Summer Naomi Smart Explained

Summer Naomi Interior
Birth Date:	9 September 1982
Birth Place:	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Occupation:	Actress
Spouse:	Ray Interior
Yearsactive:	2006-present

Summer Naomi Interior (also known under the name Summer Naomi) is an American actress and singer.^[1] Smart has won two Joseph Jefferson Awards, one in 2008 and one in 2009.^{[2] [3]}

Early life

Smart grew up in Salt Lake City as the youngest of seven girls and began acting while in middle school.^[4] After graduating from Hillcrest High School in Midvale, Utah, she worked as a musical entertainment performer at Lagoon Park in Farmington, Utah while attending Brigham Young University. Smart graduated from BYU in 2005 with a BFA in Music, Dance, and Theatre and during her stay there she participated in the university's Young Ambassadors program.^[5]

Awards

• Joseph Jefferson Award (2008) for Sweet Charity
• Joseph Jefferson Award (2009) for "Actress in a Supporting Role" for The Light in the Piazza

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	The Christmas Apron	Diane	Short
2014	Chicago P.D.	Greta	1 episode
	Chicago Fire	Greta	1 episode
2011	Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!	Flight Attendant #1	Disney Channel Original Movie
2007	Passage to Zarahemla	Kerra McConnell	Movie (Lead Role)
	Belle and the Beast: A Christian Romance	Belle Watson	Movie (Lead Role) [credited as Stephanie Wood]
2006	Liken: Esther and the King	Esther	Movie (Lead Role)

Stage productions

• Aida (2006) as Amneris ^[6]
• Wicked (2007-2008) as Nessarose ^[7]
• Hollywood Sings (2006-2007) Ensemble Member ^[8]
• Sweet Charity (2008) as Charity Hope Valentine ^[9]
• The Full Monty (2008) as Pam Lukowski ^[10]
• Noises Off (2008) as Brooke Ashton ^[11]
• Camelot (2009) as Green Boy ^[12]
• A Christmas Carol (2009) Ensemble ^[13]
• The Light in the Piazza (2009) as Clara Johnson ^[14]
• Ragtime (2010) as Ensemble, Evelyn Nesbit ^[15]
• Hot Mikado (2010) as Yum-Yum ^[16]
• For the Boys (2011) as Margaret, Luanna Trott, Myra u/s ^[12]
• Seussical as Bird Girl ^[12]
• Legally Blonde (2012) as Shandi, Brooke Wyndham ^[17]
• Hero the Musical (2012) as Adele ^[18]
• Sleeping Beauty (2012) as Princess Amber ^[19]
• My One and Only (2012) as Edythe Herbert ^{[20] [21]}
• Barnum (2013) as Jenny Lind ^[22]
• Seussical as Mrs. Mayor ^[12]
• Shrek the Musical (2013) as Princess Fiona ^[23]
• Mary Poppins as Mary Poppins (2013-2014) ^[12]
• Cats (2014) as Bombalurina ^[24]
• The Beverly Hillbillies: The Musical (2014) as Elly May ^[25]
• Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2014) as Candela ^[12]
• Anything Goes (2015) as Hope Harcourt ^[26]
• City of Angels (2015)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Udell. Melody. "My One and Only" Ages Well At The Marriott Theatre. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106020811/http://chicagoist.com/2012/11/18/my_one_and_only_ages_well.php. dead. 6 November 2017. Chicagoist. 2 December 2012.
2. News: Jones. Chris. Chicago Shakes, 'Steady Rain' top Jeffs. 2 December 2012. Chicago Tribune. October 21, 2008.
3. News: Vitello. Barbara. Drury Lane, Marriott directors share Jeffs. 2 December 2012. Daily Herald. October 21, 2008.
4. http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/070605summer.html Summer Naomi Smart Shines on the Screen
5. News: Hardy. Rodger. 'Passage to Zarahemla' actress says she gained strength at BYU. 2 December 2012. Deseret News. Oct 18, 2007.
6. News: Fagg. Elllen. Strong vocalists lift Hale Centre Theatre's 'Aida'. 2 December 2012. March 3, 2006. March 3, 2006.
7. Web site: Wicked Chicago - Defying Gravity . 2015-04-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150405050122/http://soleil201.webs.com/wickedchicago.htm . 2015-04-05 .
8. Web site: Summer Naomi Smart - College of Fine Arts and Communications.
9. Web site: Sweet Charity - Drury Lane- Oakbrook - Chicago.
10. News: ANDRIES. DOROTHY. In the nude for laughs? See 'Full Monty'. 2 December 2012. Elk Grove Times. July 31, 2008.
11. Web site: Kimbrough, Smart, Gregory, Bissell and Carrier to Star in Noises off in Cleveland. 2008-09-19.
12. Web site: Summer Naomi Smart theatre profile.
13. Web site: Marriott Theatre. .
14. Web site: The Light in the Piazza - Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire - Chicago.
15. Web site: REVIEW: Ragtime (Drury Lane Oakbrook) : Chicago Theater Beat.
16. Web site: REVIEW: Hot Mikado (Drury Lane Oakbrook) : Chicago Theater Beat.
17. Web site: Review: Legally Blonde: The Musical (Marriott Theatre) : Chicago Theater Beat.
18. Web site: Vitello. Barbara. Marriott Theatre's 'Hero' is super. Daily Herald. 2 December 2012.
19. Web site: "Sleeping Beauty" | Around the Town Chicago with al Bresloff.
20. News: Jones. Chris. Never mind the story; just watch their feet fly. 2 December 2012. Chicago Tribune. November 15, 2012.
21. News: Petlicki. Myrna. 'One and Only' upbeat romance set to great Gershwin. https://archive.today/20130203114945/http://mundelein.suntimes.com/entertainment/16094586-421/one-and-only-upbeat-romance-set-to-great-gershwin.html. dead. February 3, 2013. 2 December 2012. Mundelein Review. November 8, 2012.
22. Web site: Review: Barnum (Mercury Theater) : Chicago Theater Beat.
23. Web site: Review: Shrek the Musical (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) : Chicago Theater Beat.
24. Web site: CATS.
25. Web site: Review: The Beverly Hillbillies, the Musical (Theatre at the Center) : Chicago Theater Beat.
26. Web site: Summer Naomi Smart.