Patti Cohenour

Who is Patti Cohenour?

Patti Cohenour is an American actress and singer. She was most recently seen in the Broadway production of The Light in the Piazza as Signora Naccarelli. She was also the alternate for Victoria Clark in the leading role of Margaret Johnson.

She recently portrayed Signora Naccarelli in the Intiman and Goodman Theatre pre-Broadway productions of The Light in the Piazza.

She originated the following Broadway roles: Mary Jane in Big River, Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music and understudied Nora in A Doll's Life. She also was the original alternate for Sarah Brightman as Christine Daaé in the Broadway production of The Phantom of the Opera. She later went on to replace Brightman in the role.

Additional credits: Mimi in La Bohème; Isabel/Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance; Magnolia in Hal Prince’s Show Boat; Adeline in Sweet Adeline; Katharine in The Taming of the Shrew; Clarice in The Servant of Two Masters; Oh Coward!; Glinda in The Wizard of Oz; Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella; Abigail Adams in 1776; Lili in The Secret Garden.