Biography

Nicolette Hart celebrates over 30 years in the industry as both performer and teaching artist, with credits ranging from stage to screen, commercial to voice over.

Originally from Rochester, NY, she earned her Musical Theatre degree at The State University of New York at Buffalo, graduating with honors.

She then took a detour, moving to Nashville where she wrote and recorded with some of the giants of the Nashville music scene including Rob Galbraith,  Mike Reid and Paul Leim. In 2001, a chance opportunity to audition for Frank Wildhorn landed her on the national tour of The Civil War starring Larry Gatlin.

Soon after, she moved to NYC and  would audition for- and book- one of three coveted spots as a HARLETTE joining the inimitable Bette Midler on her national and world tours; "Kiss My Brass", "Divine Intervention" and "It's The Girls". 

Between 2002 and 2015, Nicolette would travel the world with The Divine Miss M from Madison Square Garden, to London’s O2 Arena, to Sydney, Australia and almost every united state! 

When not on the road, Nicolette had the great fortune of being in the Broadway companies of

RENT, The Wedding Singer, Legally Blonde and Million Dollar Quartet as well as

touring with a number of shows throughout the globe.

Film and TV credits include Law and Order, Lipstick Jungle, Nurse Jackie, Cherry Crush, Veronika Decides To Die, Prescient, Love and OtherImpossible Pursuits, Wildflower, The Mystery of Her, and most recently,  Abilene.

Nicolette returned to Rochester,  and in 2017 joined the faculty at Nazareth University. In 2025 she was promoted to  Associate Professor  and is thrilled to begin her new role as Director of the Musical Theatre BFA program!  She enjoys working as a teaching artist both regionally and nationally offering workshops, coaching, and industry lectures.

Check out nicolettehart.com for more information, videos and soundbites. AEA/ SAG-AFTRA.