Feature: Spotlight On Shakina Nayfack - A Video Library
The star of NBC's "Connecting" has, long, been a trailblazer on the nightclub stages of New York.
The founding Artistic Director of New York City's Musical Theatre Factory, Shakina Nayfack is a writer, producer, director, singer, songwriter, and actress whose presence in the industry reaches into every corridor of show business. Her ONE WOMAN SHOW at the Broadway Comedy Club told the story of her real-life gender confirmation story, while her musical MANIFEST PUSSY played to sold-out audiences at Joe's Pub. Shakina made history by becoming the first transgender person to be cast as a series regular on a network show - NBC's "Connecting." Even with all her own projects, Shakina still makes time for her activism, charity work, and appearances in other peoples' cabaret shows... especially if her close friend Joe Iconis is behind the piano.
Enjoy this collection of videos from Shakina Nayfack and then enjoy her website HERE.
Broadway, Here She Comes:
Performing at Joe's Pub:
Appearing in a group show at Feinstein's/54 Below:
Performing a number from Miss Step:
An appearance in MuseMatch:
Last Night In Bangkok:
From One Woman Show:
From the TV show Transparent:
A Broadway duet:
From her one-woman show, Manifest Pussy:
On the Joe's Pub stage:
Performing a composition of her own:
Working with an Iconis friend:
The Post-Op Sizzle Reel:
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Flame: The Songs of Brady & Browne 54 Below (8/23-8/23) |
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Let's Get Schooled: The Broadway Community Returns to the Classroom Green Room 42 (8/26-8/26) |
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Troy: Crooner to the Stars The Green Room 42 (8/21-8/21) |
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Will Kelley: For the Record Laurie Beechman Theatre (8/29-8/29) |
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Ethan Carlson: The Eleanor Show Joe's Pub (8/31-8/31) |
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Samantha Stratton: After One 54 Below (8/20-8/20) |
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Habibi Festival 2026 Joe's Pub (10/09-10/09) |
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Paul Beaubrun: VERTIÈRES Album release Joe's Pub (11/14-11/14) |
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Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch 54 Below (10/28-10/28) |
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Young Voices for Change: Magaziner Vocal Studio Benefit for Erik’s Wish 54 Below (10/12-10/12) |