LaChanze
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LaChanze's Her first summer job was as a tap dancer in the ensemble of Uptown... It's Hot! at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The show opened on Broadway in January 1986, where LaChanze began her professional career in the theater.
LaChanze played the role of "Ti Moune" in the ...
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Stage Credits
Trouble in Mind
A Christmas Carol
The Secret Life of Bees
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Cabin in the Sky
If/Then
The Color Purple
LaChanze TV Shows
LaChanze Biography
LaChanze's Her first summer job was as a tap dancer in the ensemble of Uptown... It's Hot! at the Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The show opened on Broadway in January 1986, where LaChanze began her professional career in the theater.LaChanze played the role of "Ti Moune" in the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical Once on This Island in 1990 and received nominations for the Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Musical and Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Actress in a Musical. She was a replacement "Sarah" in the Ahrens and Flaherty and Terrence McNally Broadway musical Ragtime, starting in December 1998. She played the role of "Viveca" in the Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway production of the musical The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, which opened in June 2000. She received a Drama Desk nomination, Actress (Musical), for her performance. LaChanze participated in an Actors Fund of America benefit concert of Funny Girl, with many performers portraying the character of "Fanny Brice", in September 2002.
In 2005 she played a runaway slave in the Ahrens and Flaherty musical Dessa Rose. The musical opened Off-Broadway at the Mitzi Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center in March 2005. LaChanze received an Obie Award for Performance for Dessa Rose. LaChanze appeared as "Celie" in the Broadway musical The Color Purple, from its opening in 2005 to November 2006. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for this performance.
In September 2008 she participated in the Boston Pops concert, Handel's Messiah Rocks at Emerson College. The performance was filmed by Public Broadcasting Service. She was in the Off-Broadway production of Inked Baby, written by Christina Anderson, which opened in March 2009 at Playwrights Horizons Peter Jay Sharp Theater. In June and July 2009, she played the role of "Glinda" in the City Center Encores! staged Summer Stars concert production of The Wiz.
She published her first picture book, Little Diva, in 2010. She was in the Broadway production of If/Then in 2014, starring as Kate. In 2018, she was in Summer: The Donna Summer Musical on Broadway, playing Diva Donna/Mary Gaines. She is currently in A Christmas Carol on Broadway, starring as the Ghost of Christmas Present.
LaChanze Awards and Nominations
| Drama League Awards - 2022 - Distinguished Performance Awards | ||
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| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Actress in a Play | ||
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| Tony Awards - 2022 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | ||
| LaChanze, Trouble in Mind | ||
| Drama Desk Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | ||
| LaChanze, The Secret Life of Bees | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2020 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical  |
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| Drama Desk Awards - 2018 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical | ||
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| Drama League Awards - 2018 - Distinguished Performance Award | ||
| LaChanze, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical | ||
| Tony Awards - 2018 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | ||
| LaChanze, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical | ||
| BroadwayWorld Awards - 2014 - Best Featured Actress in a Musical |
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| Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical | ||
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| Tony Awards - 2006 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical |
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| Obie Awards - 2005 - Performance |
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| LaChanze, Dessa Rose | ||
| Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Actress - Musical |
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| La Chanze, The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin | ||
| Theatre World Awards - 1991 - Performance |
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| Tony Awards - 1991 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | ||
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LaChanze News
Photos: On the Red Carpet at Opening Night of LIFE OF PIby Jennifer Broski - Mar 31, 2023
Lolita Chakrabarti's stage adaptation of Yann Martel's best-selling novel Life of Pi opened last night, Thursday, March 30, at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Check out photos from the opening night red carpet!
LaChanze to Moderate Post-Show Conversation at FAT HAM With National Black Theatreby Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 24, 2023
Fat Ham's producer National Black Theatre will host a special evening performance on Friday, March 31 at 8pm at the American Airlines Theatre. See how to purchase tickets to Fat Ham on Broadway!
LaChanze Joins Lineup of WALL TO WALL WOMEN OF SOUL at Symphony Spaceby Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2023
Tony- and Emmy-winning actress, singer, and dancer LaChanze has joined the lineup of Wall to Wall Women of Soul at Symphony Space.
Santino Fontana & Judy Kuhn to Star in I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE at Classic Stage Companyby Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2023
Classic Stage Company has announced complete programming for their 2023-2024 Season. See what shows are in the lineup, who is starring, how to purchase tickets, and more!
Rachel Zegler, Jordan E. Cooper, Dylan Mulvaney & More Join Lineup for MCC Theater's MISCAST23by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2023
MCC Theater has announced additional performers for Miscast23, which will take place on Monday April 3 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. See who is starring!
Photos: Stars Arrive on the Red Carpet at Opening Night of PARADEby Bruce Glikas - Mar 18, 2023
Parade is back on Broadway! The revival, starring Tony Award winner Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, directed by two-time Tony nominee Michael Arden, opened last night, March 16, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out our photos of attendees Sara Bareilles, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jeremy Jordan, Rachel Zegler, and more as they walk the red carpet here!
J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company to Present Expanded Talkback Seriesby Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2023
J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company has announced an expanded lineup of special post-show accompaniments, or lagniappes, for the organization’s 2023 season at Theatre Row.
COMPANY, TAKE ME OUT, and More Among Theatre Winners at the 38th Annual Artios Awardsby Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2023
Casting Society (CSA) honored excellence in casting across feature films, television and theatre at the 38th Annual Artios Awards held on Thursday, March 9, with ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York and London.
Photos: Go Inside the 2023 Roundabout Gala with Sutton Foster & Moreby Jennifer Broski - Mar 7, 2023
Just last night, Roundabout Theatre Company celebrated its 2023 Gala, which featured a very special performance from two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster. Check out photos from inside the big night!
Photos: Stars Gather to Honor Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Scott Ellis, and Black Theatre United at Roundabout Galaby Jennifer Broski - Mar 7, 2023
Just last night, Roundabout Theatre Company celebrated its 2023 Gala honoring Amy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino, Scott Ellis, and Black Theatre United. Check out photos from the red carpet!
LaChanze Videos
by BroadwayWorld TV - Jun 8, 2022
Leading up to the 75th Annual Tony Awards, BroadwayWorld is getting up close and personal with the nominees. Today we're studying up on LaChanze! 'Knowing that I was able to be a part of this play in this time is one of the most proud moments in my entire theatrical career,' she explained about the play.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 29, 2022
North Carolina Theatre, the region’s premiere nonprofit professional regional theatre, has announced their 2022-23 season sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield on stage at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - Feb 11, 2022
Tonight's the night! Broadway stars align at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts this weekend as they come together for two performances only (February 11 and 12) of 50 Years of Broadway at the Kennedy Center.
by Team BWW - Nov 19, 2021
Just last night, Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway premiere of Trouble in Mind opened on Broadway. BroadwayWorld is taking you inside the big night!
by BroadwayWorld TV - Nov 17, 2021
Roundabout Theatre Company is presenting the Broadway premiere of Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright and starring Tony & Emmy Award winner LaChanze.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Oct 29, 2021
Check out interviews from the cast of Trouble in Mind, including LaChanze as “Wiletta Mayer,” Michael Zegen as “Al Manners,” Chuck Cooper as “Sheldon Forrester,” Danielle Campbell as “Judy Sears,” Jessica Frances Dukes as “Millie Davis,” Brandon Micheal Hall as “John Nevins,” and more.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Oct 24, 2021
Roundabout Theatre Company will soon present the Broadway premiere of Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, directed by Charles Randolph-Wright. Watch as the company gets ready to bring the show to Broadway!
by Stage Tube - Aug 15, 2021
The performers were shot and recorded in all 5 Boroughs in locations such as Birdland, the Brooklyn Museum, Columbia University, La Casita de Chema, Maimonides Park, NYU, Open Jar Studios, Red Hook Winery, Russ & Daughters, Steinway & Sons Factory, Tom’s Restaurant, and the Wonder Wheel among many others.
by Stage Tube - Mar 29, 2021
LaChanze and Vanessa Williams from Black Theatre United, Victor Vazquez from X Casting NYC, and Brandon Michael Nase and Tiana Okoye from Broadway for Racial Justice sat down for an open and honest conversation about the changes that need to happen to make our industry more diverse, equitable and inclusive.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Feb 14, 2021
Today we're celebrating Black History Month by taking a closer look at the 2009 Encores! production of The Wiz, which starred James Monroe Iglehart, Joshua Henry, LaChanze, Ashanti and more. Watch as we take you inside rehearsals with the cast!
