Shawna Hamic
Latest News on Shawna Hamic:
Photos: Sting and The LAST SHIP Celebrate 10th Anniversary at 54 Below (Nov 6, 2024)
Sting's THE LAST SHIP Reunion at 54 Below Adds Livestream (Oct 23, 2024)
Photos: Kerry Butler, L Morgan Lee & More in FIORELLO! at Classic Stage (Oct 10, 2024)
Photos: Sting and The LAST SHIP Celebrate 10th Anniversary at 54 Below (Nov 6, 2024)
Sting's THE LAST SHIP Reunion at 54 Below Adds Livestream (Oct 23, 2024)
Photos: Kerry Butler, L Morgan Lee & More in FIORELLO! at Classic Stage (Oct 10, 2024)
BIO
Shawna Hamic is a multifaceted artist with a body of work which spans over 2 decades. As a performer, Shawna has been seen on TV on such shows as Bull on CBS, Watch What Happens Live on Bravo, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon & Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, both on NBC. You can currently watch her as C.O. Ginger on the award winning Netflix original show Orange is the New Black.
On Broadway, she played Mrs Dees in the musical The Last Ship, written by rock icon Sting. Sting even wrote a song to open the second act (titled Mrs Dees Rant) just for Shawna. She’s toured the country as Madame Thenardier in the 25th Anniversary production of Les Miserables and as Trish in Kinky Boots. Once crowned the winner of the New York Musical Theater Festival’s Next Broadway Sensation, Shawna won a solo cabaret show produced at the famed Joe’s Pub in NYC.
As a photographer, Shawna has been published in Time, Rolling Stone, Elle, Dance, & Arrive magazines.
Photos
(Back Row, L-R) Co-Director/Choreographer Jeffrey L. Paige, Dawn L. Troupe, Becca Ayers, Tiffani Barbour, Mehry Eslaminia, Elizabeth A. Davis, Crystal-Lucas Perry, Carolee Carmello, Liz Mikel, Sav Souza, Jill Vallery, Grace Stockdale and Co-Director Diane Paulus
(Middle Row, L-R) Shelby Acosta, Nancy Anderson, Salome B. Smith, Shawna Hamic, Patrena Murray, Sara Porkalob, Allyson Kaye Daniel, Joanna Glushak, Lulu Picart and Imani Pearl Williams
(Bottom Row, L-R) Associate Director Brisa Areli Muñoz, Oneika Phillips, Brooke Simpson, Sushma Saha, Gisela Adisa and Ariella Serurpose
Date:
09/08/2022
From: Photos: 1776 Company Assembles for a Fore Fathers Family Photo
(Back Row, L-R) Co-Director/Choreographer Jeffrey L. Paige, Dawn L. Troupe, Becca Ayers, Tiffani Barbour, Mehry Eslaminia, Elizabeth A. Davis, Crystal-Lucas Perry, Carolee Carmello, Liz Mikel, Sav Souza, Jill Vallery, Grace Stockdale and Co-Director Diane Paulus
(Middle Row, L-R) Shelby Acosta, Nancy Anderson, Salome B. Smith, Shawna Hamic, Patrena Murray, Sara Porkalob, Allyson Kaye Daniel, Joanna Glushak, Lulu Picart and Imani Pearl Williams
(Bottom Row, L-R) Associate Director Brisa Areli Muñoz, Oneika Phillips, Brooke Simpson, Sushma Saha, Gisela Adisa and Ariella Serurpose
Date:
09/08/2022
From: Photos: 1776 Company Assembles for a Fore Fathers Family Photo
(Back Row, L-R) Co-Director/Choreographer Jeffrey L. Paige, Dawn L. Troupe, Becca Ayers, Tiffani Barbour, Mehry Eslaminia, Elizabeth A. Davis, Crystal-Lucas Perry, Carolee Carmello, Liz Mikel, Sav Souza, Jill Vallery, Grace Stockdale and Co-Director Diane Paulus
(Middle Row, L-R) Shelby Acosta, Nancy Anderson, Salome B. Smith, Shawna Hamic, Patrena Murray, Sara Porkalob, Allyson Kaye Daniel, Joanna Glushak, Lulu Picart and Imani Pearl Williams
(Bottom Row, L-R) Associate Director Brisa Areli Muñoz, Oneika Phillips, Brooke Simpson, Sushma Saha, Gisela Adisa and Ariella Serurpose
Date:
09/08/2022
From: Photos: 1776 Company Assembles for a Fore Fathers Family Photo
(Back Row, L-R) Co-Director/Choreographer Jeffrey L. Paige, Dawn L. Troupe, Becca Ayers, Tiffani Barbour, Mehry Eslaminia, Elizabeth A. Davis, Crystal-Lucas Perry, Carolee Carmello, Liz Mikel, Sav Souza, Jill Vallery, Grace Stockdale and Co-Director Diane Paulus
(Middle Row, L-R) Shelby Acosta, Nancy Anderson, Salome B. Smith, Shawna Hamic, Patrena Murray, Sara Porkalob, Allyson Kaye Daniel, Joanna Glushak, Lulu Picart and Imani Pearl Williams
(Bottom Row, L-R) Associate Director Brisa Areli Muñoz, Oneika Phillips, Brooke Simpson, Sushma Saha, Gisela Adisa and Ariella Serurpose
Date:
09/08/2022
From: Photos: 1776 Company Assembles for a Fore Fathers Family Photo
STAGE CREDITS
Videos
VIDEO: 1776 Cast Performs 'Sit Down, John' on GOOD MORNING AMERICA
by Michael Major - 2022-09-29 09:23:30
VIDEO: Crystal Lucas-Perry Releases 'With A Me' Inspired by Her Journey as John Adams in 1776
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2022-09-20 12:18:36
TV: What Went on Backstage at Broadway Backwards? Go Behind the Scenes!
by Nicole Rosky - 2018-04-03 15:26:45
TV: Broadway Salutes Elaine Stritch at 54 Below- Watch Highlights from RISE, RISE, RISE
by Nicole Rosky - 2014-09-15 17:29:50
News
Photos: Sting and The LAST SHIP Celebrate 10th Anniversary at 54 Below
by Bruce Glikas - Nov 6, 2024
Sting returned to 54 Below with members of the original Broadway cast and orchestra of his Tony-nominated musical The Last Ship to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary! BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!
by Bruce Glikas - Nov 6, 2024
Sting returned to 54 Below with members of the original Broadway cast and orchestra of his Tony-nominated musical The Last Ship to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary! BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!
Sting's THE LAST SHIP Reunion at 54 Below Adds Livestream
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 23, 2024
54 BELOW has added a livestream for the 10th anniversary reunion of the Tony Award nominated musical The Last Ship on November 4 at 7pm ET. Learn how to watch!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 23, 2024
54 BELOW has added a livestream for the 10th anniversary reunion of the Tony Award nominated musical The Last Ship on November 4 at 7pm ET. Learn how to watch!
Photos: Kerry Butler, L Morgan Lee & More in FIORELLO! at Classic Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2024
Classic Stage Company presented a one-night-only benefit performance of Fiorello!, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical with a book by six-time Tony Award winner George Abbott and Jerome Weidman. See photos here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 10, 2024
Classic Stage Company presented a one-night-only benefit performance of Fiorello!, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical with a book by six-time Tony Award winner George Abbott and Jerome Weidman. See photos here!
Kate Baldwin, Julie Benko, and More Join National Alliance for Musical Theatre's FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2024
National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced initial casting and more details about the lineup for the 36thAnnual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which takes place on Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25, 2024, at New World Stages
by Stephi Wild - Oct 4, 2024
National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced initial casting and more details about the lineup for the 36thAnnual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which takes place on Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25, 2024, at New World Stages
Kerry Butler, L Morgan Lee, and Krysta Rodriguez Join FIORELLO! at Classic Stage Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2024
Classic Stage Company has revealed the full cast for the one-night-only benefit performance of Fiorello!, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical with a book by six-time Tony Award winner George Abbott
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2024
Classic Stage Company has revealed the full cast for the one-night-only benefit performance of Fiorello!, the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical with a book by six-time Tony Award winner George Abbott
Music Icon Sting To Celebrate 10th Anniversary Of THE LAST SHIP At 54 Below
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2024
Sting returns to 54 Below to celebrate the 10th anniversary of THE LAST SHIP, featuring performances and stories from the acclaimed musical.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2024
Sting returns to 54 Below to celebrate the 10th anniversary of THE LAST SHIP, featuring performances and stories from the acclaimed musical.
Review: UNFORTUNATE: UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH, Pavilion Theatre Glasgow
by Mary Baillie - May 3, 2024
After spellbinding success in the Edinburgh Fringe, the not-safe-for-work musical parody Unfortunate dives into Glasgow to stage a revolutionary queerification of Disney's 1989 movie The Little Mermaid.
by Mary Baillie - May 3, 2024
After spellbinding success in the Edinburgh Fringe, the not-safe-for-work musical parody Unfortunate dives into Glasgow to stage a revolutionary queerification of Disney's 1989 movie The Little Mermaid.
Review: UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH, Southwark Playhouse Elephant
by Kat Mokrynski - Dec 15, 2023
Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch, written by Robyn Grant and Daniel Foxx with music by Tim Gilvin, tells the “true” story of Ursula, starting from her childhood and ending with what happens after The Little Mermaid (both 1989 and 2023).
by Kat Mokrynski - Dec 15, 2023
Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch, written by Robyn Grant and Daniel Foxx with music by Tim Gilvin, tells the “true” story of Ursula, starting from her childhood and ending with what happens after The Little Mermaid (both 1989 and 2023).
Interview: 'We Want You to Celebrate Yourself': Shawna Hamic of on Villains, Touring and Performing in UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH
by Kat Mokrynski - Nov 17, 2023
BroadwayWorld sat down with Shawna Hamic, who is taking on the role of Ursula in Unfortunate. We discussed what made her want to be a part of the show, what she hopes audiences take away from Unfortunate and who is her favourite Disney villain!
by Kat Mokrynski - Nov 17, 2023
BroadwayWorld sat down with Shawna Hamic, who is taking on the role of Ursula in Unfortunate. We discussed what made her want to be a part of the show, what she hopes audiences take away from Unfortunate and who is her favourite Disney villain!
Shawna Hamic and River Medway Will Lead UNFORTUNATE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF URSULA THE SEA WITCH; Full Cast Revealed!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2023
Shawna Hamic (Orange is the New Black, 1776 on Broadway) will lead the cast of the critically-acclaimed musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch at Birmingham Hippodrome from Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 April 2024 opposite Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK star River Medway as Ariel.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2023
Shawna Hamic (Orange is the New Black, 1776 on Broadway) will lead the cast of the critically-acclaimed musical parody Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch at Birmingham Hippodrome from Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 April 2024 opposite Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK star River Medway as Ariel.
1776 Comes to Kansas City at Starlight Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 12, 2023
Prepare to party like it’s 1776 with a witty retelling of our founding fathers' stories and how our great nation came to be! This production was developed and premiered by the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University before playing on Broadway with Roundabout Theatre Company at the American Airlines Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 12, 2023
Prepare to party like it’s 1776 with a witty retelling of our founding fathers' stories and how our great nation came to be! This production was developed and premiered by the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University before playing on Broadway with Roundabout Theatre Company at the American Airlines Theatre.
Review: 1776 at Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - Jul 2, 2023
1776 is now being given a triumphantly moving and vigorous radically deconstructed interpretation at the Kennedy Center. There are many fans already who are firm believers in the message of this uniquely conceived musical but this production will lead them even further into intellectual and sensory depth.
by David Friscic - Jul 2, 2023
1776 is now being given a triumphantly moving and vigorous radically deconstructed interpretation at the Kennedy Center. There are many fans already who are firm believers in the message of this uniquely conceived musical but this production will lead them even further into intellectual and sensory depth.
1776 Comes to 5th Avenue Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2023
The national tour of 1776 makes its premiere in Seattle at The 5th Avenue Theatre August 2-6, 2023. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at The 5th Avenue Theatre’s website, over the phone, or by visiting the box office.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2023
The national tour of 1776 makes its premiere in Seattle at The 5th Avenue Theatre August 2-6, 2023. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at The 5th Avenue Theatre’s website, over the phone, or by visiting the box office.
Page and Paulus' Revival of 1776 Offers a New Perspective on The Birth Of A Nation
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 22, 2023
Imagine walking into Jackson Hall on opening night, as I did, thinking, “Why did the directors reimagine this pleasant, if somewhat plodding, old-school musical with an ensemble of multi-ethnic women, trans and non-binary actors cast in the roles of America’s founding fathers?” Then leaving the theater after the final curtain wondering, “why on earth would anyone ever feel the need to cast the roles with men?” and reveling in the fact that 1776 tapped into my heart in unexpected ways, eliciting an emotional and, I daresay, patriotic response.
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 22, 2023
Imagine walking into Jackson Hall on opening night, as I did, thinking, “Why did the directors reimagine this pleasant, if somewhat plodding, old-school musical with an ensemble of multi-ethnic women, trans and non-binary actors cast in the roles of America’s founding fathers?” Then leaving the theater after the final curtain wondering, “why on earth would anyone ever feel the need to cast the roles with men?” and reveling in the fact that 1776 tapped into my heart in unexpected ways, eliciting an emotional and, I daresay, patriotic response.
Review: 1776 MUSICAL SHINES A LIGHT ON THE PRESENT at Broadway San Jose
by Linda Hodges - May 17, 2023
What did our critic think of 1776 MUSICAL SHINES A LIGHT ON THE PRESENT at Broadway San Jose?
by Linda Hodges - May 17, 2023
What did our critic think of 1776 MUSICAL SHINES A LIGHT ON THE PRESENT at Broadway San Jose?
Review: 1776 at Ahmanson Theatre
by Evan Henerson - Apr 17, 2023
What did our critic think of 1776 at Ahmanson Theatre? In contemporary theater - as in life - optics matter. A lot. Given current trends in theatrical programing, the musical 1776 would probably never get staged. Granted, Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone's 1969 take on the sturm and drang surrounding the Second Continental Congress's decision to form a new nation may be a patriotic Tony Award-winner.
by Evan Henerson - Apr 17, 2023
What did our critic think of 1776 at Ahmanson Theatre? In contemporary theater - as in life - optics matter. A lot. Given current trends in theatrical programing, the musical 1776 would probably never get staged. Granted, Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone's 1969 take on the sturm and drang surrounding the Second Continental Congress's decision to form a new nation may be a patriotic Tony Award-winner.
Photos: The Broadway Revival of 1776 Opens At Center Theater Group Mark Taper Forum
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2023
American Repertory Theater/Roundabout Theatre Company’s new production of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, “1776” kicked off its limited engagement in Los Angeles at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre this week! See photos from opening night!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2023
American Repertory Theater/Roundabout Theatre Company’s new production of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, “1776” kicked off its limited engagement in Los Angeles at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre this week! See photos from opening night!
Interview: 1776's Shawna Hamic On Touring & Working With Her Idol Sting
by Gil Kaan - Apr 3, 2023
The Center Theatre Group presents the Los Angeles premiere of the Tony Award-winning 1776 opening April 12, 2023 at the Ahmanson (with a preview April 11th). Diane Paulus and Jeffrey L. Page co-direct the cast of 27.
by Gil Kaan - Apr 3, 2023
The Center Theatre Group presents the Los Angeles premiere of the Tony Award-winning 1776 opening April 12, 2023 at the Ahmanson (with a preview April 11th). Diane Paulus and Jeffrey L. Page co-direct the cast of 27.
Review: National Tour of 1776 Proves that a Woman's Place is in the House of Representatives
by Jon Bee - Mar 28, 2023
What did our critic think of 1776 at DCPA?
by Jon Bee - Mar 28, 2023
What did our critic think of 1776 at DCPA?
Texas Premiere of 1776 is Coming to Theatre Under The Stars in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2023
Individual tickets for the Texas premiere of the limited Broadway revival tour of 1776 at Theatre Under The Stars are now on sale.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2023
Individual tickets for the Texas premiere of the limited Broadway revival tour of 1776 at Theatre Under The Stars are now on sale.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Shawna Hamic been in?
Shawna Hamic has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
How many West End shows has Shawna Hamic been in?
Shawna Hamic has not appeared in the West End.
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