Mamie Parris
With extensive experience across prestigious stages around the world, Mamie Parris’ versatility and artistry truly set her apart in both the symphony and Broadway worlds. Originally trained as a coloratura soprano, Mamie is now universally recognized as one of Broadway’s preeminent belters, delivering nuanced performances that breathe new life into even the most familiar scores and songs.
Mamie Parris has developed a diverse and unique body of work throughout her extensive career. In addition to appearances with symphony orchestras across the continent, including the Rochester Philharmonic, The Columbus Jazz Orchestra, and the Fort Worth, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Milwaukee, and St. Louis Symphony Orchestras, her one-woman cabaret, Surrender: An Andrew Lloyd Webber Thrill Ride, was awarded the Best of the City by Time Out New York. Best known on Broadway for her one-of-a-kind rendition of the iconic Memory, she is no stranger to the work of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, having starred as Grizabella in the Broadway revival of Cats, as Rosalie (closing cast) and Patty (opening cast) in Broadway’s School of Rock, and in the US premiere of the Lloyd Webber retrospective Unmasked. Other Broadway appearances include the Tony-nominated revivals of Ragtime, 110 In The Shade, and On The 20th Century, as well as the Tony-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone.
Her film and television credits include The Blacklist, State of Affairs, A Standup Guy, and PBS Great Performances: 50 Years of Broadway’s Best. Across the country, she appeared as Elphaba in the First National Tour of fan-favorite Wicked, as well as performing with the touring companies of Legally Blonde and Dolly Parton’s 9 To 5. Originally trained as a coloratura soprano, today she is considered one of Broadway’s preeminent belters, employing her versatile technique to create nuanced performances of even the best-known scores and songs. Her credits include roles at The Goodspeed Opera House, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, the Old Globe, the St. Louis Muny, the Macau International Music Festival, and more. A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Mamie attended the Paseo Academy of the Arts in Kansas City, Missouri, and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. She resides in New York City with her husband, Johnathan, and their Shih Tzu, Cookie.