Joaquina Kalukango is an American actor and singer best known for playing Nelly O'Brien in the Broadway musical Paradise Square, for which she won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Play in 2020 for portraying Kaneisha in Slave Play. In addition to her theatre work, Kalukango has appeared in One Night in Miami and When They See Us.
Joaquina Kalukango, Paradise Square
Joaquina Kalukango, Paradise Square
Joaquina Kalukango, Paradise Square
Joaquina Kalukango, Paradise Square
Joaquina Kalukango, Slave Play
Joaquina Kalukango, Slave Play
Joaquina KalukangoThe Mountaintop
Joaquina Kalukango
Joaquina Kalukango, The Hurt Village
Joaquina Kalukango, Hurt Village
Joaquina Kalukango has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Joaquina Kalukango has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Paradise Square, Distinguished Performance Awards (Drama League Awards) for Paradise Square, Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Paradise Square, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Paradise Square, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Slave Play, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Slave Play, Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Mountaintop, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Hurt Village and Outstanding Debut Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Hurt Village.
Joaquina Kalukango has won several prestigious awards, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Paradise Square. She also received the Outstanding Actress in a Play award from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for her role in Slave Play. Additionally, she won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Resident Play at the Helen Hayes Awards for The Mountaintop, and was recognized with the Outstanding Debut Performance at the Theatre World Awards for Hurt Village.
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