Best known for her role as Angelica Schuyler in the musical phenomenon Hamilton, Renee Elise Goldsberry will be appearing at the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW on Saturday Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Renée’s performance in Hamilton earned her a Tony Award, Grammy Award, Drama Desk Award and Lucille Lortel Award. Renée Elise Goldsberry is a multi-hyphenate actress and singer who has delivered award winning performances both on Broadway and on-screen. Her performance with the Gulf Coast Symphony will kick off the Southwest Florida 2022 musical season by bringing Broadway star power.
In television, Renee can be seen starring in Tina Fey’s new series for Peacock, Girls5eva. Renée starred in the A24’s critical darling, Waves, opposite Sterling K. Brown and in the hit Netflix series Altered Carbon.
Renee can also be seen on NBC’s musical sensation, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist in addition to lending her voice to bring characters to life on the Netflix animated series Fast & Furious Spy Racers and Centuraworld.
Other highlights from her film and television career include her work on Documentary Now’s cult favorite “Original Cast Album: Co-Op”, The Good Wife, The House With A Clock In Its Walls, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Following, The Get Down, All About You, Evil and her creation of the beloved character, Evangeline Williamson, on ABC’S One Life To Live, for which she received two Daytime Emmy nominations and two NAACP Image Award nominations.
Renée’s appearances on stage include her Outer Critics Circle Award nominated performance opposite Frances McDormand in the play Good People, and the original Broadway version of The Color Purple.
.She made her Broadway debut as Nala in The Lion King, and her performance as Mimi in Broadway’s closing cast of Rent was immortalized in film.
Off-Broadway, Renée’s performance as Sylvia in the Public Theater’s production of Two Gentlemen of Verona for their Shakespeare in the Park series garnered her across the board rave reviews.
“We are so excited to bring Hamilton’s star Renee Elise Goldsberry to Fort Myers. Her performance with the Gulf Coast Symphony is the perfect start to the Southwest Florida Musical Arts Season. We are literally bringing the star power of Broadway to Southwest Florida,” says Maestro Andrew M. Kurtz.
For more information, visit www.gulfcoastsymphony.org or call 239-277-1700 ext 105
