Island." (Other joint nominations for the Tony include Donal Donnelly and Patrick Bedford for Philadelphia, Here I Come! in 1966; the children playing the seven Von Trapp children were nominated for best featured actress in a musical in 1960.) Skinner has appeared Off-Broadway in numerous productions and workshops at The WPA Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Roundabout Theatre, Manhattan Theater Club, and the York Theatre. She was nominated for a 2017 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, for her portrayal of Rosemary in Picnic with The Transport Group. She has directed and performed in a number of concerts in the "Broadway By the Year" series at the Town Hall in New York City. For example, in June 2003 she appeared in Broadway By the Year 1925; in March 2013 she was in The Broadway Musicals of 1961; and in February 2015, she performed in The Broadway Musicals of 1916–1940. She sang the roles of Andrea/Archangel Michael at Carnegie Hall in the American premiere of Jerry Springer: The Opera (with Harvey Keitel) in 2008. Handpicked by Oscar-winning director Stephen Daldry, she had the honor of being the very first American selected to play the role of Billy's dance teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson in Billy Elliot, first in Chicago, starting in March 2010, and before going on to play the same role in the Broadway production in October 2010 until it closed two years later. She reprised her role in The Muny (St. Louis) production in June 2014. She appeared in Prince of Broadway at the revue's premiere production in Tokyo and Osaka in October 2015 through December 2015. The musical consists of works by the director Hal Prince. She appeared in the Broadway run at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre which ran from August to October 2017 and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance. She appeared in The Cher Show as Georgia Holt, Cher's mother, in the pre-Broadway tryout at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago June 12 – July 15 and in the Broadway run at the Neil Simon Theatre which began previews November 1, 2018, with an opening date of December 3. Skinner remained in the role until the closing performance on August 8, 2019. She will next appear as Madame Veltri in the Broadway premiere of New York, New York. Recordings and concerts Skinner and Ripley have collaborated on four recordings: Duets, Unsuspecting Hearts,