Family Affair (short film) Beverly 2023Ezra Woman at Michigan Club 2023Marvin is Sorry (short film) Alice 2024 FBI: Most Wanted Carlotta Tomassi (1 episode) 2024
References
External links Donna Vivino's official website