Crystal Lucas-Perry

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Crystal Lucas-Perry is an American actress, singer, songwriter and producer. She is known for her performances on Broadway starring in the musical revival of 1776 (2022), and the Jordan E. Cooper sketch-play Ain't No Mo' (2023), the later of which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play. [1]

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Education

Lucas-Perry attended both Western Michigan University, (BFA) from which she graduated in 2010, [2] and New York University Tisch School of the Arts, (MFA) from which she graduated in 2013. [3]

Career

Lucas-Perry was a member of the cast of Jordan E. Cooper's sketch play Ain't No Mo' for its premiere Off-Broadway in 2019. [4]

In September 2022 Lucas-Perry made her Broadway debut as John Adams in the musical revival of 1776 .

When Ain't No Mo' transferred to Broadway at the beginning of December, she reprised her roles in the production. [5] Deadline Hollywood wrote positively of her performance adding, "Lucas-Perry returns later in the show in one of the most emotionally powerful of the sketches...playing [a] convict to be released from a prison." [6] Although the play failed to find an audience and was a commercial failure it received six Tony Award nominations including for Lucas-Perry who was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2015Little Children Dream of GodMadisonRoundabout Underground [7]
Storm, StillGoneril, EdgarBrooklyn Backyard
2016A Sign of the TimesTanya Goodspeed Musicals [9]
2017Bastard JonesLady BellastonCell Theater [10]
Bull in a China Shop Claire Tow Theater [11]
The Taming of the Shrew Petruchio Chicago Shakespeare Theater [12]
2018A Sign of the TimesTanyaDelaware Theatre Company [13]
2019 Ain't No Mo' Passenger #5 The Public Theater
A Bright Room Called Day Zillah The Public Theater [14]
2022 1776 John Adams America Repertory Theatre
American Airlines Theatre
Ain't No Mo'Passenger #5 Belasco Theatre [15]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019 Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Ain't No Mo' Won [16]
2020 Antonyo Awards Best Featured Actor in a Play Off-Broadway A Bright Room Called Day Nominated [17]
2023 Tony Awards Best Featured Actress in a Play Ain't No Mo' Nominated [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "2023 Tony Awards Nominations - Show by Show!". BroadwayWorld.com. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Our Distinguished Alumni: Crystal Lucas-Perry". Western Michigan University. 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Grad Acting: Crystal Lucas-Perry ('13) Stars in '1776' on Broadway". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  4. ↑ Hornik, Caitlin (2022-10-06). "Crystal Lucas-Perry and more complete the cast of 'Ain't No Mo on Broadway". Broadway News. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  5. ↑ Hall, Margaret (15 December 2022). "Crystal Lucas-Perry Celebrates Her Birthday at Ain't No Mo' In Style". Playbill. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "'Ain't No Mo' & 'A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical' – Broadway Reviews". May 25, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Little Children Dream of God". TheaterMania. 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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  9. ↑ Zednick, Jason (2016-07-29). "Bruce Vilanch's A Sign of the Times Comes to Goodspeed Musicals". TheaterMania. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  10. ↑ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (2017-06-26). "Review: A Bawdy 'Bastard Jones,' Dancing With a Peg Leg". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  11. ↑ Zednick, Jason (2017-02-15). "Take a Look at Enid Graham, Lizbeth Mackay, and the Cast of Bull in a China Shop". TheaterMania. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  12. ↑ Vitali, Marc (25 September 2017). "Shaking Up Shakespeare with All-Female Cast in 'Taming of the Shrew'". WTTW News. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  13. ↑ Facciolo, Christine (14 December 2018). "Delaware Theatre's 'A Sign of the Times' is nostalgic, but timely". WHYY. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  14. ↑ "Nikki M. James, Grace Gummer, and More to Lead Tony Kushner's A Bright Room Called Day". TheaterMania. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  15. ↑ "Ain't No Mo' Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  16. ↑ Lefkowitz, Andy (5 May 2019). "Carmen Jones Leads Winners of 2019 Lucille Lortel Awards". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  17. ↑ McPhee, Ryan (June 19, 2020). "Here Are the Winners of Broadway Black's Inaugural Antonyo Awards". Playbill. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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