After 16 years away, Tony and Grammy Award winner Heather Headley returned triumphantly to Broadway last summer inThe Color Purple. Having originated the role of Nala inThe Lion Kingand awarded a Tony forAida, the Trinidadian-American performer was rapidly rising to diva status when she shifted gears. In her time away from the theater, she released two gold records, topped the dance and RampB charts, won a Grammy for her gospel album,Audience of One, toured the world with Andrea Bocelli, and started a family. She blazed back inThe Bodyguardin London before returning to Broadway.
- 2/12/2017
- by BroadwayWorld TV
- BroadwayWorld.com
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