Employed Since

2020

Professional Highlights

Nancy Anderson is best known for her portrayal of Lois/Bianca in the West End premiere of Michael Blakemore’s and Kathleen Marshall’s Broadway revival of “Kiss Me Kate.” Anderson made her Broadway debut as Mona in “A Class Act,” followed by the roles of Helen and Eileen in the Broadway revival of “Wonderful Town.” In 2017 she understudied Glenn Close in the revival of “Sunset Boulevard” and starred as Thomas Jefferson in the all-female/trans/non-binary cast of the 2022/23 Broadway revival and tour of “1776.” Anderson has been nominated for Washington, D.C.’s Helen Hayes award four times, (“Kiss Me Kate” tour, “Pajama Game” and Signature’s “Side by Side by Sondheim” and “Billy Elliot”). She is a three-time Drama Desk Nominee (“Jolson & Co” in 2000, “Fanny Hill” in 2006 and “The Pen” in 2017), and was nominated for an Olivier Award in London. Anderson’s television appearances include “Madame Secretary” (‘The Middle Way,’ Alice), “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Claire the exercise instructor), PBS Great Performances (“Kiss Me Kate” and “South Pacific” starring Reba McIntyre) and a feature on “The Gilded Age” playing Nathan Lane’s wife. Her self-produced film of “The Pen” by Julianne Wick Davis, directed by her husband Ethan McSweeny, is currently making the film festival circuit. Anderson’s debut album, “Ten Cents a Dance” led to a concert career ranging from sharing the stage at Carnegie Hall with Michael Feinstein, to singing with the Atlanta Symphony, as well as regular appearances at the legendary jazz club, Birdland. Anderson received the 2011 Noel Coward Cabaret Award, as well as a Bistro Award for her cabaret debut at “Don’t Tell Mama” in 2004. Currently, Anderson teaches musical theatre voice at Shenandoah Conservatory, George Mason University and James Madison University, and is the director of dance at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virgina. Visit www.Nancy-Anderson.com to learn more.