Broadway Divas 101: Lesson 3: Sherie Rene Scott

Sherie Rene Scott was born in Kentucky and raised in Kansas.  She started in theatre at a young age and headed for New York City when she was 18.  She made her Broadway debut in The Who's Tommy in 1993.  She was the original Amneris in Aida, the original Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony Nomination), and the original Ursula in Disney's The Little Mermaid.  She was also the original Kathy in the original off-Broadway production of The Last 5 Years.  She is currently in starring in Everyday Rapture, a show that she co-wrote and the "true-ish story" of her life.  (Tony Nomination).

Sherie and her husband, producer Kurt Deustch, founded Sh-K Boom Records and Ghostlight Records, which preserve cast recordings and solo albums for Broadway stars.  Sherie and Kurt have one son, Elijah.

I had the privilege of seeing Sherie twice in The Little Mermaid when it was doing its pre-Broadway run in Denver the summer of 2007.  She is a phenomenal performer.  She absolutely commands the stage with her illuminating presence.  She was hysterical as Ursula.  Additionally, my sister saw her one-night-only concert "You May Now Worship Me" in NYC in March of 2008.  This concert was expanded and became the show Everyday Rapture.

Sherie is a great performer and will be a shining star on the Broadway stage for many years to come!

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Sources:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherie_Rene_Scott
http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=73444
http://roundabouttheatre.org/aat/