Sherie Rene Scott
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Biography
A musical theatre actress, Sherie Rene Scott is best-known for her roles in "The Who's Tommy" (1993), "Rent" (1997) and "Aida" (2000). Born and raised in Kansas, Scott moved to NYC when she was 18 and worked as a waitress and store clerk while attending classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse in the late 1980s and early 90s. Upon graduation, Scott was invited to join the cast of the 25th-anniversary production of the musical "Hair" (1993) at the United Nations. She later fulfilled a dream when she got to reprise her role in a production in Woodstock, New York. Later that same year, Scott made her Broadway debut as Sally Simpson in "The Who's Tommy," a role that earned her raves from critics and audiences alike. In 1995, the singer/actress jetted out to the West Coast to appear in Randy Newman's musical version of "Faust" at the La Jolla Playhouse. In addition to earning good notices for her performance as the golddigger who seduces Lucifer, Scott also acted with future husband Kurt Deutsch. While she was out in L.A., she decided to try her hand at TV acting, accepting a role as a sexy waitress on the CBS sitcom "My Guys." The comedy was quickly cancelled, but Scott wasn't out of work for long. She returned to New York to play ditzy Marty in the Broadway revival of "Grease" (1995-1996), then replaced Idina Menzel as Maureen in "Rent" in 1997. Perhaps Scott's most significant role to date was that of Amneris, a spoiled princess in Elton John and Tim Rice's splashy, but problematic musical "Aida." Although most critics hated the show, which was loosely based on the Verdi opera, Scott was praised for being one of the spectacle's bright lights. The role saw her playing one leg of a love triangle and enabled her to demonstrate her superior singing voice, comic timing and serious acting chops and her journey from selfish girl to broken-hearted woman is a memorable one. Also worth noting is Scott was also one of the few actors who remained with the show after its disastrous tryouts in Atlanta (where it was called "Elaborate Lives: The Legend of Aida") and Chicago.
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Life Events
1977
Sang "It's Not Easy Being Green" before the Kansas State Legislature
1988
Moved to NYC; enrolled in the Neighborhood Playhouse
1993
Made New York stage debut as Sally Simpson in "The Who's Tommy"
1993
Performed in the 25th anniversary production of "Hair" at the United Nations
1995
Played Marty in the Broadway revival of "Grease"
1995
Appeared on the short-lived CBS sitcom "My Guys"
1995
Co-starred with future husband Kurt Deutsch in Randy Newman's "Faust" at the La Jolla Playhouse
1997
Replaced Idina Menzel in "Rent" on Broadway
1999
Appeared in the Signature Theatre's world premiere of Kander and Ebb's "Over & Over"; replaced the previously announced Bebe Neuwirth in the role of Sabina
1999
Had a small role in the CBS TV movie "The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery" starring Brooke Shields and Rip Torn
2000
Starred as the spoiled princess Amneris in Elton John and Tim Rice's spectacular Broadway musical "Aida"
2000
Released first solo album, <i>Sherie Rene...Men I've Had</i>; produced by husband Kurt Deutsch
2002
Starred opposite Norbert Leo Butz in "The Last 5 Years"
2005
Re-teamed with Norbert Leo Butz in the Broadway musical adaptation of "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"; earned a Tony nomination for her role
2008
Originated the role of Ursula in the Broadway production of "The Little Mermaid"
2010
Co-wrote (with Dick Scanlan) and starred in the Broadway musical "Everyday Rapture" a loose autobiograpy of Scott, a girl from the American heartland who falls in love with showbiz; earned Tony Award nominations for Best Book of a Musical and Leading Actress in a Musical
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