Cheryl Stern is an American

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actress.

Education

Stern is a graduate of

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

Career

Stern worked as a backup performer for comedian

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and was in his comedy musical Laughing Room Only. In 2009, she starred in the Transport Group's "Being Audrey"Genzlinger. Champagne Before Breakfast and Other Fantasies. New York Times. 10 April 2009. She starred opposite

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in ''The Women'' and in the 2010

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

winning revival of '' La Cage aux Folles''. More recently, she appeared as The Old Lady in Mary Zimmerman's acclaimed production of Candide at the Huntington Theatre in Boston.

Awards

She is a past winner of a

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Grant in 2002 for Normal with Tom Kochan and Yvonne Adrian at the Lark Theatre Company.

References

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