Sally Mayes: Just the Facts

"Being able to verbalize what I do has been an enormously helpful tool in my own work and my own performances.  I enjoy solving the mystery of what makes a song an acting piece as well as a melody."

Sally, the performer:

Actress:

• Broadway revival of SHE LOVES ME
• Broadway debut in Cy Coleman's WELCOME TO THE CLUB
• Broadway’s URBAN COWBOY
• Most recently appeared in STEEL MAGNOLIAS
• OFF-BROADWAY productions, include CLOSER THAN EVER, DAS BARBECUE,  and PETE N'KEELY
• Mae West in the National Tour of DIRTY BLONDE
• Film and television credits include BYE BYE BIRDIE (1995) and THE PRODUCERS

Singer:

• 6 solo albums
• Included on more than 20 recordings
• Performed in some of the most noted cabaret venues, including Birdland, the Metropolitan Room and the Rainbow Room.

Honors:

§         Tony Nomination for She Loves Me

§         Outer Critics Circle Nominations for Welcome to the Club, She Loves Me and off-Broadway for Closer Than Ever

§         Drama Desk Nominations for She Loves Me and Urban Cowboy and off-Broadway for Pete N' Keely (Outstanding Actress in a Musical)

§         1988-89 Theater World Award for Welcome to the Club

§         Two Back Stage BISTRO awards for excellence in cabaret and recording

Twelve nominations for Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) awards

 

Sally, the teacher:

Organizations include:

• Eugene ONeill Theatre Center’s Cabaret Symposium
• The Cabaret Conference at Yale University
• The Royal Academy of Music
• Boston University
• Art Speak
• The Washington, D.C. Area Cabaret Network