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Jennifer Holliday
Jennifer Holliday
2-Time Grammy Award Winner and Tony Award Winner

Theatre

Jennifer Holliday started her career on Broadway in musicals such as "Dreamgirls" (1981-1983), and later became a successful recording artist. She is best known for her debut single, the "Dreamgirls" hit "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going".

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Jeremy Stolle
Jeremy Stolle
Actor, "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway

Theatre

Jeremy Stolle is a recording artist and concert singer, currently in the Broadway production of "The Phantom of the Opera".

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Julianna Rigoglioso
Actress

Theatre

Julianna Rigoglioso is a professional actor, singer and dancer. Her first equity role was Gretl von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" (Theatre of the Stars National Tour). She has worked on television, in music videos, film, voiceovers, and print.

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Kaley Ann Voorhees
Kaley Ann Voorhees
Actress, "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway

Theatre

Kaley Ann Voorhees is thrilled to be back in "The Phantom of the Opera", where she made her Broadway debut as the youngest person to play Christine in the New York production. She comes directly from the original cast of Hal Prince's "Prince of Broadway".

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Kareem Ferguson
NAACP Theatre Award Nominee

Theatre

Kareem Ferguson is an actor on theater and in films and television. He was nominated as "Best Lead Actor" for the 2011 NAACP Theatre Award for the play "Free Man of Color".

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Kevin Smith Kirkwood
Actor, "Kinky Boots" on Broadway

Theatre

Kevin Smith Kirkwood is an actor, known for "Condemned" (2015) and the 71st Annual Tony Awards (2017). He currently stars in the musical "Kinky Boots" on Broadway, and he was also an understudy in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" on Broadway.

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Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth
Tony Award Winner

Theatre

Kristin Chenoweth is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for her performance as Sally Brown in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" on Broadway.

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Lacy Darryl Phillips
Choreographer, "The Wiz" - National Tour

Theatre

Lacy Darryl Phillips has a career in the entertainment industry which spans four decades. He has worked with recording artists, such as Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Vanessa Williams, Grace Jones, Sheena Easton, Peabo Bryson, CeCe Peniston, and James Ingram.

Tags: Choreographer

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Lindsay Cherin
Actress

Theatre

Lindsay Cherin is an actress, who appeared as Belle in "A Christmas Carol" by Coastal Artists Productions.

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Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
Academy Award Winner and 4-Time Tony Award Winner

Theatre

Liza Minnelli is an actress and singer. Best known for her Academy Award-winning performance in "Cabaret" (1972), she is the daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli.

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Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry
Playwright and Writer

Theatre

Lorraine Hansberry was a playwright and writer. She was the first black woman to write a play performed on Broadway. Her best known work, the play "A Raisin in the Sun", highlights the lives of Black Americans living under racial segregation in Chicago.

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Matt Doyle
Matt Doyle
Actor

Theatre

Matt Doyle is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is perhaps best known for his work in "Spring Awakening", "War Horse" and "The Book of Mormon" on Broadway, and as Glenn Mangan/Juliet in the 2011 Shakespeare film adaptation "Private Romeo".

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Michael G. Carr
Stage Play Writer and Pastor

Theatre

Michael G. Carr is a noted stage play writer, producer, revered pastor, and entrepreneur, the New Jersey native has earned local acclaim in the theater community. As Founder of Initials Entertainment & Productions (IEP), he was able to quench his thirst.

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Mitch Weiss
Entertainment Manager and Co-Author, “The Business of Broadway”

Theatre

Mitch Weiss has over 35 years of management experience in theatre and music. He has managed over 180 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including Tony Award winners "A Chorus Line", "The Grapes of Wrath", and "Beauty and the Beast".

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N'Kenge
Actress, "Motown: The Musical" on Broadway

Theatre

N'Kenge is an actress who originated the role of Mary Wells in "Motown: The Musical" on Broadway. This Broadway darling was recently seen on television, as a presenter at the 58th Annual New York Emmy Awards.

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Neal Bennington
Founder and Creative Director, Broadway Sings for Pride

Theatre

Neal Bennington founded Broadway Sings for Pride, in response to tragic suicides within the LGBTQ+ community. The live concert series has received support from Carol Channing, Neil Patrick Harris, Bernadette Peters, Channing Tatum, and many others.

Tags: Broadway · Carol Channing · Neil Patrick Harris · Bernadette Peters · Channing Tatum · Suicides · Nathan Lane · Wendy Williams · Joy Behar · New York City

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Neil Simon
Neil Simon
3-Time Tony Award Winner

Theatre

Neil Simon wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly adaptations of his plays. He received more combined Academy Award and Tony Award nominations than any other writer.

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Nia Ashleigh
Actress, "The Lion King" on Broadway (January 16, 2012 - September 23, 2012)

Theatre

Nia Ashleigh is an actress who played the role of Young Nala in "The Lion King" on Broadway (January 16, 2012 - September 23, 2012).

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Nick Cordero
Nick Cordero
Tony Award Nominee

Theatre

Nick Cordero was a Canadian actor. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as Cheech in the 2014 Broadway musical "Bullets Over Broadway".

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Nkrumah Gatling
Actor

Theatre

Nkrumah Gatling is an actor, who played the roles of Marine and John in "Miss Saigon" on Broadway, as well as the role of Tribe in "Hair" on Broadway (July 5, 2011 - September 10, 2011).

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Original Broadway Cast of Matilda the Musical
Original Broadway Cast of Matilda the Musical
Recording Group

Theatre

"Matilda the Musical" is a stage musical based on the 1988 children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. It was adapted by Dennis Kelly, with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.

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Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Actor, Director, Writer, and Producer

Theatre

Orson Welles was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked in theatre, radio, and film. In 2002, he was voted the greatest film director of all time in two British Film Institute polls among directors and critics.

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Patti LuPone
Patti LuPone
Actress

Theatre

Patti LuPone is an American actress and singer, best known for her work in stage musicals. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner and a two-time Tony Award winner. She is also a 2006 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee.

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Perri Gaffney
Actress and Co-Author, "The Business of Broadway"

Theatre

Perri Gaffney adapted her debut novel, "The Resurrection of Alice", into a one-woman play that won the 2014 African-American Arts Alliance of Chicago Outstanding Actress Award, and the 2014 Black Theater Alliance's Best Lead Actress Award (Chicago).

Tags: Black Theater Alliance · Author · New York City · Audelco Awards · National Black Theatre Festival · Girl Friends · Short Stories · African-American Arts Alliance of Chicago · One-Woman Play · Monodrama

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Rebecca Larkin
Rebecca Larkin
Actress

Theatre

Rebecca Larkin is an actress and director, known for the short films "The Rub" (2017), "The Mariner's Revenge" (2014), and "Understanding Conflict" (2013), as well as "South Pacific" and "Avenue Q" on Broadway.

Tags: Avenue Q · Broadway · The Rub · The Mariner's Revenge · Understanding Conflict · South Pacific · Actress · Director · Short Film · Lincoln Center Revival

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There are 60 total persons in this view, with 25 items displayed per page.