Cheryl Stern is an American
Broadway
Broadway may refer to:
Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
actress.
Education
Stern is a graduate of
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
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Career
Stern worked as a backup performer for comedian
Jackie Mason
Jackie Mason (born Yacov Moshe Maza; yi, יעקב משה מזא; June 9, 1928 – July 24, 2021) was an American stand-up comedian and actor.
His 1986 one-man show ''The World According to Me!'' won a Special Tony Award, an Outer Critics Cir ...
and was in his comedy musical
Laughing Room Only.
In 2009, she starred in the Transport Group's "Being Audrey"
[Genzlinger. Champagne Before Breakfast and Other Fantasies. New York Times. 10 April 2009.] She starred opposite
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Ellen Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is an American actress, activist, and theater director. For her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), she won the 2004 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding S ...
in ''The Women'' and in the 2010
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
winning revival of ''
La Cage aux Folles''. More recently, she appeared as The Old Lady in Mary Zimmerman's acclaimed production of Candide at the Huntington Theatre in Boston.
Awards
She is a past winner of a
Jonathan Larson
Jonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright most famous for writing the musicals '' Rent'' and '' Tick, Tick... Boom!'', which explored the social issues of multiculturalism, ...
Grant in 2002 for Normal with Tom Kochan and Yvonne Adrian at the Lark Theatre Company.
References
Living people
American stage actresses
American film actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American actresses
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