Nikki Renée Daniels

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Nikki Renée Daniels is a stage actress best known for her performances in musicals on Broadway, including as Nabulungi in The Book of Mormon.

Daniels was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to a mother who taught preschool and a father who managed a meat packing company.[1] She started singing at the age of 13 and attended a performing arts high school in Atlanta.[2] She earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music.[3]

Career

Daniels moved to New York City[4] and made her Broadway debut in the musical Aida in 2000.[5] Over the next decade, her Broadway credits included Nine (2003) as Renata, The Look of Love (2003) as Pit Singer, Little Shop of Horrors (2004) as the understudy for Chiffon, Crystal and Ronnette, Lestat (2006) as Eleni.[5] Les Misérables (2007) as Fantine.[6] Further Broadway roles were in |Promises, Promises (2010) as Barbara, Anything Goes (2011) as the understudy for Hope,[5] Porgy & Bess (2012) as Clara,[5][7] The Book of Mormon (2014–2018) as Nabulungi,[8] Company (2021–2022) as Jenny and understudy for Bobbie (the first Black actor to play Bobbie on Broadway)[9] and Once Upon a Mattress (2024), as Lady Larken.[5]

Her other theatre credits include Ragtime as Sarah (2002; North Shore Music Theatre, Massachusetts),[10] Dorian as Celia Vane (2002, Denver Center, Colorado),[11] Anything Goes as Hope (2006, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Massachusetts),[12] Ray Charles Live! as Della B (2007, Pasadena Playhouse, California),[13] Beauty and the Beast as Belle, (2008, American Musical Theatre of San Jose, California),[14] Caroline, or Change as Emmie (2009, The Gunthrie, Minnesota),[15] 1776 as Martha Jefferson (2016, Encores!, New York)[16] and Hamilton as Angelica Schuyler (2019, CIBC Theatre, Chicago).[17]

Theatre credits

Year Production Role Location Ref
2000 Aida Nehebka, Ensemble, u/s Aida Broadway, Palace Theatre [5]
2002 Ragtime Sarah Massachusetts, North Shore Music Theatre [10]
2002 Dorian Celia Vane Colorado, Denver Center [11]
2003 Nine Renata Broadway, Eugene O'Neill Theatre [18]
2003 The Look of Love Pit Singer Broadway, Brooks Atkinson Theatre [5]
2004 Little Shop of Horrors u/s Chiffon, Crystal, Ronette Broadway, Virginia Theatre [19]
National tour [20]
2006 Lestat Eleni Broadway, Palace Theatre [5]
2006 Anything Goes Hope Harcourt Massachusetts, Williamstown Theatre Festival [12]
2006 Les Misérables Factory Worker/Madeleine/Whore, u/s Fantine Broadway, Broadhurst Theatre [5]
2007 Fantine
2007 Ray Charles Live! Della B California, Pasadena Playhouse [13]
2008 Beauty and the Beast Belle California, American Musical Theatre of San Jose [14]
2009 Caroline, or Change Emmie Minnesota, The Gunthrie [15]
2010 Promises, Promises Barbara, Orchestra Voice Broadway, Broadway Theatre [5]
2011 Anything Goes Passenger, u/s Hope Harcourt Broadway, Stephen Sondheim Theatre [5]
2011 Porgy and Bess Clara Boston, American Repertory Theater [7]
2012 Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre [5]
2014 The Book of Mormon Nabulungi Broadway Eugene O'Neill Theatre [5]
2019 Hamilton Angelica Schuyler Chicago, CIBC Theatre [17]
2021 Company Jenny, u/s Bobbie Broadway, Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre [21][9]
2024 Once Upon a Mattress Lady Larken Broadway, Hudson Theatre [22]

Film

Year Project Role Notes Ref
2021 The Waves in Quarantine Self [23]
2023 Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future Self Concert TV special [24]
2024 Wicked Vocal ensemble [25]

Recordings

Her debut solo album, Home, was released in 2012, to generally positive reviews. Tituss Burgess and Jeff Kready each featured on a song.[26][27]

Concerts

Honors and awards

Personal life

References

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