Anika Larsen
| Anika Larsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 19, 1973 |
| Occupation | Actress/Singer |
| Years active | 1999-Present |
Anika Larsen (born December 19, 1973)[1] is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 2014 for portraying Cynthia Weil in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Larsen has made an album of recordings titled Sing You To Sleep.[2]
Personal life
Larsen was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts in a blended family of adopted children. She studied theatre at Yale University and performed in the a cappella choir, Shades.[3]
In 2015 she married musician Freddie Maxwell and gave birth to their first child, a son named Kie Larsen Maxwell.[4][5]
Career
Anika made her Broadway debut in 2000 in the ensemble of Rent. In 2002 she originated the role of Roberta in the cult Off-Broadway musical Zanna, Don't!, for which she received a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
In 2005 she again appeared on Broadway in the ensemble of All Shook Up and in 2007 performed in the original Broadway ensemble of Xanadu. She has also performed in Avenue Q playing the role of Lucy the Slut/Kate Monster on National Tour, Broadway, and Off-Broadway.
Larsen is the founder of the Jaradoa Theatre Company, which combines performance with community service. In 2009 a musical based on her own life, titled Shafrika: The White Girl, dealing with her experiences of living with a blended adoptive family, was staged at the Vineyard Theatre.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Date of birth, familysearch.org; accessed May 31, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.broadway.com/buzz/173913/anika-larsen-on-her-life-saving-surgery-and-the-beautifui-show-that-made-her-love-acting-again/
- ↑ http://anikalarsen.biz/about-anika/
- ↑ Larsen Welcomes Baby Boy accessed 12-23-2015
- ↑ http://playbill.com/multimedia/video/mom-to-be-anika-larsen-previews-sing-you-to-sleep-cd-338506 accessed 1/5/2015
- ↑ http://jaradoatheater.org/ourmission.html
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cara-joy-david/quick-questions-beautiful_b_4592993.html
External links
- Anika Larsen at the Internet Movie Database
- Anika Larsen at the Internet Broadway Database
- Anika Larsen at the Internet Off-Broadway Database