Eileen Barnett
General Member
   
   

On Broadway, Eileen played Luisa Contini in Tommy Tune's Tony Award winning musical, NINE. She also starred as Vi Moore in the national tour of FOOTLOOSE. She was recently seen in the Havok Theatre Company's production of KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN. Some of her favorite regional theatre roles include Aldonza in MAN OF LA MANCHA, Lucille in NO, NO, NANETTE, Julie in SHOW BOAT, and Nancy in OLIVER! Eileen performed the role of Fosca in MTG's West Coast premiere of Stephen Sondheim's PASSION, for which she won a Robby Award. She appeared in RADIO GALS at the Pasadena Playhouse and won a Drama- Logue Award for her role in that production as well as for her role in THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS.  Other California appearances include Billy Barnes' MOVIE STAR, QUEEN OF THE STARDUST BALLROOM with Tyne Daly, and Judith Viorst's LOVE AND SHRIMP, which also played at The Ballroom in New York with Bonnie Franklin and Mariette Hartley. She starred in Amanda McBroom's HEARTBEATS, enjoyed a long run in Neil Simon's RUMORS, opposite Bernie Kopel and was in the West Coast premiere of Stephen Sondheim's PUTTING IT TOGETHER.

Some of Eileen's television credits include two episodes of  "ER," "Brothers and Sisters," "Strong Medicine," "The Gilmore Girls," "Caroline in the City," "Murder She Wrote," "Matlock," "Designing Women," "Who's The Boss," and "Knots Landing," where she played opposite Michael York. Soap fans may remember her as the evil Stephanie Woodruff on "Days of Our Lives."

Eileen has recorded her cabaret act on her CD, "Eilee Barnett, Live at The Cinegrill." Her recording for children, "Broadway With A Beat," won a NAPPA Award (National Parenting Publications Award).

She has performed in many Musical Theatre Guild shows, which are listed below, and she has also produced MTG productions, including SEESAW, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, SATURDAY 
NIGHT, and WHERE'S CHARLEY?

She lives in Los Angeles with her five dogs, one cat and wonderful husband, actor Bruce French.


MTG Show Role
Little Me Miss Poitrine, Today (Older Belle)
Out of this World Isadora St. John
As Thousands Cheer Revue
Street Scene Anna Maurant
A Man of No Importance Mrs. Patrick
A Fantastick Evening Company
Sail Away Elinor Spencer Bollard
My Favorite Year Belle May Steinberg Carroca
Lady in the Dark Liza Elliott
Jubilee Karen O'Kane
Grand Hotel Raffaella
Allegro Marjorie Taylor
How Now Dow Jones Mrs. Klein
Extraordinary! A Tribute To Stephen Schwartz
Plain And Fancy Ruth Winters
Rags Rebecca Hershkowitz
Passion (Encore Presentation) Fosca
Passion Fosca
Bells Are Ringing Ensemble