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Walter Charles made his Broadway debut on Christmas Eve, 1973, in the smash hit "Grease", and happily did the hand jive for 2 years before being tapped by Leonard Bernstein for "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue." After appearances in "Cats" and "Sweenney Todd," he was understudy to George Hearn in "La Cage Aux Folles" when he got national attention, singing "I Am What I Am" on the 1983 Grammy Awards national telecast. He was cast as Albin in the West Coast edition of the show in San Francisco, winning a Bay Area Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
He followed this up with a record-breaking run at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles opposite Gene Barry, and then realized an actor's dream: recreating his success on Broadway, starring at the Palace Theatre. Since then, he has become one of the musical theatre's most versatile actors. He created the role of Scrooge in Alan Menken's "A Christmas Carol" at NYC's Paramount Theatre, and co-starred with Tyne Daly in "Call Me Madam" at City Center's famed "Encores!" series. Other Broadway credits include "Aspects of Love," "Kiss Me Kate," "Me & My Girl," and "Boys From Syracuse" and "Big River," both at the Roundabout Theatre.
He co-starred with Diahann Carroll in the Canadian production of Sunset Boulevard, garnering a Best Supporting Actor nomination in Vancouver. He made his New York City Opera debut in "110 In the Shade," and last season co-starred in their production of "Sweeney Todd." He partnered Patrice Munsel in Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera's production of "Kismet," and he is a regular at the St. Louis Muny.
Regionally, he co-starred with Jack Klugman in Arthur Miller's play "The Price" at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, and he created two roles in the Pulitzer Prize winning drama "Wit" at the Long Wharf Theatre and off-Broadway's Union Square Theatre.
Walter's TV appearances include "Cagney & Lacey," "Kate & Allie," "All My Children," and several episodes of "Law & Order." A graduate of Boston University's School For the Arts, he has appeared as vocal soloist at the London Palladium, the Metropolitan Opera, and Carnegie Hall.
Audrey Saint-Martin was born in the rural, apple-harvesting town of Kennewick, Washington, USA.
After attending the University of Washington's famed School of Drama, she moved to Hollywood, California. In 1958, following the return from an adventurous, gold prospecting expedition to Central America, she married Spanish-born, professional bullfighter Armando Martěn (a/k/a "Armillita de Espańa"). The couple headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela until 1963 when the marriage was amicably ended, and she returned to settle in New York City.
She is currently researching and writing "Saturday Night at the Rialto," a biographical study of Hollywood's Classic film actors. "The American March (United We Stand)", music and lyrics written by Audrey Saint-Martin, is her first published song
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