Lovely Hoffman

LOVELY HOFFMAN* returns to SpeakEasy after winning an IRNE Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Celie in The Color Purple.  In 2017, she released her single “My Black Is Beautiful,” a song about self-love, which went viral and reached #45 on the Adult Contemporary radio charts. Lovely has been featured on CNN and BET, and in Teen Vogue and Essence magazines. Theatre credits include: The Huntington Theatre, Boston Lyric Opera, Reagle Music Theatre, New Repertory Theatre, Lyric Stage Company, Moonbox Productions, and The Umbrella Theatre.  Lovely is a graduate of Boston College and a proud member of the Actors’ Equity Association. www.LovelyHoffman.com (she/her)

Shows

Once on This Island

Mar 11 – Apr 16, 2022

Book & Lyrics by

Lynn Ahrens

Music by

Stephen Flaherty

Based upon the Novel My Love, My Love by

Rosa Guy

Directed by

Pascale Florestal

Music Direction by

David Freeman Coleman

Choreography by

Jazelynn Goudy

Winner of the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical! We are thrilled to present a rousing new production of one of the most beloved musicals in SpeakEasy and Broadway history: Once on This Island. Powered by a pulsating Calypso …

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