Victoria Clark

Victoria Clark is a Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated actress, director, and educator. Her breadth of experience and knowledge make her a highly sought-after star and collaborator in this country and around the world. Trained at Interlochen Music Academy, Yale University, The Mozarteum (Salzburg), and New York University’s Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program, Victoria’s experience spans across classical and contemporary idioms, encompassing both existing and new work, in plays, musicals, opera, film and television. Acting: Broadway: Kimberly Akimbo (Tony, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Circle Awards, Grammy Award nomination) The Light in the Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards), Gigi (Tony, Helen Hayes nominations), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Tony, Outer Critics Circle nominations), Sister Act (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations), The Snow Geese, Titanic, How to Succeed..., Urinetown, Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, A Grand Night for Singing, Sunday in the Park with George. Off-Broadway: When the Rain Stops Falling (Drama Desk nomination), A Prayer for My Enemy, The Marriage of Bette and Boo, The Agony and the Agony, Marathon Dancing, Follies (L.A.), Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath, and Katisha in The Mikado, both at Carnegie Hall. International: Madame Sousatzska in Sousatzska. Film: The Happening, Cradle Will Rock, One Royal Holiday, Wanderland, Archaeology of a Woman, Harvest, Tickling Leo, Main Street. Television: Pose, The Blacklist, Almost Family, Homeland, One Royal Holiday, Law & Order: SVU, The Good Wife, and Mercy. Clark has two solo discs available through PS Classics: Fifteen Seconds of Grace and the 2022 reimagining of Maury Yeston’s acclaimed song cycle December Songs. Directing: The Dance of Death by August Strindberg (Classic Stage Company); “Come to Jesus,” for Master Voices’ virtual production of Adam Guettel’s Myths and Hymns; Scaffolding by Jeff Blumenkrantz starring Rebecca Luker for Premieres! (Barrow Group Theater); Paper Piano by Mary Jo Shen (Joe’s Pub); Hansel & Gretl & Heidi & Günter (Village Theater Festival of New Musicals); Newton's Cradle (NAMT Festival/Best Director); The Trouble with Doug (Fredericia Theater, Denmark); The Impresario (Philadelphia Opera Theater); eight productions for Texas Opera Theater, the touring arm of Houston Grand Opera, introducing students of all ages to opera and musical theater; Shakin’ the Blues Away: An Irving Berlin Revue (Goodspeed Opera House); Love Life for New York City Center Encores! (Spring of 2025). Teaching: Master teacher in U.S. and abroad; Visiting faculty, Yale University, Artist-in residence, Duke University and Pace School of the Performing Arts, where she directed The Light in the Piazza. Board member, New York City Center and the Kurt Weill Foundation. Favorite role: Thomas Luke’s mom. Victoria resides in New York with her husband Tom Reidy and their rescue golden retriever Ollie.