Nikka Graff Lanzarone

is a NYC-based performer, labor leader, yoga instructor, podcaster, and human person (among many other things).

  • Nikka, in a gold pleated skirt, white turtleneck, and black boots, is balanced on one toe with the other leg out in front of her. She looks at the camera while one arm trails behind her and her purple hair is everywhere.

    oh hi!

    I’m Nikka.
    My pronouns are she/her/hers. I’m based in Brooklyn (lands of the Munsee Lenape and Canarsie people).

    It’s a website where I know I’m supposed to pretend I am Very Cool And Fancy All The Time, but why lie? I am a very big nerd about a lot of things, and I really like being in The Play. Not just plays. (I do mostly musicals, honestly.)
    The Royal Play. The metaphorical Play.
    You know what I mean.

    Read on.

  • Nikka, in grey jeans and a black turtleneck, sits on a concrete barrier in Times Square. She looks off to the right.

    what else?

    Some of the things I am a very big nerd about and like making and working on:
    The labor movement, podcasts, teaching yoga, organizing small spaces, and design.

    I’m also a mental health advocate, spouse, cat lady, lover of word games, and a bunch of other things you can read about here.

  • Nikka, in a brown tank top, looks at the camera with the same kind of confusion that she looks at herself when she writes in too many tenses at once.

    (I also can never decide what tense to write in, so get ready for a whole bunch of that.)

    Thank you for your understanding.

  • Nikka, in another black turtleneck, giggles while pushing her hair back from her forehead. Her face is mostly obscured by her hand. The photo is black&white.

    here’s a different picture.

    With smiling in it, even!

  • Nikka, in front of a blue background in a white button-down shirt, black briefs and black fishnets, sits on a folding chair in a pose with one leg long behind her. Her arm is draped over her head and she looks off to the left.

    anyway! go poke around.

    Have fun. Say hi.

    Holler if you see any typos.

the latest.

  • logo for the cast album for The Unsinkable Molly Brown

    The Unsinkable Molly Brown Cast Album

    “She ain’t down yet! Brought to you by the Transport Group’s award-winning production in conjunction with Music Theatre International, this studio recording of The Unsinkable Molly Brown…features Meredith Willson's original score and lyrics plus unknown gems from Willson’s trunk, with a new book and added lyrics by Dick Scanlan, and liner notes by Luis Miranda.
    The Unsinkable Molly Brown is produced by Michael Croiter, Michael Rafter, and Dick Scanlan.”

    Available from Broadway Records

  • Podcast Interview: Off The Cuff with Danny LoPriore

    What does mental health look like in one of the most cutthroat industries in the world? Can a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis ever be a good thing? And must the show always go on? Nikka talks with host Danny LoPriore about mental stamina, why certain mental health conditions go underdiagnosed in women, and the “epiphany” of her ADHD diagnosis.

    Listen

  • BroadwayPlus

    I'm now available on BroadwayPlus for meet-and-greets, shout-outs, audition coaching, and acting and dance lessons!

    Let's Connect!

  • City of Ghosts

    Playing several roles in the podcast City of Ghosts: A supernatural, neo-noir fiction podcast about power, corruption, and ghosts.

    Listen!

more photos?

sounds like a plan.

photo by Justin Patterson