Sally Mayes

**Sally Lee Mayes** (born 1959) is an American actress an cabaret an concert sangster.

## Biografie
Born in Livingston, Texas, Mayes began her career as a rock an jazz sangster in Houston. She attended the University of Houston. Mayes made her Broadway debut in Aprile 1989 as Winona Shook in Cy Coleman's *[[Welcome to the Club (muisical)|Welcome to the Club]]*. For her performance she wan a Theatre World Award. This wis follaeed bi her appearance in the oreeginal Off-Broadway production o Richard Maltby, Jr. an David Shire's *[[Closer Than Ever]]* at the Cherry Lane Theatre. A creetical success, the show ran for 312 performances an a CD recordin wis made on the RCA Victor label.

Mayes next appeared as Ilona Ritter in a revival o Jerry Bock's *[[She Loves Me]]* at the Roundabout Theatre in 1993. The production muivit tae the Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Broadway the follaein year, an Mayes garnered Tony an Drama Desk Award  nominations for her performance. Efter *She Loves Me* closed in Juin, Mayes appeared as Brunnhilde in Jim Luigs's *[[Das Barbecu]]* at the Minetta Lane Theatre the follaein hairst. In 1995 she appeared as Mrs. MacAfee in the televeesion movie version o *[[Bye Bye Birdie (muisical)|Bye Bye Birdie]]* wi Jason Alexander, Vanessa L. Williams, Marc Kudisch, an Chynna Phillips. The follaein year she played a small role in Harold Becker's film *[[City Hall (film)|City Hall]]*. In 1997 she appeared at the Queens Theatre in the Park in a production o Stephen Sondheim's *[[Marry Me A Little (muisical)|Marry Me A Little]]*.

In 2000 Mayes appeared Off-Broadway as Keely in James Hindman's creetically acclaimit muisical *[[Pete 'n' Keely]]*. For her performance she wis nominatit for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. That same year she appeared in a sma role in the film *[[Double Parked]]*. In 2001 she returned tae the Queens Theatre in the Park tae appear in the play *Decade* an she appeared in the muisical review *The Broadway Musicals of 1943* at Town Hall. She toured the Unitit States in a production o Claudia Shear's and James Lapine's *[[Dirty Blonde (play)|Dirty Blonde]]* an aw an appeared on *[[Sex and the City]]* in the episode *Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda*. In 2002 she guest starred on *[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]* as Brenda in the episode *[[Crazy (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode)|Crazy]]*. In 2003 she returned tae Broadway as Aunt Corene in the muisical *[[Urban Cowboy (musical)|Urban Cowboy]]*, earnin a third Drama Desk Award nomination. In 2005 she appeared in the ensemble o the film *[[The Producers (2005 film)|The Producers]]*.

When Mayes isna wirkin as an actress, she maintains a busy schedule as a concert an cabaret sangster in New York Ceety. Stephen Holden o *[[The New York Times]]* wrote in a 2001 review, "There is hardly a cabaret performer in New York who couldn't learn something from Sally Mayes. The plucky platinum-haired singer and actress embodies a hard-shelled professionalism that is too often missing from the nightclub stage. Alternately sparkly and brassy, and exuding a determined can-do energy, Ms. Mayes often suggests a contemporary cabaret descendant of Ginger Rogers."

She is marriet tae Bob Renino an haes ane son, Ben Robert, who is the joy an pride o her life.

## References

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*Sally Mayes at the Internet Off Broadway Database