Marisha Wallace

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Marisha Wallace
Born
United States
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Marisha Wallace is an American actress, best known for her work in musical theatre.

Life and career[]

Wallace appeared in the original Broadway casts of Aladdin (2014) and Something Rotten! (2015) as a member of the ensemble and understudy.[1] In January 2017 she became an alternate Effie White in the West End production of Dreamgirls.[2] Following the departure of Amber Riley from the production, Wallace took over the role, sharing with Karen Mav and Moya Angela.[3] In 2017, she released a Christmas album "Soul Holiday."[4] In 2019, she joined the original London cast of Waitress as Becky.[5] In April 2021 she will star in the London Coliseum production of Hairspray as Motormouth Maybelle opposite Michael Ball.[6]

Wallace is the singing voice of Ms. Johnston in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey on Netflix.

Discography[]

Albums[]

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[7]
Soul Holiday
  • Released: October 26, 2017
  • Labels: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
 —
Tomorrow
  • Released: November 27, 2020
  • Labels: Decca
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 69

Singles[]

Title Year Album
"Fight Like a Woman (Slay)" 2019 Non-album singles
"The Beginning" 2020
"Tomorrow" Tomorrow

References[]

  1. ^ "Marisha Wallace". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ "With Amber Riley Out Sick, Casey Nicholaw Favorite Marisha Wallace Takes Center Stage in West End's Dreamgirls". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  3. ^ BWW News Desk. "Photo Flash: DREAMGIRLS Celebrates New Cast and Two Years in West End". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  4. ^ Gans, Andrew (2017-11-30). "London's New Effie Releases Solo Recording Soul Holiday". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  5. ^ Gans, Andrew (2018-12-04). "David Hunter and Marisha Wallace Will Join Katharine McPhee in London's Waitress". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  6. ^ "Marisha Wallace and Lizzie Bea to join London cast of Hairspray | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  7. ^ "Marisha Wallace | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

External links[]

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