Susan Browning

Performer

Susan Browning

Performer

Susan Browning, the two-time Tony Award nominated actress who created the role of April in the original Company, died April 23, 2006, after a brief illness, according to her friends in the theatre community. Ms. Browning earned Tony nominations as Best Actress in a Musical (for playing stewardess April in Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company) and Best Featured Actress in a Musical (for playing Agnes in Goodtime Charley). Her sister told friends Ms. Browning had been on life support for several weeks after falling ill. She was 65.

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Born: Feb 25, 1941 in Baldwin, New York
Death: Apr 23, 2006 in New York, New York

Roles (12)

Company (1993) Opened Apr 11, 1993	as April (Original)
Big River (1985) Opened Apr 25, 1985	as Widow Douglas (Original) as Sally Phelps (Original)
Chapter Two (1977) Opened Dec 4, 1977	as Faye Medwick (Replacement)	Arrived on Sep 25, 1979
Goodtime Charley (1975) Opened Mar 3, 1975	as Agnes Sorel (Original) as Joan of Arc (Understudy - Original)
Thieves (1974) Opened Apr 7, 1974	as Sally Cramer (Standby - Original) as Nancy (Standby - Original)
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute (1973) Opened Mar 11, 1973
Shelter (1973) Opened Feb 6, 1973	as Wednesday November (Original)
Company (1970) Opened Apr 26, 1970	as April (Original)
Love and Kisses (1963) Opened Dec 18, 1963	as Elizabeth Pringle (Original)