Nikki Michelle James (born June , ) is an American actress and singer.
James is best known for her performances in the popular stage musicals
The Book of Mormon and Les Misérables, her role in the former having
earned her a Tony Award.James was born to immigrant parents, a
Vincentian father and a Haitian mother who settled in New Jersey in
pursuit of the American dream. James grew up in Livingston, New Jersey
where she would graduate from Livingston High School. As a child, she
sang and acted in church and in school performances. She was nominated
for a Rising Star Award at Paper Mill Playhouse for her performance as
Dolly Levi in high school. She later attended the Tisch School of the
Arts at New York University.James made her Broadway debut in the
ill-fated The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and starred as Ottilie in the
New York City Center Encores! production of House of Flowers. She
played Adela in the Off-Broadway run of Michael John LaChiusa's
musical adaptation of Bernarda Alba and appeared in the Broadway cast
of All Shook Up.James played Dorothy in the revival of The Wiz at La
Jolla Playhouse and also starred in Romeo and Juliet and Caesar and
Cleopatra at the Stratford Festival with Christopher Plummer. In the
musical The Book of Mormon, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured
Actress in a Musical for her role as Nabulungi. During that run, she
took a leave in June to film a screen version of Lucky Stiff. From
to January , she played Éponine in the Broadway revival of Les
Misérables.
James is best known for her performances in the popular stage musicals
The Book of Mormon and Les Misérables, her role in the former having
earned her a Tony Award.James was born to immigrant parents, a
Vincentian father and a Haitian mother who settled in New Jersey in
pursuit of the American dream. James grew up in Livingston, New Jersey
where she would graduate from Livingston High School. As a child, she
sang and acted in church and in school performances. She was nominated
for a Rising Star Award at Paper Mill Playhouse for her performance as
Dolly Levi in high school. She later attended the Tisch School of the
Arts at New York University.James made her Broadway debut in the
ill-fated The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and starred as Ottilie in the
New York City Center Encores! production of House of Flowers. She
played Adela in the Off-Broadway run of Michael John LaChiusa's
musical adaptation of Bernarda Alba and appeared in the Broadway cast
of All Shook Up.James played Dorothy in the revival of The Wiz at La
Jolla Playhouse and also starred in Romeo and Juliet and Caesar and
Cleopatra at the Stratford Festival with Christopher Plummer. In the
musical The Book of Mormon, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured
Actress in a Musical for her role as Nabulungi. During that run, she
took a leave in June to film a screen version of Lucky Stiff. From
to January , she played Éponine in the Broadway revival of Les
Misérables.
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