Savannah Wise

Savannah Wise (born April 25, 1984) is an American actress. Best known for her roles in several genres as a dancer and singer. Most notably, as Jessica on the NBC American musical theatre dramedy television series Smash. She is also known for her work on Broadway as Evelyn Nesbit in the 2009 revival of Ragtime, originating the role of Waitress #1, Sherrie in Rock of Ages, and as Young Cosette in the original Broadway production of Les Misérables.

Savannah Wise
Wise in costume for the off-Broadway run of Rock of Ages in 2008
Born
Savannah Wise
OccupationActress, singer, and dancer
Years active1992–present

Life and career

Early work (2011-2013)

On January 27, 2011, it was announced that Wise would be playing the lead role of Wanda Clark in the new off-Broadway musical, Lucky Guy.[1] The show opened on May 19, 2011.[2] Originally set for a 12-week limited engagement, the show closed ten days after its opening on May 29, 2011.[3] An original cast recording was announced and planned but never came to fruition.[4] Development for Smash(2009) began at Showtime by then-entertainment president Robert Greenblatt, originating from the mind of Steven Spielberg[5] Wise originally went in to audition for a series regular role, instead landing the then-very small role of Jessica, a member of the ensemble in the Marilyn Monroe musical, Bombshell. The role was expanded from a small guest appearance to a recurring role.[6] Wise appeared as Jessica in 29 of the 32 episodes. The show was cancelled after two seasons. (May 11, 2013.)[7]

Theatre credits
Start year Production title Role Notes
1992 Les Misérables Young Cosette / Young Éponine (Alternate) Replacement
2006 Go-Go Beach Baby New York Musical Theatre Festival Production
2007 High School Musical on Stage! Sharpay Evans Replacement
2009 Rock of Ages Waitress #1 (u/s Sherrie Christian) Original Broadway Cast
Rock of Ages Sherrie Christian Replacement
Ragtime Evelyn Nesbit Original Revival Cast
2011 Lucky Guy Wanda Clark Original Off-Broadway Cast

Sources:[8][9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Courting Habits of the Young Modern Wastrel Bryn Short film
2013 A Case of You Lily
2014 Sui York Coco Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Daphne Seger Episode: "Players"
2009 Rescue Me Singing Woman Episode: "Torch"
2010 Law & Order Mia Episode: "Immortal"
2010 Gossip Girl Rita Episode: "War at the Roses"
2012 Royal Pains Rosie Novak Episode: "After the Fireworks"
Blue Bloods Holly / Rhonda Lynne Watson Episode: "Greener Grass"
2013 It Could Be Worse Heidi Episode: "He Sounds Like a Girl"
2012–2013 Smash Jessica Lead role, 29 episodes

Discography

Sources:[10][11][12][13][14]

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Title of work Result Ref.
2010 Fred and Adele Astaire Awards Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show Ragtime Nominated [15]

References
  1. "Kyle Dean Massey, Jenn Colella & More Set for Off-Broadway Musical Lucky Guy".
  2. "Photos: LUCKY GUY Opens Off-Broadway".
  3. "Inside the Financial Wreckage of 'Lucky Guy'". 6 June 2011.
  4. "Lucky Guy to Close Off-Broadway May 29; Original Cast Recording Planned | TheaterMania".
  5. Littleton, Cynthia (September 22, 2009). "Showtime, Spielberg team on series". Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  6. "New Orleans-raised Savannah Wise brings on-the-job experience to 'Smash'".
  7. "Smash' Cancelled: Why Didn't NBC Renew The Emmy Winning NBC Musical Series?". iDigitalTimes. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017.
  8. "Savannah Wise Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos".
  9. "Savannah Wise – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  10. "Savannah Wise Discography : CastAlbums.org". castalbums.org.
  11. "Not Exactly Romeo – A Multi-Media Musical Comedy, by Paul Fujimoto & Eric Holmes". Not Exactly Romeo.
  12. "LUCKY GUY The Musical: "Needle In A Haystack" Music Video" – via www.youtube.com.
  13. "I Don't Wanna Sing A Slow Song". paulfujimoto.bandcamp.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017.
  14. "Go-Go Beach :: Full Score Demo :: Download MP3 Soundtrack". gogobeach.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14.
  15. "Musical Theatre Alumnus Josh Prince Nominated for Astaire Award, University of Cincinnati". ccm.uc.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-01-27.
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