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Articles
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The Interval
An Interview with Nikka Graff Lanzarone
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The Interval
Mental Health And Working In Theatre: A Roundtable Discussion
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Call Me Adam
Conference Call:
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BroadwayWorld
on Debuting HERO WORSHIP and Performing SWEET CHARITY in the Aftermath of the Election
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Bleep Magazine
Artist Spotlight
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Time Out New York
Most Stylish New Yorkers 2012
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Broadway.com
A Day In The Life
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Podcasts
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The Great Broadway Game Show Competition!
There’s never been a musical theatre game show… until now. In The Great Broadway Game Show Competition teams of Broadway stars face off against each other, and the audience, to identify show tunes and win money for charity, all while sharing intimate stories and memories from their lives and careers.
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Cause An Effect with Sheri Sanders
“Whether you’ve seen her in a small cast revisical, or you don’t see her at all cuz’ she’s quietly fighting for your rights as an Elected Official in our union! Nikka Graff Lanzarone is here to help.”
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I Hope I Get It Podcast
“Tales from the audition room. Actress and Singer Tarryn Steyn chats to guests about their experiences in the audition room. They talk about the good, the bad and the ‘Oh my god, did that just happen’”
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The Ensemblist
“…We here at The Ensemblist are creating some comfort food for uncomfortable times – talking to some of our favorite musical theatre performers about their favorite musicals. We couldn’t think of a better person to launch this mini-series with than our co-creator Nikka Graff Lanzarone. “
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BroadwayCon: The Podcast
Broadway favorite Nikka Graff Lanzarone talks about the New Group production of Sweet Charity, making her Broadway debut in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and stepping into the iconic role of Chicago's Velma Kelly. She also talks about her podcast, The Ensemblist, her family's show business legacy, why she still loves living in New York City.
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Broadway Babies
In this SUPERSIZED episode, Noelle and Stephanie welcome the dynamic mother/daughter duo Ilene Graff and Nikka Graff Lanzarone!
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KPCC The Frame
“Why ensemble performers are the unsung heroes of Broadway”
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Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine
“Little Known Facts is a weekly podcast hosted by stage and film actress Ilana Levine. With over 250 interviews to date with today’s most successful artists, Levine engages her celebrity guests in intimate conversations that are hilarious, vulnerable, revealing and inspiring.”
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Something New with Joel B. New
“‘Something New’ is award-winning writer Joel B. New’s chance to host the savviest professionals in the theatre industry, hear their stories, premiere brand new original songs, and get to the heart of what makes them the working, multifaceted artists they have come to be.”
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And I Thought - The Ladies Tales
“Nikka is from a family of creators. She found her own way to stand out.”
Quotes
Hero Worship
solo show, 54 Below
Nominee: BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards
(Best Solo Show, Best Director, Best Music Director)Time Out New York Recommended Pick
“…Lanzarone, a true-blue triple threat…”
“Lanzarone, a strong belter, is entirely
in her element singing theater standards,
the music that is in her blood. She demonstrated, however, that she is as equipped to take on more contemporary or
pop-skewing music, as well."
“[The medley] was both an eye-opening demonstration of the intricacy of backup vocals as well as an impressive show of Lanzarone's impressive and extensive musicality.”
“If her solo concert debut was an indication of the career that still lies ahead of her, it would be no stretch to imagine she herself will one day be honored in someone's own hero worship." - BroadwayWorld
Ilene and Nikka: Together Again For The First Time
54 Below and Upstairs at Vitello’s
Nominee: BroadwayWorld Award (Best Duo Show)
“…a joyously entertaining evening…She handled the tongue-twisting lyrics and break-neck speed with great aplomb. Her theater voice filled the large room without overwhelming it on this and her other numbers.” - CabaretScenes
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Winner: 2018 Robby Award
(Best Supporting Actress in a Musical)
Musical Theatre Guild, Los Angeles
“Nikka Graff Lanzarone brought down the house with her comic characterization of the truly manic Candela; her ‘Model Behavior’ was
inspired lunacy.” - Haines His Way
"Lanzarone was delightful as Candela, a complex role to play but so much fun to take in.
She was deliriously funny.” - BroadwayWorld
Sweet Charity
Off-Broadway, The New Group
Nominee: 2017 Chita Rivera Award
(Outstanding Female Dancer)
“…drama-queen girlfriend Ursula (Nikka Graff Lanzarone, priceless)” - The Hollywood Reporter
“Classy Nikka Graff Lanzarone is a tough cookie as Vittorio’s tempestuous girlfriend Ursula, as well as Carmen…” - TheaterScene.net
Over Here!
The Triad Theatre
“…Broadway favorite Nikka Graff Lanzarone was a hoot as Nazi spy Mitzi, making the most of the Germanic-flavored ‘Wait for Me, Marlena’.”
-Theater Pizazz
“Nikka Graff Lanzarone added her own pizzazz as Mitzi - the Nazi spy with legs for days.”
- BroadwayWorld
Hello Again
Off-Broadway, The Transport Group
Winner: 2011 Drama League Distinguished Performance Award (Full Ensemble)
“A few standouts: Nikka Graff Lanzarone as the Whore, who yearns for a trick that lasts past the evening…” - Out.com
“…Lanzarone is all haunting smokiness as the body peddler who is herself crippled by illusions.” - TalkinBroadway
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Broadway
“Nikka Graff Lanzarone and Justin Guarini, as a very funny odd couple who wander into Pepa’s penthouse…” - Variety
“…well-matched opposite Nikka Graff Lanzarone, who plays his fiancée, Marisa.” - WNYC
