In between those milestones, Trujillo also celebrated a very special occasion in 2011 when he had four shows on Broadway at the same time, serving as the choreographer of Memphis, Jersey Boys, The Addams Family, and Next to Normal. Sergio Trujillo (Dancer) Yes, the 2019 Tony-winning choreographer of Ain’t Too Proud-The Life and Times of the Temptations was indeed a background dancer in Cinderella. Last year, she scored a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her work in Alex Wyse and Wesley Taylor’s digital series Indoor Boys. She played Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn in the 2019 Kennedy Center production of The Music Man. More recently, the performer has appeared on Broadway in La Cage Aux Folles, A Free Man of Color, and An American in Paris. At the turn of the century, the stage favorite appeared in Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party before going on to play Rose Stopnick Gellman in the 2004 Tony-winning musical Caroline, or Change. Veanne Cox (Calliope) By the time she appeared in Cinderella, Cox already had a Tony nomination for her portrayal of Amy (“Not Getting Married Today”) in the 1995 revival of Company. In 2020, she returned to NYC's theatre district to sing “Sunday” alongside a number of Broadway favorites. In the past decade, she’s had memorable TV turns on Smash, Mozart in the Jungle, and The Good Fight. Since then, she’s appeared on the Main Stem in A Little Night Music, Follies, and Hello, Dolly!. While she lost the Tony that year, it didn’t matter: Peters had officially cemented her status as an immortal legend of the stage (if she hadn’t already with turns in Sunday in the Park With George, Mack & Mabel, Song & Dance, and Into The Woods). Then, in a 2003 staging of Gypsy, the star played Mama Rose in a performance matched by only Ethel Merman herself. READ: Cinderella, a Richard Rodgers Mix-Tape: Which Tunes Come From Other Shows?īernadette Peters as Cinderella’s Stepmother Speaking of Annie Oakley, less than two years from the film’s premiere, Peters added another Tony to her shelf for playing the sharpshooter in the 1999 revival. As for what’s next, Brandy told Playbill in 2017 that she wants to play Annie Oakley on stage. Most recently, she reunited with Monica in an episode of Versuz, where the duo went head-to-head discussing the best of their song catalog in a friendly competition. She returned to make a scandal and a start at the Ambassador Theatre in 2017 and even joined the national tour cast in L.A. After her sitcom Moesha ended in 2001, Brandy continued to make music, tour, and appear in film & TV projects, which lead up to her Broadway debut in 2015 as Roxie Hart in Chicago. “The Boy is Mine” earned her and Monica a Grammy and a spot in the pantheon of epic rival tracks. Brandy Norwood in Chicago Photo by Jeremy Danielīrandy Norwood as Cinderella Shortly after her starring turn, Brandy continued to dominate the music industry when she released one of the most popular R&B duo songs ever recorded.
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