# Summer Naomi Smart

Summer Naomi Smart (also known under the name Summer Naomi) is an American actress and singer. Smart has won two Joseph Jefferson Awards, one in 2008 and one in 2009.

## Early life

Smart grew up in Salt Lake City as the youngest of seven girls and began acting while in middle school. After graduating from Hillcrest High School in Midvale, Utah, she worked as a musical entertainment performer at Lagoon Park in Farmington, Utah while attending Brigham Young University. Smart graduated from BYU in 2005 with a BFA in Music, Dance, and Theatre and during her stay there she participated in the university's Young Ambassadors program.

## Awards

* Joseph Jefferson Award (2008) for Sweet Charity
* Joseph Jefferson Award (2009) for "Actress in a Supporting Role" for The Light in the Piazza

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2018 | The Christmas Apron | Diane | Short |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | Greta | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Chicago Fire | Greta | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | Flight Attendant #1 | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2007 | Passage to Zarahemla | Kerra McConnell | Movie (Lead Role) |
| 2007 | Belle and the Beast: A Christian Romance | Belle Watson | Movie (Lead Role) [credited as Stephanie Wood] |
| 2006 | Liken: Esther and the King | Esther | Movie (Lead Role) |

## Stage productions

* Aida (2006) as Amneris
* Wicked (2007-2008) as Nessarose
* Hollywood Sings (2006-2007) Ensemble Member
* Sweet Charity (2008) as Charity Hope Valentine
* The Full Monty (2008) as Pam Lukowski
* Noises Off (2008) as Brooke Ashton
* Camelot (2009) as Green Boy
* A Christmas Carol (2009) Ensemble
* The Light in the Piazza (2009) as Clara Johnson
* Ragtime (2010) as Ensemble, Evelyn Nesbit
* Hot Mikado (2010) as Yum-Yum
* For the Boys (2011) as Margaret, Luanna Trott, Myra u/s
* Seussical as Bird Girl
* Legally Blonde (2012) as Shandi, Brooke Wyndham
* Hero the Musical (2012) as Adele
* Sleeping Beauty (2012) as Princess Amber
* My One and Only (2012) as Edythe Herbert
* Barnum (2013) as Jenny Lind
* Seussical as Mrs. Mayor
* Shrek the Musical (2013) as Princess Fiona
* Mary Poppins as Mary Poppins (2013-2014)
* Cats (2014) as Bombalurina
* The Beverly Hillbillies: The Musical (2014) as Elly May
* Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2014) as Candela
* Anything Goes (2015) as Hope Harcourt
* City of Angels (2015)

## Sources

* ↑ Udell, Melody. ""My One and Only" Ages Well At The Marriott Theatre". Chicagoist. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
* 1 2 Jones, Chris (October 21, 2008). "Chicago Shakes, 'Steady Rain' top Jeffs". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
* 1 2 Vitello, Barbara (October 21, 2008). "Drury Lane, Marriott directors share Jeffs". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
* ↑ Summer Naomi Smart Shines on the Screen Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
* ↑ Hardy, Rodger (Oct 18, 2007). "'Passage to Zarahemla' actress says she gained strength at BYU". Deseret News. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
* ↑ Fagg, Elllen (March 3, 2006). "Strong vocalists lift Hale Centre Theatre's 'Aida'". March 3, 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
* ↑ "Wicked Chicago - Defying Gravity". Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
* ↑ "Summer Naomi Smart - College of Fine Arts and Communications".
* ↑ "Sweet Charity - Drury Lane- Oakbrook - Chicago".
* ↑ ANDRIES, DOROTHY (July 31, 2008). "In the nude for laughs? See 'Full Monty'". Elk Grove Times. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
* ↑ "Kimbrough, Smart, Gregory, Bissell and Carrier to Star in Noises off in Cleveland". 2008-09-19.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Summer Naomi Smart theatre profile".
* ↑ "Marriott Theatre". Facebook.
* ↑ "The Light in the Piazza - Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire - Chicago".
* ↑ "REVIEW: Ragtime (Drury Lane Oakbrook) : Chicago Theater Beat".
* ↑ "REVIEW: Hot Mikado (Drury Lane Oakbrook) : Chicago Theater Beat".
* ↑ "Review: Legally Blonde: The Musical (Marriott Theatre) : Chicago Theater Beat".
* ↑ Vitello, Barbara. "Marriott Theatre's 'Hero' is super". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
* ↑ ""Sleeping Beauty" | Around the Town Chicago with al Bresloff".
* ↑ Jones, Chris (November 15, 2012). "Never mind the story; just watch their feet fly". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
* ↑ Petlicki, Myrna (November 8, 2012). "'One and Only' upbeat romance set to great Gershwin". Mundelein Review. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
* ↑ "Review: Barnum (Mercury Theater) : Chicago Theater Beat".
* ↑ "Review: Shrek the Musical (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) : Chicago Theater Beat".
* ↑ "CATS".
* ↑ "Review: The Beverly Hillbillies, the Musical (Theatre at the Center) : Chicago Theater Beat".
* 1 2 "Summer Naomi Smart".