lucy scherer was born in munich and grew up in regensburg. in childhood, she took ballet and piano lessons, and later gained first experiences at the stadttheater regensburg. 1998/1999 she spent a year at the school for creative and performing arts in cincinnati, ohio, and received the "senior diploma musical theatre / dance." after graduating from albertus magnus high school, she studied at the berlin university of the arts. she received her diploma with distinction in 2006. in the same year she took over the musical dance of the vampires in the theater of the west, the female lead role of sarah in 2007 and also played in the swiss premiere of les misérables as eponine.