Anita Gillette
Broadway Actress
Bio
Anita Gillette is an award-winning actress who has had a long career on Broadway and in film and television.
Engagement Information
Broadway veteran Anita Gillette came to campus to work with students interested in musical theater in a masterclass in Page Auditorium. The department and the Durham Arts Council also joined together to present an evening with Gillette in her one-woman show, After All.
After All gave audiences a look backstage with Tony nominee Gillette as she recounted a career that has taken her from performing alongside Ethel Merman in Gypsy to starring on Broadway in Carnival, Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, and more. As Gillette reminisced through her life in song, she revisited her friendship with Irving Berlin, her work in films like Moonstruck, and her experiences on TV in roles including Tina Fey’s mom on 30 Rock.