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'''Krystal Joy Brown''' (born in [[Alexandria, Virginia]]) is an American actress |
'''Krystal Joy Brown''' (born in [[Alexandria, Virginia]]{{Citation needed |date=August 2024}} ) is an American actress. She made her [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut playing various roles in the musical revival of ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'' (2009). She has since played Ornella Sturdevant in the musical ''[[Leap of Faith (musical)|Leap of Faith]]'' (2012), Josephine Bloom in ''[[Big Fish (musical)|Big Fish]]'' (2013), and [[Diana Ross]] in the [[jukebox musical]] ''[[Motown: The Musical]]'' (2014). She gained prominence and acclaim in a replacement role portraying [[Eliza Hamilton]] in the [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] musical ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'', and as Gussie Carnegie in the [[Stephen Sondheim]] revival ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (musical)|Merrily We Roll Along]]'' (2022–2024). |
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Brown is also known for her roles on television including Renee Timmons on the [[Starz]] series, ''[[Power Book III: Raising Kanan]]'' (2022). She also took recurring roles voicing [[Netossa]] in the [[Netflix]] animated series ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]'' (2018–2020). In 2023, Brown starred in the poignant Hallmark Xmas Film, "Heaven Down Here" and [[Barbara Gordon]] in the [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]] animated series ''[[Batman: Caped Crusader]]'' (2024–present). |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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=== 2007–2010: Acting roles and Broadway debut === |
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Brown made her acting debut in the national tour of the hit [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'' (2007), where she was cast as Mimi. Brown's theatrical productions outside of Broadway include the regional productions of ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web |last=Jacobson |first=Aileen |title=A Flower Shop Romance That Goes for the Gore |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/nyregion/long-island/12theali.html |website=The New York Times |date=October 12, 2008}}</ref> ''[[High School Musical on Stage!|High School Musical]]'' (2008) and ''[[Calvin Berger]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=Cast of ''Calvin Berger'' Celebrates New CD With Joe's Pub Concert Sept. 24 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/cast-of-calvin-berger-celebrates-new-cd-with-joes-pub-concert-sept-24-com-197847 |website=Playbill |access-date=June 30, 2022 |date=September 24, 2012}}</ref> She also appeared in the Off-Broadway show ''Falling for Eve'' (2010).<ref>{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=''Falling for Eve'', New Musical from ''Memphis'' Tony Winner DiPietro, Begins Off-Broadway Run July 6 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/falling-for-eve-new-musical-from-memphis-tony-winner-dipietro-begins-off-broadway-run-july-6-com-169759 |website=Playbill |access-date=June 30, 2022 |date=July 6, 2010}}</ref> Brown made her Broadway debut as a replacement for various characters in the musical revival ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'' (2009). |
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=== 2011–2018: Continued Broadway roles === |
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She originated the role of Ornella Sturdevant on stage in the Broadway musical ''[[Leap of Faith (musical)|Leap of Faith]]'' (2012), adaptation of the [[Leap of Faith (film)|1992 film comedy of the same name]] starring [[Steve Martin]]. David Rooney of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote, "Brown bring powerhouse pipes and get to test them often".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/leap-faith-theater-review-317119/|title= Leap of Faith: Theater Review|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate= August 2, 2024}}</ref> The following year she originated the role of Josephine Bloom in the Broadway musical ''[[Big Fish (musical)|Big Fish]]'' (2013), an adaptation of the [[Big Fish (film)|2004 film of the same name]]. Theatre critic Elizabeth Vincentelli of ''[[The New York Post]]'', opined that "Sadly...Krystal Joy Brown [is] given little to do beside stand steadfastly by [her] spouse".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nypost.com/2013/10/06/hack-score-undermines-broadway-version-of-big-fish/|title= Hack score undermines Broadway version of ‘Big Fish’|website= New York Post|accessdate= August 2, 2024}}</ref> On January 24, 2014, Brown returned to Broadway taking over the role of [[Diana Ross]] for [[Valisia LeKae]] in the Broadway [[jukebox musical]] ''[[Motown: The Musical]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |title=Krystal Joy Brown Is ''Motown''{{'}}s New Diana Ross Starting Jan. 24 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/krystal-joy-brown-is-motowns-new-diana-ross-starting-jan-24-com-214104 |website=Playbill |access-date=June 30, 2022 |date=January 24, 2014}}</ref> |
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During this time Brown made her first television appearance in the series ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'', as a character named Sasha, in the 2011 episode titled "Pretty Dead". During this time Brown has taken roles on television acting in guest parts on the [[Hulu]] original TV series ''[[Deadbeat (TV series)|Deadbeat]]'' (2016) for the episode "AbraCadaver" and in the [[NBC]] legal series ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' (2016). Brown was the voice of [[Netossa]] in animated [[Netflix]] series ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]'' from 2018 to 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/krystal-joy-brown/credits/3030300759/|title= Krystal Joy Brown|website= [[TV Guide]]|accessdate= August 2, 2024}}</ref> |
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===Television=== |
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In 2011, Brown made her first television appearance in the series ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'', as a character named Sasha, in the episode titled "Pretty Dead". |
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=== 2019–present: Breakthrough and acclaim === |
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In 2016, Brown joined the cast of Hulu's Original TV series ''[[Deadbeat (TV series)|Deadbeat]]'' for the episode "AbraCadaver". She also guest-starred in a season 17 episode of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''. |
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In 2019, Brown guest starred in the ''[[Sydney to the Max]]'' episode "How the Syd Stole Christmas" portraying Sydney Reynolds' late mother Dr. Alisha Reynolds in a flashback to four years ago.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tvinsider.com/people/krystal-joy-brown/|title= Krystal Joy Brown|website= [[TV Insider]]|accessdate= August 2, 2024}}</ref> In 2020-2022, Brown began a recurring role in the [[CBS]] series ''[[The Equalizer (2021 TV series)|The Equalizer]]'' (2021) opposite [[Queen Latifah]]. Brown recurs on season two of ''[[Power Book III: Raising Kanan]]'' (2022). On December 10, 2019, she joined the cast of [[Lin Manuel Miranda]]'s Broadway musical ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'' portraying [[Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton|Eliza Hamilton]].<ref>{{Cite web|last = McPhee|first = Ryan|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/krystal-joy-brown-joins-broadways-hamilton-december-10|title = Krystal Joy Brown Joins Broadway's ''Hamilton'' December 10|website = Playbill|date = December 10, 2019}}</ref> Kyle Smith of ''[[National Review]]'' praised her performance writing, "The Schuyler sisters provide the most beautiful voices in the production, with Krystal Joy Brown offering a poignant Eliza".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/02/is-hamilton-overrated/|title= Is Hamilton Overrated?|website= [[National Review]]|accessdate= August 2, 2024}}</ref> |
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In 2022, she played Gussie Carnegie, a Broadway diva married to self-centered writer Frank Shepard, played by [[Jonathan Groff]] in the off-Broadway revival of the [[Stephen Sondheim]] musical ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (musical)|Merrily We Roll Along]]'' at the [[New York Theatre Workshop]]. For her performance she was nominated for a [[Lucille Lortel Award]] for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://lortelaward.com/2023-nominees/|title= 38TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS|website= Lortelaward|accessdate= August 2, 2024}}</ref> She reprised the role on Broadway in 2023. [[Jesse Green (theatre critic)|Jesse Green]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' described Brown as giving a "fetching performance, charming if not credible".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/12/theater/merrily-we-roll-along-review.html|title= Review: ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Returns, the Way It Never Was|website= [[The New York Times]]|accessdate= August 2, 2024}}</ref> She said of the role, "This opportunity to represent and be the first Black Gussie is huge and it feels powerful". To get into Gussie’s character, she was inspired by [[Eartha Kitt]], [[Diahann Carroll]], [[Dorothy Dandridge]] and [[Diana Ross]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://apnews.com/article/krystal-joy-brown-broadway-merrily-75adad676b5b033544f804374ce787b8|title= Krystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of ‘Merrily We Roll Along’|website= [[Associated Press]]|accessdate= August 2, 2024}}</ref> |
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In 2018-2020, Brown was the voice of Netossa in ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]''. |
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Brown provides the voice of [[Barbara Gordon]] in the animated series ''[[Batman: Caped Crusader]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/batman-caped-crusader-review-amazon-1235957512/|title= ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Review: Amazon’s Dark Knight Series Entertains Though Rarely Soars|website= [[the Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate= August 5, 2024}}</ref> |
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In 2019, Brown guest starred in the ''[[Sydney to the Max]]'' episode "How the Syd Stole Christmas" portraying Sydney Reynolds' late mother Dr. Alisha Reynolds in a flashback to four years ago. |
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In 2020-2022, Brown began a recurring role in the [[CBS]] series ''[[The Equalizer (2021 TV series)|The Equalizer]]'' opposite [[Queen Latifah]]. Brown recurs on season two of ''[[Power Book III: Raising Kanan]]''. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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===Film=== |
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| Recurring cast: season 2<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pihu |date=2022-02-27 |title=Raising Kanan Renewed For Season 2 in 2022 - Everything We Know So Far! |url=https://alphanewscall.com/2022/02/27/power-raising-kanan-season-2/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Alpha News Call |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Awards and nominations == |
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|2012 || rowspan=2|[[Astaire Award]] || Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show || ''[[Leap of Faith (musical)|Leap of Faith]]'' || {{nom}} || rowspan=2| <ref name="Blank"/> |
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|2014 || Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show || ''[[Big Fish (musical)|Big Fish]]'' || {{nom}} |
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|2023 || [[Lucille Lortel Award]] || Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical || ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (musical)|Merrily We Roll Along]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/person/krystal-joy-brown-vault-0000115667|title= Krystal Joy Brown - Awards|website= Playbill|accessdate= August 2, 2024}}</ref> |
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Krystal Joy Brown | |
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Born | December 22[1] Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Krystal Joy Brown (born in Alexandria, Virginia[citation needed] ) is an American actress. She made her Broadway debut playing various roles in the musical revival of Hair (2009). She has since played Ornella Sturdevant in the musical Leap of Faith (2012), Josephine Bloom in Big Fish (2013), and Diana Ross in the jukebox musical Motown: The Musical (2014). She gained prominence and acclaim in a replacement role portraying Eliza Hamilton in the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical Hamilton, and as Gussie Carnegie in the Stephen Sondheim revival Merrily We Roll Along (2022–2024).
Brown is also known for her roles on television including Renee Timmons on the Starz series, Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2022). She also took recurring roles voicing Netossa in the Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018–2020). In 2023, Brown starred in the poignant Hallmark Xmas Film, "Heaven Down Here" and Barbara Gordon in the Amazon Prime animated series Batman: Caped Crusader (2024–present).
Career
[edit]2007–2010: Acting roles and Broadway debut
[edit]Brown made her acting debut in the national tour of the hit Broadway musical Rent (2007), where she was cast as Mimi. Brown's theatrical productions outside of Broadway include the regional productions of Little Shop of Horrors (2008),[2] High School Musical (2008) and Calvin Berger (2010).[3] She also appeared in the Off-Broadway show Falling for Eve (2010).[4] Brown made her Broadway debut as a replacement for various characters in the musical revival Hair (2009).
2011–2018: Continued Broadway roles
[edit]She originated the role of Ornella Sturdevant on stage in the Broadway musical Leap of Faith (2012), adaptation of the 1992 film comedy of the same name starring Steve Martin. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Brown bring powerhouse pipes and get to test them often".[5] The following year she originated the role of Josephine Bloom in the Broadway musical Big Fish (2013), an adaptation of the 2004 film of the same name. Theatre critic Elizabeth Vincentelli of The New York Post, opined that "Sadly...Krystal Joy Brown [is] given little to do beside stand steadfastly by [her] spouse".[6] On January 24, 2014, Brown returned to Broadway taking over the role of Diana Ross for Valisia LeKae in the Broadway jukebox musical Motown: The Musical.[7]
During this time Brown made her first television appearance in the series Castle, as a character named Sasha, in the 2011 episode titled "Pretty Dead". During this time Brown has taken roles on television acting in guest parts on the Hulu original TV series Deadbeat (2016) for the episode "AbraCadaver" and in the NBC legal series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2016). Brown was the voice of Netossa in animated Netflix series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power from 2018 to 2020.[8]
2019–present: Breakthrough and acclaim
[edit]In 2019, Brown guest starred in the Sydney to the Max episode "How the Syd Stole Christmas" portraying Sydney Reynolds' late mother Dr. Alisha Reynolds in a flashback to four years ago.[9] In 2020-2022, Brown began a recurring role in the CBS series The Equalizer (2021) opposite Queen Latifah. Brown recurs on season two of Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2022). On December 10, 2019, she joined the cast of Lin Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical Hamilton portraying Eliza Hamilton.[10] Kyle Smith of National Review praised her performance writing, "The Schuyler sisters provide the most beautiful voices in the production, with Krystal Joy Brown offering a poignant Eliza".[11]
In 2022, she played Gussie Carnegie, a Broadway diva married to self-centered writer Frank Shepard, played by Jonathan Groff in the off-Broadway revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along at the New York Theatre Workshop. For her performance she was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.[12] She reprised the role on Broadway in 2023. Jesse Green of The New York Times described Brown as giving a "fetching performance, charming if not credible".[13] She said of the role, "This opportunity to represent and be the first Black Gussie is huge and it feels powerful". To get into Gussie’s character, she was inspired by Eartha Kitt, Diahann Carroll, Dorothy Dandridge and Diana Ross.[14]
Brown provides the voice of Barbara Gordon in the animated series Batman: Caped Crusader.[15]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Victor Crowley | Sabrina | |
2020 | Magic Camp | Lena Lambert |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Castle | Sasha | Episode: "Pretty Dead" |
2016 | Deadbeat | Minnie | Episode: "Abracadaver" |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Charise McCabe | Episode: "Intersecting Lives" | |
2018–2020 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Netossa (voice) | 8 episodes |
2019 | Sydney to the Max | Dr. Alisha Reynolds | Episode: "How the Syd Stole Christmas" |
2020 | One Royal Holiday | Sara | TV movie |
2021 | Final Space | Avery Ergon (voice) | Episode: "All the Moments Lost" |
The Equalizer | Kelly | 2 episodes | |
Writing Around The Christmas Tree | Mikeala | TV movie | |
2022 | Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Renée Timmons | Recurring cast: season 2[16] |
2024 | Batman: Caped Crusader | Barbara Gordon (voice) | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
Theatre
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Rent | Mimi | National Tour |
2008 | Little Shop of Horrors | Crystal | Regional |
High School Musical | Taylor McKessie | Regional | |
2009 | Hair | Various roles | Broadway |
2010 | Calvin Berger | Rosanna | Regional |
Falling for Eve | Eve | Off-Broadway | |
2012 | Leap of Faith | Ornella Sturdevant | Broadway |
2013 | Big Fish | Josephine Bloom | Broadway |
2014 | Motown: The Musical | Diana Ross | Broadway |
2019 | Hamilton | Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton | Broadway |
2022–2023 | Merrily We Roll Along | Gussie Carnegie | Off-Broadway |
2023–2024 | Broadway |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Association | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Astaire Award | Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show | Leap of Faith | Nominated | [1] |
2014 | Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show | Big Fish | Nominated | ||
2023 | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Merrily We Roll Along | Nominated | [17] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Blank, Matthew (October 1, 2013). "PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Big Fish Star Krystal Joy Brown". Playbill. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Jacobson, Aileen (October 12, 2008). "A Flower Shop Romance That Goes for the Gore". The New York Times.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (September 24, 2012). "Cast of Calvin Berger Celebrates New CD With Joe's Pub Concert Sept. 24". Playbill. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (July 6, 2010). "Falling for Eve, New Musical from Memphis Tony Winner DiPietro, Begins Off-Broadway Run July 6". Playbill. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Leap of Faith: Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Hack score undermines Broadway version of 'Big Fish'". New York Post. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (January 24, 2014). "Krystal Joy Brown Is Motown's New Diana Ross Starting Jan. 24". Playbill. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Krystal Joy Brown". TV Guide. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Krystal Joy Brown". TV Insider. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (December 10, 2019). "Krystal Joy Brown Joins Broadway's Hamilton December 10". Playbill.
- ^ "Is Hamilton Overrated?". National Review. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "38TH ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS". Lortelaward. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Review: 'Merrily We Roll Along' Returns, the Way It Never Was". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Krystal Joy Brown shines on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim revival of 'Merrily We Roll Along'". Associated Press. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "'Batman: Caped Crusader' Review: Amazon's Dark Knight Series Entertains Though Rarely Soars". the Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ Pihu (February 27, 2022). "Raising Kanan Renewed For Season 2 in 2022 - Everything We Know So Far!". Alpha News Call. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Krystal Joy Brown - Awards". Playbill. Retrieved August 2, 2024.