- published: 20 Aug 2011
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Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American singer and actress known for her Tony Award winning performance in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change and her starring roles in the films Dreamgirls and The Princess and the Frog.
Rose was born in Bloomfield, Connecticut. In her freshman year in high school, she appeared in a school production and caught the acting bug. She then attended Florida A&M University where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in theatre, and started studying drama at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California.
Rose moved to New York without a job. After three months, she secured the role of Rusty in Broadway's Footloose. She followed Footloose with numerous workshops and two musicals using pre-existing song catalogs, Eli's Comin' Off-Broadway and Me and Mrs. Jones with Lou Rawls in Philadelphia. Both of the full-scale tuners were rumored for transfers, but neither made it anywhere after their limited engagements ended. Rose's big Broadway break was getting cast as Emmie Thibodeaux in Caroline, or Change. In 2004, she was awarded the Theatre World Award, the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress, and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change.
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[JIMMY:]
Where you goin'? You can't leave me, girl, I love you.
[LORRELL:]
And Lorrell loves Jimmy, Lorrell loves Jimmy, Lorrell loves Jimmy, it's true.
But Lorrell and Jimmy are through. I got a show to do, remember, baby? Oh baby, I got a show to do.
[ANNOUNCER:]
And now, please welcome the brightest star in the Rainbow Constellation, Deena Jones and the incredible Dreams!
[DEENA:]
I, I
Hello, America. What a wonderful evening. I love you all. Curtis, baby, this is for you.
[DREAMS:]
We are a family
Like a giant tree
Branching out toward the sky
We are a family
We are so much more
More than just you and I