Simone (actress)
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Simone is a Broadway
actress/singer and the daughter of Nina Simone
.
Prior to her acting career, Simone served in the United States Air Force
as an engineering assistant. Afterwards, she sang background for various European artists and was part of Spanish artist Raphael's touring chorus.
Simone's stage debut was in a national tour of the Andrew Lloyd Webber
rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar
, as Soul Sister and understudy for Mary. In 1996, she continued her career as a swing and female understudy in the original Broadway production of Rent
. Later that year, Simone performed the lead role of Mimi Marquez in its first national tour, from November 1996 to April 1998.
After a short hiatus from acting, Simone returned to the Broadway stage in the Disney musical Aida
as Aida. She performed the role from January 29, 2002 until June 15, 2003. She reprised this role for a short time at The Muny
Theater in St. Louis in the summer of 2006. In the summer of 2007, she played the role of Fantine from Les Misérables
at the Muny.
Simone has released two solo albums, Simone Superstar and Simone on Simone.
She tours frequently, singing jazz standards and her own material.
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
actress/singer and the daughter of Nina Simone
Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon , better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music...
.
Prior to her acting career, Simone served in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
as an engineering assistant. Afterwards, she sang background for various European artists and was part of Spanish artist Raphael's touring chorus.
Simone's stage debut was in a national tour of the Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
, as Soul Sister and understudy for Mary. In 1996, she continued her career as a swing and female understudy in the original Broadway production of Rent
Rent (musical)
Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
. Later that year, Simone performed the lead role of Mimi Marquez in its first national tour, from November 1996 to April 1998.
After a short hiatus from acting, Simone returned to the Broadway stage in the Disney musical Aida
Aida (musical)
Aida is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, and produced by Walt Disney Theatrical....
as Aida. She performed the role from January 29, 2002 until June 15, 2003. She reprised this role for a short time at The Muny
The Muny
The Muny, short for The Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis, is an outdoor musical theatre, located in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri...
Theater in St. Louis in the summer of 2006. In the summer of 2007, she played the role of Fantine from Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
at the Muny.
Simone has released two solo albums, Simone Superstar and Simone on Simone.
She tours frequently, singing jazz standards and her own material.