Marisha Wallace
Marisha Wallace is an American actress, best known for her work in musical theatre.
Early life and education
Wallace was born and grew up in a small town in North Carolina.[1]
Career
She appeared in the original Broadway casts of Aladdin (2014) and Something Rotten! (2015) as a member of the ensemble and understudy.[2] In January 2017 she became an alternate Effie White in the West End production of Dreamgirls.[3] Following the departure of Amber Riley from the production, Wallace took over the role, sharing with Karen Mav and Moya Angela.[4] In 2017, she released a Christmas album "Soul Holiday."[5] In 2019, she joined the original London cast of Waitress as Becky.[6] In April 2021 she will star in the London Coliseum production of Hairspray as Motormouth Maybelle opposite Michael Ball.[7]
Discography
Albums
Other albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Soul Holiday |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Fight Like a Woman (Slay)" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "The Beginning" | 2020 | |
| "Tomorrow" |
References
- ^ "Marisha Wallace". Marisha Wallace. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Marisha Wallace". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "With Amber Riley Out Sick, Casey Nicholaw Favorite Marisha Wallace Takes Center Stage in West End's Dreamgirls". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ Desk, BWW News. "Photo Flash: DREAMGIRLS Celebrates New Cast and Two Years in West End". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (2017-11-30). "London's New Effie Releases Solo Recording Soul Holiday". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (2018-12-04). "David Hunter and Marisha Wallace Will Join Katharine McPhee in London's Waitress". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ "Marisha Wallace and Lizzie Bea to join London cast of Hairspray | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
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