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Elizabeth Ward Land

About Me

Elizabeth Ward Land’s varied show business career encompasses musicals, plays, concerts, voice-overs, commercials and television. On Broadway, she appeared as Marie in THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (original cast, all three versions), PASSION, CITY OF ANGELS, and as a featured soloist in THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER starring Michael Crawford at Radio City Music Hall and Royal Albert Hall in London. Off-Broadway credits include THE GREEN HEART (Manhattan Theatre Club), HELLO AGAIN (Lincoln Center) and CHESS. Liz will star as the Baroness in the National Tour of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, opening this fall. She starred in the National Tour of THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE opposite Hector Elizondo, as well as National Tours of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, LES MISERABLES, THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER and as Kathy Selden in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN. Liz has starred at some the country’s finest Regional Theatres: Sacramento Music Circus as Charlotte in A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, Betty Blake in THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES, Elsa in THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Gloria Thorpe in DAMN YANKEES and the Princess in THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN; at Musical Theatre West as Anna in THE KING AND I, Lucy in THE THING ABOUT MEN and Lilli Vanessi in KISS ME, KATE; as Helen Dubin in BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS at Coconut Grove Playhouse; Lady Capulet in ROMEO AND JULIET at Goodspeed Opera House; The Evil Queen in SNOW WHITE for Disneyland; as Keely in PETE 'N' KEELY opposite David Naughton at the Alpine Theatre Project; and as Connee Boswell in THE BOSWELL SISTERS at The Old Globe in San Diego. She recently starred as Mother Superior in the Pre-Broadway tryout of SISTER ACT at the Pasadena Playhouse and the Alliance Theatre. Concerts: BEST OF REPRISE!, FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON for Valley Musical Theatre, THE LEADING LADIES, AN EVENING OF RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN for Coto Candlelight Series, LERNER AND LOEWE with the Long Beach Pops, HOLLYWOOD REVISITED, A TRIBUTE TO COLE PORTER with Michael Feinstein at the Mark Taper Forum; with the trio SHOUT SISTER: Boswell Sister Centennial Celebration, Snug Harbor Jazz Club - New Orleans, the M Bar in Hollywood, A TRIBUTE TO DOROTHY FIELDS at the Mark Taper Forum. Her voice over work includes the games BLOOD OMEN: LEGACY OF KAIN, RESERVOIR DOGS, METAL GEAR SOLID: PORTABLE OPS, INFINITE WARS: the new television series ALIEN ABDUCTIONS: TRUE CONFESSIONS, ADAM'S RIB and AMERICAN APPETITES for L.A. Theatre Works; and Disney’s ENCHANTED. On TV: ONE LIFE TO LIVE, CRUMBS, THE AMANDA SHOW, 10-8, and ALL MY CHILDREN. Elizabeth was honored to be chosen as Barbra Streisand’s Stand-in for her 2006 Concert Tour. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of the Pacific and a Masters of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of California at Davis. Liz is married to actor Ken Land. She plays the piano, oboe, guitar and a little ukulele.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 08/01/2008
Band Website: www.ElizabethWardLand.com
Band Members: John Boswell (piano, arrangements, orchestrations, and back-up vocals), David Boswell (guitar), M.B. Gordy (drums and percussion), Randy Landas (bass), John Yoakum (woodwinds), Stefanie Fife (cello), Ken Land (guitar and back-up vocals). Duet with Lee Lessack; trio SHOUT SISTER (Michelle Duffy, Amy Pietz and Elizabeth Ward Land). Additional back-up vocals: Todd Murray, Amy Pietz, Lee Lessack, and Elizabeth Ward Land. 42ND STREET arrangement: Lisa LeMay.
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Sounds Like: FIRST HARVEST beautifully showcases Elizabeth Ward Land's thrilling voice, vast musical expertise and extraordinary interpretive gifts. For Broadway fans, Liz’s opening track reveals surprising depth in A CHANGE IN ME from Beauty and the Beast. FARTHER TO FALL and WHY HAVEN’T I HEARD FROM YOU introduce some pop-country, while WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT and LOVE TO LEARN show a smokier night club sound. IT DON’T BRING YOU and I CAN LET GO NOW offer fresh takes on contemporary tunes, and the Celtic melody of A TASTE OF HONEY will transport you to another time, another place. For cabaret lovers, there is SOMETHING I THOUGHT I’D NEVER DO and WHEN YOU TAKE MY HAND, a haunting new ballad destined to be on every singer’s list. Including exquisite piano arrangements and orchestrations by John Boswell, the wistful duet FLIES ON THE BUTTER with award-wining recording artist Lee Lessack, Liz’s sophisticated 30’s-style trio, SHOUT SISTER (with Michelle Duffy and Amy Pietz) on 42ND STREET, and heartfelt vocals all around, FIRST HARVEST is a CD to be embraced and treasured - guaranteeing something for everyone.
Record Label: LML Music - www.LMLmusic.com and we're on ITunes..
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

celebrating the official release

So, this next week is devoted to celebrating the official release of FIRST HARVEST. Finally here........wow!!! I have heard from a lot of friends and relatives, which has been wonderful. Thanks to eve...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:47:00 GMT

FIRST HARVEST available now on ITunes!!!!

Hey...what a weird and wonderful thing happened to me yesterday...I went on to ITunes to download a song for an audition, and I thought I would check and see if FIRST HARVEST was there yet....and it w...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:10:00 GMT

CHECK OUT www.ElizabethWardLand.com !!!

I finally got my website up and running...check it out - www.ElizabethWardLand.com.Let me know what you think - I am open to ideas and comments!
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:08:00 GMT

A CHANGE IN ME

"I've just listened to Elizabeth Ward Land's performance of A CHANGE IN ME, and I am wiping tears as I write this. There are very few performers I have enjoyed working with as much as I enjoyed workin...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:25:00 GMT