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Kerry Butler

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Actor b. 1971 On stage 19872022

Kerry Butler is an American actress and singer known primarily for her work in theater. She is best known for originating the roles of Barbara Maitland in Beetlejuice, Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, and Clio/Kira in Xanadu, the latter of which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.

On stage 14 productions, 35 years

1987 Les Misérables Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn & John Caird 6,680 perf.
1987 Les Miserables Broadway Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn & John Caird 6,680 perf.
1994 Beauty and the Beast Palace Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Jess Roth 5,461 perf.
2002 Hairspray Neil Simon Theatre · Original · directed by Jack O’Brien 2,642 perf.
2003 Little Shop of Horrors Virginia Theatre · Original · directed by Jerry Zaks 372 perf.
2007 Xanadu Helen Hayes Theatre · Original · directed by Christopher Ashley 512 perf.
2009 Rock of Ages Brooks Atkinson Theatre · Original · directed by Kristin Hanggi 2,328 perf.
2011 Catch Me If You Can Neil Simon Theatre · Revival · directed by Jack O'Brien 170 perf.
2012 Barack on Broadway New Amsterdam Theatre · Original · directed by George C. Wolfe 1 perf.
2012 Gore Vidal's The Best Man Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre · Revival · directed by Michael Wilson 185 perf.
2016 Disaster! Nederlander Theatre · Original · directed by JoAnn M. Hunter 72 perf.
2018 Mean Girls August Wilson Theatre · Original · directed by Casey Nicholaw 833 perf.
2019 Beetlejuice Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Alex Timbers 590 perf.
2022 Beetlejuice Marquis Theatre · Return-Engagement · directed by Alex Timbers 312 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

David Josefsberg 4 productions
Terrence Mann 3 productions
Stephen R. Buntrock 3 productions
Savannah Wise 3 productions
Sarah Uriarte 3 productions
Robert Evan 3 productions
Rachel York 3 productions
Nick Wyman 3 productions
Nicholas Jonas 3 productions
Michael X. Martin 3 productions
Merwin Foard 3 productions
Jessica Sheridan 3 productions

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In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Marissa Jaret Winokur, Harvey Fierstein, Laura Bell Bundy, Mary Bond Davis, Kerry Butler, Linda Hart, Jackie Hoffman, Matthew Morrison, Corey Reynolds, Clarke Thorell, Joel Vig, Danelle Eugenia Wilson, Dick Latessaebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Kerry Butler, Cheyenne Jackson, Tony Roberts, Jackie Hoffman, Mary Testa, Curtis Holbrook, Anika Larsen, Kenita R. Miller, Marty Thomas, Andre Wardebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • This week I did an interview for my Sirius radio show with the ultra nice and brilliantly talented Kerry Butler. Back in the day, Kerry and I performed in a kids' nightclub called "Youngstars" when we were super young (she was super super young). At the end of the show, all the kids in the show got to wear the T-shirt of the Broadway show…ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 1 - Seth Rudetsky.txt
  • I still see Kerry Butler all the time. She was my first Belle, and it was her Broadway debut as well. She would always come up with really fun things to do backstage for the two Chips [20] —but she’d include everyone. During Thanksgiving, we always had a hand turkey contest. People would go full-out crazy! The makeup people would design b…ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Volume 2 PART 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • In Seattle, we lost our Link to a movie, and we plucked Matthew Morrison out of the ensemble. Kerry Butler and Laura Bell Bundy were in supporting roles, and you just knew: you are both going to be starring in Broadway musicals . Within just a couple years, Matt, Kerry and Laura were all starring in their own Broadway musicals. We had som…ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer Ashley/Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 2, The - Jennifer Ashley Tepper.txt
  • During Hairspray , I shared a dressing room with Kerry Butler. That room had so much love in it. It was the most joyful little room in the world! We were very messy. And we had to throw things in the fridge away very quickly or it would start to smell. But it was fun. We had these little hallways and small rooms, so we were forced to be s…ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer Ashley/Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 2, The - Jennifer Ashley Tepper.txt

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