Kerry Butler
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Kerry Marie Butler (born June 18, 1971) is an American actress best known for her role in theatre.
Early life
Butler, a native of Bensonhurst, began working in commercials at the age of three. "When I saw Annie... I was so excited." I knew this was what I wanted to do." Kerry began acting again at the age of nine after her mother's four-year absence, and she has been at it since.
Butler earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theatre at Ithaca College in 1992.
Personal life
Butler continues to perform in a variety of workshops, readings, and benefit concerts. She is a vegetarian and feminist whose concerns include youth education, human rights abuses, genocide, and environmental issues.
Butler is married to Muppet writer and puppeteer Joey Mazzarino, and they have two children, two of whom they adopted from Ethiopia. Segi, their elder daughter, is the inspiration for Sesame Street's hit song I Love My Hair. Sumaya is their second daughter's name.
Career
Butler toured with the musical Oklahoma!
Ado Annie was portrayed in Europe by Ado Annie. Vicki in The Bright Lights, Big City, Barrow, and Claudia in The Folsom Head were among Vicki's other appearances in New York. She has also worked on various businesses.Butler made her Broadway debut in 1993 in the role of Ms. Jones in the musical Blood Brothers, where she also understudied Linda's role. Butler appeared in Belle for Disney's Beauty and the Beast's Toronto production in 1995, and she was nominated for a Dora Award for her appearance. Butler stayed on Broadway as Belle, but after being on Broadway for more than two years, she left the musical in September 1997 and was replaced by Debbie Gibson. She then went to Les Misérables to play Eponine.
Shelley, the love interest in the acclaimed Off-Broadway original musical Bat Boy: The Musical, performed by Shannon in 2001. Butler said that "We were really building an audience before September 11" despite the fact that the show had a "fanatical following." We never recovered after that. People didn't want to go out at all, let alone downtown. In December 2001, Bat Boy was banned from playing cricket.
Butler appeared in Hairspray, the musical interpretation of the John Waters 1988 film of the same name, in February 2002. She had originated in workshops. Hairspray opened in August 2002 and "became an immediate Broadway smash" after an out-of-town tryout in Seattle. And in a star-studded ensemble cast, reviewers selected Butler out for her sparkling role as the eccentric best friend. The show received eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Butler was nominated for Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as the Clarence Derwent Award for her role.
Butler, the limited run of the intimate Australian musical Prospray at the York Theatre, brought the free-spirited performance artist Maddie to the stage during the production of Hairspray. Butler appeared on the television show Sesame Street in March 2002 as Ms. Camp, a letter carrier. Butler produced a television pilot for Fox titled Twins during her time in Hairspray, but it wasn't picked up for the season.
Butler, who appeared in Hairspray for a year, left the role in July 2003 and was replaced by Jenn Gambatese.
Butler was cast as Audrey in the Broadway revival of the musical Little Shop of Horrors following the conclusion of her Hairspray role. Butler revived her long-lost childhood Brooklyn accent to portray Audrey, the love affair with a sadistic dentist boyfriend and a heart of gold. Butler, a fan of Little Shop composer Alan Menken, who also wrote the lyrics for Beauty and the Beast, received an Outer Critics Circle award for her appearance.
Butler returned to San Francisco in the summer of 2004, where she played scheming, foul-mouthed teenager Dedee Truitt in the upcoming film The Opposite of Sex, which had its world premiere at the Magic Theatre. The musical is based on Don Roos' 1998 film starring Christina Ricci and Lisa Kudrow.
Butler appeared in the first Off-Broadway musical Miracle Brothers at the Vineyard Theatre in the fall of 2005. Isabel is a mother whose child's plight was made miserable by her son's rebelliousness as well as her unhappy marriage. Butler reprised her role in The Opposite of Sex at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2006 and then performed Kate, the Ayn Rand-loving runaway bride, in the New York Musical Theatre Festival production Come Here.
On the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from January 2006 to January 2007, Butler portrayed manipulative heiress and recovering alcoholic Claudia Reston.
Butler stepped back from the Broadway stage to star in the latest musical Xanadu, based on the 1980 roller-disco film starring Olivia Newton-John. She played both Clio/Kira, a Greek muse who inspires and falls in love with a struggling artist. Butler mastered roller skating for the role and appeared on skates for almost every day of the show. The musical opened in July 2007 to brisk critical acclaim, and it was the surprise hit of the summer. It was widely predicted to be a flop.
Butler had been nominated for the Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement for her role in Xanadu.
Butler appeared as Reese, the thieving assistant to a fashion designer, in the first season of the television show Lipstick Jungle on NBC in February and March 2008.
Butler's first solo album on the PS Classics label was released in May 2008. The album is titled Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust, and it includes some of Butler's most popular songs from Disney films and shows in "intimate, acoustic" arrangements. The title is taken from the lyrics of Jonatha Brooke's "I'll Try" from the film Return to Neverland, which is on the album. Of note is Alan Menken's "This Only Happens in Movies," an unreleased song that was pre-dated to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which was released on its first album. The full track listing is shown below.
Butler invited fans to vote for one song to be included on the album, with the winner, chosen by Butler, joining her in the studio when the song was recorded. "God Help the Outcasts," from Notre Dame's animated film "The Hunchback of Life.
Butler was also included on major television shows this year. She appeared on NBC's 30 Rock in May 2009 as a member of a group of New York ladies of leisure with a surprising mystery. Debbie, a working-class masseuse who continues to develop herself to please her wealthy boyfriend, appeared on ABC' Cupid the next month.
Butler appeared in the world premiere of Catch Me If You Can at the 5th Avenue Theatre in 2009, the same venue where Hairspray had its pre-Broadway debut. Brenda Strong, the Southern ingénue who falls in love with con artist Frank Abagnale, Jr., was portrayed by Amy Adams in the Steven Spielberg film version of Catch Me If You Can.)
Butler began a six-month role in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages in September 2009, appearing six times a week. Sherrie, a small-town girl who moves to Los Angeles' Sunset Strip to fulfill her aspirations to become a professional, was the lead role. Butler departed the company on March 13, 2010.
Butler made her New York City cabaret debut at Feinstein's Regency in April 2010, a collection of songs she has performed on Broadway as well as personal favorites.
Butler appeared in the New York Musical Theatre Festival's production of Pandora's Box in October 2010, portraying Pandora, a modest suburban housewife whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of a mysterious stranger. On the CBS television show Blue Bloods, she also appeared as Mary Jo Clarkson, an Islamist terrorist.
Butler played Brenda Strong in the Broadway production of Catch Me If You Can at the Neil Simon Theatre, the same Broadway theater where Hairspray appeared in. She was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical.
Butler also appeared on FX's Rescue Me in September 2011 as an overprotective mother who disagrees with Denis Leary's character on a playground.
Butler appeared in Gore Vidal's The Best Man from March to September 2012. Mabel Cantwell, the Southern wife of a presidential candidate, played Mabel Cantwell. Angela Lansbury, James Earl Jones, Candice Bergen, Eric McCormack, John Larroquette, Michael McKean, and Jefferson Mays appeared on the film. It was her first Broadway appearance rather than a musical.
Butler appeared in a concert performance of Ragtime at Avery Fisher Hall on February 18, 2013. She appeared on an episode of White Collar last month, playing a skeptical art dealer.
Butler appeared off-Broadway in The Call, Tanya Barfield's latest play co-produced by Playwrights Horizons and Primary Stages, from March to May 2013. Butler played Annie, an urban artist who decides to adopt a baby from Africa. Butler's performance was very personal.
Butler appeared on Law and Order: SVU in May 2013, as Ariel Randolph, a mother with a mystery life whose bad choices have tragic consequences.
Butler appeared in Under My Skin, a comedy starring Robert Sternin and Prudence Fraser (of The Nanny fame), from April to June 2014. Melody Dent, a temp at a health insurance company who, due to a freak accident and divine intervention, she had to switch bodies with the company's male CEO.
Butler appeared in the York Theatre Company's production of Big with John Tartaglia in October 2014. Susan Lawrence, a toy company, plays the main protagonist and becomes the love interest.
Butler appeared on The Mysteries of Laura as a protective mother and on Elementary as a birdwatcher in December 2014.
Butler appeared Off-Broadway at New World Stages in Clinton, a satirical look at Bill Clinton's presidency from March to June 2015. She starred Hillary Clinton and received raves for her role.
Butler lent her vocal abilities to the animated children's program Wallykazam! in April 2015, portraying Nancy the Noodle.
Butler made her solo debut at Feinstein's/54 Below on piano in October 2015, performing hits from her career as well as sharing behind-the-scenes tales.
Butler appeared on The Mindy Project in November 2015 as Jody's sister-in-law (and occasionally mistress) Ann Marie.
Butler appeared in the Netflix television series Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, which was published in November 2016. Lorelai and Emily Gilmore play Claudia, therapist.
Butler appeared on Broadway in Disaster! starring Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick, a parody of 1970s disaster films starring hit songs from the decade. Marianne, a career-oriented journalist who, as focusing on the tale of a poorly built casino ship, turned into an unexpected celebrity from her past. The show's reviews were generally favorable, particularly from The New York Times, which included it as a Critic's Pick. However, the show was cancelled on May 8, 2016, owing to poor ticket sales.
Butler appeared in Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin's Broadway-bound musical version of Mean Girls from October to December 2017. Ms. Norbury (played by Tina Fey in the film), Mrs. Heron, and Mrs. George were among the show's out-of-town tryouts at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. Butler appeared as Ms. Norbury (played by Tina Fey in the film).
Butler played Ms. Norbury, Mrs. Heron, and Mrs. George in Mean Girls on Broadway from March to September 2018. Butler appeared at her last performance on September 9 before being replaced by Jennifer Simard.
Reviews praised her for her work in three separate roles. "...stand-in from the movie, sardonic math instructor Ms. Norbury, played here by Kerry Butler, cing triple-duty, including Cady's earnest mother and Regina's self-described "cool mom." "Kerry Butler gives marvelous performances as the teacher, Mrs. Norbury, faithfully imitating Fey's role in the film, as well as a hysterical portrayal of Regina's developmentally detained mother (Amy Poehler in the film). The former includes a delectable parody of 'Saturday Night Live's' most popular skit, 'The Californians.'
Butler appeared in the world premiere of the musical Beetlejuice at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., in the role of Barbara Maitland from October to November 2018. Barbara is a woman of simple pleasures, and she and her partner, Adam, are also haunted by a recently deceased ghost who is haunted her own house, as well as dealing with the trickster ghost Beetlejuice.
Barbara Maitland appeared in the Broadway revival of the show from March 2019 to its close in March 2020. She is one of the original cast members of Beetlejuice who returned to Broadway in April 2022.