Nikka Graff Lanzarone (born November 20, 1983) is an actress^[1] and dancer.

Early life

On November 20, 1983, Lanzarone was born in Los Angeles, California. Lanzarone's mother is Ilene Graff, an actress.^[2] Lanzarone's father is Ben Lanzarone, a composer. Lanzarone is the niece of director and actor Todd Graff^[3]

Career

Lanzarone graduated from the Boston Conservatory with a degree in Musical Theatre. Her first professional performance following her education was in Jerry Mitchell's Peepshow in Las Vegas. Broadway saw her debut as Marisa in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, based on the Pedro Almodóvar film of the same name. Her last Broadway performance was in Chicago as the iconic Velma Kelly.

Lanzarone starred as Mitzi the Nazi in the 2019 Off-Broadway revival of the Sherman Brothers' Over Here!. The production was directed by Will Nunziata with musical direction by Blake Allen and starred Tony Award winner Debbie Gravitte, Haley Swindal as Pauline, and Jessica Hendy as Paulette.^[4]

Theatre

Broadway

• Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010)^[5][6][7][8]
• Chicago (2011)

Off-Broadway

• Seussical The Musical (2011)
• Hello Again (2011)
• Zorba! (City Center Encores!, 2015)
• Sweet Charity (2016)

Select filmography

• Bandslam (2009) (Movie) .... New Art Teacher
• Outside the Box (2011) .... Marion Crane (1 episode, 2014)
• Unforgettable (2014) .... Heather
• Divorce (2018)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2018) .... Myrna

References

External links

• Nikka Graff Lanzarone at IMDb
• Video Nikka Graff
• Debut Nikka graff lanzarone in Broadway