Mamie Parris

Mamie Parris(Actor) is known for having starred as Grizabella in the Broadway revival of Cats, where she performed her one-of-a-kind rendition of the song “Memory.” Her Broadway credits include School of Rock (Closing: Rosalie and Opening: Patty), On the Twentieth Century, Ragtime, 110 in the Shade, The Drowsy Chaperone (u/s Kitty and u/s Janet), and First You Dream: A Tribute to Courage. Her off-Broadway credits include Fat Kid Rules the World, Anything Can Happen in the Theater: The Songs of Maury, Pump Boys and Dinettes, The Roar of the Greasepaint- The Smell of the Crowd, and Stop! Look! Listen!. Her National Tour credits include 9 to 5: The Musical (Judy), Legally Blonde (u/s Paulette, u/s Vivienne), and the First National Tour of  Wicked (Elphaba). Her film and TV credits include The Blacklist, State of Affairs, A Standup Guy, and PBS Great Performances “50 Years of Broadway’s Best”. Other notable credits include roles at Papermill Playhouse, The Goodspeed Opera House, Arena Stage, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, The Muny, The Macau International Music Festival, two national tours with country music icon Kenny Rogers, The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and many more. She’ll play Mother Superior in MUNY’s Sister Act starting August. Watch Mamie talk about her role in School of Rock on #LiveatFive with Broadway.com here. mamieparris.com