The Story of a Mother

the cast

Kerry Butler (Mother):

On stage, Kerry Butler has enjoyed long runs on Broadway as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (a role she created for the Toronto production), Eponine in Les Miserables and Ms. Jones in Blood Brothers. Other New York roles include Vicki in the workshop of Bright Lights, Big City at New York Theater Workshop, Barrow in The "I" Word at Ensemble Studio Theatre and Claudia in The Folsom Head at the Currican Theatre. Off-Broadway, Ms. Butler starred as Shelley Parker in Bat Boy The Musical and also the Australian import in Prodigal. Kerry is currently on Broadway creating the role of Penny Pingleton in the musical, Hairspray. Television credits include Heather on ABC's One Life To Live. Kerry also voiced the title character in Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders. She also appeared in the CBS Television movie with Roma Downey entitled Second Honeymoon. On film, Ms. Butler appeared in the horror movie Campfire Stories and also in the independent film, Borough of Kings. Ms. Butler can be heard on numerous radio spots as well as on the Bat Boy Original Cast Recording and the Hairspray Original Cast Recording.