Crystal Lucas-Perry
American actress
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Crystal Lucas-Perry is an American actress, singer, songwriter and producer. She is known for her performances on Broadway starring in the musical revival of 1776 (2022), and the Jordan E. Cooper sketch-play Ain't No Mo' (2023), the later of which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play.[1]
Education
Lucas-Perry attended both Western Michigan University, (BFA) from which she graduated in 2010,[2] and New York University Tisch School of the Arts, (MFA) from which she graduated in 2013.[3]
Career
Lucas-Perry was a member of the cast of Jordan E. Cooper's sketch play Ain't No Mo' for its premiere Off-Broadway in 2019.[4]
In September 2022 Lucas-Perry made her Broadway debut as John Adams in the musical revival of 1776.
When Ain't No Mo' transferred to Broadway at the beginning of December, she reprised her roles in the production.[5] Deadline Hollywood wrote positively of her performance adding, "Lucas-Perry returns later in the show in one of the most emotionally powerful of the sketches...playing [a] convict to be released from a prison."[6] Although the play failed to find an audience and was a commercial failure it received six Tony Award nominations including for Lucas-Perry who was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
Theatre credits
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Little Children Dream of God | Madison | Roundabout Underground | [7] |
| Storm, Still | Goneril, Edgar | Brooklyn Backyard | ||
| 2016 | A Sign of the Times | Tanya | Goodspeed Musicals | [9] |
| 2017 | Bastard Jones | Lady Bellaston | Cell Theater | [10] |
| Bull in a China Shop | Off-Broadway, Claire Tow Theater | [11] | ||
| The Taming of the Shrew | Petruchio | Regional, Chicago Shakespeare Theater | [12] | |
| 2018 | A Sign of the Times | Tanya | Regional, Delaware Theatre Company | [13] |
| 2019 | Ain't No Mo' | Passenger #5 | Off-Broadway, The Public Theater | |
| A Bright Room Called Day | Zillah | [14] | ||
| 2022 | 1776 | John Adams | Regional, America Repertory Theatre and Broadway, American Airlines Theatre | |
| Ain't No Mo' | Passenger #5 | Broadway, Belasco Theatre | [15] | |
| 2024 | A Sign of the Times | Tanya | Off-Broadway, New World Stages | [16] |
| 2025 | The Great Privation | Mrs. Freeman/Minnie | Off-Broadway, Soho Rep |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lucille Lortel Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Ain't No Mo' | Won | [17] |
| 2020 | Antonyo Awards | Best Featured Actor in a Play Off-Broadway | A Bright Room Called Day | Nominated | [18] |
| 2023 | Tony Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Play | Ain't No Mo' | Nominated | [19] |
| 2025 | Obie Award | Performance | Pericles: A Public Works Concert Experience and The Great Privation (How to flip ten cents into a dollar) | Won | [20] |