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BIO

Skeggs played Muriel in Take Me Along at the Off-Broadway Irish Rep in 2008. The production was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival. That year she also performed in the musical Ripcords at the New York International Fringe Festival in August.



Skeggs played Rebecca in the Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, Massachusetts) production of Our Town in December 2012. She returned to the Irish Rep in 2014 in the musical Transport, in which she played "Polly Cantwell". Also in 2014, she appeared in the Signature Theatre Company's production of And I and Silence as Young Dee.

Skeggs was the understudy in the Off-Broadway production of Fun Home in 2013 for the roles of Joan and Medium Alison. She replaced Alexandra Socha (who departed the show for personal reasons) in the role of Medium Alison in November 2013. She reprised this role for the Broadway production in 2015, when she made her Broadway debut. Skeggs was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and received a Theatre World Award for her performance.

In 2017, she played the role of activist Roma Guy (when young) in ABC's miniseries When We Rise (2017). The eight-part series is about the LGBT civil rights movement in the United States over several decades.

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STAGE CREDITS

Fun Home Fun Home
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Medium Alison
Medium Alison
And I and Silence And I and Silence
[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Production, 2014
Young Dee
Transport Transport
[Off-Broadway]
Irish Repertory Theatre Production, 2014
Polly Cantwell
Take Me Along
[Off-Broadway]
2008
Muriel

Movies

Don't Think Twice
[ 2016 ] Shy Sarah
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
[ 2018 ] Erin
Mile 22
[ 2018 ] M.I.T.
Dinner in America
[ 2020 ] Patty
The Ultimate Playlist of Noise
[ 2021 ] Laura

Awards and Nominations


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2015 - Theatre World Award

Emily Skeggs, Fun Home

Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Emily Skeggs, Fun Home

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Eden Espinosa, William Michals and Emily Skeggs to Perform at The Huntington 2025 Gal Photo
Eden Espinosa, William Michals and Emily Skeggs to Perform at The Huntington 2025 Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2025

The Huntington will present its annual Spotlight Gala at the SoWa Power Station, featuring performances by Eden Espinosa and more. Learn how to attend!
Josh Breckenridge, Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs Will Star in THE APPLE BOYS at Bucks Cou Photo
Josh Breckenridge, Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs Will Star in THE APPLE BOYS at Bucks County Playhouse
by Emmy Rice - Apr 4, 2025

Producing Director Alexander Fraser, Executive Producer Robyn Goodman and Producer Josh Fiedler announced casting and production details for the musical comedy — the second new work debuting at the Playhouse this season. Bucks County Playhouse’s 2025 season is sponsored by Bank of America.
Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs, and More Will Lead THE APPLE BOYS Industry Reading Photo
Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs, and More Will Lead THE APPLE BOYS Industry Reading
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2024

THE APPLE BOYS, a new fast-paced musical comedy set in Gilded Age Coney Island, with book by Jono Lyons and music and lyrics by 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Ben Bonnema, will have industry presentations on Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24 in Manhattan at Ripley Grier 38th St. Studios.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 10, 2024 Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 10, 2024
by - Jul 10, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 10, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs & More to Star in THE APPLE BOYS Industry Reading Photo
Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs & More to Star in THE APPLE BOYS Industry Reading
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 10, 2024

Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs and more will star in an industry reading of the new musical THE APPLE BOYS. Learn more about the show!
THE TEMPEST: A SURROUND SOUND ODYSSEY by Knock at The Gate Brings Shakespeare's Belov Photo
THE TEMPEST: A SURROUND SOUND ODYSSEY by Knock at The Gate Brings Shakespeare's Beloved Play to Life
by Marina Kennedy - Mar 4, 2024

If you enjoy classical theatre, then you should know about Knock at the Gate that produces narrative, immersive 3D audio experiences. 
THE TEMPEST: A SURROUND SOUND ODYSSEY Extends Through Mid March Photo
THE TEMPEST: A SURROUND SOUND ODYSSEY Extends Through Mid March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 1, 2024

A two-week extension has been revealed for Knock at the Gate's audio immersive streaming production of The Tempest: A Surround Sound Odyssey.
Video: Get a First Listen to the Opening Scene of THE TEMPEST: A SURROUND SOUND ODYSS Photo
Video: Get a First Listen to the Opening Scene of THE TEMPEST: A SURROUND SOUND ODYSSEY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2024

Get a first listen of the opening scene from The Tempest: A Surround Sound Odyssey!
THE TEMPEST: A SURROUND SOUND ODYSSEY Will Be Available to Stream Next Month Photo
THE TEMPEST: A SURROUND SOUND ODYSSEY Will Be Available to Stream Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 26, 2024

New immersive audio experience, The Tempest: A Surround Sound Odyssey, will be available to stream from Friday, February 16 through Friday, March 1. Plus check out a teaser video here!
FUN HOME: 10th Anniversary Reunion Concert to Take Place at Joe's Pub Photo
FUN HOME: 10th Anniversary Reunion Concert to Take Place at Joe's Pub
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2024

On January 8 at 6:30PM and 9:30PM, Joe's Pub will present a livestreamed concert of FUN HOME: 10th Anniversary Reunion.
Wake Up With BWW 7/10: What's Coming to Broadway in Summer and Fall 2023, and More! Photo
Wake Up With BWW 7/10: What's Coming to Broadway in Summer and Fall 2023, and More!
by - Jul 10, 2023

Top stories: Learn more about what's coming to Broadway in Summer/Fall 2023, plus read our interview with New York, New York star Clyde Alves, and more!
Review: Broadway World Didn't Miss MISS As Lyrics & Lyricists Presented MISS: BROADWA Photo
Review: Broadway World Didn't Miss MISS As Lyrics & Lyricists Presented MISS: BROADWAY'S WOMEN SONGWRITERS At The 92nd Street Y
by Bobby Patrick - Dec 17, 2022

It is our sincere hope that this is not the last MISS we will see. The ladies have something here and this 92nd Street Y evening could very well serve as a workshop for something really magical.
Kate Baldwin & Georgia Stitt to Co-Host MISS: BROADWAY'S WOMEN SONGWRITERS at 92NY Photo
Kate Baldwin & Georgia Stitt to Co-Host MISS: BROADWAY'S WOMEN SONGWRITERS at 92NY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 16, 2022

Lyrics and Lyricists will present MISS: Broadway’s Women Songwriters on December 10, 11 and 12, celebrating Broadway’s long history of women songwriters and their indelible work, in a show conceived, co-written and co-hosted by two-time Tony nominee Kate Baldwin and award-winning composer-lyricist Georgia Stitt.
Audible and Broadway Video to Present New Slate of Star-Studded Scripted Comedy Podca Photo
Audible and Broadway Video to Present New Slate of Star-Studded Scripted Comedy Podcasts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2022

Audible Inc. has announced a new slate of original comedy podcasts with longtime collaborators, Broadway Video Enterprises. In addition to new originals, Audible greenlit the second season of the hit Audible Original, Hot White Heist.
Cynthia Nixon, Kelli O'Hara & More to Take Part in WALL TO WALL SELECTED SHORTS Photo
Cynthia Nixon, Kelli O'Hara & More to Take Part in WALL TO WALL SELECTED SHORTS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2022

Symphony Space will present Wall to Wall Selected Shorts, a monumental celebration of short fiction, March 26 in Symphony Space’s Peter Jay Sharp theater in New York City (2537 Broadway at 95th Street).
Edie Falco, Tony Shalhoub, Holly Hunter & More to Take Part in WALL TO WALL SELECTED Photo
Edie Falco, Tony Shalhoub, Holly Hunter & More to Take Part in WALL TO WALL SELECTED SHORTS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2022

Symphony Space will present Wall to Wall Selected Shorts, employing the day-long-marathon approach of its Wall to Wall series in a monumental celebration of the organization’s pioneering literature-in-performance program, Selected Shorts, March 26 in Symphony Space’s Peter Jay Sharp theater in New York City.
VIDEO: Tiffany Mann Performs 'Beautiful' in HEAD OVER HEELS at Pasadena Playhouse Photo
VIDEO: Tiffany Mann Performs 'Beautiful' in HEAD OVER HEELS at Pasadena Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Nov 16, 2021

The cast stars Alaska 5000 (RuPaul's Drag Race), Lea DeLaria (Orange is the New Black), Yurel Echezarreta (Steven Spielberg's West Side Story), Tiffany Mann (Be More Chill), George Salazar (Little Shop of Horrors), Emily Skeggs (Fun Home), and Shanice Williams ('Dorothy' in NBC's The Wiz Live!).
VIDEO: Tiffany Mann & the Company of HEAD OVER HEELS Sing 'Beautiful' Photo
VIDEO: Tiffany Mann & the Company of HEAD OVER HEELS Sing 'Beautiful'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 15, 2021

Watch a clip of Tiffany Mann and the company of HEAD OVER HEELS at Pasadena Playhouse sing 'Beautiful'!
BWW Interview: George Salazar's HEAD OVER HEELS Over The Future of A Revitalized Indu Photo
BWW Interview: George Salazar's HEAD OVER HEELS Over The Future of A Revitalized Industry
by Gil Kaan - Nov 13, 2021

The Pasadena Playhouse opens its 2021-2022 season on November 13, 2021 with HEAD OVER HEELS, co-directed and co-choreographed by Jenny Koons and Sam Pinkleton. For these live performances featuring the music of the iconic L.A.-based female rock band The Go-Go’s, the Pasadena Playhouse had been reconfigured to include a dance floor to complement the traditional reserved theatre seats. HEAD OVER HEELS‘s cast is diversely comprised of: Alaska 5000, Lea DeLaria, Yurel Echezarreta, Tiffany Mann, George Salazar, Freddie, Emily Skeggs and Shanice Williams. Got the chance to catch George before their first preview for some behind-the-scenes info.
Photos: First Look at Alaska 5000, Emily Skeggs & More in Pasadena Playhouse's HEAD O Photo
Photos: First Look at Alaska 5000, Emily Skeggs & More in Pasadena Playhouse's HEAD OVER HEELS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 12, 2021

Pasadena Playhouse will present for Head Over Heels, with music of The Go-Go's, which kicks off the Playhouse's 2021-2022 season.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Emily Skeggs been in?

Emily Skeggs has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Emily Skeggs been in?

Emily Skeggs has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Emily Skeggs been nominated for?

Theatre World Award (Theatre World Awards) for Fun Home and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Fun Home.

What awards has Emily Skeggs won?

Emily Skeggs has won the Theatre World Award at the Theatre World Awards for her performance in Fun Home.

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