Lashundra Trenyce Cobbins (/trəˈniË s/; born March , ) is an
American singer and actress best known as a finalist on the second
season of American Idol and for her work in musical theatre. Raised in
Memphis, Tennessee, Trenyce won one of the categories of the NAACP
ACT-SO as a teenager, and attended the University of Memphis on a
music scholarship.In , Trenyce began to focus on theatre, playing
roles in the plays Not a Day Goes By, The Vagina Monologues, Soul
Kittens Cabaret and Mama's Sweet Potato Pie. In , she played the lead
role of Deena Jones in an Indianapolis production of the musical
Dreamgirls. She made her film debut in and became the first American
Idol contestant to headline a show in Las Vegas. She originated the
role of Portia in David E. Talbert's play Love in the Nick of Tyme.
Trenyce performed in a North American tour of the musical Ain't
Misbehavin'.From to , she was the leading female vocalist in the
revue Thriller â€" Live during a European tour and its West End run.
She appeared in the comedy film Kick-Ass . In , Trenyce hosted the
Franco Dragone-produced cabaret show Taboo at the casino City of
Dreams in Macau, China. She then returned to London for an extended
reprise of her role in Thriller â€" Live. In , she starred in the
cabaret production Heart & Soul: Music of Whitney Houston, Dionne
Warwick & Diana Ross, in California. In the same year, she played
Diana Ross in a North American tour of Motown: The Musical.
American singer and actress best known as a finalist on the second
season of American Idol and for her work in musical theatre. Raised in
Memphis, Tennessee, Trenyce won one of the categories of the NAACP
ACT-SO as a teenager, and attended the University of Memphis on a
music scholarship.In , Trenyce began to focus on theatre, playing
roles in the plays Not a Day Goes By, The Vagina Monologues, Soul
Kittens Cabaret and Mama's Sweet Potato Pie. In , she played the lead
role of Deena Jones in an Indianapolis production of the musical
Dreamgirls. She made her film debut in and became the first American
Idol contestant to headline a show in Las Vegas. She originated the
role of Portia in David E. Talbert's play Love in the Nick of Tyme.
Trenyce performed in a North American tour of the musical Ain't
Misbehavin'.From to , she was the leading female vocalist in the
revue Thriller â€" Live during a European tour and its West End run.
She appeared in the comedy film Kick-Ass . In , Trenyce hosted the
Franco Dragone-produced cabaret show Taboo at the casino City of
Dreams in Macau, China. She then returned to London for an extended
reprise of her role in Thriller â€" Live. In , she starred in the
cabaret production Heart & Soul: Music of Whitney Houston, Dionne
Warwick & Diana Ross, in California. In the same year, she played
Diana Ross in a North American tour of Motown: The Musical.
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