In the Heights' Merediz to Guest on "One Life to Live"

By Andrew Gans
25 Nov 2008

Olga Merediz, a 2008 Tony nominee for her performance as Abuela Claudia in the Tony-winning In the Heights, will guest star on an upcoming broadcast of the ABC daytime drama "One Life to Live."

Olga Merediz with Mandy Gonzalez in In the Heights.
photo by Joan Marcus
Singer-actress Merediz will play Sister Mary Claire on the Nov. 26 broadcast of the long-running serial. "One Life to Live" airs in the New York City metropolitan area on WABC-TV, Channel 7 from 2-3 PM ET; check local listings.

In addition to In the Heights, Merediz's Broadway credits include Mamma Mia!, Reckless, Man of La Mancha, Les Misérables and The Human Comedy. She won a Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Off-Broadway staging of In the Heights and was also seen in The Taming of the Shrew and Thornhill. Merediz's screen credits include "Changing Lanes," "K-PAX," "Music of the Heart," "Evita," "Requiem for a Dream," "Center Stage," "Isn't She Great," "Apartment #5C," "City of Hope," "Angie," "Au Pair III," "Hope & Faith," "The Jury," "The Sopranos," "The George Lopez Show," "Law & Order," "L&O: SVU," "L&O: CI," "The Job," "100 Centre Street."

The Tony-winning Best Musical In the Heights plays Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre. For tickets visit www.ticketmaster.com; for more information go to www.intheheightsthemusical.com.