Savannah Wise

Savannah Wise (born April 25, 1984) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. She played Jessica on the NBC American musical theatre dramedy television series Smash.^[1][2] She is also known for her work on Broadway as Evelyn Nesbit in the 2009 revival of Ragtime, originating the role of Waitress #1 and later replacing as Sherrie in Rock of Ages, and as Young Cosette in the original Broadway production of Les Misérables.

Savannah Wise
Wise in costume for the off-Broadway run of Rock of Ages in 2008
Born	Savannah Wise (1984-04-25) April 25, 1984 (age 41)
Education	University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music (BA)
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer and dancer
Years active	1992–present
Father	Scott Wise

Education

Wise earned a degree in dance from the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music.^[3]

Career

In 2011, Wise landed the lead role of Wanda Clark in the off-Broadway musical Lucky Guy.^[4] The show opened on May 19, 2011.^[5] Originally set for a 12-week limited engagement, the show closed ten days after its opening on May 29, 2011.^[6] An original cast recording was announced and planned but never came to fruition.^[7]

Development for Smash (2009) began at Showtime by then-entertainment president Robert Greenblatt, originating from the mind of Steven Spielberg.^[8] Wise originally went in to audition for a series regular role, but landed the small role of Jessica, a member of the ensemble in the Marilyn Monroe musical, Bombshell. The role was later expanded from a small guest appearance to a recurring role.^[9] Wise appeared as Jessica in 29 of the 32 episodes. The show was cancelled after two seasons.^[10]

Personal life

Wise is the daughter of dancer and actor Scott Wise.^[11]

Theatre credits

Start year	Production title	Role	Notes
1992	Les Misérables	Young Cosette / Young Éponine (Alternate)	Replacement
2006	Go-Go Beach	Baby	New York Musical Theatre Festival Production
2007	High School Musical on Stage!	Sharpay Evans	Replacement
2009	Rock of Ages	Waitress #1 (u/s Sherrie Christian)	Original Broadway Cast
	Rock of Ages	Sherrie Christian	Replacement
	Ragtime	Evelyn Nesbit	Original Revival Cast
2011	Lucky Guy	Wanda Clark	Original Off-Broadway Cast

Sources:^[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Courting Habits of the Young Modern Wastrel	Bryn	Short film
2013	A Case of You	Lily
2014	Sui York	Coco	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Daphne Seger	Episode: "Players"
2009	Rescue Me	Singing Woman	Episode: "Torch"
2010	Law & Order	Mia	Episode: "Immortal"
2010	Gossip Girl	Rita	Episode: "War at the Roses"
2012	Royal Pains	Rosie Novak	Episode: "After the Fireworks"
	Blue Bloods	Holly / Rhonda Lynne Watson	Episode: "Greener Grass"
2013	It Could Be Worse	Heidi	Episode: "He Sounds Like a Girl"
2012–2013	Smash	Jessica	Lead role, 29 episodes

Discography

• 2007: Go-Go Beach (Original Demo Cast Recording)
• 2009: Rock of Ages (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• 2010: Not Exactly Romeo: A Multi-Media Musical Comedy (Original Demo Cast Recording)
• 2010: Songs from Ragtime (2009 New Broadway Cast Recording EP)
• 2011: The Last Word (Original Demo Cast Recording)
• 2011: Needle in a Haystack – Single (with Kyle Dean Massey)
• 2013: SMASH – The Complete Season One (Music From the NBC Television Series)
• 2013: Bombshell: The New Marilyn Musical from SMASH
• 2015: The Songs of Paul Fujimoto, Vol.1

Sources:^{[14][15][16][17][18]}

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Title of work	Result	Ref.
2010	Fred and Adele Astaire Awards	Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show	Ragtime	Nominated	[19]