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Melody Betts

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Melody A. Betts is a Chicago-based actress, singer-songwriter, writer and director who appeared recently as Aunt Em/Evillene in The Wiz on Broadway. She made her Broadway debut in Waitress and has also been seen in Invisible Thread at Second Stage in New York. National Tours include The Sound of Music and Waitress. In Chicago, she has appeared as Grandma Tzeital/Fruma Sarah in Fiddler on the Roof and Chantel in The Factotum, both at Lyric Opera of Chicago, and in productions of Black Nativity (Goodman Theatre); Ragtime, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Boys from Syracuse and Seussical the Musical (Drury Lane Theatre); Once on this Island, Nunsense, All Shook Up and The Drowsy Chaperone (Marriott Theatre); Comedy of Errors and Pinocchio (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); and Motherhood the Musical (Royal George Theatre). On TV she has been seen in Jesus Christ Superstar LIVE, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, Chicago Code, Power, I Can See Your Voice and Southside. Betts grew up signing in church but spent years in classical voice training as well. She is a member of AEA, Sag-AFTRA and AGMA.