Vanessa L. Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams, known professionally as Vanessa L. Williams or Vanessa Williams, is an American singer, actress, producer and former fashion model. In 1983, she became the first African-American woman crowned Miss America, but a scandal arose when Penthouse magazine bought and published nude photographs of her. She relinquished her title early and was succeeded by the first runner-up, Suzette Charles of New Jersey. Williams rebounded by launching a career as an entertainer, earning multiple Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award nominations. She is arguably the most successful Miss America winner in the field of entertainment.
Williams released her debut album The Right Stuff in 1988, which spawned the hits "The Right Stuff", a No. 1 on Hot Dance Songs, and "Dreamin'" a No. 1 on R&B and No. 8 on Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album The Comfort Zone in 1991 topped the Billboard R&B Album Chart, which spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit "Save the Best for Last". In 1994 she debuted on Broadway in the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman. In 1995 she recorded "Colors of the Wind", the Oscar-winner for Best Original Song from the Disney animated feature film Pocahontas, which reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Vanessa L. Williams is preparing for
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Uncle Vanya - Producer
20:00, Tue 2nd March 2021 - Sun 7th March 2021 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
20:00, Tue 9th March 2021 - Sun 14th March 2021 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
19:30, Tue 16th March 2021 - Sun 21st March 2021 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
Uncle Vanya is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897 and received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre, under the direction of…
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In the Heights - Nina Rosario
19:45, Tue 23rd March 2021 - Fri 26th March 2021 at Almeida Theatre
20:45, Tue 30th March 2021 - Fri 2nd April 2021 at Almeida Theatre
19:00, Tue 6th April 2021 - Fri 9th April 2021 at Almeida Theatre
In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving an ensemble cast of characters in…
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American Idiot - Drums
20:30, Tue 18th May 2021 - Fri 21st May 2021 at Barbican Centre
American Idiot is a one-act, through-sung stage musical, an adaptation of punk rock band Green Day's rock opera, American Idiot. After a run at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2009, the show moved…
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Richard III - Choreographer
21:30, Sat 5th June 2021 - Fri 11th June 2021 at Barbican Centre
Richard III is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1592. It depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and subsequent short reign of Richard III of England…
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Urinetown - Trumpet
21:30, Thu 2nd September 2021 - Sun 5th September 2021 at Haymarket Theatre
Urinetown: The Musical is a satirical comedy musical, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibilit…
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Gypsy: A Musical Fable - Drums
20:15, Tue 7th September 2021 - Sun 12th September 2021 at Random Venue 9
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and…
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Wicked - Writer
19:30, Sat 6th November 2021 - Tue 9th November 2021 at Random Venue 13
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, a…
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Wicked - Bassoon
20:00, Sun 21st November 2021 - Sat 27th November 2021 at Random Venue 24
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, a…
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The Misanthrope - Producer
19:15, Thu 9th December 2021 - Mon 13th December 2021 at Barbican Centre
The Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover is a 17th-century comedy of manners in verse written by Molière. It was first performed on 4 June 1666 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, Paris by the King's Play…
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In the Heights - Set Designer
19:15, Tue 14th December 2021 - Sat 18th December 2021 at Chichester Festival Theatre
In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving an ensemble cast of characters in…
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Antony and Cleopatra - Sound Designer
19:30, Wed 19th January 2022 - Sat 22nd January 2022 at Random Venue 49
18:00, Wed 26th January 2022 - Sat 29th January 2022 at Random Venue 49
19:30, Wed 2nd February 2022 - Sat 5th February 2022 at Random Venue 49
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives and follows the relat…
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Funny Girl - Mrs. Strakosh
21:15, Tue 15th February 2022 - Fri 18th February 2022 at Royal Court Theatre
Funny Girl is a musical with a book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill. The semi-biographical plot is based on the life and career of Broadway, film star and comedienne…
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A Streetcar Named Desire - Stanley Kowalski
19:15, Tue 15th March 2022 - Sun 20th March 2022 at Random Venue 65
A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. The play opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947,…
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Antigone - Haemon
20:15, Thu 7th April 2022 - Mon 11th April 2022 at Adelphi Theatre
Antigone is a tragedy by Sophocles written in or before 441 BC. Chronologically, it is the third of the three Theban plays but was written first. The play expands on the Theban legend that predated it…
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Jersey Boys - Bob Crewe
15:15, Thu 14th April 2022 - Sun 17th April 2022 at Random Venue 29
Jersey Boys is a jukebox musical with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. It is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation,…
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A Raisin in the Sun - Musical Director, Camera Operator
12:30, Thu 21st July 2022 - Sun 24th July 2022 at Royal Opera House, London
20:15, Thu 28th July 2022 - Sun 31st July 2022 at Royal Opera House, London
21:00, Thu 4th August 2022 - Sun 7th August 2022 at Royal Opera House, London
A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" by Langston Hughes. The story is based upon a black family's experiences in…
Vanessa L. Williams has been involved with
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West Side Story - Action
11:45, Tue 12th January 2021 - Sun 17th January 2021 at Haymarket Theatre
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Peter and Wendy - Musical Director
22:00, Wed 30th December 2020 - Sat 2nd January 2021 at Savoy Theatre
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We Will Rock You - Meat
19:30, Wed 9th December 2020 - Sat 12th December 2020 at London Palladium
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Oresteia - Cassandra, Apollo
20:00, Wed 28th October 2020 - Sat 31st October 2020 at Chichester Festival Theatre
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The History Boys - Hector
21:00, Fri 16th October 2020 at Adelphi Theatre
23:30, Sat 17th October 2020 at Random Venue 15
20:45, Sun 18th October 2020 at Chichester Festival Theatre
13:45, Mon 19th October 2020 at The Old Vic
20:15, Tue 20th October 2020 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
20:45, Thu 22nd October 2020 at Crucible Theatre
19:30, Sun 25th October 2020 at Royal Opera House, London
20:00, Tue 27th October 2020 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
19:45, Wed 28th October 2020 at Random Venue 94
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Big Daddy
21:00, Sat 8th August 2020 - Wed 12th August 2020 at Random Venue 48
21:00, Sat 15th August 2020 - Wed 19th August 2020 at Random Venue 48
20:30, Sat 22nd August 2020 - Wed 26th August 2020 at Random Venue 48
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Jesus Christ Superstar - Musical Director
20:30, Mon 17th August 2020 - Thu 20th August 2020 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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Oklahoma! - Technical Director
20:45, Sat 15th August 2020 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
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A Streetcar Named Desire - Production Manager
13:15, Tue 23rd June 2020 - Fri 26th June 2020 at Random Venue 80
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We Will Rock You - Clarinet
20:45, Wed 27th May 2020 at Random Venue 50
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Show Boat - Clarinet
15:45, Thu 5th March 2020 - Mon 9th March 2020 at Random Venue 76
20:00, Thu 12th March 2020 - Mon 16th March 2020 at Random Venue 76
19:45, Thu 19th March 2020 - Mon 23rd March 2020 at Random Venue 76
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Shrek the Musical - Lighting Designer
20:30, Thu 3rd October 2019 - Sun 6th October 2019 at Royal Court Theatre
21:00, Thu 10th October 2019 - Sun 13th October 2019 at Royal Court Theatre
20:15, Thu 17th October 2019 - Sun 20th October 2019 at Royal Court Theatre
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Company - Peter
20:45, Tue 10th September 2019 - Sun 15th September 2019 at Royal Opera House, London
21:00, Tue 17th September 2019 - Sun 22nd September 2019 at Royal Opera House, London
21:00, Tue 24th September 2019 - Sun 29th September 2019 at Royal Opera House, London
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The Lion King - Publicist
20:15, Wed 21st August 2019 - Sun 25th August 2019 at Random Venue 14
19:45, Wed 28th August 2019 - Sun 1st September 2019 at Random Venue 14
11:45, Wed 4th September 2019 - Sun 8th September 2019 at Random Venue 14
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A Chorus Line - Set Designer
20:30, Tue 16th July 2019 - Sat 20th July 2019 at London Palladium
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona - Proteus
21:00, Sun 16th June 2019 - Thu 20th June 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
21:00, Sun 23rd June 2019 - Thu 27th June 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
20:30, Sun 30th June 2019 - Thu 4th July 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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King Lear - Production Manager
13:15, Fri 14th June 2019 - Tue 18th June 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
15:30, Fri 21st June 2019 - Tue 25th June 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
21:00, Fri 28th June 2019 - Tue 2nd July 2019 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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The Odd Couple - Oscar Madison
20:15, Wed 10th October 2018 at Noël Coward Theatre
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Peer Gynt - Choreographer
21:00, Mon 9th October 2017 at Noël Coward Theatre
20:45, Wed 11th October 2017 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
20:45, Thu 12th October 2017 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
21:00, Fri 13th October 2017 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
20:30, Mon 16th October 2017 at Random Venue 89
20:15, Tue 17th October 2017 at Crucible Theatre
20:30, Thu 19th October 2017 at Random Venue 48
21:00, Fri 20th October 2017 at Barbican Centre
20:45, Sat 21st October 2017 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
20:45, Tue 24th October 2017 at Chichester Festival Theatre
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Uncle Vanya - Aleksandr Vladimirovich Serebryakov
20:30, Sat 12th August 2017 - Fri 18th August 2017 at Noël Coward Theatre
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The Winter's Tale - Writer
20:45, Thu 22nd June 2017 - Sun 25th June 2017 at Barbican Centre
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The Imaginary Invalid - Writer
20:15, Thu 13th October 2016 at Almeida Theatre