Tamika Lawrence

Tamika Lawrence
Tamika Lawrence
Born	Tamika Sonja Lawrence; January 11, 1987 (aged 37); Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	University of Arizona (BFA)
Occupations	Singer; songwriter; actress;
Website	tamikalawrence.com

Tamika Sonja Lawrence (born January 11, 1987) is a two time Grammy winning American actress, singer, and writer.

Early life and education

Lawrence was born on January 11, 1987 in Columbus, Ohio. She received her BFA in musical theatre from the University of Arizona.^[1]

Career

Lawrence made her off-Broadway debut in the 2011 revival of Rent as the "Seasons of Love" Soloist. Since then she has appeared in seven Broadway shows and made several television and film appearances. In 2017 Lawrence and her band, "The Slay", released their album UGLY. Lawrence won a Grammy for the Dear Evan Hansen album in 2018.^[2] Lawrence announced that her debut record, Two Faced, would be released in 2019.

For her performance as Buni in the original off-Broadway production of Black No More, Lawrence was nominated for the 2022 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical^[3] and Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical.^[4]

Acting credits

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Rent	Mrs. Jefferson/Ensemble/Joanne (u/s)	Off-Broadway
2012	The Book of Mormon	Mrs. Brown	Broadway
2013	Matilda	Ensemble/Mrs. Wormwood (u/s)/Mrs. Phelps (u/s)	Broadway
2014–2015	If/Then	Elena/Kate (u/s)	Broadway
2015	The Tempest	Ceres	Off-Broadway
2016	Beautiful: The Carole King Musical	Shirelle/Janelle Woods	Broadway
2016–present	Dear Evan Hansen	Virtual Community Voice	Broadway
2017–2022	Come From Away	Standby for Janice, Hannah, Bonnie, Beulah, & Diane	Broadway
2018	Gettin' the Band Back Together	Roxanne Velasco	Broadway
2019	Hercules	Calliope	Off-Broadway
2021	Caroline, or Change	Dotty Moffett	Broadway
2022	Black No More	Buni	Off-Broadway
2024	The Heart of Rock and Roll	Roz	Broadway

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	White Girl	Female Visitor #1
2016	Breakable You	Tara

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mignon	Episode: "True Believers"
2014	Christmas in Rockefeller Center	Playback singer	TV special
2014	Idina Menzel: Holiday Wishes	Singer	iHeartRadio concert special
2015	Blue Bloods	Nina	Episode: "Home Sweet Home"
	Show Me a Hero	Young Mother	2 episodes
	The Wiz Live!	Deputy Munchkin	TV special
2016	Vinyl	Starr	Episode: "The Racket"
2018	The Last O.G.	Dawn	Episode: "Tray-ning Day"
2021–2022	That Damn Michael Che	Recurring

Discography

Year	Title	Notes
2013	Matilda (Original Broadway Cast Recording)	Background vocals
2014	If/Then (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
2015	Love the Coopers (Film Soundtrack)	Sings "O Holy Night"
2017	The Greatest Showman (Film Soundtrack)	Ensemble vocalist
2017	UGLY	With Tamika & The Slay
2018	Gettin' the Band Back Together (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
2020	Two Faced
2021	In the Heights (Film Soundtrack)	Vocal ensemble
	Needle in a Timestack (Film Soundtrack)	Sings "Won't Be Undone"
	Caroline, or Change (New Broadway Cast Recording)

References

^ "Tamika Sonja Lawrence". University of Arizona | School of Theatre, Film & Television. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ "AMC: Tamika Lawrence and Bel-Ami". Apollo Theater. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ Moynihan, Caitlin (May 16, 2022). "Six and Kimberly Akimbo Lead 2022 Drama Desk Nominations". Broadway.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
^ Culwell-Block, Logan (April 7, 2022). "2022 Lucille Lortel Awards: See the Complete List of Nominees". Playbill. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

External links

Tamika Lawrence at IMDb
Tamika Lawrence at Playbill Vault
Tamika Lawrence at the Internet Broadway Database
Tamika Sonja Lawrence at the Internet Off-Broadway Database

[1] "Tamika Sonja Lawrence". University of Arizona | School of Theatre, Film & Television. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

[2] "AMC: Tamika Lawrence and Bel-Ami". Apollo Theater. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

[3] Moynihan, Caitlin (May 16, 2022). "Six and Kimberly Akimbo Lead 2022 Drama Desk Nominations". Broadway.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[4] Culwell-Block, Logan (April 7, 2022). "2022 Lucille Lortel Awards: See the Complete List of Nominees". Playbill. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

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