Sharon Shore is a dancer in ballet, musical comedy theater, opera, and television. She has been photographed as a
model.
Ballet
In March 1950 Shore was one of five dancers from Oakland to perform with the
San Francisco Ballet in the Hayes Street (High School
of Commerce) auditorium. She appeared in ''
Romeo and Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...
'' and ''
Vivaldi Concerto
A concerto (; plural ''concertos'', or ''concerti'' from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. The typi ...
''. In May 1953 she was in a
troupe of players who danced in a ballet entitled ''Ballentine''. She played the part of a queen in ''
The Creatures of Prometheus'' in October 1953 presented by the
Los Angeles Opera
The Los Angeles Opera is an American opera company in Los Angeles, California. It is the fourth-largest opera company in the United States. The company's home base is the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, part of the Los Angeles Music Center.
Leadersh ...
. Choreographed by William Christensen, Shore was among the court of
Apollo, a role performed by John Mallozzi.
Beverly Sills was in the cast.
Theater
''Bloomer Girl'' came to San Francisco in 1951 with
Dick Haymes as its star. Shore was one of the dancers. She was in a production of the musical comedy ''The Thousand and Second Night'' in December 1955. The show was produced by
Jack Yellen and featured actors
Jack Cassidy and
Eddie Lawrence. It was performed at the Versailles night club, 151 East 50th Street,
New York City. Shore was successful in subbing for Neile Adams who was ill at one point. She also appeared at the
Copacabana. She was a dancer in the original run of
''Li'l Abner''. It appeared from November 15, 1956 to July 12, 1958 at the
St. James Theatre
The St. James Theatre, originally Erlanger's Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 246 West 44th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1927, it was designed by Warren and Wetmore in a neo-Georgian style a ...
on
Broadway. There were 693 performances.
Other
Shore was a member of the
June Taylor Dancers
Marjorie June Taylor (December 14, 1917 – May 16, 2004) was an American choreographer, best known as the founder of the June Taylor Dancers, who were featured on Jackie Gleason's various television variety programs.
Early life and career
Taylo ...
on the ''
Jackie Gleason Show'' in the 1950s. She appeared as ''Betti'' in a (1965) screen comedy called ''The Art of Love''. Directed by
Norman Jewison, the film was released by Cherokee Productions.
Personal life
Shore was married to producer
Sam Denoff
Samuel Denoff (July 1, 1928 – July 8, 2011) was an American screenwriter and television producer.
Biography
Denoff was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Esther (Rothbard) and Harry Denoff, a salesman. With his long-time ...
; they had two children, Melissa Denoff and Matthew Denoff.
She has two step-children from his first marriage, Leslie Denoff and producer
Douglas Denoff
Douglas Denoff (born July 14, 1957) is an eight-time Tony Award-Nominated Broadway theatre producer, writer and entrepreneur. He has won the Drama Desk Award as a producer and television's Emmy Award, and, in 2012 received his first Grammy Award ...
.
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American stage actresses
American film actresses
American television actresses
American ballerinas
American female models
Actresses from California
Living people
People from Oakland, California
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women