Lara Teeter

Who is Lara Teeter?

Lara Teeter is an American dancer, actor, singer, theatre director and college professor.

Born in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Teeter earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma City University. He made his Broadway debut in the short-lived 1980 musical Happy New Year, followed by another flop, the stage adaptation of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. His third effort proved to be the charm, for the 1983 revival of On Your Toes won him critical recognition and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, in the role originally played by Ray Bolger in 1936.

Additional Broadway credits include The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and The Pirates of Penzance. Off-Broadway and national touring credits include the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, The Robber Bridegroom, She Loves Me, My Fair Lady, Little Shop of Horrors, Singin' in the Rain, Follies, and Oklahoma!. He has appeared with the New York City Opera in Naughty Marietta and The Most Happy Fella at Lincoln Center as well as many productions at The Muny Theater in St. Louis,Mo. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2000 portraying Henry Higgins in a tribute to the work of Lerner and Loewe and his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut in 2001 performing the role of Steve Sankey in Street Scene.