Saycon Sengbloh
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Saycon Sengbloh was born in Atlanta, GA. to an American mother and
Liberian father. She has been a featured actress and vocalist in the
newest generation of contemporary shows on Broadway and off-Broadway,
embracing a new sound of pop, rock, & soul music and production
including Rent, Oprah Winfrey's the Color Purple the musical, Disney's
Aida, the new revival of Hair, Wicked, Hurt Village, & also the first
Afro-beat musical, Fela! where she starred as the delicious Sandra
Iszadore. She was photographed and named one of the hottest up and
coming acts in the annual juice issue of VIBE magazine. "Fela!" the
musical won several Tony awards! Saycon sings on the Grammy nominated
soundtracks for "Fela!", "Hair", "Motown the Musical" and also provided
backing vocals on the soundtrack for the Julie Taymore film "Across the
Universe". The ever versatile actress brings hip-hop to Broadway in
Tupac Shakur production "Holler If Ya Hear Me" including Saycon
Sengbloh as a muse and rapper to a new generation of theater fans. She
began performing as a kid in plays and musicals at Tri-Cities School
for Visual and Performing Arts and attended Agnes Scott College and has
been seen in commercials, print ads, and on the cover of the New York
Times Best seller: "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Connie Brisco. After
numerous productions with the Freddie Hendrick's Youth Ensemble of
Atlanta. She has worked with directors Kenny Leon, Michael Greif,
Charles Randolph-Wright, & Tyler Perry among others. She is very proud
to have appeared in the films of female directors Julie Dash and Julie
Taymore. Saycon Sengbloh has a cult following among New York theatre
fans as the first woman of African descent to perform the role of
Elphaba the Wicked witch of the West in Universal's hugely popular
musical "Wicked" and as an indie music artist and songwriter she has
released several songs available online and music videos including, "Be
Here", "Warrior" and "Possible".