Crystal Lucas-Perry Explained

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

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2015Little Children Dream of GodMadisonRoundabout Underground[7]
Storm, StillGoneril, EdgarBrooklyn Backyard
2016A Sign of the TimesTanyaGoodspeed Musicals[8]
2017Bastard JonesLady BellastonCell Theater[9]
Bull in a China ShopClaire Tow Theater[10]
The Taming of the ShrewPetruchioChicago Shakespeare Theater[11]
2018A Sign of the TimesTanyaDelaware Theatre Company[12]
2019Ain't No Mo'Passenger #5The Public Theater
A Bright Room Called DayZillahThe Public Theater[13]
20221776John AdamsAmerica Repertory Theatre
American Airlines Theatre
Ain't No MoPassenger #5Belasco Theatre[14]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019Lucille Lortel AwardsOutstanding Featured Actress in a PlayAin't No Mo'[15]
2020Antonyo AwardsBest Featured Actor in a Play Off-BroadwayA Bright Room Called Day[16]
2023Tony AwardsBest Featured Actress in a PlayAin't No Mo'[17]

References

  1. Web site: 2 May 2023 . 2023 Tony Awards Nominations - Show by Show! . 2023-05-05 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2021-10-14 . Our Distinguished Alumni: Crystal Lucas-Perry . 2023-05-05 . Western Michigan University . en.
  3. Web site: Grad Acting: Crystal Lucas-Perry ('13) Stars in '1776' on Broadway . 2023-05-05 . tisch.nyu.edu . en.
  4. Web site: Hornik . Caitlin . 2022-10-06 . Crystal Lucas-Perry and more complete the cast of ‘Ain’t No Mo’’ on Broadway . 2023-05-05 . Broadway News . en.
  5. News: Hall . Margaret . 15 December 2022 . Crystal Lucas-Perry Celebrates Her Birthday at Ain't No Mo' In Style . Playbill . 5 May 2023.
  6. Web site: ‘Ain’t No Mo’ & ‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’ – Broadway Reviews. May 25, 2023.
  7. Web site: 2015-02-17 . Little Children Dream of God . 2023-05-05 . TheaterMania . en-US.
  8. Web site: Zednick . Jason . 2016-07-29 . Bruce Vilanch's A Sign of the Times Comes to Goodspeed Musicals . 2023-05-05 . TheaterMania . en-US.
  9. News: Vincentelli . Elisabeth . 2017-06-26 . Review: A Bawdy ‘Bastard Jones,’ Dancing With a Peg Leg . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-05 . 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: Zednick . Jason . 2017-02-15 . Take a Look at Enid Graham, Lizbeth Mackay, and the Cast of Bull in a China Shop . 2023-05-05 . TheaterMania . en-US.
  11. Web site: Vitali . Marc . 25 September 2017 . Shaking Up Shakespeare with All-Female Cast in ‘Taming of the Shrew’ . 2023-05-05 . WTTW News . en.
  12. Web site: Facciolo . Christine . 14 December 2018 . Delaware Theatre's 'A Sign of the Times' is nostalgic, but timely . 2023-05-05 . WHYY . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2019-09-20 . Nikki M. James, Grace Gummer, and More to Lead Tony Kushner's A Bright Room Called Day . 2023-05-05 . TheaterMania . en-US.
  14. Web site: Ain't No Mo' Broadway. Playbill. May 25, 2023.
  15. Web site: Lefkowitz . Andy . 5 May 2019 . Carmen Jones Leads Winners of 2019 Lucille Lortel Awards . 2023-05-05 . Broadway.com . en.
  16. Web site: McPhee . Ryan . June 19, 2020 . Here Are the Winners of Broadway Black's Inaugural Antonyo Awards . June 20, 2020 . Playbill.
  17. News: Sherman . Rachel . Cohn . Gabe . May 2, 2023 . Tony Awards Nominations 2023: The Complete List . . May 2, 2023.