J e s s i c a   S h e r i d a n

actress / singer / dancer

R E S U M E

AEA / SAG-AFTRA / AGVA


Agent:  Clear Talent Group - 212-840-4100


Hair: Blonde       Eyes: Green       Height: 5'4"


 



THEATRE

Broadway / National Tour

The Music Man

Maud Dunlop, Mss. Shinn & Paroo (U/S

Winter Garden Theatre / Jerry Zaks, dir.

Hello, Dolly!

Ernestina, Dolly Levi (U/S performed)

Elegance Tour / Jerry Zaks, dir.

Hello, Dolly!

Mrs. Rose, Dolly Levi (U/S)

Shubert Theatre / Jerry Zaks dir.

The Bridges of Madison County

Marge  (U/S performed)

First National Tour / Bartlett Sher, dir.

Showboat
    (Concert Series)

Landlady • Ensemble

NY Philharmomic Orchestra / Ted Sperling dir.

Sister Act

Mother Superior  (U/S performed)
Sr. Mary Lazarus  (U/S performed)

Sister Act Tour / Jerry Zaks dir.

Sister Act

Sr. Mary Stephen

Broadway Theatre / Jerry Zaks dir.

Follies

Principal Female Standby

    (Performed: Stella, Heidi, & Sandra)

Marriot Marquis Theatre / Eric Shaeffer dir.

Mary Poppins

Bird Woman • Miss Lark

New Amsterdam Theatre / Richard Eyre, dir.

The Producers

Shirley Markowitz • Kiss-Me-Feel-Me

First National Tour / Susan Stroman, dir.

Beauty and the Beast

Mrs. Potts  (U/S performed)

National Tour / Robert Jeff Roth dir.

Footloose

Betty Blast • Eleanor Dunbar

First National Tour / Walter Bobbie dir.

How to Succeed ...

Smitty  (U/S performed)

First National Tour / Des McAnuff dir.

Les Miserables

Mme. Thenardier  (U/S performed)

Imperial Theatre / Trevor Nunn dir.

Liza--"Stepping Out"

Demon Diva

Radio City & World Tour / Fred Ebb dir.

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Off-Broadway / Regional  (partial list)

Elf

Deb

Paper Mill Playhouse

Oliver!

Widow Corney

Paper Mill Playhouse

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Miss Flannery

Paper Mill Playhouse

Guys and Dolls

General Matilda Cartwright

North Shore Music Theatre

Play It Cool
    (World Premiere)

Mary  
  (role resulted in nomination for an Ovation
  Award for Lead Actress in a Musical)

Celebration Theatre (LA)

Radio City Christmas Spectacular

Mrs. Claus

Radio City Music Hall

A Funny Thing Happened . . .

Domina

Sacramento Music Circus

Hello Dolly
    (u/s for Leslie Uggams)

Ernestina

Kansas City Starlight

Harmony
    (World Premiere)

Madame

La Jolla Playhouse

Jesus Christ Superstar
    (Susan Stroman choreog.)

Maid by Fire

Paper Mill Playhouse

My One and Only

Mickey

Coachlight Dinner Theatre

Music Man

Mrs. Paroo

Maine State Music Theatre

The King and I

Lady Thiang

Maine State Music Theatre

Sugar

Sweet Sue

Westchester Broadway Dinner Theatre

Nunsense

Sr. Hubert

Maine State Music Theatre

La Cage Aux Folles

Jacqueline

Hampton Playhouse

Anything Goes

Reno Sweeney

Hampton Playhouse

No No Nannette

Lucille Early

Hampton Playhouse

Side by Side by Sondheim

Woman 1

Off-Broadway (ELT)

The Desert Song

Susan

Lawrence Welk Village Theater

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FILM

The Producers

Bavarian Peasant • Little Old Lady • Late Actress

Universal Studios / Susan Stroman dir.

Liza Live from Radio City

Demon Diva

PBS / Louis J. Horvitz dir.

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AWARDS

  Ovation Award Nominee — Lead Actress in a Musical, Play it Cool
    (with Nominees Sutton Foster, Beth Leavel, Judy Kaye, and Valarie Pettiford)

  LA Weekly Award Nominee — Musical Performance & Musical Ensemble, Play it Cool

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RECORDINGS

  Original Cast Recording:  Hello, Dolly!   (by Jerry Herman)

  Original Cast Recording:  Play It Cool   (by Mark Winkler & Larry Dean Harris)

  Original Cast Recording:  Liza Live from Radio City Music Hall

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TRAINING

Musical Theatre:

USIU School of Performing Arts, 2 years

Jack Tygett, et al

Musical Theatre:

San Diego Junior Theatre, 9 years

Don Ward, Ole Kittleson, et al

Vocal Technique/Coaching:

Belt/Lyric Soprano  - Low F to
High B flat

Joan Lader, Phil Hall, et al

Commercial Workshop:

Michael Donovan Casting

Michael Donovan

Improvisation:

The Second City

Paul Mattingly, Steve Kaminski

Improvisation:

The Groundlings East (now Gotham City Improv)

Randy Bennett

Ballet:

San Diego Civic Youth Ballet, 6 years

Louise Glenn, et al

Tap/Jazz/Acrobatics:

Cushing Dance Studio, 14 years

Janie Cushing, et al

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COMMERCIALS

List available upon request.

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