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Kerry Butler

ActorBorn 1971On stage 1987 to 202213 productions on this page

Kerry Butler is an American actress and singer known primarily for her work in theater. She is best known for originating the roles of Barbara Maitland in Beetlejuice, Penny Pingleton in Hairspray, and Clio/Kira in Xanadu, the latter of which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.

On stage

13 productions, 35 years

1987

Les MiserablesBroadway Broadway Theatre. Original. Directed by Trevor Nunn & John Caird

6,680 performances

1994

Beauty and the BeastBroadway Palace Theatre. Original. Directed by Robert Jess Roth

5,461 performances

2002

HairsprayBroadway Neil Simon Theatre. Original. Directed by Jack O’Brien

2,642 performances

2003

Little Shop of HorrorsBroadway Virginia Theatre. Original. Directed by Jerry Zaks

372 performances

2007

XanaduBroadway Helen Hayes Theatre. Original. Directed by Christopher Ashley

512 performances

2009

Rock of AgesBroadway Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Original. Directed by Kristin Hanggi

2,328 performances

2011

Catch Me If You CanBroadway Neil Simon Theatre. Revival. Directed by Jack O'Brien

170 performances

2012

Barack on BroadwayBroadway New Amsterdam Theatre. Original. Directed by George C. Wolfe

1 performance

2012

Gore Vidal's The Best ManBroadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Revival. Directed by Michael Wilson

185 performances

2016

Disaster!Broadway Nederlander Theatre. Original. Directed by JoAnn M. Hunter

72 performances

2018

Mean GirlsBroadway August Wilson Theatre. Original. Directed by Casey Nicholaw

833 performances

2019

BeetlejuiceBroadway Winter Garden Theatre. Original. Directed by Alex Timbers

590 performances

2022

BeetlejuiceBroadway Marquis Theatre. Return-Engagement. Directed by Alex Timbers

312 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names

David Josefsberg 3 productions
Adam Dannheisser 3 productions
Terrence Mann 2 productions
Stephen R. Buntrock 2 productions
Savannah Wise 2 productions
Sarrah Strimel 2 productions
Sarah Uriarte 2 productions
Ryan Breslin 2 productions
Robert Evan 2 productions
Ramone Owens 2 productions
Rachel York 2 productions
Paul Schoeffler 2 productions

Also credited on

1 work

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