{{short description|American actress, singer, dancer and voice artist}} {{COI|date=October 2020}}

'''Brigid Harrington''' (born 2000) is an American actress, singer, dancer and voice artist. She is best known as the first voice of Koko on the American version of the British animated TV series ''Chuggington'', and on Broadway as Jane Banks in ''Mary Poppins''.

== Biography ==

Harrington has, at a young age, played a lead character in two major Disney properties on television <ref name=ACPress>{{cite news|last=Cronick|first=Scott|title=Everyone Has a Story: Barnegat girl voices Disney cartoon Brigid Harrington is the voice of Koko in "Chuggington."|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/scott_cronick/everyone-has-a-story-barnegat-girl-voices-disney-cartoon/article_ff9e1bdc-1901-11df-a56f-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story|accessdate=15 July 2013|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|date=14 February 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075305/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/blogs/scott_cronick/everyone-has-a-story-barnegat-girl-voices-disney-cartoon/article_ff9e1bdc-1901-11df-a56f-001cc4c03286.html?mode=story|archivedate=4 March 2016|page=C1|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Broadway. <ref name=Gretchen>{{cite news|last=Van Benthuysen|first=Gretchen C.|title=From Disney to Broadway: There's something about 'Mary' - Barnegat's Brigid Harrington pops into Broadway's 'Mary Poppins'|url=http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110627/NJENT05/306270001/Barnegat-s-Brigid-Harrington-pops-into-Broadway-s-Mary-Poppins|archivedate=18 July 2013|url-status=dead|accessdate=13 July 2013|newspaper=Asbury Park Press|pages=E1, E3|publisher=Gannett|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130718154251/http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110627/NJENT05/306270001/Barnegat-s-Brigid-Harrington-pops-into-Broadway-s-Mary-Poppins|date=26 June 2011}}</ref><ref name="Gretchen story - full archive">{{cite news|title=There's something about 'Mary' Barnegat actress pops into 'Poppins' role|url=http://brigidharrington.com/APP_062611.html|accessdate=15 July 2013|newspaper=Asbury Park Press|date=26 June 2011}}</ref> Since 18 January 2010, her voice has been heard daily on the Disney Channel's animated preschool series Chuggington as Koko,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneychannel.disney.com/|title=Disney Channel|work=disney.com|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref> and is also used in Chuggington Interactive Toys,<ref name="Interactive Toy Review - Learning Curve">{{cite web|title=Learning Curve Chuggington Interactive Koko Review|date=3 September 2010|url=http://learning-curve-diecast-chuggington.blogspot.com/2010/09/learning-curve-chuggington-interactive_03.html|publisher=learning-curve-diecast-chuggington.blogspot.com|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref> on DVD <ref name="Dove Review: Safari Adventures">{{cite web|last=Rolfe|first=Donna|title=Honk Your Horns For The Ultimate Safari Adventure!|url=http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=9582|publisher=The Dove Foundation|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Dove Review: Icy Escapades">{{cite web|last=Carpenter|first=Edwin L.|title=Chuggington: Icy Escapades|url=http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=9355|publisher=The Dove Foundation|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref> <ref name="Dove Review: Trainastic">{{cite web|last=Carpenter|first=Edwin L.|title=Chuggington: Traintastic Adventures|url=http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=9283|publisher=The Dove Foundation|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Dove Reviews: Brewsters little helper">{{cite web|last=Bouwens|first=Nancy|title=Chuggington: Brewsters Little Helper|url=http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=9086|publisher=The Dove Foundation|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref> <ref name="Dove Reviews: Chugger championship">{{cite web|last=Bouwens|first=Nancy|title=Chuggington: The Chugger Championship|url=http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=8900|publisher=The Dove Foundation|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref> <ref name="Dove Review: It's Training Time">{{cite web|last=Bouwens|first=Nancy|title=Chuggington: Its Training Time!|url=http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=8899|publisher=The Dove Foundations|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref> ,<ref name="Dove Review: chuggers to the rescue">{{cite web|last=Rolfe|first=Donna|title=Chuggington: Chuggers to the Rescue|url=http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=8706|publisher=The Dove Foundation|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Dove Review: Lets Ride the Rails">{{cite web|last=Rolfe|first=Donna|title=Chuggington: Lets Ride the Rails|url=http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=8578|publisher=The Dove Foundation|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref> in Apps <ref name=AppsZoom>{{cite web|title=CHUGGINGTON ANDROID APPS|url=http://www.appszoom.com/android_applications/chuggington|publisher=AppsZoom|accessdate=15 July 2013}}</ref> and online.

On Broadway, Harrington played Jane Banks in Mary Poppins <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8728/Mary-Poppins |title=Mary Poppins on Broadway - Information, Cast, Crew, Synopsis and Photos - Playbill Vault |accessdate=2013-07-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708034233/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8728/Mary-Poppins |archivedate=2013-07-08 }}</ref> <ref name=playbillbook>{{cite book|title=The Playbill Broadway Yearbook 2010-2011 Season: 7th Annual Edition|year=2011|publisher=Playbill Books|isbn=978-1-55783-783-7|page=222|editor=Robert Viagas}}</ref> <ref name="Bway Yearbook - 8th Edition">{{cite book|title=The Playbill Broadway Yearbook June 2011 to May 2012 Eighth Annual Edition|date=August 2012|publisher=Playbill® Books|isbn=978-1-55783-927-5|pages=234|edition=8th|editor=Robert Viagas}} <!--|accessdate=15 July 2013. --></ref><ref name=MPBWW>{{cite news|title=Brigid Harrington, Lewis Grosso & Kara Oates Join Mary Poppins' Banks Family|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/156353/brigid-harrington-lewis-grosso-kara-oates-join-mary-poppins-banks-family/|accessdate=13 July 2013|newspaper=Broadway.com|date=10 May 2011}}</ref><ref name=MPBWW2>{{cite news|title=MARY POPPINS Welcomes New Kids Tonight|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/MARY-POPPINS-Welcomes-New-Kids-Tonight-20110510|accessdate=13 July 2013|newspaper=BroadwayWorld.com|date=10 May 2011}}</ref> at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Other widely seen work includes voice overs for Nickelodeon & the Nick Jr. Channel. Her speaking and singing voice has been used to introduce various Nick Jr. shows and in educational segments. Commercially, she is featured in many radio spots. While on camera, she has been seen nationally and internationally. <ref name="SandPaper- Chugg/Nick/Princess">{{cite news|last=Mellerup|first=Rick|title=Precocious Barnegat Girl To Light Up Philadelphia For 2010 Holiday Season|url=http://www.brigidharrington.com/Sandpaper_111710.html|accessdate=15 July 2013|newspaper=The SandPaper, Inc.|date=17 November 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050621/http://www.brigidharrington.com/Sandpaper_111710.html|archivedate=4 March 2016|pages=25, 31|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has also been featured in theatrical productions regionally<ref name="APP - Walnut St Theatre">{{cite news|last=Van Benthuysen|first=Gretchen C.|title=Greetings From Philadelphia Barnegat girl lands holiday role at Walnut Street Theatre|url=http://www.brigidharrington.com/APP_120310.html|date=3 December 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043835/http://www.brigidharrington.com/APP_120310.html|archivedate=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> including performing at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia Pa.

Raised in Barnegat Township, New Jersey, Harrington attended the University of Notre Dame, double-majoring in Film/Television/Theatre and Political Science.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Marina |title=BWW Interview: NJ Actress Brigid Harrington Talks Career and Exciting Next Steps |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/new-jersey/article/BWW-Interview-NJ-Actress-Brigid-Harrington-Talks-Career-and-Exciting-Next-Steps-20180730 |website=Broadway World |accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref> She graduated from The University of Virginia School of Law with her J.D. in 2025.

For high school, Brigid attended OCVTS Performing Arts Academy.<ref>Oglesby, Amanda. [http://www.app.com/story/news/education/homeandschool/2015/04/15/brigid-harrington-song-idontdodrugs/25839383/ "Barnegat teen top vote-getter with #IDontDoDrugs song"], ''Asbury Park Press'', April 15, 2015. Accessed October 8, 2016. "Hoffman, the Academy Award and Golden Globe winner known for his unconventional roles, and the 15-year-old Barnegat girl were scheduled to perform in a scene of "Louie," the dark television comedy about the fictionalized life of standup comic Louis CK.... 'I've liked his work for a while,' said Brigid, who voices the character of 'Koko' on the animated children's show ''Chuggington'' when she's not attending class at the Performing Arts Academy in Lakehurst."</ref> Harrington transferred to Barnegat High School for her sophomore year, where she appeared in the school's production of ''The Addams Family''.<ref>Englund, Eric. [https://thesandpaper.villagesoup.com/p/addams-family-at-bhs-features-local-equity-actress/1507807 "‘'Addams Family'’ at BHS Features Local Equity Actress"], ''The Sand Paper'', April 14, 2016. Accessed July 31, 2017. "But that's the case for the Barnegat High School’s Bengal Theater Company, whose production of ''The Addams Family'' features Brigid Harrington. The school sophomore, who appears courtesy of Actor's Equity, will play 'Wednesday' in the musical... A former student at the Ocean County Vocational Technical School's Performing Arts Academy, Harrington said this will be her first performance with the Bengal troupe."</ref>

==Career==

=== Disney Channel ===

Harrington originated the American voice of the lead female character Koko in the animated series Chuggington, when it debuted in America on the Disney Channel on 18 January 2010.<ref name="APP - Infante">{{cite news|last=Infante|first=Jessica|title=Barnegat girl gives voice to Disney character|accessdate=15 July 2013|newspaper=Asbury Park Press|url=http://brigidharrington.com/APP_011510.html|date=15 January 2010|archivedate=4 June 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604235617/http://www.brigidharrington.com/APP_011510.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Harrington records for the American version, and also joined other cast members in singing the US show's theme song. She is also featured in a series of "Be Safe" PSAs running on the Disney Channel in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration .<ref name=NHTSA>{{cite web|title=National Highway Traffic Safety Association|url=http://www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/CAMPAIGNS/School+Bus+Safety/Chuggington|publisher=USDOT {{!}} National Highway Traffic Safety Administration|accessdate=14 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709090930/http://www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/CAMPAIGNS/School+Bus+Safety/Chuggington|archive-date=9 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2017, the Disney Channel launched "Chuggington Little Trainees", an updated version of Chuggington (in which Harrington continues to voice lead female character Koko), and a new line of toys for the next generation of viewers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chuggington Little Trainees|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6557720/|website=imdb.com|date=23 February 2017|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=31 July 2017}}</ref>

=== Nickelodeon ===

For Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., Harrington has recorded bumpers and musical intros for many of their shows <ref name="SandPaper - New Disney Show">{{cite news|last=Mellerup|first=Rick|title=Harrington's Voice Cannot Be Denied - Barnegat 9-Year-Old lands Lead On a New Disney Channel Show|url=http://brigidharrington.com/SandPaper_011310.html|accessdate=15 July 2013|newspaper=The SandPaper, Inc.|date=13 January 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604235622/http://www.brigidharrington.com/SandPaper_011310.html|archivedate=4 June 2013|pages=20, 28|url-status=dead}}</ref> such as The Backyardigans, Go, Diego, Go!, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan, and the Fresh Beat Band. She also recorded special BrainBooster segments and educational features for "Ni-Hao, Kai-lan".

=== Television ===

Harrington played "April" opposite Jerry Springer and Greg Mullavey in the reading for Peter Welch's TV sitcom in development, ''[https://pro-labs.imdb.com/title/tt6065328?rf=cons_tt_indev_cast&ref_=cons_tt_indev_cast The House Arrest Rooney's]'' in New York City in 2016.{{citation needed|date=January 2026}} In 2014, Harrington played "Kelly" in the premiere episode, "A Killer Routine", of Discovery ID Channel's ''Momsters: When Moms Go Bad'', hosted by Roseanne Barr.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lynette|first1=Rice|title=Moms from Hell Get Their Own Show on Investigation Discovery|url=http://people.com/tv/roseanne-barr-in-momsters-comedian-hosting-new-reality-show-interview/|publisher=People.com|date=November 26, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB - Momsters: When Moms Go Bad|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3883954/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|website=Imdb.com}}</ref> In 2010, she appeared in the A&E International show "Bloodwork".<ref name=Bloodwork>{{cite web|title=A&E Bloodwork|url=http://www.bangworld.com/portfolio/ae-bloodwork/|publisher=BANG|accessdate=14 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907192019/http://www.bangworld.com/portfolio/ae-bloodwork/|archive-date=7 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also that year, ahw sang a song in Italian and played Lidia Bastianich's granddaughter "Julia" in ''Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia's Christmas Kitchen''<ref name=pbs>{{cite web|title=IMDB - MOVIEmeter SEE RANK Down 131,488 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Nonna Tell Me a Story: Lidia's Christmas Kitchen (2010)|website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1806979/|accessdate=14 July 2013}}</ref> which ran on PBS and CreateTV,<ref name="Create TV">{{cite web|title=Nonna Tell Me A Story: Lidia's Christmas Kitchen|url=http://www.createtv.com/CreateProgram.nsf/vProgramsByNOLA/NONA?OpenDocument&tabnum=3&Start=1#|publisher=©2013 American Public Television, WNET & WGBH|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> and is now available on DVD. In 2011, Harrington was interviewed on ABC's Good Morning America, <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/cameron-mathisons-broadway-debut-mary-poppins-14896506|title=Video: Cameron Mathison's Broadway Musical Debut in 'Mary Poppins'|website=ABC News }}</ref> and was also featured in some performance shots while she sang and danced<ref name="Lacey-Barnegat TImes" /> as Jane Banks in ''Mary Poppins'' on Broadway.

=== America's Got Talent === Brigid Harrington and her sister Shannon Harrington were taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City for America's Got Talent (season 5).<ref name="AGT Great Talent promo">{{cite web|title=America's Got Talent - Great Talent Promo| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g260_RwcxjM&feature=player_embedded|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> A portion of their act and interview were featured in a "Great Talent" promo for the show which aired on NBC, and the Oxygen Network.<ref name="AGT Great Talent promo"/>

=== Commercials === Among Harrington's credits are commercials for IKEA (in which she was cast with sister Shannon Harrington), Hasbro, CarMax, Comcast and Time Warner Cable.<ref name="SandPaper- Chugg/Nick/Princess" /> She also appears in an anti-smoking public service announcement by NJ Quitline.<ref name=NJQuitline>{{cite web|title=NJQuitline|url=http://njquitline.org/|publisher=NJ Department of Health, Office of Tobacco Control 2011|accessdate=14 July 2013}}</ref>

=== Theatre === Harrington began her career on the stage, and within a couple of years made her Broadway debut at the New Amsterdam Theatre on May 10, 2011, starring as Jane Banks in Disney's ''Mary Poppins''. She played opposite 3 "Mary's": Ashley Brown, Laura Michelle Kelly, and Steffanie Leigh. Also in 2011, she participated in the annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids Gypsy of the Year Competition. Along with ''Mary Poppins''' castmates, Harrington won First Runner-Up for Best Stage Presentation,<ref name="BC/EFA article - gypsy">{{cite web|title=Gypsy Of The Year Raises All-Time High $4,895,253|url=http://www.broadwaycares.org/gypsy_of_the_year_competition|publisher=Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS|accessdate=16 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223165457/http://www.broadwaycares.org/gypsy_of_the_year_competition|archive-date=23 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Playbill - 12/6 article">{{cite news|last=Viagas|first=Robert|title=Billy Elliot Wins Gypsy of the Year; Event Earns a Record $4.9 Million|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/157332-Billy-Elliot-Wins-Gypsy-of-the-Year-Event-Earns-a-Record-49-Million|accessdate=16 July 2013|newspaper=Playbill|date=6 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="BWW photo gallery - gypsy">{{cite web|title=Photo Coverage: Broadway Unites for 2011 Gypsy Of The Year|url=http://www2.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumnpics.cfm?colid=315521&photoid=318657#|publisher=BroadwayWorld|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> and according to David Noh of ''[http://chelseanow.com Chelsea Now]'', "Performance-wise, little Brigid Harrington, who plays one of the children in 'Mary Poppins', got the biggest applause. In that show's contribution to the competition, kids played adult roles, and Harrington, wearing a gray-streaked wig and pearls, hilariously impersonated Martha in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.' "<ref name="David Noh">{{cite news|last=Noh|first=David|title=Hugh's Jack|url=http://www.brigidharrington.com/ChelseaNow_010412.html|accessdate=16 July 2013|newspaper=Chelsea Now/Gay City News|date=4 January 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228031655/http://www.brigidharrington.com/ChelseaNow_010412.html|archivedate=28 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Harrington and a castmate's performance was recognized by Playbill Contributing Writer Seth Rudetsky as one of his "Most unforgettable experiences of 2011". <ref name="playbill - rudetsky">{{cite news|title=The Memory of All That: Playbill.com Contributors Choose Unforgettable Experiences of 2011|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-memory-of-all-that-playbillcom-contributors-choose-unforgettable-experiences-of-2011-com-186022|accessdate=16 July 2013|newspaper=Playbill.com|date=30 Dec 2011|author=Seth Rudetsky|author2=Adam Hetrick}}</ref> <ref name="BWW Gypsy highlights skit">{{cite web|title=BWW TV Exclusive: BC/EFA's Gypsy Of The Year Highlights & Interviews - Grease, Hugh, Billy Elliot, Leslie Uggams & More! (TV Content)|url=http://broadwayworld.com/videoplay.php?colid=315550|publisher=BroadwayWorld|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> <ref name="YouTube - gypsy awards">{{cite web|title=23rd Annual Gypsy of the Year Awards| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAv_CUmAmIg#t=183s|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> .<ref name="Playbill photo gallery - award presentation">{{cite web|title=The 23rd Annual Gypsy of the Year Competition|url=http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/gallery/3379/The-23rd-Annual-Gypsy-of-the-Year-Competition/?pnum=53|publisher=BroadwayWorld|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> In 2015, Harrington originated the role of "Charlotte" in the new musical, ''Once 'Round the Circle'', written by Shanan Estreicher. The cast recorded a demo at the Avatar studios in NYC, and during the winter of 2016, performed a workshop production in New York City as part of Emerging Artist Theatre's New Work Series.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Music News Desk|title=Broadway Sisters Record New Musical at Avatar Studios|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Broadway-Sisters-Record-New-Musical-at-Avatar-Studios-20151109|publisher=BroadwayWorld.com|date=November 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Emerging Artists Theatre to Stage ONCE 'ROUND THE CIRCLE|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Emerging-Artists-Theatre-to-Stage-ONCE-ROUND-THE-CIRCLE-20160308|agency=BWW News Desk|publisher=BroadwayWorld.com|date=March 8, 2016}}</ref> Harrington has also performed in many professional and regional theatrical productions such as Ah, Wilderness! ([http://www.brigidharrington.com/SandPaper_0719-17.html Muriel]) for the Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company in 2017,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Englund|first1=Eric|title=Brigid Harrington in East Lynne Theater Production|url=http://www.brigidharrington.com/SandPaper_071917.html|accessdate=31 July 2017|publisher=The SandPaper, Inc.|date=July 19, 2017}}</ref> Scrooge The Musical (Tiny Tim),<ref name="Lacey-Barnegat TImes">{{cite news|last=Miller|first=BIll|title=Barnegat Girl Hits It Big On Broadway - From The Disney Channel To New York City, Brigid Harrington Is On The Rise|url=http://www.readoz.com/publication/read?i=1045192#page1|accessdate=16 July 2013|newspaper=The Lacey-Barnegat Times|date=17 December 2011|pages=1, 12}}</ref> and Annie, (Annie). <ref name="BWW - B'ways Annie article">{{cite web|title=Mary Poppins' Brigid Harrington to Star in Bellarine Theatre Company's Annie, 8/16-18|url=http://nj.broadwayworld.com/article/Mary-Poppins-Brigid-Harrington-to-Star-in-Bellarine-Theatre-Companys-ANNIE-816-18-20120727|publisher=BroadwayWorld|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> <ref name="BWW - Annie Photoflash">{{cite web|title=Photo Flash: First Look at Mary Poppins' Brigid Harrington as Bellarine Theatre Company's Annie|url=http://nj.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-First-Look-at-Mary-Poppins-Brigid-Harrington-as-Bellarine-Theatre-Companys-ANNIE-20120815|publisher=BroadwayWorld|accessdate=16 July 2013|date=15 August 2012}}</ref> <ref name="GANNETT - Annie">{{cite news|last=Mura|first=Debbie|title=Awesome 'Annie'|url=http://www.app.com|accessdate=16 July 2013|newspaper=Gannett|date=9 August 2012|archiveurl=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120817193102/http://www.app.com/|archivedate=17 August 2012|url-status=live}} [http://www.brigidharrington.com/APP_080912.html Alt URL]</ref> <ref name="SandPaper - Annie article">{{cite web|last=Mellerup|first=Rick|title=Broadway's 'Jane Banks' Becomes Bellarine's 'Annie|url=http://www.brigidharrington.com/SandPaper_082012.html|publisher=The SandPaper|accessdate=16 July 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132255/http://www.brigidharrington.com/SandPaper_082012.html|archivedate=4 March 2016|date=16 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> She played Susan Waverly <ref name="Delco News Network">{{cite news|title='White Christmas' runs through Jan. 9|url=http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2010/12/17/entertainment/doc4d0b924f82c74698718762.txt|accessdate=16 July 2013|newspaper=Delaware County News Network|date=17 December 2010|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130718154247/http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2010/12/17/entertainment/doc4d0b924f82c74698718762.txt|archivedate=18 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="Playbill article - White Christmas">{{cite web|title=David Elder, Julie Reiber and More in Walnut Street Theatre's White Christmas|url=http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/gallery/1880/David-Elder-Julie-Reiber-and-More-in-Walnut-Street-Theatres-White-Christmas?pnum=11|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> at the historic Walnut Street Theatre's production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas. Her younger sister Shannon Harrington also played the same role on the Broadway National Tour of the same production.<ref name="Playbill story - White Christmas">{{cite news|last=Michael|first=Gioia|title=White Christmas, With James Clow, Stefanie Morse, David Elder, Mara Davi, Opens Dec. 13 at the Kennedy Center|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/173139-White-Christmas-With-James-Clow-Stefanie-Morse-David-Elder-Mara-Davi-Opens-Dec-13-at-the-Kennedy-Center|accessdate=16 July 2013|newspaper=Playbill|date=13 December 2012}}</ref>

=== Film === In 2016, Harrington played "Julie" in ''Benji The Dove'', a feature film released in 2017, starring Lynn Cohen (''Hunger Games''), and directed by Kevin Arbouet.<ref>{{cite web|title=IMDB - Benji the Dove (2017)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4516040/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt|website=IMDB.com|accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref> Also in 2016, Harrington participated in the screenplay reading of ''Hedges'', a coming-of-age story written by Charlie Zicari, in which Harrington plays the love interest to the main character, read by Evan Roe.<ref>{{cite news|title=Evan Roe, Michelle Duffy & More Will Lead Reading of Charlie Zicari's Screenplay HEDGES This Summer|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Evan-Roe-Michelle-Duffy-More-Will-Lead-Reading-of-Charlie-Zicaris-Screenplay-HEDGES-This-Summer-20160512|publisher=BroadwayWorld.com|date=May 12, 2016}}</ref> In 2014, Harrington shot a scene in her first feature film — ''Lullaby'' <ref name="IMDB - Lullaby">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2210781/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|publisher=Internet Movie Database|title=Lullaby|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> — playing "Sarah" in a scene that includes, among others, Garrett Hedlund and Jennifer Hudson. The film is the first by Andrew Levitas, who is the film's Director and Writer. Starting in October 2012, Kidtoon Films released Chuggington Traintastic Adventures <ref name="Washington Post">{{cite news|title=TOP BOX OFFICE MOVIES 1 Editors' Pick Despicable Me 2 2 Grown Ups 2 3 Pacific Rim Kidtoons: Chuggington: Traintastic Adventures|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/kidtoons-chuggington-traintastic-adventures,1240352.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013143822/http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/movies/kidtoons-chuggington-traintastic-adventures,1240352.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> to theaters nationwide as a way to introduce children to their first cinematic experience. <ref>{{cite web|last=Dager|first=Nick|title=You are here Home Chuggington Heads for Kidtoons|url=http://digitalcinemareport.com/article/chuggington-heads-kidtoons|publisher=Digital Cinema Report - News. Perspective. Analysis.|accessdate=16 July 2013|date=12 October 2012}}</ref>

=== Voice-over and recordings === In addition to her voice-over work on the Disney Channel, Disney Jr., and Nickelodeon, Harrington has provided the voice of Koko in Chuggington Interactive toys,<ref name="Interactive Toy Review - Learning Curve" /> <ref>{{cite web|title=Chuggington Emery and Koko Interactive Railway talking trains toys review|url=http://tech2.in.com/video/micromax-canvas-hd/807232/q5fGutZzeZe0ra6Guoe1ppeJvK7JorSXuKi5pbiqqISlh9qr/chuggington-emery-and-koko-interactive-railway-talking-trains-toys-review|publisher=tech 2|accessdate=15 July 2013}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> games and apps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.appszoom.com/android_applications/chuggington|title=Chuggington Applications - Android|work=appszoom.com|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref> She can be heard on 3 The Magic School Bus audio books from Scholastic <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/?esp=CORPHP/ib/////NAV/Kids/QLinks/FPMSB////|title=The Magic School Bus - Scholastic.com|work=scholastic.com|accessdate=27 December 2016}}</ref> as Wanda & Molly. She has recorded many radio commercials including ads for Twizzlers, Capital One Bank, and several for Comcast.<ref name="SandPaper - Annie article" /> Harrington also recorded an original song with Mary Poppins' cast on Carols for a Cure 2011: Vol. 13, the annual holiday CD featuring Broadway performers, with proceeds going towards Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.<ref>{{cite web|title=CAROLS FOR A CURE Vol 13 Now Available|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/CAROLS-FOR-A-CURE-Volume-13-Now-Available-20111021|website=BWW News Desk|publisher=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref>

=== Live performances === *Hammerstein Ballroom - performed with sister Shannon Harrington for ''America's Got Talent'' Season 5, (recorded for broadcast) April 22, 2012 <ref name="AGT Great Talent promo"/> *Student and Youth Travel Association Conference, NYC - performed with company of ''Mary Poppins'', August 22, 2011 <ref name="BWW - SYTA">{{cite web|title=Broadway.com Brings the Best of Broadway Together for SYTA Luncheon|url=http://www.broadway.com/photos/broadwaycom-brings-the-best-of-broadway-together-for-syta-luncheon/165047/syta-anthony-scarpone-lambert-elizabeth-derosa-jesse-swimm-brigid-harrington/|publisher=Broadway.com|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="BWW - video for SYTA">{{cite web|title=On the Scene: Broadway Stars Perform for SYTA|url=http://www.broadway.com/videos/153668/on-the-scene-broadway-stars-perform-for-syta/|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> *Broadway Sessions, NYC - performed at reunion of Broadway's revival cast of ''Hair'', April 25, 2013 <ref name="BWW - Broadway sessions">{{cite web|title=BROADWAY SESSIONS to Reunite Cast of HAIR and More, 4/25 by cabaret.broadwayworld.com|url=http://cabaret.broadwayworld.com/article/BROADWAY-SESSIONS-to-Reunite-Cast-of-HAIR-and-More-425-20130423|publisher=BroadwayWorld|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> *Broadway for the Arts Concert of Stars,- Skyline Theatre Company, 2013 - 2017 <ref name=Bergen.com>{{cite web|title=Skyline Theatre Company holds Concert of Stars Gala in Fair Lawn|url=http://www.bergen.com/artsmusic/Arts__Music_Skyline_Theatre_Company_holds_Concert_of_Stars_Gala_in_Fair_Lawn.html?photo=33&c=y|publisher=North Jersey Media Group|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="Patch - Skyline gala">{{cite web|title=Concert Of Broadway Stars Gala for Skyline Theatre Company|url=http://fairlawn-saddlebrook.patch.com/groups/events/p/ev--concert-of-stars-gala-for-skyline-theatre-company|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130718154319/http://fairlawn-saddlebrook.patch.com/groups/events/p/ev--concert-of-stars-gala-for-skyline-theatre-company|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 July 2013|publisher=Patch|accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> *NJSDD Songwriting Competition - NJPAC, Newark NJ, 2015 <ref name="Gloucester City News">{{cite news|title=Winner of the New Jersey High School Drug Prevention Music Competition Announced|url=http://www.gloucestercitynews.net/clearysnotebook/2015/02/winner-of-the-new-jersey-high-school-drug-prevention-music-competition-announced.html#more|accessdate=31 July 2017|publisher=Gloucester City News|date=February 12, 2015}}</ref> * Michael Mitnick Concert - Joe's Pub, NYC 2013 <ref>{{cite web|title=Brigid Harrington News - Michael Mitnick Concert at Joe's Pub, NYC|url=http://www.brigidharrington.com/news.html|accessdate=31 July 2017}}</ref>

== Community Outreach == In 2017, Brigid and her sister Shannon formed the arts education program, [http://www.broadwayartsreach.org Broadway ArtsReach] to spread appreciation of the arts while creating substantive change in arts education.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keller |first1=Ilana |title=The Sky's The Limit for Teen Shannon Harrington |url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/2020/07/02/shannon-harrington-barnegat-wins-anti-drug-songwriting-contest/5350992002/ |accessdate=29 August 2020 |work=Asbury Park Press & app.com |publisher=Asbury Park Press |date=5 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Broadway ArtsReach |url=https://www.broadwayartsreach.org/shannon-harrington |website=BroadwayArtsReach.org |accessdate=29 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Marina |title=NJ Actress Brigid Harrington Talks Career and Exciting Next Steps |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/new-jersey/article/BWW-Interview-NJ-Actress-Brigid-Harrington-Talks-Career-and-Exciting-Next-Steps-20180730 |website=Broadway World |publisher=Wisdom Digital Media |accessdate=29 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hanley |first1=Tom |title=2020 NJSDD Winner Shannon Harrington Interviewed on WRAT 95.9-FM |url=http://www.shoutdowndrugs.com/assets/content/files/WRAT_harrington_interview.mp3 |website=ShoutDownDrugs.com |publisher=The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey |accessdate=29 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=JerseyRock/Hanley |first1=Tom |title=Jersey Rock Feature of the Week: NJ Shout Down Drugs |url=https://wrat.com/2020/04/06/jersey-rock-feature-of-the-week-nj-shout-down-drugs/ |website=WRAT.com |date=6 April 2020 |publisher=95.9 The RAT |accessdate=29 August 2020}}</ref> The Broadway ArtsReach mission is to provide arts education to diverse communities and advocate for its necessity through educational performances, fundraising, the [https://anchor.fm/brigid-harrington1/episodes/Presenting-The-We-Want-Arts--Podcast-edipsv We Want Arts!] advocacy podcast, and arts policy recommendations.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}

After Brigid performed with Todd Rundgren in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Newsdesk |first1=BWW |title=Broadway's Brigid Harrington To Perform With Todd Rundgren |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Broadways-Brigid-Harrington-To-Perform-With-Todd-Rundgren-20180904 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |publisher=Wisdom Digital Media |accessdate=29 August 2020}}</ref> Broadway ArtsReach formed a partnership with Rundgren's [https://spiritofharmony.org/ Spirit of Harmony Foundation] <ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerships |url=https://spiritofharmony.org/partnerships/ |website=spiritofharmony.org |publisher=Spirit of Harmony Foundation, Inc. |accessdate=29 August 2020}}</ref> (SOHF), donating a portion of Broadway ArtsReach's proceeds to help this philanthropic organization support music and music education in public schools.<ref>{{cite web |last1=FAUGHNAN |first1=STEPHANIE |title=Barnegat's Own Shannon Harrington: More Than A Triple Threat |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/barnegat-slash-waretown/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/barnegat-s-own-shannon-harrington-more-than-a-triple-threat |website=TAPinto.net |publisher=TAP IP LLC |accessdate=29 August 2020}}</ref>

== Recognition == *1st Runner Up, Best Stage Presentation: 23rd Annual BC/EFA "Gypsy of the Year" Competition<ref name="BC/EFA article - gypsy" /><ref name="Playbill - 12/6 article" /> *Recognized as "Unforgettable experiences of 2011" in Playbill.com<ref name="playbill - rudetsky" /> *National Finalist: ''Shrek The Musical'' "Not Your Ordinary Princess" Broadway competition.<ref name="SandPaper- Chugg/Nick/Princess" /><ref name="Shrek contest Finalist -BWW">{{cite web|title=BWW TV: SHREK's 'NOT YOUR ORDINARY PRINCESS' Competition Finalist - Brigid|url=http://www.broadway.com/videos/153668/on-the-scene-broadway-stars-perform-for-syta/|publisher=BroadwayWorld|accessdate=27 July 2013}}</ref> * Cynopisis Media Kids Imagination Award: ''Chuggington Traintastic Adventures'' app.<ref name="Cynopisis Award">{{cite web|title=Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards|url=http://www.cynopsis.com/events/kids-awards/|publisher=Cynopsis Media|accessdate=16 July 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111233733/http://www.cynopsis.com/events/kids-awards|archivedate=11 November 2012}}</ref> * Annie Award Nomination: ''Chuggington'', 2012.<ref name="EW - Annie noms">{{cite web|title=2012 Annie Award nominees, honoring the best in animation, announced|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/12/03/annie-awards-nominees/|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=16 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518191428/http://ew.com/article/2012/12/03/annie-awards-nominees/|archive-date=18 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 2013.<ref name="LA Times - Annie awards 2013">{{cite news|title=40th AnnieAward nominees and winners list|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-xpm-2013-feb-02-la-et-mn-40th-annie-award-nominations-winners-list-20130202-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=16 July 2013|date=2 February 2013}}</ref> * Online Voting People's Choice Finalist in New Jersey Shout Down Drugs (NJSDD) songwriting competition<ref name="Gloucester City News"/>

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== External links == *[http://www.BrigidHarrington.com Official Website] *{{IMDb name|nm4049905}} *[http://broadwayworld.com/people/Brigid-Harrington/# Brigid Harrington in Broadway World] *[http://www.chuggington.com Chuggington's Official Site]

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