Scott Wise

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Scott Wise
Occupation	Actor, director, choreographer
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth H. Parkinson (1999-present) Kiel Junius (div.)

Scott Wise is an American actor, director and choreographer.

Life and career

Although a life-trained dancer, Wise first became seriously interested in dance as a career while studying to become an accountant.^[1] He performed with the Joffrey II, then moved into musical theater in the early 1980s after auditioning for A Chorus Line "as a dare more than anything."^[2]

Wise won his Tony Award in 1989 in the category of Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance in the dance revue Jerome Robbins' Broadway. Wise played multiple roles, including "Riff" in West Side Story and "Chip" in On the Town. Wise was nominated twice more in the same category for his performances in State Fair and Fosse.

In addition to playing the Drill Sergeant and Sergeant O'Leary in the rock ballet, Movin' Out, Wise was also Twyla Tharp's assistant choreographer and assistant director. Wise has also choreographed the Off-Broadway musical A Class Act, a regional production of The Who's Tommy and the national tour of Leader of the Pack.

Personal life

Wise is married to dancer Elizabeth Parkinson and together have one son. His daughter, actress Savannah Wise is from his previous marriage to dancer and choreographer Kiel Junius.

In October 2006, Wise and Parkinson opened up their studio, FineLine Theatre Arts, in New Milford, Connecticut.

Stage productions

1982 A Chorus Line
1984 Cats
1985 Song and Dance
1988 Carrie
1989 Jerome Robbins' Broadway
1992 Guys and Dolls
1993 The Goodbye Girl
1994 Damn Yankees
1995 Victor/Victoria
1996 State Fair
1999 Fosse
2002 Movin' Out

References

↑ Jennifer Dunning (1989-03-10). "Nine Who Have the Certain Something". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
↑ "Ask a Star: Scott Wise". filmreference. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-10.

External links

Scott Wise at the Internet Broadway Database
Scott Wise at the Internet Movie Database
FineLine Theatre Arts

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