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Emily Skinner (born June 29, 1970), also known as Emily Scott Skinner, is a Tony-nominated American stage actor and singer. She has played leading roles in such
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productions as ''
Prince of Broadway ''Prince of Broadway'' is a musical revue showcasing the producing career of Harold Prince. Prince himself directed the production, his final Broadway credit. The show features a book by two-time Tony Award nominee David Thompson and is co-dir ...
'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
Jekyll & Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old ...
'', ''
James Joyce's The Dead ''James Joyce's The Dead'' is a Broadway musical by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey based upon James Joyce's short story " The Dead". Productions The musical was originally presented Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons, starting on October 1, ...
'', ''
The Full Monty ''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is s ...
'', '' Dinner at Eight'', ''
Billy Elliot ''Billy Elliot'' is a 2000 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall. Set in County Durham in North East England during the 1984–1985 miners' strike, the film is about a working-class boy wh ...
'', as well as the Actor's Fund Broadway concerts of ''
Dreamgirls ''Dreamgirls'' is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others,Gro ...
'' and ''
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange ...
''. She has sung on concert stages around the world and on numerous recordings.


Biography

Born in
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, Skinner later attended college at
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. She moved to New York in 1992 and originated roles in various workshops, including Frank Wildhorn's ''
Jekyll and Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old ...
'', Stephen Schwartz's show "Snapshots", Polly Pen's "The Night Governess" and the Marvin Hamlisch/Craig Carnelia/Nora Ephron musical "Imaginary Friends". She created the role of "Emily" (young Scrooge's love interest) in the 1994 Alan Menken/Lynn Ahrens musical adaptation of ''
A Christmas Carol ''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ''A Christmas C ...
'' at the Paramount Theatre at
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. In 1997, Skinner joined the original
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cast of ''Jekyll and Hyde'' as an ensemble member and
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for the leads of Emma and Lucy. During previews,
Linda Eder Linda Eder (; born February 3, 1961) is an American singer and actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical '' Jekyll & Hyde'', originating the role of Lucy Harris, for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award. Eder has performe ...
, who played Lucy, developed laryngitis, and Skinner sang some of Lucy's songs from backstage, while Eder acted and sang some songs onstage. Other Broadway credits include "
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" (1997), ''
James Joyce's The Dead ''James Joyce's The Dead'' is a Broadway musical by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey based upon James Joyce's short story " The Dead". Productions The musical was originally presented Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons, starting on October 1, ...
'' (1999; with
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), ''
The Full Monty ''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is s ...
'' (2001) and '' Dinner at Eight'', where she was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award. She appeared in the ''
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'' concert stagings of the Gershwin musical ''
Pardon My English ''Pardon My English'' is a musical with a book by Herbert Fields and Morrie Ryskind, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. Set in 1933 Dresden, the farcical plot satirizes the Prohibition era. Production history Producers Alex A ...
'', '' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'', ''Fiorello'' and ''No Strings'', all at
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. She also performed at the Broadway Actor's Fund benefit concert performances of ''
Dreamgirls ''Dreamgirls'' is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others,Gro ...
'' in September 2001 and ''
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' is a musical with a book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall. It is based on a story by King that was inspired by the real-life Chicken Ranch in La Grange ...
''. Skinner's role as one half of a pair of
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in ''Side Show'' earned her critical acclaim and a
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nomination shared with co-star
Alice Ripley Alice Ripley (born December 14, 1963) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and mixed media artist. She is known, in particular, for her various roles on Broadway in musicals, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning ''Next to Normal'' (2009 To ...
. It was the first time in Tony history that two performers were co-nominated as a team for the Best Actress award. ''Variety'' noted that "If Ripley and Skinner should win, it would be the first time since 1975 that a pair of actors shared a single Tony. That year John Kani and Winston Ntshona, two South African actors, won a nod for the Athol Fugard double bill ''Sizwe Banzi Is Dead'' and ''The Island''." (Other joint nominations for the Tony include Donal Donnelly and Patrick Bedford for ''Philadelphia, Here I Come!'' in 1966; the children playing the seven Von Trapp children were nominated for best featured actress in a musical in 1960.) Skinner has appeared
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in numerous productions and workshops at The WPA Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Roundabout Theatre,
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, and the
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. She was nominated for a 2017 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, for her portrayal of Rosemary in ''Picnic'' with The Transport Group. She has directed and performed in a number of concerts in the "Broadway By the Year" series at the Town Hall in New York City. For example, in June 2003 she appeared in ''Broadway By the Year 1925''; in March 2013 she was in ''The Broadway Musicals of 1961''; and in February 2015, she performed in ''The Broadway Musicals of 1916–1940''. She sang the roles of Andrea/Archangel Michael at
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in the American premiere of '' Jerry Springer: The Opera'' (with
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) in 2008. Handpicked by Oscar-winning director Stephen Daldry, she had the honor of being the very first American selected to play the role of Billy's dance teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson in ''
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'', first in Chicago, starting in March 2010, and before going on to play the same role in the Broadway production in October 2010 until it closed two years later. She reprised her role in
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(St. Louis) production in June 2014. She appeared in ''
Prince of Broadway ''Prince of Broadway'' is a musical revue showcasing the producing career of Harold Prince. Prince himself directed the production, his final Broadway credit. The show features a book by two-time Tony Award nominee David Thompson and is co-dir ...
'' at the revue's premiere production in Tokyo and Osaka in October 2015 through December 2015. The musical consists of works by the director
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. She appeared in the Broadway run at the
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which ran from August to October 2017 and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance. She appeared in ''
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'' as
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, Cher's mother, in the pre-Broadway tryout at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago June 12 – July 15 and in the Broadway run at the
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which began previews November 1, 2018, with an opening date of December 3. Skinner remained in the role until the closing performance on August 8, 2019. ;Recordings and concerts Skinner and Ripley have collaborated on four recordings: ''Duets'', ''Unsuspecting Hearts'', ''Raw at Town Hall'', and "Unattached". Skinner also recorded an excellent self-titled solo album, which was released in 2001. She has sung with orchestras around the world, including the
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at
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, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony and the Virginia Symphony. She was the original Ursula in ''
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'' demo recordings and workshop, though she was replaced by
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for the resulting Broadway production. She is a featured vocalist on the cast albums for ''A Christmas Carol'', ''Side Show'', ''The Full Monty'', and ''Prince of Broadway''. Skinner debuted her cabaret act, ''A Broad with a Broad, Broad Mind'', in July 2021 at
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to great acclaim and continues to present this program, now entitled ''Broadway, Her Way'', at venues across the world. The program includes songs and anecdotes from her storied career that highlight Skinner's versatility as a singing actress and run the gamut from comedic to heartrending to uplifting. ;Regional theatre and tours At the
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she appeared in '' Merrily We Roll Along'' and ''
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'' during the 2002 Sondheim Celebration, played Agnes Gooch in ''
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'' (2006), starred in their production of ''
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'' (2004), and has performed in concert there in the Barbara Cook Spotlight Series twice. She toured the U.S. in 2004 and 2005 in the Disney revue '' On the Record''. Elsewhere, she has appeared regionally in leading roles at The Long Wharf Theatre, American Conservatory Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Old Globe (in San Diego), Ford's Theatre, St. Louis MUNY, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Bucks County Playhouse, Hangar Theatre, Virginia Repertory Theatre, and numerous others. Skinner has performed at the Signature Theatre,
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, in the U.S. premiere of ''
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'' in 2007, and in the new musical ''
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'' in 2008. She played the title role in '' Dirty Blonde'' at the Hangar Theatre,
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, in June 2009, and was in the same play at Signature Theatre later that year. She then went on to play Mrs. Lovett in a well-received production of ''Sweeney Todd'' at the Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma in 2009. as well as Ursula in ''The Little Mermaid''. In November 2012 she originated the starring role of Adelaide, a diva mouse, in ''The Great American Mousical'' directed by
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based on her book, at the Norma Terris Theatre at
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in Chester, Connecticut. She created the role of Monique McCandless in the
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,
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, T-Bone Burnett "Southern Gothic" musical ''
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County ''Ghost Brothers of Darkland County'' is a musical by John Mellencamp, Stephen King, and T Bone Burnett. It debuted at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2012. A touring production began in late 2013 through the South and Midwest. A ...
'' at both the
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in 2012 and on a national 21-city tour, starting in Bloomington, Indiana in October 2013, which consisted of storytelling, music, and singing. In 2015, she played the roles of Charlotte in ''A Little Night Music'' at the
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, San Francisco and Sandra in ''
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'' at the Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma in July 2015. In November 2019, Skinner participated in The Sundance Institute's first all-woman developmental lab retreat for what would become
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's ''
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''. Her Stepmother was lauded as a scene stealer in the COVID-delayed (originally scheduled for 2019) world premiere of the Broadway-bound
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musical, ''
Once Upon a One More Time ''Once Upon a One More Time'' is a jukebox musical comedy based on songs popularized by Britney Spears. Set in a fantasy storybook realm, the plot follows numerous fairy-tale characters transformed by a feminist awakening. Synopsis While gat ...
'', in December 2021. She appeared as Matron Mama Morton in The Muny's 2022 production of ''
Chicago (musical) ''Chicago'' is a 1975 American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. Set in Chicago in the jazz age, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same title by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins, abou ...
'' and received accolades for her turn as Desiree Armfelt in Barrington Stage Company's ''
A Little Night Music ''A Little Night Music'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film ''Smiles of a Summer Night'', it involves the romantic lives of several couples. ...
''.


Work (selected)

* 1994–95: ''
A Christmas Carol ''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. ''A Christmas C ...
'' as Emily, notable for: "A Place Called Home"; World Premiere *1997: ''
Jekyll & Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old ...
'' as u/s Emma, u/s Lucy (performed) *1997–98: ''
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'' as Daisy Hilton, Tony Nomination (with Alice Ripley) *1999–2000: ''
James Joyce's The Dead ''James Joyce's The Dead'' is a Broadway musical by Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey based upon James Joyce's short story " The Dead". Productions The musical was originally presented Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons, starting on October 1, ...
'' as Mary Jane Morkan, Off-Broadway and Transfer to Broadway *2000–2002: ''
The Full Monty ''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is s ...
'' as Vicki Nichols, World Premiere and Transfer to Broadway *2004: '' Breakfast at Tiffany's'' (New Production) as Mag,
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, St. Louis, World Premiere *2004: '' On the Record'', World Premiere / National Tour *2007: ''
The Witches of Eastwick ''The Witches of Eastwick'' is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. A sequel, '' The Widows of Eastwick'', was published in 2008. Plot The story, set in the fictional Rhode Island town of Eastwick in the early 1970s, follows the witch ...
'' as Alexandra, Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, United States Premiere *2010: ''
Billy Elliot ''Billy Elliot'' is a 2000 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall. Set in County Durham in North East England during the 1984–1985 miners' strike, the film is about a working-class boy wh ...
'' as Mrs. Wilkinson, Oriental Theatre Chicago, Illinois and Broadway *2010: ''Ten Stories Tall'' (film) as Claire *2012: ''
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County ''Ghost Brothers of Darkland County'' is a musical by John Mellencamp, Stephen King, and T Bone Burnett. It debuted at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2012. A touring production began in late 2013 through the South and Midwest. A ...
'' as Monique,
Alliance Theater The Alliance Theatre is a theater company in Atlanta, Georgia, based at the Alliance Theatre, part of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, and is the winner of the 2007 Regional Theatre Tony Award. The company, originally the Atlanta Municipal T ...
, Atlanta, Georgia *2014: ''
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'' as Mame, Virginia Repertory Theatre, Richmond, VirginiaWren, Celia
"Emily Skinner returns to Richmond theater in 'Mame''"
''Richmond-Times Dispatch''November 22, 2014
*2015: ''
A Little Night Music ''A Little Night Music'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film ''Smiles of a Summer Night'', it involves the romantic lives of several couples. ...
'' as Countess Charlotte Malcolm,
American Conservatory Theater The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is a nonprofit theater company in San Francisco, California, United States, that offers both classical and contemporary theater productions. It also has an attached acting school. History The Ameri ...
, San Francisco, California *2016: ''
Follies ''Follies'' is a Musical theater, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on t ...
'' as Phyllis,
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis The St. Louis Repertory Theater is a repertory theater, based in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. It is often referred to locally simply as "The Rep". Hana S. Sharif is the Artistic Director and Danny Williams is the Managing Direc ...
, St. Louis, Missouri *2016: ''
Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story ...
'' as The Witch,
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*2017: ''
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'' as Rosemary, The Transport Group, Off-Broadway *2017: ''
Prince of Broadway ''Prince of Broadway'' is a musical revue showcasing the producing career of Harold Prince. Prince himself directed the production, his final Broadway credit. The show features a book by two-time Tony Award nominee David Thompson and is co-dir ...
'',
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, formerly the Biltmore Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 261 West 47th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. Opened in 1925, it was designed by Herbert J. Krapp in the neo-Renai ...
, Broadway *2018–2019: ''
The Cher Show ''Cher'' was an American variety show that premiered on CBS in 1975, hosted by singer-actress Cher. The show had many famous musical guests. It followed a TV special featuring Elton John, Bette Midler, and Flip Wilson as guests. ''Cher'' pre ...
'' as Georgia Holt, Oriental Theatre, Chicago and Transfer to Broadway *2021: ''
Once Upon a One More Time ''Once Upon a One More Time'' is a jukebox musical comedy based on songs popularized by Britney Spears. Set in a fantasy storybook realm, the plot follows numerous fairy-tale characters transformed by a feminist awakening. Synopsis While gat ...
'' as Stepmother,
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, World Premiere (initially scheduled to premiere October 2019 in Chicago) *2022: ''
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'' as Matron Mama Morton,
The Muny The St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre (commonly known as The Muny) is an amphitheater located in St. Louis, Missouri. The theatre seats 11,000 people with about 1,500 free seats in the last nine rows that are available on a first come, first s ...
, St. Louis *2022: ''
A Little Night Music ''A Little Night Music'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film ''Smiles of a Summer Night'', it involves the romantic lives of several couples. ...
'' as Desiree Armfeldt,
Barrington Stage Company Barrington Stage Company (BSC) is a regional theatre company in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. It was co-founded in 1995 by Artistic Director Julianne Boyd, and former Managing Director Susan Sperber in Sheffield, Massachusetts. I ...
, Pittsfield, Massachusetts


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