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Krystal Joy Brown
Born
Krystal Joy Brown

December 22
OccupationActress/Singer/Writer
Years active2005–present

Krystal Joy Brown is an American Broadway theatre and television actress best known for her portrayal of Diana Ross in the Broadway musical Motown. She is a two-time Adele and Fred Astaire nominee for best female dancer in a Broadway show. [1]

Career

Theatre

Brown made her acting debut in the national tour of the hit Broadway musical Rent, where she was cast as Mimi. She has appeared on Broadway in Hair, being cast in various roles; Leap of Faith, as Ornella Sturdevant; and Big Fish, as Josephine Bloom. Brown's theatrical productions outside of Broadway include the regional productions of Little Shop of Horrors,[2] High School Musical and Calvin Berger.[3] She also appeared in the Off-Broadway show Falling for Eve.[4] She is currently playing Diana Ross in the Broadway production of Motown: The Musical.[5]

Television

In 2011, Brown made an appearance in the television series Castle, as a character named Sasha, in the episode titled "Pretty Dead". In 2016, Brown joins the cast of Hulu's Original TV series "Deadbeat" for the episode "AbraCadaver". She also guest starred in a season 17 episode of Law & Order SVU.

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Rent Mimi National Tour
2008 Little Shop of Horrors Crystal Regional
2008 High School Musical Taylor McKessie Regional
2009 Hair Various roles Broadway
2010 Calvin Berger Rosanna Regional
2010 Falling for Eve Eve Off-Broadway
2012 Leap of Faith Ornella Sturdevant Broadway
2013 Big Fish Josephine Bloom Broadway
2014 Motown: The Musical Diana Ross Broadway

References

  1. ^ Blank, Matthew. "Playbill's Cue & A" Playbill.com, October 1, 2013
  2. ^ Jacobson, Aileen. "Theater Review" The New York Times, October 12, 2008
  3. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Cast of Calvin Berger Celebrates New CD With Joe's Pub Concert Sept. 24" Playbill.com, September 24, 2012
  4. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Falling for Eve New Musical from Memphis Tony Winner DiPietro Begins Off-Broadway Run July 6" Playbill.com, July 6, 2010
  5. ^ Hetrick, Adam. "Krystal Joy Brown Is Motown's New Diana Ross Starting Jan. 24" Playbill.com, January 24, 2014