Karine Plantadit

Karine Plantadit (born January 15, 1970) is a dancer and performer. She was born in France and raised in Cameroon. ^{[1] [2]} She moved to Cannes at age 14 to study dance. She subsequently moved to New York City to study dance with Alvin Ailey. ^[1]

Plantadit was nominated in 2010 for a Tony Award in the category of Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her playing the role of Kate in the musical Come Fly Away . ^[3] She was also in Saturday Night Fever , The Lion King , Movin' Out and Frida in which she played Josephine Baker. ^{[1] [3]}

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
1997	The Lion King	Ensemble Dancer	Broadway, New Amsterdam Theatre	[4]
1999	Saturday Night Fever	Shirley	Broadway, Minskoff Theatre
2000	Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella	Ensemble	U.S. National Tour
2002	Movin' Out	Ensemble	Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre
2010	Come Fly Away	Kate	Broadway, Marquis Theatre
2013	After Midnight	Performer	Broadway, Brooks Atkinson Theatre

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2010	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance	Come Fly Away	Nominated	[5]
	Tony Awards	Best Featured Actress in a Musical		Nominated	[4]
	Astaire Awards	Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show		Nominated
2014			After Midnight	Won

References

1. Bloom, Julie (February 21, 2010). "Karine Plantadit, Dancer". New York Times . New York. p. AR8. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
2. Dunning, Jennifer (January 3, 2003). "Children Of Dance Become Broadway Babies". New York Times . New York. Retrieved 2010-09-02.
3. Gans, Andrew (June 4, 2010). "Diva Talk: Chatting with Tony Nominee Karine Plantadit Plus Four Questions for Nominee Jan Maxwell". Playbill.com . Retrieved 2010-09-02.
4. "Karine Plantadit – Broadway Cast & Staff". IBDB. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
5. "Drama League 2010 Award".

External links

• Karine Plantadit at IMDb
• Karine Plantadit at the Internet Broadway Database