MELANIE CHARTOFF

Fri., Dec. 13. MELANIE CHARTOFF.  “Dot” in the West Coast premiere of Sunday in the Park with George, Ms. Chartoff also was in the L.A. premieres of March of the Falsettos and Big River.  She appeared on Broadway in Via Galactica and Scapino, and appeared in the 1978 motion picture American Hot Wax.  On TV, she was a regular on ABC’s Fridays, in which she became known for her impression of Nancy Reagan, and then became a regular on Fox’s Parker Lewis Can’t Lose.  She was a regular voiceover artist for Rugrats and for All Grown Up! and appeared as George Costanza’s girlfriend on Seinfeld.  Although she has sung at The Gardenia Open Mikes, this show marks her solo Gardenia debut.