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BIO

Marlaina is thrilled to return to The Lion King on Broadway after an extended break to finish her education, and raise her daughters. Other Broadway and National Tour credits include: Smokey Joe’s Café, The Civil War and Ain’t Misbehavin’. Love and thanks to my biggest fans, Stephen, Sinclair and Simone.

STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2022
Gloria [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1997
Ensemble [Replacement]

Ensemble [Replacement]

Shenzi (Understudy) [Replacement]


News


Pushcart Players to Present LIFT EVERY VOICE: A LETTER TO THE EDITOR at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2024

Pushcart Players will present “Lift Every Voice: A Letter to the Editor” on February 9 at Paper Mill Playhouse.
Cast Announced for SHE'S GOT HARLEM ON HER MIND at Metropolitan Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 27, 2021

Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse will revive three plays of influential Harlem Renaissance writer Eulalie Spence in an evening directed by Timothy Johnson: SHE'S GOT HARLEM ON HER MIND, playing a limited run from February 3 through 27, 2022, in person at the Playhouse: 220 E 4th Street.
Ben Beckley, Kevin Chaikelson, Sarah Hund and More Join THE REVUE OF REVUES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2020

Coming to a computer, smartphone, or tablet near you, it is the premiere of The Revue of Revues. Performed entirely in the digital realm, The Revue of Revues presents performers from around the country collaborating on musical numbers and sketch comedy routines from some of the greatest musical theatre minds from the past to today's newest writers
Metropolitan Virtual Playhouse Presents THE SMOKING CAR by William Dean Howells
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 22, 2020

Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse will present a free 'screened' reading of THE SMOKING CAR, a one-act play by William Dean Howells, via live stream video, with talkback to follow, on Saturday, July 25th, 2020 at 8 PM, EST.
Kait Kerrigan & Marlaina Powell To Teach At Luna
by Julie Musbach - Sep 24, 2019

Kait Kerrigan, winner of the Jonathan Larson Fellowship and the Ed Kleban Award for the most promising musical book writer in America. and Marlaina Powell, featured on Broadway in The Lion King and Smokey Joe's Café, are the newest members of Luna Stage's teaching faculty.
DISENCHANTED Opens At The Women's Theater Company May 31
by A.A. Cristi - May 21, 2019

The Women's Theater Company, a professional theater company in Parsippany, NJ, presents Disenchanted  by Dennis Giacino
25 Broadway Stars to Perform with Emerging Talent in BROADWAY BUDDY Cabaret at SOPAC
by BWW News Desk - Mar 23, 2017

Broadway is coming to the South Orange Performing Arts center this May! On Monday night, May 1,2017, 25 Broadway artists will light up the SOPAC stage, as they perform with aspiring Broadway artists in Vanguard Theater Company's second annual BROADWAY BUDDY Mentorship Cabaret.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Marlaina Powell been in?

Marlaina Powell has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Marlaina Powell been in?

Marlaina Powell has not appeared in the West End.

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