Shannon Warne was raised in Maple Grove, MN. Through the support and encouragement of her family, she has been involved in music and theatre her entire life.
Shannon began singing in public at the age of five and made her first theater appearance in My Fair Lady at the local high school when she was just seven years old. Growing up, she performed in at least four productions a year in both community and academic theatre. Shannon has had years of classical and music theatre vocal training. She began studying voice at the age of 16, competing and winning honors in both regional and state-wide competitions. Due to the guidance of her many mentors, she was encouraged to grow in versatility and professionalism at a very young age.
Shannon graduated with a B.A. in Performing Arts from Minnesota State University, Moorhead where she met her husband Tom Musgrave. The couple moved to Minneapolis, MN to begin their lives and careers together. While in Minneapolis, she performed with many renowned theatres such as: the Guthrie Theater, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, Park Square Theatre, Hey City Theatre, Theater Latté Da, and more.
Shannon and Tom moved in August of 2002 to Los Angeles, CA. Since their arrival, she has kept very busy with the LA theatre scene, appearing at/with: the Ahmanson Theatre, Cabrillo Musical Theatre, Sacramento Music Circus, McCoy Rigby Entertainment, the Hudson Theatre, the Getty Villa, the Coast Playhouse, Interact Theatre Company, and more.
In the fall of 2007 Shannon returned home to LA following an eight-month run as Nimue in the national tour of Camelot starring Michael York. She was thrilled to perform opposite Mr. York in the role of Guenevere on six occasions, including opening night in Philadelphia. Shannon debuted the role of Estella in the new musical version of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations in the spring of 2008. Then, just three months after the birth of her son Jack, she performed the roll of Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera for International City Theatre. In the spring of 2009, Shannon received high praise for her portrayal of the title character in her Musical Theatre Guild debut, Violet, the Los Angeles premiere. Most recently Shannon played Rachel in the star-studded cast of Two By Two, a concert reading presented by Reprise! for the Richard Rodgers 100th anniversary celebration. She was honored to share the stage with Jason Alexander, Faith Prince, Vicki Lewis, Steven Weber, and more. Shannon is currently collaborating again with director David Lee on Camelot, in the role of Guenevere. The production takes a fresh approach to an old classic, and will mount in January at the Pasadena Playhouse.
Shannon enjoys traveling between New York and Los Angeles, meeting and working with so many incredible and talented people. She looks forward to the challenge of balancing her busy career with her latest 'role' as a new mom. Shannon is a long-time member of Actor's Equity.
