Scott Wise

Scott Wise (born October 30, 1958) is an American theatre actor and dancer. He is known for his performances in the 1989 musical Jerome Robbins' Broadway, which earned him a Tony Award, and in the 2002 film Chicago.

Wise was nominated for three Tony Awards (winning one), two Drama Desk Awards, an Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Helen Hayes Award in his career.

Life and career Wise was born in Pocatello, Idaho, and grew up near Spokane, Washington, living briefly in Provo, Utah.

Although a life-trained dancer, Wise first became seriously interested in dance as a career while studying to become an accountant at the University of Idaho at Moscow. He performed with the Joffrey II, then moved into musical theater in the early 1980s after auditioning for A Chorus Line "as a dare more than anything." and Fosse (1999).

In addition to playing the Drill Sergeant and Sergeant O'Leary in the rock ballet, Movin' Out (2002), Wise was Twyla Tharp's assistant choreographer and assistant director. Wise choreographed the Off-Broadway musical A Class Act in 2000. a regional production of The Who's Tommy and the national tour of Leader of the Pack. His daughter, actress Savannah Wise, is from his first marriage, to dancer and choreographer Kiel Junius.

In October 2006, Wise and Parkinson opened their studio, FineLine Theatre Arts, in New Milford, Connecticut.

Stage credits Source:Playbill Vault

1982 A Chorus Line 1984 Cats 1985 Song and Dance 1988 Carrie 1989 Jerome Robbins' Broadway 1992 Guys and Dolls 1993 The Goodbye Girl 1994 Damn Yankees 1995 Victor/Victoria 1996 State Fair 1997 Lucky in the Rain (Goodspeed Opera House) 1999 Fosse 2002 Movin' Out 2015 Allegiance