{{short description|American actress and singer}} {{Infobox person | name = Sharon McNight | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = United States | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Singer, actress, director | years_active = 1976–present | spouse = | website = {{URL|https://sharonmcnight.com/}} }}
'''Sharon McNight''' is an American singer, actress and director. She received Theatre World Award and a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for the 1989 fantasy musical, ''Starmites''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/sharon-mcnight-vn15436587/awards|title=Sharon McNight | Movie and Film Awards|publisher=AllMovie}}</ref><ref name=ibdb>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/sharon-mcnight-74261#Awards|title=Sharon McNight – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB|publisher=Internet Broadway Database}}</ref>
McNight began her career in San Francisco performing in Cabaret.<ref name=off>{{Cite web|url=https://sharonmcnight.com/|title=Tony Award Nominee Sharon McNight - Tony Award Nominee Sharon McNight Sharon McNight - Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter, and Comedian|website=Tony Award Nominee Sharon McNight}}</ref> In 1976, she wrote and directed a film adaptation of erotic novel ''The Autobiography of a Flea''.<ref name="auto1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P5aalQ7u7qAC&dq=McNight&pg=PA98|title=Good Porn: A Woman's Guide|first=Erika|last=Lust|date=25 May 2010|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=9781580053518|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/autobiography-of-a-flea-vm468994|title=Autobiography of a Flea (1974) - Sharon McNight | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|publisher=AllMovie}}</ref> As a singer, McNight recorded six studio albums.<ref name=off/> Her regional stage credits include ''Hello, Dolly!'' and ''Nunsense''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatermania.com/shows/new-york-city-theater/sharon-mcnight-soup-to-nuts_123175/|title=Sharon McNight: Soup to Nuts on New York City: Get Tickets Now! | Theatermania - 123175|date=March 8, 2023}}</ref> In 1987 she performed in off-Broadway musical, ''Starmites''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/29/theater/the-stage-starmites-a-musical.html|title=THE STAGE: 'STARMITES,' A MUSICAL|first=Mel|last=Gussow|date=April 29, 1987|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> It opened on Broadway in 1989 to positive reception.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/04/28/theater/review-theater-a-space-age-peter-pan-moves-over-to-broadway.html|title=Review/Theater; A Space-Age 'Peter Pan' Moves Over to Broadway|first=Mel|last=Gussow|date=April 28, 1989|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> McNight received Theatre World Award and Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.<ref name=ibdb/> McNight appeared in films ''Behind the Green Door: the Sequel'' (1986), ''Corporate Affairs'' (1990), ''Me Myself and I'' (1992), ''My Neighbor's Daughter'' (1998) and ''Guinevere'' (1999). She also made guest-starring appearances on television series ''Seinfeld'' and ''Silk Stalkings''. She played Sophie Tucker in the musical production ''Red Hot Mama'' in various productions during the 2000s and 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theatermania.com/shows/new-york-city-theater/off-broadway/red-hot-mama_15277/|title=Red Hot Mama on New York City: Get Tickets Now! | Theatermania - 15277|date=March 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://northbaystageandscreen.com/2017/01/04/interview-sharon-mcnight-on-red-hot-mama-and-becoming-sophie-tucker/|title=Interview: Sharon McNight on 'Red Hot Mama' and becoming Sophie Tucker|date=January 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/cabaret/article/Cinnabar-Theater-Presents-Sharon-McKnight-in-RED-HOT-MAMA-20161208|title=Cinnabar Theater Presents Sharon McKnight in RED HOT MAMA|first=A. A.|last=Cristi|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/music/sharon-mcnight-in-red-hot-mama-the-sophie-tucker-songbook|title=Sharon McNight in Red Hot Mama: The Sophie Tucker Songbook|date=July 24, 2014|website=Time Out New York}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ctcritics.org/red-hot-mama-review-by-bonnie-goldberg/|title=Red Hot Mama – Review by Bonnie Goldberg – Connecticut Critics Circle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/2018/02/08/sophie-tucker-comes-home-in-red-hot-mama-at-seven-angels/|title=Sophie Tucker Comes Home In 'Red Hot Mama' At Seven Angels|date=February 8, 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{official website|https://sharonmcnight.com/}} * {{IMDb name|0574041}}
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