Monica Boyar

Monica Boyar is a Dominican nightclub club singer who was popular in the 1940s and 1950s. She became a United States citizen.

She was called The Satin Latin song stylist.

Boyar made her debut as an actress on Broadway in August 1948, in Summer and Smoke. She played an alluring Mexican woman who she at first disliked depicting. She became an overnight sensation after she was selected for this role by Tennessee Williams.

By 1948 Boyar had appeared on every overseas radio network. Boyar entertained at Ciro's in Mexico City and the Hotel Nacional in Havana.

She performed at the Viennese Lantern at 242 E. 79th Street in Yorkville, Manhattan, in December 1955.

References

• "Brook Club Star Resented Broadway Role In Stage Play That Brought Her Fame". Bradford Era. July 6, 1949. p. 6.
• "Harold Lang Gets Top Role In Show". New York Times. August 21, 1948. p. 9.
• "Monica Boyar". New York Times. December 13, 1955. p. 56.