Yewande Odetoyinbo

YEWANDE ODETOYINBO* is excited to return to SpeakEasy to play one of her dream roles, having last appeared as Henri in The View UpStairs and co-choreographed Choir Boy [Elliot Norton nomination]. New England credits: Passing Strange, Caroline, or Change [Elliot Norton nom], Parade (Moonbox Productions); Breath and Imagination [IRNE Award winner] (Front Porch Arts Collective); The Wiz, Little Shop of Horrors (Lyric Stage); Hair (New Rep); Show Boat (Reagle Music Theatre and Fiddlehead Theatre); Finish Line, The Gay Agenda (Boston Theatre Company); In the Heights, Seussical, Ragtime (Wheelock Family Theatre); Fannie Lou Hamer: Speak On It! (Merrimack Rep). Education: BFA, Musical Theater, Howard University; MFA, Musical Theater, Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Thank you to Pascale, David, the Pauls, Jim and the whole SpeakEasy family for this opportunity. And thank you to Mom, Dad, and Yemisi for being my biggest supporters! (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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