Shafrika, The White Girl - Off-Broadway Creative Team

Anika has performed on Broadway in Avenue Q; Xanadu; All Shook Up; and Rent. Off-Broadway, she's been in Zanna, Don't!; Myths and Hymns; and Closer Than Ever. Anika wrote and performed in a musical called Shafrika, The White Girl about her childhood growing up in Cambridge, Massachusetts with 9 brothers and sisters from different races and countries. She majored in theater at Yale University and is a proud member of Actor's Equity. anikalarsen.biz Herrick designs lighting for theater, dance, and other live events. His work has been seen in New York, Shanghai, Manila, Frankfurt, Australia, Brazil, London, Peru, and Canada. Off-Broadway: Myths & Hymns, Falling for Eve, Rooms, Godspell, Latin Heat, Flamingo Court, All is Love, Fearless, & Streakin'.   Other NYC productions include Crash Test Dummies, Serenade, Last Starfighter, & Antigravity. Favorite designs: Chorus Line (tour), Batboy (Yale), Side Show (Cape Rep), & Rooms (Geva) Broadway benefits: Best Little Whorehouse & The Who’s TOMMY 15th anniversary. Both at Broadway’s August Wilson.   Recently Avenue Q @ Geva, Candela, Peru. Herrick has been honored with ... read more Joshua Henry most recently starred as Gaston in ABC’s “Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration” special and in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature Tick, Tick….Boom! He also appeared in Steven Knight’s Apple drama series “SEE,” and can be seen in a starring role in American Renegades. Theater includes Lear deBessonet’s Broadway revival of Into the Woods; ‘Dr. Pomatter’ in Waitress; ‘Billy Bigelow’ in Carousel (Tony Award nomination) directed by Jack O’Brien; ‘Noble Sissle’ in George C. Wolfe’s Tony-nominated production of Shuffle Along; Violet (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Drama League award noms.); The Scottsboro Boys (Tony nom.) directed by ... read more Karl Mansfield is a musician and music director. Broadway credits include Dracula, La Boheme, Sweet Charity, Coram Boy, Xanadu, Baby It's You, and American Utopia. Thrilled and grateful to be a part of this story! Broadway Credits: Rocky ("Kid Rizzo"), Women on the Verge... ("Malik") , In the Heights. Other Credits: The Capeman (Public Theater), Mambo Kings (Frankie Suarez), Fame on 42nd Street. Film: Across the Universe; Enchanted; Step Up 2: The Streets; Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. luissalgado.com. Twitter: @LSalgadoART