Marla Schaffel

Marla Schaffel starred on Broadway in the Tony-nominated musical Jane Eyre. The role earned Ms. Schaffel several accolades: a Tony nomination, the Drama Desk Award, a Drama League Award, and the Outer Critics Circle Award, all for Best Actress in Musical. Her other Broadway credits included Titanic and Les Miserables, as well as starring in the national tours of Evita, My Fair Lady, White Christmas, and The Sound of Music. Marla created the leading roles off-Broadway in Enter Laughing, Christina Alberta’s Father, Enter the Guardsman, Fanny Hill, Tall Grass and A Broadway Diva Christmas. Her regional credits include leading roles in world premiere musicals Jane Eyre, Let Me Sing, They All Laughed (now called Nice Work If You Can Get It), Lucky In The Rain, Glimmerglass, as well as in the classics like, West Side Story, A Little Night Music, Paint Your Wagon, among others. With Greensboro Arts Alliance Summer/Mirror Theater in Vermont  Ms. Schaffel has been the Artist-in-Residence and has had the priviledge of performing the leads in The Music Man, The Miracle Worker, Kiss Me Kate, Annie Get Your Gun and The Belle of Amherst.  Ms. Schaffel also starred in the critically acclaimed independent feature, I Love You, Don’t Touch Me! And created the pivotal role of Beaver Woman in Tim Robbins film Cradle Will Rock. TV: Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Her voice can be heard on several recordings including Jane Eyre (original Broadway Cast Recording and world premiere Toronto Cast recording), The Prince of Egypt (soundtrack), A Prairie Home Companion Christmas. Marla is a graduate of The Juilliard School drama division and studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School.