STAGE TUBE: On This Day 6/29- Emily Skinner
By: Nicole Rosky
Welcome to BWW's ON THIS DAY Series celebrating theatrical birthdays, openings and special events that took place on this day in theatre history!
Happy Birthday Emily Skinner! Emily Skinner was nominated for a Best Actress TONY Award for the Original Broadway Production of Side Show in 1998. Other Broadway credits include the original casts of Jekyll & Hyde, James Joyce's The Dead (with Christopher Walken) The Full Monty, Dinner at Eight (Outer Critics Circle nomination, Drama League Award). Most recently, she starred in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot.
In honor of this special day, we bring you Side Show's 'I Will Never Leave You' as performed at the 1998 Tony Awards.
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Off-Broadway Musical - Top 3
1.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - New World Stages
28% of votes
2.
Mexodus - Minetta Lane Theatre
12.3% of votes
3.
Bat Boy - City Center
12.3% of votes
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