Emily Skinner (born June , ), also known as Emily Scott Skinner, is a
Tony-nominated American stage actress and singer. She has played
leading roles in such Broadway productions as Prince of Broadway, The
Cher Show, Side Show, Jekyll & Hyde, James Joyce's The Dead, The Full
Monty, Dinner at Eight, Billy Elliot, as well as the Actor's Fund
Broadway concerts of Dreamgirls and The Best Little Whorehouse in
Texas. She has sung on concert stages around the world and on numerous
recordings.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Skinner later attended college
at Carnegie Mellon University. She moved to New York in and
originated roles in various workshops, including Frank Wildhorn's
Jekyll and Hyde, Stephen Schwartz's show "Snapshots", Polly Pen's "The
Night Governess" and the Marvin Hamlisch/Craig Carnelia/Nora Ephron
musical "Imaginary Friends". She created the role of "Emily" (young
Scrooge's love interest) in the Alan Menken/Lynn Ahrens musical
adaptation of A Christmas Carol at the Paramount Theatre at Madison
Square Garden.In , Skinner joined the original Broadway cast of Jekyll
and Hyde as an ensemble member and understudy for the leads of Emma
and Lucy. During previews, Linda Eder, who played Lucy, developed
laryngitis, and Skinner sang some of Lucy's songs from backstage,
while Eder acted and sang some songs onstage. Other Broadway credits
include "Side Show" (), James Joyce's The Dead (; with Christopher
Walken), The Full Monty () and Dinner at Eight, where she was
nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award. She appeared in the
Encores! concert stagings of the Gershwin musical Pardon My English, A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Fiorello and No Strings, all at New York City
Center. She also performed at the Broadway Actor's Fund benefit
concert performances of Dreamgirls in September and The Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas.
Tony-nominated American stage actress and singer. She has played
leading roles in such Broadway productions as Prince of Broadway, The
Cher Show, Side Show, Jekyll & Hyde, James Joyce's The Dead, The Full
Monty, Dinner at Eight, Billy Elliot, as well as the Actor's Fund
Broadway concerts of Dreamgirls and The Best Little Whorehouse in
Texas. She has sung on concert stages around the world and on numerous
recordings.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Skinner later attended college
at Carnegie Mellon University. She moved to New York in and
originated roles in various workshops, including Frank Wildhorn's
Jekyll and Hyde, Stephen Schwartz's show "Snapshots", Polly Pen's "The
Night Governess" and the Marvin Hamlisch/Craig Carnelia/Nora Ephron
musical "Imaginary Friends". She created the role of "Emily" (young
Scrooge's love interest) in the Alan Menken/Lynn Ahrens musical
adaptation of A Christmas Carol at the Paramount Theatre at Madison
Square Garden.In , Skinner joined the original Broadway cast of Jekyll
and Hyde as an ensemble member and understudy for the leads of Emma
and Lucy. During previews, Linda Eder, who played Lucy, developed
laryngitis, and Skinner sang some of Lucy's songs from backstage,
while Eder acted and sang some songs onstage. Other Broadway credits
include "Side Show" (), James Joyce's The Dead (; with Christopher
Walken), The Full Monty () and Dinner at Eight, where she was
nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award. She appeared in the
Encores! concert stagings of the Gershwin musical Pardon My English, A
Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Fiorello and No Strings, all at New York City
Center. She also performed at the Broadway Actor's Fund benefit
concert performances of Dreamgirls in September and The Best Little
Whorehouse in Texas.
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