The Official Website of Amara Granderson

The Official Website of Amara GrandersonThe Official Website of Amara GrandersonThe Official Website of Amara Granderson

The Official Website of Amara Granderson

The Official Website of Amara GrandersonThe Official Website of Amara GrandersonThe Official Website of Amara Granderson

ACTOR. SINGER. PLAYWRIGHT.

ACTOR. SINGER. PLAYWRIGHT.ACTOR. SINGER. PLAYWRIGHT.ACTOR. SINGER. PLAYWRIGHT.

About the Artist

  • Amara Granderson (AEA/SAG-eligible) was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She made her Broadway debut in the 2022 Tony-nominated revival of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf. 


  • Training: MFA UC San Diego, BA Oberlin College. Selected Theater Credits: Three-time Lucille Lortel Award-winning musical (pray) (Ars Nova and National Black Theatre), Fly (La Jolla Playhouse), Romeo ‘n’ Juliet (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Stick Fly (Intiman Theater). Film/TV: Ford commercial (dir. Chloe Zhao), NAACP Image Award-nominated documentary Birthing a Nation (voice-over). For demo reels and résumé, visit IMDb.



Calendar

4/17/2024–4/19/2024

TIERGARTEN (PRESENTED BY DEATH OF CLASSICAL)

The Great Hall under the Church of St. Mary 440 Grand Street New York, NY 10002

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4/17/2024–4/19/2024

TIERGARTEN (PRESENTED BY DEATH OF CLASSICAL)

This subversive, underground cabaret event takes its name from the Tiergarten—“The Garden of Beasts”—a sprawling central park around which t...

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The Great Hall under the Church of St. Mary 440 Grand Street New York, NY 10002

9/23/2023–10/28/2023

ARS NOVA & NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE PRESENT (pray)

Ars Nova at Greenwich House, 27 Barrow St., New York, NY 10014

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9/23/2023–10/28/2023

ARS NOVA & NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE PRESENT (pray)

a sacred offering created by nicHi douglas

with music by S T A R R Busby & JJJJJerome Ellis

directed & choreographed by nicHi douglas

General a...

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Ars Nova at Greenwich House, 27 Barrow St., New York, NY 10014

2/1/2023–2/19/2023

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM IN HARLEM

Pittsburgh Public Theater at The O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

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2/1/2023–2/19/2023

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM IN HARLEM

This retelling of William Shakespeare's classic romantic comedy is

inspired by the art and music of the Harlem Renaissance and Black culture....

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Pittsburgh Public Theater at The O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

11/11/2022

HALFPINT AT NIGHT

9 pm

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11:30 pm

SigSpace - The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

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11/11/2022

HALFPINT AT NIGHT

Signature Theatre's SigSpace presents a new late-night variety show (Nov. 10 to 12) featuring talented lineups from the worlds of drag, come...

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9 pm

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11:30 pm

SigSpace - The Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

7/29/2022

AMARA GRANDERSON: HER SATURN RETURNS

7 pm

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8 pm

Feinstein’s/ 54 Below 254 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019

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7/29/2022

AMARA GRANDERSON: HER SATURN RETURNS

"Amara Granderson is back onstage, but this time, entering Her Saturn Returns! Newly 27, the blactress who made her Broadway debut this spri...

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7 pm

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8 pm

Feinstein’s/ 54 Below 254 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019

Press

"For Colored Girls..." Amara Granderson & Tendayi Kuumba | Black America

CUNY TV - MAY 20, 2022

Brooklyn’s Amara Granderson makes Broadway debut in ‘For Colored Girls…’

PIX11 MORNING NEWS - MAY 9, 2022

"For Colored Girls ..." returns in powerful production of Ntozake Shange's groundbreaking masterpiece at Booth Theatre

CBS NEWS  NEW YORK - MAY 8, 2022

Watch: What to Expect From Broadway's For Colored Girls...

PLAYBILL - MARCH 13, 2022

Black Girl Magic on Broadway- Opening Night | For Colored Girls

Two ‘Colored Girls’ From Brooklyn Discuss the Relevance, Revival of Ntozake Shange’s Production on Broadway (pdf)

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Amara Granderson and D. Woods want you to head to Broadway for ‘colored girls’ (pdf)

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EXCLUSIVE- MADAMENOIRE Speaks To Cast Of ‘For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide: When The Rainbow Is Enuf’ (pdf)

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‘For Colored Girls’ cast, director, on the historic Broadway revival (pdf)

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Chautauqua Theater Company Conservatory Actor Amara Granderson Looks Back on Chautauqua Bonds (pdf)

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'Choreopoem' opens today in Oberlin (pdf)

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With ‘Stick Fly,’ Intiman Stages a Powerful Start to a Festival Devoted to Black Women (pdf)

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Intiman opens fest with ‘Stick Fly,’ about loving the ones you’re with (pdf)

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ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS non-stop farce with Beatles inspired songs shows off Chautauqua’s Conservatory depth of talent. (pdf)

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Contact

For bookings, contact: booking@amaragranderson.com


Commercial agent: Michael Raymen

MichaelR@buchwald.com

Don Buchwald & Associates

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