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Erika Henningsen

Erika Leigh Henningsen (born August 13, 1992) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her work on Broadway and for originating the role of Cady Heron in the 2018 Tony-nominated musical Mean Girls, for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination.[1][2][3] In 2024, she starred as Princess Charlie Morningstar in the adult musical animated series Hazbin Hotel.

Erika Henningsen
Henningsen in 2021
Born
Erika Leigh Henningsen

(1992-08-13) August 13, 1992 (age 31)
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2010–present
Spouse
(m. 2023)

Early life and education edit

Henningsen was born and raised in Moraga, California.[4][5] She is the youngest of three daughters born to Phil and Marybeth Henningsen.[4]

Henningsen started in theatre after her parents recognized her passion for "talking and being in front of people" from a young age.[4] At the age of seven, her interest in theatre was piqued after reading the Jack Prelutsky poem “The Turkey Shot out of the Oven” and hearing the audience's positive response to her performance.[5] When she was 14 years old, Henningsen was cast in a local production of Grey Gardens and has stated in interviews that after performing in this production, she knew she wanted to pursue musical theatre as a career.[6]

Henningsen graduated from Campolindo High School in 2010 and then studied at the University of Michigan, earning a BFA in musical theatre in 2014.[5][7] During her undergraduate years, she also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London through the NYU London program.[8] Henningsen was selected as the winner of the 2014 Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship, an award given to a University of Michigan graduating senior in recognition of "outstanding talent and career potential" in musical theatre.[5]

Career edit

In 2010, at the age of 17, Henningsen was cast in her first professional production as Penny Pingleton in Hairspray at the Woodminster Amphitheater in Oakland, California.[6][9]

In November 2014, she made her New York Philharmonic debut as Kim Ravenal in a staged concert production of Kern and Hammerstein's Show Boat.[10][11] A live taping of the production later aired on PBS on October 16, 2015.[12]

Later that year, Henningsen starred as Beth in the musical Diner, based on Barry Levinson’s 1982 film of the same name with music and lyrics by Sheryl Crow.[13] The musical, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, made its world premiere with a sold-out run at the Signature Theatre in Washington, D.C., from December 9, 2014, to January 25, 2015.[14] She remained part of the production and its extended run when it was staged by the Delaware Theatre Company in December 2015.[15][16]

Henningsen made her Broadway debut as Fantine in the revival of Les Misérables on March 3, 2015.[3][7][17] She has disclosed in interviews that she was about to file for unemployment when she learned she was cast as Fantine, which also happened to be the last role she played as an undergraduate at the University of Michigan, 11 months earlier.[4][17][18] She is the youngest actress in Broadway history (to date) to portray the role of Fantine.[6][19] She left the production along with fellow Les Misérables co-stars Ramin Karimloo and Samantha Hill on August 30, 2015, and was replaced by Memphis star Montego Glover.[20]

In the summer of 2016, Henningsen portrayed Ensign Nellie Forbush, opposite Ben Davis, in the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera's production of South Pacific.[21][22]

In February 2017, she appeared in an Off-Broadway staged concert of Jerry Herman's musical Dear World as Nina with the York Theatre Company, starring alongside Tyne Daly, Alison Fraser, and Ann Harada.[23][24]

Henningsen returned to the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (PCLO) in the summer of 2017, starring as Sophie in the company's regional production of Mamma Mia!.[25] During her run at PCLO, it was announced that she was cast as Cady Heron in the upcoming Washington, D.C. production of Mean Girls.[26]

Beginning in 2017, Henningsen starred as Cady Heron in the Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical Mean Girls, written by Tina Fey with music and lyrics by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin, respectively.[27][28][29] The show had its world premiere as an out-of-town tryout at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., from October 31, 2017, to December 3, 2017, in which Henningsen originated the role of Cady Heron.[29][30] She was later nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for this role.[1] The musical, which is based on the film of the same name, began previews on March 12, 2018, and officially opened on Broadway on April 8, 2018, at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City.[31] During the weeks surrounding the Broadway opening of Mean Girls, Henningsen filmed a series of video blogs for Broadway.com entitled "Too Grool for School: Backstage at Mean Girls with Erika Henningsen", giving viewers a look backstage and at events like opening night, the cast album recording, and the cast's appearance on The Today Show.[32][33] Henningsen left the production on February 22, 2020, and was replaced by actress Sabrina Carpenter.[34][35]

In March 2019, she portrayed Helen, opposite Mean Girls co-star Kyle Selig, in Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night at Second Stage Theater as a part of the theater's "Musical Mondays" weekly concert series.[36]

In January 2020, it was announced that Henningsen would be joining the Broadway cast of the new musical Flying Over Sunset, scheduled to open in the spring of 2020 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater under the direction of James Lapine.[37][38] However, the production's opening was postponed until the fall of 2020 after theaters were mandated to shut down by Governor Andrew Cuomo on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[39] Henningsen did not return to the production when it resumed performances in December 2021.[40][41]

In December 2022, Henningsen starred as Joy Mangano in the world premiere of the musical Joy at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey.[42][43]

Philanthropy and social activism edit

As a student at the University of Michigan, Henningsen was the co-president of the Michigan Performance Outreach Workshop (MPOW), a student-run organization (co-founded by her classmate and future Mean Girls co-star, Ashley Park) with the purpose of bringing performing-arts educational opportunities to students in southeastern Michigan to, "foster creative expression, build self-esteem, and strengthen the community."[44][45][46] MPOW hosts an on-campus workshop each semester for 130-200 public-school students that includes performances by University of Michigan students as well as immersive and collaborative workshops in other arts-based disciplines.[46][47]

Henningsen has actively been involved with Sing For Hope, a NYC-based non-profit organization dedicated to creating access to high-quality arts education and programming throughout New York City.[48][49] She serves as an artist partner, teaches classes, and leads workshops with purpose of introducing and encouraging creative expression in NYC children with decreased access to the arts.[48][50]

Henningsen has also participated in events supporting Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP), Artists For Action NYC, Broadway Sings for Immigration Equality, and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BCEFA).[51][52][53][54][55] In July 2018, she attended the 20th Broadway Barks, an annual event promoting the adoption of shelter animals.[56] In December 2018, Henningsen participated in the second annual Broadway Beats Hunger concert, raising funds for the Summit Medical Group Foundation's "Food, Health and Hope: An Answer to Diabetes" initiative.[57] She was a prominent advocate for the Actors' Equity Association's "Not a Lab Rat" campaign, petitioning for actors participating in developmental labs for new stage productions to have a higher minimum salary and also receive a share of the production's profits.[58]

In April 2019, Henningsen partnered with the African Library Project to create a library for St. Catherine's School in Migori County, Kenya, a few hours away from where Cady Heron (her fictional character from Mean Girls) lived.[59] She raised money to pay for shipping costs and collected new and used books donated at the stage door of the August Wilson Theatre.[59] In just over a month, Henningsen received over 1,100 donated books and shipped the "library" to Migori County, Kenya.

She also has served as a mentor and held masterclasses for various programs and organizations, such as The Performing Arts Project, Broadway Method Academy, Broadway Workshop, Exit II Theater, and The Broadway Collective.[60][61][62][63][64]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Henningsen teamed up with She's the First, a non-profit organization committed to providing access to education to all girls, to raise money for their COVID-19 Response Fund by offering access to her exclusive living room concert with any donation amount on May 12, 2020.[65] Her Zoom living room concert on May 15, 2020, raised over $4,000 for She's the First.[66]

Personal life edit

Henningsen began dating Mean Girls costar, Kyle Selig, in 2018.[67] The two announced their engagement on July 1, 2021.[68][69] Henningsen married Selig on May 22, 2023, in New York City.[67]

Theatre credits edit

Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s):

Year Title Role Theatre Director(s) Ref.
2010 Hairspray Penny Pingleton Woodminster Amphitheater Joel Schlader
2012 Carousel Carrie Pipperidge Wagon Wheel Theatre Tony Humrichouser
Chicago Roxie Hart Scott Michaels
2013 Les Misérables Cosette Encore Theater Dan Cooney
2014 Showboat Kim Ravenal David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Ted Sperling
2014–15 Diner Beth Signature Theatre Kathleen Marshall
2015 Les Misérables Fantine (replacement) Imperial Theatre Laurence Connor and James Powell
2015–16 Diner Beth Delaware Theatre Company Kathleen Marshall
2016 South Pacific Ensign Nellie Forbush Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Linda Goodrich
FOUND Becka Philadelphia Theatre Company Lee Overtree
2017 Dear World Nina York Theatre Michael Montel
Mamma Mia! Sophie Benedum Center Barry Ivan
Mean Girls Cady Heron National Theatre (out-of-town tryout) Casey Nicholaw
2018–20 August Wilson Theatre
2022 Joy Joy Mangano George Street Playhouse Casey Hushion

Filmography edit

Film edit

Year Title Role Ref.
2013 Interface Sarah
2014 Bad Girls Christine Babkin
2015 Wide Awake Kennedy

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Live from Lincoln Center: Kern & Hammerstein's Show Boat Kim Ravenal
2018 Saturday Night Live Herself (uncredited) Episode: "Tina Fey"
The Today Show Cady Heron Episode: "May 3, 2018"
Late Night with Seth Meyers Episode: "October 1, 2018"
2021 Harlem Kate 2 episodes
2021–2022 Girls5eva Young Gloria Recurring role, 10 episodes
2022 Blue Bloods Madeline Gleeson Episode: "The Reagan Way"
That Damn Michael Che White Shopper Episode: "Black Mediocrity"
2023 Curses! Ania 2 Episodes, voice
2024 Hazbin Hotel Princess Charlie Morningstar Main cast, voice

Discography edit

Cast recordings and soundtracks edit

Collaborative projects edit

  • Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 17 (2015)[91]
  • Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 20 (2018)[92]

As featured artist edit

  • "Rockin' Around the Pole" by The Hot Elves (2018)[93]
  • "Happy Day in Hell" (2023)

Charted songs edit

List of charted songs, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Bub.

[94]
CAN
[95]
NZ
Hot

[96]
UK
[97]
"Hell's Greatest Dad"
(with Andrew Underberg, Sam Haft, Jeremy Jordan, Amir Talai, and Kimiko Glenn)
2024 9 74 23 98 Hazbin Hotel Original Soundtrack (Pt. 2)
"More Than Anything"
(with Andrew Underberg, Sam Haft, and Jeremy Jordan)
38
"You Didn't Know"
(with Andrew Underberg, Sam Haft, Shoba Narayan, Patina Miller, Jessica Vosk, and Stephanie Beatriz)
25 24

Awards and nominations edit

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2018
Broadway.com Audience Awards Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female) Mean Girls Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical Nominated

Special honors and awards edit

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erika, henningsen, erika, leigh, henningsen, born, august, 1992, american, actress, singer, best, known, work, broadway, originating, role, cady, heron, 2018, tony, nominated, musical, mean, girls, which, received, outer, critics, circle, award, nomination, 20. Erika Leigh Henningsen born August 13 1992 is an American actress and singer She is best known for her work on Broadway and for originating the role of Cady Heron in the 2018 Tony nominated musical Mean Girls for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination 1 2 3 In 2024 she starred as Princess Charlie Morningstar in the adult musical animated series Hazbin Hotel Erika HenningsenHenningsen in 2021BornErika Leigh Henningsen 1992 08 13 August 13 1992 age 31 Moraga California U S EducationUniversity of Michigan BFA OccupationsActor singerYears active2010 presentSpouseKyle Selig m 2023 wbr Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Philanthropy and social activism 4 Personal life 5 Theatre credits 6 Filmography 6 1 Film 6 2 Television 7 Discography 7 1 Cast recordings and soundtracks 7 2 Collaborative projects 7 3 As featured artist 7 4 Charted songs 8 Awards and nominations 8 1 Special honors and awards 9 References 10 External linksEarly life and education editHenningsen was born and raised in Moraga California 4 5 She is the youngest of three daughters born to Phil and Marybeth Henningsen 4 Henningsen started in theatre after her parents recognized her passion for talking and being in front of people from a young age 4 At the age of seven her interest in theatre was piqued after reading the Jack Prelutsky poem The Turkey Shot out of the Oven and hearing the audience s positive response to her performance 5 When she was 14 years old Henningsen was cast in a local production of Grey Gardens and has stated in interviews that after performing in this production she knew she wanted to pursue musical theatre as a career 6 Henningsen graduated from Campolindo High School in 2010 and then studied at the University of Michigan earning a BFA in musical theatre in 2014 5 7 During her undergraduate years she also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London through the NYU London program 8 Henningsen was selected as the winner of the 2014 Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship an award given to a University of Michigan graduating senior in recognition of outstanding talent and career potential in musical theatre 5 Career editIn 2010 at the age of 17 Henningsen was cast in her first professional production as Penny Pingleton in Hairspray at the Woodminster Amphitheater in Oakland California 6 9 In November 2014 she made her New York Philharmonic debut as Kim Ravenal in a staged concert production of Kern and Hammerstein s Show Boat 10 11 A live taping of the production later aired on PBS on October 16 2015 12 Later that year Henningsen starred as Beth in the musical Diner based on Barry Levinson s 1982 film of the same name with music and lyrics by Sheryl Crow 13 The musical directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall made its world premiere with a sold out run at the Signature Theatre in Washington D C from December 9 2014 to January 25 2015 14 She remained part of the production and its extended run when it was staged by the Delaware Theatre Company in December 2015 15 16 Henningsen made her Broadway debut as Fantine in the revival of Les Miserables on March 3 2015 3 7 17 She has disclosed in interviews that she was about to file for unemployment when she learned she was cast as Fantine which also happened to be the last role she played as an undergraduate at the University of Michigan 11 months earlier 4 17 18 She is the youngest actress in Broadway history to date to portray the role of Fantine 6 19 She left the production along with fellow Les Miserables co stars Ramin Karimloo and Samantha Hill on August 30 2015 and was replaced by Memphis star Montego Glover 20 In the summer of 2016 Henningsen portrayed Ensign Nellie Forbush opposite Ben Davis in the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera s production of South Pacific 21 22 In February 2017 she appeared in an Off Broadway staged concert of Jerry Herman s musical Dear World as Nina with the York Theatre Company starring alongside Tyne Daly Alison Fraser and Ann Harada 23 24 Henningsen returned to the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera PCLO in the summer of 2017 starring as Sophie in the company s regional production of Mamma Mia 25 During her run at PCLO it was announced that she was cast as Cady Heron in the upcoming Washington D C production of Mean Girls 26 Beginning in 2017 Henningsen starred as Cady Heron in the Tony Award nominated Broadway musical Mean Girls written by Tina Fey with music and lyrics by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin respectively 27 28 29 The show had its world premiere as an out of town tryout at the National Theatre in Washington D C from October 31 2017 to December 3 2017 in which Henningsen originated the role of Cady Heron 29 30 She was later nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for this role 1 The musical which is based on the film of the same name began previews on March 12 2018 and officially opened on Broadway on April 8 2018 at the August Wilson Theatre in New York City 31 During the weeks surrounding the Broadway opening of Mean Girls Henningsen filmed a series of video blogs for Broadway com entitled Too Grool for School Backstage at Mean Girls with Erika Henningsen giving viewers a look backstage and at events like opening night the cast album recording and the cast s appearance on The Today Show 32 33 Henningsen left the production on February 22 2020 and was replaced by actress Sabrina Carpenter 34 35 In March 2019 she portrayed Helen opposite Mean Girls co star Kyle Selig in Stephen Sondheim s Saturday Night at Second Stage Theater as a part of the theater s Musical Mondays weekly concert series 36 In January 2020 it was announced that Henningsen would be joining the Broadway cast of the new musical Flying Over Sunset scheduled to open in the spring of 2020 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater under the direction of James Lapine 37 38 However the production s opening was postponed until the fall of 2020 after theaters were mandated to shut down by Governor Andrew Cuomo on March 12 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 39 Henningsen did not return to the production when it resumed performances in December 2021 40 41 In December 2022 Henningsen starred as Joy Mangano in the world premiere of the musical Joy at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey 42 43 Philanthropy and social activism editAs a student at the University of Michigan Henningsen was the co president of the Michigan Performance Outreach Workshop MPOW a student run organization co founded by her classmate and future Mean Girls co star Ashley Park with the purpose of bringing performing arts educational opportunities to students in southeastern Michigan to foster creative expression build self esteem and strengthen the community 44 45 46 MPOW hosts an on campus workshop each semester for 130 200 public school students that includes performances by University of Michigan students as well as immersive and collaborative workshops in other arts based disciplines 46 47 Henningsen has actively been involved with Sing For Hope a NYC based non profit organization dedicated to creating access to high quality arts education and programming throughout New York City 48 49 She serves as an artist partner teaches classes and leads workshops with purpose of introducing and encouraging creative expression in NYC children with decreased access to the arts 48 50 Henningsen has also participated in events supporting Artists Striving to End Poverty ASTEP Artists For Action NYC Broadway Sings for Immigration Equality and Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS BCEFA 51 52 53 54 55 In July 2018 she attended the 20th Broadway Barks an annual event promoting the adoption of shelter animals 56 In December 2018 Henningsen participated in the second annual Broadway Beats Hunger concert raising funds for the Summit Medical Group Foundation s Food Health and Hope An Answer to Diabetes initiative 57 She was a prominent advocate for the Actors Equity Association s Not a Lab Rat campaign petitioning for actors participating in developmental labs for new stage productions to have a higher minimum salary and also receive a share of the production s profits 58 In April 2019 Henningsen partnered with the African Library Project to create a library for St Catherine s School in Migori County Kenya a few hours away from where Cady Heron her fictional character from Mean Girls lived 59 She raised money to pay for shipping costs and collected new and used books donated at the stage door of the August Wilson Theatre 59 In just over a month Henningsen received over 1 100 donated books and shipped the library to Migori County Kenya She also has served as a mentor and held masterclasses for various programs and organizations such as The Performing Arts Project Broadway Method Academy Broadway Workshop Exit II Theater and The Broadway Collective 60 61 62 63 64 During the COVID 19 pandemic Henningsen teamed up with She s the First a non profit organization committed to providing access to education to all girls to raise money for their COVID 19 Response Fund by offering access to her exclusive living room concert with any donation amount on May 12 2020 65 Her Zoom living room concert on May 15 2020 raised over 4 000 for She s the First 66 Personal life editHenningsen began dating Mean Girls costar Kyle Selig in 2018 67 The two announced their engagement on July 1 2021 68 69 Henningsen married Selig on May 22 2023 in New York City 67 Theatre credits editCredits in bold indicate Broadway production s Year Title Role Theatre Director s Ref 2010 Hairspray Penny Pingleton Woodminster Amphitheater Joel Schlader 6 9 2012 Carousel Carrie Pipperidge Wagon Wheel Theatre Tony Humrichouser 70 Chicago Roxie Hart Scott Michaels 71 2013 Les Miserables Cosette Encore Theater Dan Cooney 72 2014 Showboat Kim Ravenal David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Ted Sperling 11 2014 15 Diner Beth Signature Theatre Kathleen Marshall 13 2015 Les Miserables Fantine replacement Imperial Theatre Laurence Connor and James Powell 17 2015 16 Diner Beth Delaware Theatre Company Kathleen Marshall 15 73 2016 South Pacific Ensign Nellie Forbush Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Linda Goodrich 21 22 FOUND Becka Philadelphia Theatre Company Lee Overtree 74 2017 Dear World Nina York Theatre Michael Montel 23 Mamma Mia Sophie Benedum Center Barry Ivan 25 26 Mean Girls Cady Heron National Theatre out of town tryout Casey Nicholaw 29 30 2018 20 August Wilson Theatre 28 2022 Joy Joy Mangano George Street Playhouse Casey Hushion 42 43 Filmography editFilm edit Year Title Role Ref 2013 Interface Sarah 75 2014 Bad Girls Christine Babkin 76 2015 Wide Awake Kennedy 76 77 Television edit Year Title Role Notes Ref 2015 Live from Lincoln Center Kern amp Hammerstein s Show Boat Kim Ravenal 12 2018 Saturday Night Live Herself uncredited Episode Tina Fey 78 The Today Show Cady Heron Episode May 3 2018 79 Late Night with Seth Meyers Episode October 1 2018 80 2021 Harlem Kate 2 episodes 81 2021 2022 Girls5eva Young Gloria Recurring role 10 episodes 82 2022 Blue Bloods Madeline Gleeson Episode The Reagan Way 83 That Damn Michael Che White Shopper Episode Black Mediocrity 84 2023 Curses Ania 2 Episodes voice 85 2024 Hazbin Hotel Princess Charlie Morningstar Main cast voice 86 Discography editCast recordings and soundtracks edit The Theory of Relativity Original Cast Recording 2016 30 87 Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast Recording 2018 88 Girls5eva Music From the Peacock Original Series 2021 89 90 Collaborative projects edit Broadway s Carols for a Cure Volume 17 2015 91 Broadway s Carols for a Cure Volume 20 2018 92 As featured artist edit Rockin Around the Pole by The Hot Elves 2018 93 Happy Day in Hell 2023 Charted songs edit List of charted songs with year released selected chart positions and album name shown Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSBub 94 CAN 95 NZHot 96 UK 97 Hell s Greatest Dad with Andrew Underberg Sam Haft Jeremy Jordan Amir Talai and Kimiko Glenn 2024 9 74 23 98 Hazbin Hotel Original Soundtrack Pt 2 More Than Anything with Andrew Underberg Sam Haft and Jeremy Jordan 38 You Didn t Know with Andrew Underberg Sam Haft Shoba Narayan Patina Miller Jessica Vosk and Stephanie Beatriz 25 24 Awards and nominations editYear Award Category Nominated work Result Ref 2018 Broadway com Audience Awards Favorite Breakthrough Performance Female Mean Girls Won 98 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical Nominated 1 Special honors and awards edit 2014 Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship 5 2018 Broadway com Star of the Year 99 References edit a b c McPhee Ryan May 7 2018 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child My Fair Lady Win Big at 2018 Outer Critics Circle Awards Playbill Ward Maria April 9 2018 How Mean Girls Erika Henningsen Channeled Cady Heron on Opening Night Vogue a b McDermott Maeve April 6 2018 Mean Girls musical s Cady Heron explains how Me Too helped shape the show s message USA Today a b c d McCarthy Lauren April 10 2018 Erika Henningsen Is Your New Cady Heron and Probably Broadway s Nicest Mean Girl W Magazine a b c d e 2014 Erika Henningson Actors Equity Association Retrieved December 22 2020 a b c d Fierberg Ruthie August 7 2017 7 Things You Need to Know About the Mean Girls Musical s Cady Heron Playbill a b Ginley Kate March 12 2015 Alumnus Lands Broadway Role La Puma Erika Henningsen Biography New York Philharmonic a b Levaux Janet July 1 2010 Hairspray comes to the Oakland hills East Bay Times Dziemianowicz Joe November 6 2014 Show Boat theater review New York Daily News a b Kern amp Hammerstein s Show Boat New York Philharmonic a b Live from Lincoln Center Kern amp Hammerstein s Show Boat PBS org a b Signature Theatre Announces Cast for Sheryl Crow s DINER Musical Whitney Bashor Bryan Fenkart amp More Set to Star Broadway World November 4 2014 Sheryl Crow s DINER Musical Sells Out Run at Signature Theatre Broadway World December 29 2014 a b Hetrick Adam November 6 2015 Exclusive Latest Incarnation of Sheryl Crow Musical Diner Will Star Derek Klena Matthew James Thomas and Noah Weisberg Playbill Sheryl Crow s DINER Concludes DTC Run Today Looking Forward to Broadway Broadway World January 3 2016 a b c Gioia Michael March 5 2015 They Dreamed the Dream How Two Twenty somethings Went Direct From College to Broadway s Les Miserables Playbill Les mis program by University of Michigan ISSUU April 14 2014 Paulson Michael September 5 2017 Tomorrow s Marquee Names Now in the Making New York Times McPhee Ryan August 10 2015 Montego Glover to Play Fantine in Les Miserables on Broadway Broadway com a b Eberson Sharon August 6 2016 Stage review Pittsburgh CLO caps 70th summer with glorious South Pacific Pittsburgh Post Gazette a b Photo Flash First Look at Ben Davis and Erika Henningsen in SOUTH PACIFIC at Pittsburgh CLO Broadway World August 5 2016 a b Clement Olivia February 16 2017 See Who s Joining Tyne Daly in Dear World Playbill Gans Andrew January 11 2017 Tyne Daly Will Star in Dear World for the York Theatre Company Playbill a b Praskovich Drew August 2 2017 Mamma Mia at Pittsburgh CLO Pittsburgh City Paper a b Eberson Sharon July 27 2017 Star of Broadway bound Mean Girls is onstage for Pittsburgh CLO in Mamma Mia Pittsburgh Post Gazette Tony Awards 2018 See the Full List of Nominees Here Vogue June 7 2018 a b Vine Hannah February 2 2018 See Who s Bringing Mean Girls to Broadway Playbill a b c McPhee Ryan July 27 2017 Mean Girls Musical Finds Its Plastics in Taylor Louderman and Ashley Park Additional Casting Announced Playbill a b c Erika Henningsen Taylor Louderman Ashley Park and Kate Rockwell to Play The Plastics in Broadway Bound MEAN GIRLS Musical Cast Announced Broadway World July 27 2017 Vine Hannah April 8 2018 Inside the Mean Girls Opening Night on Broadway Playbill Lefkowitz Andy March 28 2018 Mean Girls Star Erika Henningsen Is Broadway com s Next Vlogger Broadway com Too Grool For School YouTube May 24 2018 Erika Henningsen Set Departure Date From MEAN GIRLS Broadway World January 11 2020 Quinn Dave February 11 2020 Sabrina Carpenter Will Make Broadway Debut in Mean Girls Musical I ve Been Dreaming of This People McPhee Ryan March 5 2019 Mean Girls Erika Henningsen and Kyle Selig Jonathan Raviv More Set for Second Stage s Saturday Night Concert Playbill Lefkowitz Andy January 16 2020 Erika Henningsen Jeremy Kushnier amp More Complete the Cast of New Broadway Musical Flying Over Sunset Broadway com Fierberg Ruthie January 16 2020 Erika Henningsen Jeremy Kushnier and More Join the Cast of Broadway s Flying Over Sunset Playbill Evans Greg March 24 2020 Lincoln Center Theater Postpones Broadway s Flying Over Sunset Until Fall Deadline Broadway News October 19 2021 Flying Over Sunset announces new cast members for Broadway run Broadway News Retrieved November 6 2021 Harms Talaura December 13 2021 Broadway s Flying Over Sunset Opens December 13 Playbill Retrieved December 13 2021 a b Gans Andrew August 15 2022 Mean Girls Erika Henningsen Will Star in World Premiere of Joy the Musical Playbill Retrieved August 15 2022 a b Gershonowitz Heather December 15 2022 Check Out Photos of the World Premiere of Joy the Musical Playbill Chin Jennifer September 30 2013 Spice Up Your School Routine With Unexpected Extracurriculars MOCHI Magazine MPOW Michigan Performance Outreach Workshop YouTube January 9 2018 a b Musical Theatre Students Launch Outreach Organization Michigan Muse Spring 2012 Archived from the original on September 26 2020 Retrieved June 15 2018 eMPOWer MPOW Archived from the original on August 3 2020 a b Jourdan Jane February 14 2018 FFB Erika Henningsen Fit for Broadway What We Do Youth Outreach Sing For Hope Nieves Alexandria May 31 2016 How Sing For Hope Unites The Arts The Odyssey Gordon David March 15 2018 Erika Henningsen Laura Osnes Kate Baldwin to Perform at ASTEP Gala Theater Mania ASTEP amp Friends Gala ASTEP February 27 2018 STAGE TUBE They Won t Keep Quiet Women of Broadway Perform Protest Song Broadway World March 4 2017 Hetrick Adam August 17 2018 Lisa Brescia Erika Henningsen and Kara Lindsay Set for Broadway Sings for Immigration Equality Playbill Gans Andrew April 23 2018 Taylor Trensch Lea Salonga Ethan Slater Take the Stage for April 23 24 Easter Bonnet Competition Playbill Gans Andrew July 14 2018 Hello Dolly Stars Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber Host 20th Annual Broadway Barks July 14 Playbill Gans Andrew November 8 2018 Norbert Leo Butz Kyle Dean Massey Erika Henningsen More Set for Broadway Beats Hunger Concert Playbill McBride Walter January 9 2019 Photo Coverage Theatrical Unions Show Support For Actors Equity Development Strike Broadway World a b Cutruzzula Kara May 9 2019 No mean girls allowed U S soccer sensations go backstage with Tina Fey Women in the World Bid Today for a Backstage Tour at MEAN GIRLS with Erika Henningsen and Grey Henson Broadway World December 15 2017 Faculty Broadway Method Academy Programs Exit II Theater Gathered NYC The Broadway Collective Photo Flash Broadway Workshop Celebrates MEAN GIRLS Day With Ashley Park Erika Henningsen and More Broadway World January 30 2019 Sullivan Lindsey May 5 2020 Odds amp Ends Erika Henningsen Helps Out on Giving Tuesday Qui Nguyen Play Offered in New Adaptation amp More Broadway com Moynihan Caitlin May 14 2020 Erika Henningsen Reflects on the Singular Experience of Mean Girls amp the Future of Flying Over Sunset Broadway com a b Strohm Emily May 25 2023 Stars of Broadway s Mean Girls Are Married Inside the Wedding with Champagne and Pizza in New York City People Campione Katie July 1 2021 Broadway s Erika Henningsen Engaged to Mean Girls Costar Kyle Selig I Choose You Always People Meyer Dan July 1 2021 Mean Girls Stars Erika Henningsen and Kyle Selig Engaged Playbill Fulmer Marcia July 7 2012 R amp H Classic Still Shines on WW Stage Marcia Marcia Marcia Fulmer Marcia July 20 2012 WW Chicago Hits All The Right Notes Marcia Marcia Marcia Lai Daniel July 15 2013 REVIEW Les Miserables Storms the Stage at Encore Musical Theater Patch Media Simoes Monica December 10 2015 Onstage Pics Delaware Theatre Company Serves Up the New Sheryl Crow Musical Diner Playbill Andrew Call F Michael Haynie amp More Will Star in Philadelphia Theatre Company s FOUND Broadway World October 5 2016 Interface 2013 IMDb IMDb a b Erika Henningsen IMDb IMDb Cast Wide Awake Wide Awake Film Mean Girls SNL YouTube May 19 2018 Tina Fey s Mean Girls Offer Up a Today Show Performance That Is Totally Fetch Broadway com May 3 2018 The Cast of Mean Girls Performs Stupid with Love YouTube October 2 2018 Harlem Full Cast amp Crew TV Series 2021 IMDb IMDb Will Ashton May 15 2021 Peacock s Girls5eva Cast Where You ve Seen The Comedy Actors Before CINEMABLEND Retrieved February 5 2023 Blue Bloods The Reagan Way TV Episode 2022 IMDb IMDb That Damn Michael Che Black Mediocrity TV Episode 2022 IMDb IMDb Curses TV Series 2023 IMDb Retrieved October 28 2023 Mullinax Hope October 14 2023 Hazbin Hotel Teaser Reveals Dazzling Cast for Animated Series at NYCC Collider Retrieved October 14 2023 The Theory of Relativity Album Released Today Playbill April 29 2016 Weatherby Taylor May 3 2018 Mean Girls Musical Unveils Latest Track From Cast Recording Album Apex Predator Listen Billboard Memo Heran May 3 2021 Girls5eva Soundtrack to Arrive With Peacock Series Including Sara Bareilles Penned Song Exclusive Billboard Girls5eva Music From The Peacock Original Series Apple Music May 6 2021 Rafter Keddy Genevieve December 13 2015 Exclusive Photo Coverage LES MISERABLES Company Gathers in the Recording Studio for Carols For A Cure Broadway World Hetrick Adam November 19 2018 Casts of Mean Girls Frozen Dear Evan Hansen and Pretty Woman Featured on 2018 Carols For a Cure Playbill Nelson Jeff December 7 2018 The Mean Girls Musical Releases Music Video for Holiday Song Rockin Around the Pole People Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of February 17 2024 Billboard Retrieved February 13 2024 Canadian Hot 100 Week of February 17 2024 Billboard Retrieved February 13 2024 NZ Hot Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ February 5 2024 Retrieved February 2 2024 Underberg Haft Jordan Talai songs and albums full Official Chart History Official Charts Retrieved February 2 2024 Mean Girls Leads Broadway com Audience Choice Award Winners Ethan Slater Hailey Kilgore Also Take Top Prizes Broadway com May 16 2018 King Eric December 20 2018 Erika Henningsen Is the 2018 Broadway com Star of the Year Here s Why We Love the Mean Girls Star Broadway com External links editOfficial website Erika Henningsen at the Internet Broadway Database Erika Henningsen at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Erika Henningsen amp oldid 1214112328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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