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Kerry Butler

Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY, USA

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Broadway: OCC nomination for playing three roles in Mean Girls, Xanadu (Tony, DL Best Actress nominations), Hairspray (Clarence Derwent Award, DD, OCC nominations), Beauty and the Beast (Dora nomination), Disaster!, Catch Me If You Can (DD nomination), Rock of Ages, Little Shop of Horrors (OCC nomination), Les Misérables, Blood Brothers, The Best Man. Off-Broadway: Bat Boy: The Musical, The Call, Clinton The musical. Television: “30 Rock,” “The Mindy Project,” “Rescue Me,” “Law & Order,” “The Mysteries of Laura,” “White Collar,” “Blue Bloods,” “Gilmore Girls,” and the film The Miseducation of Cameron Post. Her album Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust is available on iTunes.

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STAGE CREDITS

Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now! Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now!
[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Premiere, 2024
Performer
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
[Broadway]
Broadway Return, 2022
Barbara
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2019
Barbara
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
[Washington, DC (Regional)]
Pre-Broadway Engagement at National Theatre, 2018
Barbara
Mean Girls Mean Girls
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2018
Ms. Norbury
Mrs. Heron
Mrs. George
Mean Girls Mean Girls
[Washington, DC (Regional)]
National Theatre World Premiere, 2017
Mrs. Norbury
Disaster! Disaster!
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2016
Marianne
Clinton: The Musical Clinton: The Musical
[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Premiere, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Under My Skin Under My Skin
[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere Production, 0
Melody Dent
Gore Vidal's The Best Man Gore Vidal's The Best Man
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2012
Mabel Cantwell
Catch Me If You Can Catch Me If You Can
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2011
Brenda Strong
Rock of Ages Rock of Ages
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2009
Sherrie [Replacement]
Xanadu Xanadu
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Clio/Kira
The Opposite of Sex
[Williamstown, MA (Regional)]
East Coast Premiere, 2006
Dedee Truitt
Xanadu
[New York]
Reading, 2006
Kira
Miracle Brothers
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2005
Isabel
Miracle Brothers
[Off-Broadway]
2005
Isabel
The Man in the White Suit
[New York]
Workshop, 2005
Performer
Legally Blonde
[New York]
Workshop, 2005
Performer
The Wedding Singer
[New York]
Reading, 2004
Performer
Little Shop of Horrors Little Shop of Horrors
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2003
Audrey
Hairspray Hairspray
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Penny Pingleton
Drive All Night
[New York]
Workshop, 2002
Performer
Prodigal
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2002
Maddy Sinclair
Maddy Sinclair
Bat Boy
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2001
Shelley Parker
Shelly Parker
Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1994
Belle [Replacement]
Blood Brothers
[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1993
Miss Jones [Replacement]
Ensemble
Donna Marie [Replacement]
Donna Marie (Understudy)
Les Miserables Les Miserables
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1987
Eponine [Replacement]
King of Hearts
[Off-Broadway]
Musicals Tonight! Concert, 1999
Performer

Productions

HairsprayHairspray
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Harmonica

Movies

Brooklyn Sonnet
[ 2000 ] Anna Callahan
Campfire Stories
[ 2001 ] Beatrice
Mapplethorpe
[ 2018 ] Holly Solomon
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
[ 2018 ] Ruth
Mapplethorpe: The Director's Cut
[ 2020 ] Holly Solomon
Honor Society
[ 2022 ] Janet Rose

TV Shows

One Life to Live
Claudia Reston

Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Kerry Butler, Mean Girls

Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Kerry Butler, Catch Me if You Can

Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Kerry Butler, Xanadu

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Kerry Butler, Little Shop of Horrors


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Drama Desk Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical

Kerry Butler, Hairspray

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Kerry Butler, Hairspray

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Watch Marc Shaiman reunite with original Hairspray stars Marissa Jaret Winokur, Laura Bell Bundy, and Kerry Butler at MAMA, I'M A BIG GIRL NOW in the video here!
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Broadway's original Link Larkin, Matthew Morrison, stopped by for a visit with his pals Marissa Jaret-Winokur, Kerry Buter and Laura Bell Bundy! Watch as Matt and the gals take a trip down memory lane to perform a Hairspray classic, 'I Can Hear the Bells' in the video below!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Kerry Butler been in?

Kerry Butler has appeared on Broadway in 13 shows.

How many West End shows has Kerry Butler been in?

Kerry Butler has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Kerry Butler been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Mean Girls, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Catch Me if You Can, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Xanadu, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Little Shop of Horrors , Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Hairspray and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hairspray .

What awards has Kerry Butler won?

Kerry Butler won the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for her role in Hairspray.

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