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Nikki Crawford is an American stage actress. In 2023 she was nominated for a Tony Award in the category Best Featured Actress in a Play for her work on Fat Ham . [1]

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Theatre credits

Year(s)ProductionRoleLocationCategory
1999 Play On! [2] Lady Liv [3] Pasadena Playhouse Regional
2002 A Class Act [4] FeliciaPasadena PlayhouseRegional
2004 The Ten Commandments [5] Ensemble
2007 Spamalot [6] Lady of the Lake Wynn Las Vegas
2008Respect: The Girl Em-Powered Musical [7] El Portal Forum Theatre
2009Stormy Weather [8] Young LenaPasadena PlayhouseRegional
2013 Show Boat [9] Julie Wells Fargo Pavilion
2017 Man of La Mancha [10] Aldonza/DulcineaLa Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
2019 Fairview [11] Beverly Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
2020The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington [12] Ann Dandrige Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2022 [13] Fat Ham Tedra The Public Theater Off-Broadway
2023 American Airlines Theatre Broadway

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRoleShowResult
2001 Helen Hayes Awards [14] Outstanding Supporting Performer, Resident MusicalLady LivPlay On!Nominated
2010 NAACP Theatre Awards [15] [16] Best Lead Actress-Equity Young Lena [8] Stormy WeatherWon
2023 Tony Awards [1] Best Featured Actress in a Play TedraFat HamNominated

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