Southern California native and Chickasaw tribe member, Nicolette Blount, is a songwriter, performer, writer, director, and producer who has traveled the globe singing and performing. She has had the honor of singing at Carnegie Hall and performing in two operas, Tosca and Turandot with the Palm Springs and Riverside Civic Operas. She has also been heard on numerous T.V. and Radio programs in California and Hawaii. While living in Hawaii, Nicolette toured the Hawaiian Islands with the Kanikapila Singers dancing hula and singing. Nicolette studied voice under Marilyn Kim, Dr. Willian Chunestudy and Chariya Bissonette, who has sung with Disney and many notable musicians including Sir Elton John. Nicolette studied acting under Dr. Paul Cravath. She continues to perform in musical theatre with some of her favorite roles being in Annie (Ms. Hannigan) and Mary Poppins (Ms. Andrews) among others.
Nicolette wrote and recorded her first solo album called Conversations in 2005 in Hawaii. Nicolette's recent collaboration is writing the lyrics, and co-writting the book and music for Savage the Musical, a musical about her Chickasaw Great Grandma, Wanda Savage. Savage tells the story of a 1920s indigenous mother who rose above racism, abuse, and misogyny to try to make a name for herself. After its two sold out concerts at the 2019 New York Music Festival, Nicolette self produced and released an EP of Savage the Musical. It currently has 11K streams on all streaming platforms. In addition to cowriting Savage, Nicolette's can be heard on Savage's Take My Shot and Warrior (lead vocals) and on backup vocals on the recent EP. Savage has over 9K social media followers.
Nicolette's first producing gig was in Hawaii in 2005 when she started a nonprofit, Grace 4 U, through which she organized and produced annual festivals (F.A.I.T.H. Festival) featuring local visual and performing artists with original works. Nicolette and her husband, Christopher Blount, started Take My Shot Productions Llc in 2021 and under Take My Shot Productions she started Underground Demos, a full demo concierge service that helps musical theatre writers create reasonably priced demos. Through Take My Shot Productions, Nicolette is proud to finally be producing Savage the Musical's first developmental performance April 1-3, 2022 that was stopped mid rehearsals two years ago due to the pandemic. Nicolette is currently a coproducer on the new Off Broadway show A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet written by Broadway's Alex Wyse and Ben Fankhauser, produced by Cody Lassen. She has recently invested in the Museum of Broadway.
Nicolette lives in Massachusetts with her amazing husband and three smart, beautiful, and talented daughters.
Nicolette is a member of the Dramatist Guild, ASCAP, Maestra, and PAAL (Parent Artist Advocacy League for Performing Arts and Media).
"Where there is fear, there is no creativity"
"Never settle, never give up!"
"Many people in our society are so busy and stressed that many of us have become numb. I write musical theatre to help people feel, and yes at times, even to make myself feel. Musical theatre is not just to make people laugh or cheer or dance...even the saddest, most dramatic shows are not just to entertain, but to help others feel emotion. I'm not just in the business of storytelling, I'm in the business of feelings. As my surgeon husband put it, "theatre is medicine." I love being a Musical Doctor."
"Even though I was classically vocally trained , my heart has always been in jazz and pop music. I have performed in operas, fronted a jazz band, and have been known to sing in a rock band, on occasion. I believe a good singer can sing anything."
Recent Roles
Annie
Miss Hannigan
Mary Poppins
Ms. Andrews
Seussical The Musical
Mrs. Mayor
Savage the Musical
Maxine
Footloose
Ethel McCormack
Beauty and the Beast
Madame De La Grande Bouche (wardrobe)
Into the Woods
Cinderella's Step Mother
Our Town
Louella Soames
Sister Act
Sister Mary Martin-of-tours
Christmas Carol the Musical
Scrooge's Mother
Metamorphoses
Woman by the Water, Nursemaid, Narrator
It's A Wonderful Life
Mary Hatch
and more...
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