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Beth Leavel

Beth Leavel received
Tony, Drama Desk,
New York Outer Critics Circle and L.A.
Drama Critics Awards for her performance as the title character in The Drowsy
Chaperone. She also received Tony, Drama
Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for her role as Florence Greenberg in
Baby It’s You. She recently performed the
roles of Sally Adams in Call Me Madame at the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma,
M’Lynn in Steel Magnolias at the North
Carolina Theatre and the much put-upon
maid Berthe in Boeing-Boeing at Paper
Mill Playhouse. Other Broadway roles
include Emily in Elf, Donna in Mamma
Mia!, Frau Blucher in Young Frankenstein,
Dorothy Brock in the revival of 42nd
Street, Tess in the original company of
Crazy For You, Mrs. Bixby in The Civil
War, Ellie in Hal Prince’s Showboat and
Anytime Annie (her Broadway debut) in
42nd Street. Ms. Leavel was also seen in
New York City Center Encores! production of No, No, Nanette as Lucille. She
has appeared in numerous Off-Broadway
shows, regional theater, commercials and
TV, including the final episode of “ER.”

Ted Keegan

Ted Keegan has been
seen as the Phantom
in The Phantom of the
Opera on Broadway,
in the national tour and in Phantom, the
Las Vegas Spectacular. He has performed
the role in more than 24 states and has
had the great pleasure of appearing as The
Phantom on the NBC's “Today.” He has
also sung the role in front of the largest
audience ever during the halftime show of
the NBA All-Star Game. He performed
unpublished Gershwin at the opening of
the George and Ira Gershwin Room at
the National Archives in Washington,
D.C. and has sung Gershwin with Audra
McDonald and with Marin Mazzie. He
appeared as a soloist at Avery Fisher Hall,
singing Unheard Bernstein. Mr. Keegan
hosted the Duke Energy Yuletide Celebration with the Indianapolis Symphony

COSTUMES OF DOWNTON ABBEY
March 1, 2014–January 4, 2015 • Winterthur Museum

View exquisite costumes and accessories worn upstairs and downstairs on the
period drama television series. To reserve tickets to the exhibition, please call
800.448.3883 or visit winterthur.org/downtonabbey.
Timed tickets required. Included with general admission. Members free.
The exhibition is presented by
With support from the Glenmede Trust Company
Downton Abbey ® is seen on

on

and is a Carnival Films/Masterpiece Co-Production.

Photographs © Nick Briggs, Carnival Film & Television Limited, 2010–12. All Rights Reserved.

Winterthur is nestled in Delaware’s beautiful Brandywine Valley on Route 52,
midway between New York City and Washington, D.C. Take I-95 to Exit 7 in Delaware.

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