The Cast of GRACE

NOVA PAYTON (RUTHIE)

Shakespeare Theatre Company in DC: The Amen Corner; Kiss Me, Kate. Tours: Smokey Joe’s Cafe (BJ), 3 Mo’ Divas. Regional: 5th Avenue Theatre: Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), A Night with Janis Joplin; Milwaukee Rep/Prince Music Theatre: Dreamgirls (Effie, Barrymore Award nomination); Arena Stage: Newsies, Smokey Joe’s Café; Signature Theatre: After Midnight; Ain’t Misbehavin’; Blackbeard; Assassins; Jelly's Last Jam; La Cage aux Folles; Defying Gravity: Making of a SuperNOVA; Dreamgirls (Helen Hayes Award nomination); Hairspray (Motormouth Mabelle); Round House Theatre: Caroline, or Change (Caroline, Helen Hayes nomination); Imagination Stage: A Year with Frog and Toad; Ford’s Theatre: Ragtime (Sarah); Olney Theatre: Elf the Musical, Godspell; Kennedy Center: The Watsons Go to Birmingham, How To Succeed… (Miss Jones). Awards: Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical for Hairspray. Personal: she/her/hers