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Nelson made her Broadway debut as an evil flying apple in The Green Bird, a commedia play directed by Julie Taymor. She then went on to star in SWING! on Broadway and on the 1st National Tour. Other credits include The Canterbury Tales at The Guthrie Theatre, Michelle Philips in the Off-Broadway Production of Dream a Little Dream – The Mama’s and Papa’s Musical, the original cast of Radiant Baby directed by George C. Wolfe at the Public Theatre, and Sylvie in El Paso Blue off-Broadway at the 1st annual Summer Play Festival on Theatre Row. On television she played Lori King, the murderous con-artist in The District on CBS. Throughout her acting and singing career, Nelson found comfort and joy in songwriting. She won Mearlefest’s Chris Austin Songwriting Competition, is a two time finalist for the Kerrville New Folk Festival Competition for Emerging Songwriters, and was in the top 15 of the International Songwriting Competition in the Country division. She plays regularly at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe and has graced the stages of City Winery and many other songwriter venues in Nashville and beyond. Nelson is currently working on her 7th full length album which will be released later this year. Visit www.SarahJaneNelson.com to get free songs and the stories behind them.