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ERIC

SCOTT

KINCAID

“We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world…We must admit there will be music despite everything.”

- Jack Gilbert

A Brief for the Defense

ERIC SCOTT KINCAID grew up in Greenwood, Indiana and is a proud alumni and former drum major for the Greenwood High School Marching Woodman. Eric Scott trained as a dancer in Chicago both as a scholarship student at the Gus Giordano Dance school, and then continuing training with a scholarship awarded at the Lou Conte Studio-home of the Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. He has performed in new dance works created at the historic Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Lee, MA. He was a guest performer and teacher for Rosie O’Donnell’s Broadway Kids-a program designed for New York City Public Schools, and at Lincoln Center, he has taught master classes in acting, singing, and dancing, and performed hundreds of private solo concerts for their Meet the Artist program. He has performed at the United Nations in the premiere of CONSCIENCE AND COURAGE a Cantata by Elizabeth Swados and has travelled literally around the world as a featured vocal soloist with the concert THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER singing opposite international star Sarah Brightman. On Broadway, he performed the role of Skimbleshanks “the railway cat’ in the long running Broadway hit CATS. Also: ASPECTS OF LOVE (Broadway); Sietz in NEWSIES (1st National tour); Doody in GREASE (Chicago); Bobby Kennedy in the world premiere of ONE SHINING MOMENT (Chicago); Alvin in I LOVE MY WIFE (Bridgeport, CT); Riff-Raff in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (Actor's Theatre of Louisville); Emcee in CABARET (W. Virginia Public Theatre); Cole in AND THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND (Music Theatre of Connecticut); Pirelli in SWEENEY TODD (Portland Center Stage). He has appeared as the 'Broadway singing' Paul Shaffer on “The Late Show with David Letterman” and in comedy features for the “Conan O'Brien Show.” Eric Scott received his B.A. from Northwestern University.

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