Nikki Crawford is an American stage actress. In 2023 she was nominated for a Tony Award in the category Best Featured Actress in a Play for her work on Fat Ham.[1]

Theatre credits

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Year(s) Production Role Location Category
1999 Play On![2] Lady Liv[3] Pasadena Playhouse Regional
2002 A Class Act[4] Felicia Pasadena Playhouse Regional
2004 The Ten Commandments[5] Ensemble
2007 Spamalot[6] Lady of the Lake Wynn Las Vegas
2008 Respect: The Girl Em-Powered Musical[7] El Portal Forum Theatre
2009 Stormy Weather[8] Young Lena Pasadena Playhouse Regional
2013 Show Boat[9] Julie Wells Fargo Pavilion
2017 Man of La Mancha[10] Aldonza/Dulcinea La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts
2019 Fairview[11] Beverly Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
2020 The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington[12] Ann Dandrige Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2022[13] Fat Ham Tedra The Public Theater Off-Broadway
2023 American Airlines Theatre Broadway

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Role Show Result
2001 Helen Hayes Awards[14] Outstanding Supporting Performer, Resident Musical Lady Liv Play On! Nominated
2010 NAACP Theatre Awards[15][16] Best Lead Actress-Equity Young Lena[8] Stormy Weather Won
2023 Tony Awards[1] Best Featured Actress in a Play Tedra Fat Ham Nominated
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References

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  1. ^ a b Sherman, Rachel; Cohn, Gabe (2023-05-02). "Tony Awards Nominations 2023: The Complete List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  2. ^ Manus, Willard (8 July 1999). "Pasadena Playhouse Celebrates Duke Ellington's 100th Birthday". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ Jones, Kenneth (21 June 2000). "Play On! Finds Its Way to Small Screen, on PBS, June 21". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. ^ Jones, Kenneth (3 May 2002). "A Class Act Has Post-Bway Bow in CA May 3-June 16; Price Directs Picardo, Bullock". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. ^ Hernandez, Ernio (27 September 2004). ""Let My People Go...": Kilmer Is Moses as The Ten Commandments Musical Opens, Sept. 27". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Spamalot, Starring O'Hurley, Opens in Vegas March 31". BroadwayWorld.com. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  7. ^ Gans, Andrew (26 June 2008). "Crawford, George, Seiden and Taylor to Star in Respect: The Girl Em-Powered Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Stormy Weather, Powerhouse Evening in Pasadena". BroadwayWorld.com. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  9. ^ Mancuso, Christina. "Photos: First Look at Ron Bohmer, Jennifer Hope Wills, Nikki Crawford and More in SHOW BOAT at Music Circus". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  10. ^ Grigware, Don (5 June 2017). "Review: Davis Gaines Steals MAN OF LA MANCHA at La Mirada". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  11. ^ Smith, Paul (17 September 2019). "Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of FAIRVIEW at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company?". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  12. ^ Cristi, A. A. "Steppenwolf Announces Complete Casting For THE MOST SPECTACULARLY LAMENTABLE TRIAL OF MIZ MARTHA WASHINGTON and CATCH AS CATCH CAN". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  13. ^ Rabinowitz, Chloe (19 May 2022). "Photos: First Look at the Pulitzer Prize-Winning FAT HAM at The Public Theater". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  14. ^ Jones, Kenneth (8 May 2001). "Judith Light, Side Show, The Dead Among D.C. Helen Hayes Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  15. ^ Sierra, Gabrielle (27 July 2010). "Kim Coles, Quinton Aaron Annouce [sic] Nominees For 20th Annual Naacp Theatre Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  16. ^ "Obba Babatunde, Levar Burton, Nikki Crawford, et al. Win NAACP Theatre Awards". 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2023-05-02.