# Sharon McNight

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{{short description|American actress and singer}}
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| birth_place  = United States
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| occupation   = [Singer](/source/Singing), actress, director
| years_active = 1976–present
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| website      = {{URL|https://sharonmcnight.com/}} 
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'''Sharon McNight''' is an American singer, actress and director. She received [Theatre World Award](/source/Theatre_World_Award) and a [Tony Award](/source/Tony_Awards) nomination for [Best Actress in a Musical](/source/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Musical) for the 1989 fantasy musical, ''[Starmites](/source/Starmites)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/sharon-mcnight-vn15436587/awards|title=Sharon McNight &#124; Movie and Film Awards|publisher=[AllMovie](/source/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 &#124; IBDB|publisher=[Internet Broadway Database](/source/Internet_Broadway_Database)}}</ref>

McNight began her career in [San Francisco](/source/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](/source/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 &#124; 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!](/source/Hello%2C_Dolly!_(musical))'' and ''[Nunsense](/source/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! &#124; Theatermania - 123175|date=March 8, 2023}}</ref> In 1987 she performed in off-Broadway  
musical, ''[Starmites](/source/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](/source/Theatre_World_Award) and [Tony Award](/source/Tony_Awards) nomination for [Best Actress in a Musical](/source/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Musical).<ref name=ibdb/>
 
McNight appeared in films ''[Behind the Green Door: the Sequel](/source/Behind_the_Green_Door%3A_the_Sequel)'' (1986), ''[Corporate Affairs](/source/Corporate_Affairs)'' (1990), ''[Me Myself and I](/source/Me_Myself_%26_I_(film))'' (1992), ''My Neighbor's Daughter'' (1998) and ''[Guinevere](/source/Guinevere_(1999_film))'' (1999). She also made guest-starring appearances on television series ''[Seinfeld](/source/Seinfeld)'' and ''[Silk Stalkings](/source/Silk_Stalkings)''. She played [Sophie Tucker](/source/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! &#124; 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>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|https://sharonmcnight.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|0574041}}

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