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Scott Wise

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Actor b. 1958 On stage 19752015

Scott Wise (born October 30, 1958) is an American theatre actor and dancer. He is known for his performances in the 1989 musical Jerome Robbins' Broadway, which earned him a Tony Award, and in the 2002 film Chicago. Wise was nominated for three Tony Awards (winning one), two Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Helen Hayes Award in his career.

On stage 14 productions, 40 years

1975 A Chorus Line Shubert Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Bennett 6,137 perf.
1982 Cats Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn 7,485 perf.
1985 Song and Dance Royale Theatre · Original · directed by Richard Maltby Jr. 474 perf.
1988 Carrie Virginia Theatre · Original · directed by Terry Hands 5 perf.
1989 Jerome Robbins’ Broadway Imperial Theatre · Original 633 perf.
1992 Guys and Dolls Martin Beck Theatre · Revival · directed by Jerry Zaks 1,143 perf.
1993 The Goodbye Girl Marquis Theatre · Original · directed by Michael Kidd 188 perf.
1994 Damn Yankees Marquis Theatre · Revival · directed by Jack O'Brien 718 perf.
1995 Victor/Victoria Marquis Theatre · Original · directed by Blake Edwards 734 perf.
1996 Angela Lansbury - A Celebration Majestic Theatre · Original · directed by Diana Baffa-Brill 1 perf.
1996 State Fair Music Box Theatre · Original · directed by James Hammerstein, Randy Skinner 110 perf.
1999 Fosse Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. Choreography: Bob Fosse, recreated by Chet Walker Co-director & co-choreographer: Ann Reinking 1,093 perf.
2002 Movin’ Out Richard Rodgers Theatre · Original 1,303 perf.
2015 Allegiance Longacre Theatre · Original · directed by Stafford Arima 111 perf.

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Worked with more than once12 names

Charlotte D Amboise 5 productions
Denise Faye 4 productions
Pascale Faye 3 productions
Michael Gruber 3 productions
Mary Ann Lamb 3 productions
Julio Monge 3 productions
JoAnn M. Hunter 3 productions
Jill Nicklaus 3 productions
Gregg Burge 3 productions
Dennis Daniels 3 productions
Darren Lee 3 productions
Cynthia Onrubia 3 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 8 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Bernadette Peters, Christopher d’Amboise, Gregg Burge, Charlotte d’Amboise, Cynthia Onrubia, Scott Wiseebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • STATE FAIR rehearsal (Left to Right): Jackie Angelescu, Scott Wise, Donna McKechnie, John Davidson, Kathryn Crosby, Andrea McArdle, and Ben Wright, with Assistant Musical Director Rob Berman at piano.ebooks/Schulman, Susan L_/Backstage Pass to Broadway_ True Tales from a Theatre Press Agent - Susan L. Schulman.txt
  • I also remember lots of times sleeping in a dressing room between shows and hearing Scott Wise tapping up and down the hallway. He would just tap and tap and you could hear it all over the place, because he had so much energy. A lot of my favorite memories are of that theater because it was the first one. The first is always the most memo…ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • During The Goodbye Girl (1993), Carol Woods and Scott Wise used to love fighting with water guns. You had to walk around with an umbrella.ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • STANDBYS & UNDERSTUDIES: Maureen Moore (Emma), Bruce Falco/Scott Wise (Joe). Valerie WrighL'Mary Ann Lamb (Mary Ellen Stuart/Denise Faye/ Charlotte d'Amboise). Mary Ann Lamb/Valerie Wright/Denise Faye (Cynthia Onrubia). Bruce Anthony Davis (Gregg Burge), Kenneth Ard (Scott Wise/Gregory Mitchell),theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1985-86 Season, v. 42 (Willis).txt
  • Actor in a Musical (Debbie Shapiro/Scott Wise). Ruth Brown was voted Best Actress in a Musical (“Black and Blue”). Boyd Gaines received Besttheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1988-89 Season, v. 45 (Willis).txt

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