Susan Watson (born December 17, 1938) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre.
Watson's first professional role was Velma in the original West End production of West Side Story in 1958. She created the role of Luisa in The Fantasticks and then played Kim on Broadway in Bye Bye Birdie, beginning in 1960. Among many other roles in musicals, she was nominated for a Tony Award for the role of Jenny in A Joyful Noise (1966). She starred in the title role of the Broadway revival of No, No Nanette in 1971. Watson also appeared in several television series and specials.
Following a national tour of Carnival,Watson returned to New York to play opposite Robert Preston in Ben Franklin in Paris (1964),a Lincoln Center revival of Carousel (1965) as Carrie with John Raitt and Jerry Orbach,a New York City Center staging of Where's Charley?, and Jenny in the short-lived musical A Joyful Noise (1966) (again with Raitt), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.
Watson reunited with Jones and Schmidt for their musical Celebration, which opened on Broadway in January 1969 at the Ambassador Theatre[9] and played in Beggar on Horseback (1970) in repertory at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center before taking on the title role in the Broadway revival of No, No Nanette (1971) with Ruby Keeler.She appeared at the William Inge Theatre Festival in Independence, Kansas, in a tribute to Jones and Schmidt on April 25, 2009.
Watson's television credits include several episodes of the Bell Telephone Hour (1964–1966) and guest appearances on the television series Newhart (1982), St. Elsewhere (1984), Wings (1993), and the soap opera General Hospital (1987). She is one of dozens of Broadway musical performers in the documentary Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age, scheduled for broadcast on PBS in 2010.
Watson is a founding member of the Musical Theatre Guild, a group of professionals who perform musicals at the Pasadena Playhouse, California.
She was back on Broadway for the first time in many years in 2011. Watson performed the featured role of Emily Whitman in the revival of Follies, which ran from August 2011 to January 2012 at the Marquis Theatre. She sang "Rain On The Roof" with Don Correia. Watson also performed in the run at the Kennedy Center in May 2011 to June 2011.
Susan Watson (born December 17, 1938) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre.
Watson's first professional role was Velma in the original West End production of West Side Story in 1958. She created the role of Luisa in The Fantasticks and then played Kim on Broadway in Bye Bye Birdie, beginning in 1960. Among many other roles in musicals, she was nominated for a Tony Award for the role of Jenny in A Joyful Noise (1966). She starred in the title role of the Broadway revival of No, No Nanette in 1971. Watson also appeared in several television series and specials.
Following a national tour of Carnival,Watson returned to New York to play opposite Robert Preston in Ben Franklin in Paris (1964),a Lincoln Center revival of Carousel (1965) as Carrie with John Raitt and Jerry Orbach,a New York City Center staging of Where's Charley?, and Jenny in the short-lived musical A Joyful Noise (1966) (again with Raitt), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.
Watson reunited with Jones and Schmidt for their musical Celebration, which opened on Broadway in January 1969 at the Ambassador Theatre[9] and played in Beggar on Horseback (1970) in repertory at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center before taking on the title role in the Broadway revival of No, No Nanette (1971) with Ruby Keeler.She appeared at the William Inge Theatre Festival in Independence, Kansas, in a tribute to Jones and Schmidt on April 25, 2009.
Watson's television credits include several episodes of the Bell Telephone Hour (1964–1966) and guest appearances on the television series Newhart (1982), St. Elsewhere (1984), Wings (1993), and the soap opera General Hospital (1987). She is one of dozens of Broadway musical performers in the documentary Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age, scheduled for broadcast on PBS in 2010.
Watson is a founding member of the Musical Theatre Guild, a group of professionals who perform musicals at the Pasadena Playhouse, California.
She was back on Broadway for the first time in many years in 2011. Watson performed the featured role of Emily Whitman in the revival of Follies, which ran from August 2011 to January 2012 at the Marquis Theatre. She sang "Rain On The Roof" with Don Correia. Watson also performed in the run at the Kennedy Center in May 2011 to June 2011.
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