Bio
Oklahoma born and raised, BILL SCOTT SHEETS is an actor/musician based out of Chicago. He was classically trained as an operatic baritone, yet country music has also been in his blood. He has acted in musical theatres across the country, as well as performed as a singer and guitarist with various bands.
Resume
Height: 5’11”
Range: B1-A4
EDUCATION
2010-2015 MUSIC EDUCATION / OPERA Oklahoma State University
AWARDS
2018 BROADWAY WORLD AWARD Winner | Best Actor in a Musical
2018 JEFF AWARDS Nominee | Best Ensemble and Best Production
ROLES & PRODUCTIONS
2017, ‘24 JOHNNY CASH Million Dollar Quartet
Paramount Theatre | Chicago, IL
2024 Associate Music Director
2021-’23 JOHNNY CASH Million Dollar Quartet Christmas
2021 National Tour, World Premiere, Original Cast
Original Cast Album
2022 National Tour
2023 National Tour
2023 u/s JOHNNY, u/s J.R. Ring of Fire
Drury Lane Theatre | Chicago, IL
2017, ‘23 JOHNNY CASH Million Dollar Quartet
Berkshire Theatre Group | Stockbridge/Pittsfield, MA
2023 JOHNNY CASH Million Dollar Quartet
The Wick Theatre | Boca Raton, FL
2022 JOHNNY CASH Ring of Fire
The Palace Theater | Wisconsin Dells, WI
2016, ‘18, ‘19 JOHNNY CASH Million Dollar Quartet
Norwegian Creative Studios | International
2019 Music Captain
2019 JOHNNY CASH Million Dollar Quartet
Arkansas Repertory Theatre | Little Rock, AR
2019 JOHNNY CASH Million Dollar Quartet
Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) | Santa Maria, CA
2018 JOHNNY CASH Ring of Fire
Capital Repertory Theatre | Albany, NY
2018 NICK MASSI December '63
TAD Management | International
2018 JOHNNY CASH Million Dollar Quartet
The Phoenix Theatre Company | Phoenix, AZ
2016 CHARLES Wine Lovers the Musical
Norwegian Creative Studios | International
2012-2015 DON QUIXOTE Man of La Mancha
ERNST LUDWIG Cabaret
SWEENEY TODD Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
JAIME The Last Five Years
SONNY MALONE Xanadu
ADOLPHO The Drowsy Chaperone
OSU Theatre | Stillwater, OK
2012-2014 IL CONTE D'ALMAVIVA Le Nozze de Figaro
IL SERGENTE L'Elisir D'amore
FRANK Die Fledermaus
OSU Opera | Stillwater, OK
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Press
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
June 2024
"Bill Scott Sheets of Chicago plays Johnny Cash in the upcoming production. He sings, plays guitar and is also the associate music director."
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Chicago Tribune
July 2024
"…hearing Johnny Cash’s somber, soothing bass-baritone as he sings “Folsom Prison Blues” and “Ghost Riders in the Sky."
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Daily Herald
July 2024
”The golden-voiced Sheets (whose rumbling low notes on “Sixteen Tons” are spine-tingling)…”
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Around The Town Chicago
July 2024
"Bill Scott Sheets- if you close your eyes, you will swear that Cash is in the room…"
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Chicago Sun Times
October 2017
"And as the man in black, Bill Scott Sheets, a trained operatic baritone, uses his formidable voice, with its uncanny Cash-like timbre, to astonishing effect."
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Daily Herald
September 2017
"Sheets impresses with his sonorous voice and quietly composed acting..."
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ChicagoNow
September 2017
"Bill Scott Sheets as Johnny Cash was superb to the point you could swear he was the reincarnated version."
Chicago Theater Beat
October 2017
"As Johnny Cash, Bill Scott Sheets has a velvet, operatic basso ... 'Folsom Prison Blues' and 'I Walk the Line' will send chills down your spine."
Chicago Tribune
September 2017
“Johnny Cash (Bill Scott Sheets, whose supple baritone gets a particularly fine showcase in "Sixteen Tons") …”
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Massachusetts
The Berkshire Eagle
July 2023
"The actors are each adept at capturing the individuality of style, songwriting and performance, that so defined each of them; for me, perhaps, no one more so than Sheets’ chillingly real, husky voiced Johnny Cash, who is, at once, taciturn, stingingly witty, and welcoming. His renditions of ‘Folsom Prison Blues,’ ‘I Walk the Line’ and . . . ”(Ghost) Riders in the Sky” are as haunting as his ‘Sixteen Tons’ is both meaningful and wry."
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Berkshire Fine Arts
June 2023
“For my money, the most authentic of the musicians was Bill Scott Sheets as Johnny Cash. He was a melancholy, tormented, troubled man who conveyed his sorrow and abuses of life on the road through intensely personal music. With poignant restraint on acoustic guitar Sheets cloned Cash magnificently on the anthems ‘Folsom Prison Blues’ and ‘I Walk the Line.’“
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A Million Dollars’ Worth of Memories
July 2023
“Bill Scott Sheets does a wonderful job inhabiting the spirit, voice, and unassuming attitude of the late Johnny Cash. His version of “I Walk the Line” brought down the house.”
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The Berkshire Eagle
June 2017
”… Bill Sheets' Johnny Cash … is a compelling presence on stage … especially when he is singing. His ‘Folsom Prison’ is haunting and memorable as is his ‘Ghost Riders in the Sky.’”
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California
Broadway World
July 2019
"Bill Scott Sheets plumbs the depths of Cash's stiller waters with his rich, bass tones."
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Santa Barbara Independent
July 2019
"Sheets is a terrific Cash; each of his solos brought admiring sighs from the audience."
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Santa Ynez Valley News
June 2019
"As the Man in Black, Sheets brings gravitas and a rumbling bass-baritone..."
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Arizona
Talkin’ Broadway
March 2018
"... Bill Scott Sheets' solid stage presence and spectacular and clear deep voice immediately evoke the persona of the man who would be known as "The Man in Black." Sheets' performances of two of Cash's biggest hits, "I Walk the Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues," are superb."
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Arkansas
Broadway World
September 2019
“The best ... goes to Sheets' portrayal of Johnny Cash. The deep voice and demanding persona really wowed ...”
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FLORIDA
Florida Theater on Stage, American Theatre Critics Association
May 2023
“Sheets has Cash’s bottom baritone voice, which he impressively slides into the basement notes.”
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Contact
EMAIL billscottsheets@gmail.com
INSTAGRAM @bill_sheets
FACEBOOK Bill Scott Sheets