EXCLUSIVE: Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose (Caroline, or Change) has joined the cast of the upcoming Broadway world premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire’s The Balusters, stepping in for Renée Elise Goldsberry who has left the production due to a scheduling conflict.
The switch comes as previews are set to begin Tuesday, March 31, with an opening night on Tuesday, April 21, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
The announcement was made today by producer Manhattan Theatre Club. Kenny Leon directs the previously announced cast that also includes Marylouise Burke, Kayli Carter, Ricardo Chavira, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Margaret Colin, Michael Esper, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Richard Thomas and Jeena Yi.
In addition to Caroline, or Change, Rose’s other stage credits include Uncle Vanya and A Raisin in the Sun. Other credits include film Dreamgirls and TV’s Maid. She voiced Princess Tiana in Disney’s The Princess and The Frog, featuring the first African American Disney Princess. She also stars as Afia in the Disney movie Mufasa: The Lion King, and as Squeal of Fortune in Zootopia 2. She most recently was seen on the small screen in Let The Right One In.
The Balusters synopsis: “The Vernon Point Neighborhood Association is a passionate bunch, whether squabbling over historically inaccurate porch railings or debating trash can protocol. Still, no one is prepared for the neighbor-versus-neighbor battle royale that ensues when a newcomer to the board suggests the unthinkable: installing a stop sign on the corner of the enclave’s prettiest block.”
Rose is repped by Innovative, David Williams Management, GoodManagement and Schreck Rose Dapello.
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