Lisa Simone Kelly (born Lisa Celeste Stroud, September , ) is an
American singer, composer and actress, known for her work on and off
Broadway, in Rent, Lion King, Aida, and Les Miserables. She is the
only child of musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone (from her
marriage to manager Andrew Stroud) and is the executive producer of
the Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?. Simone's albums
include Simone on Simone, All is Well, My World, and Live at the
Edge.As a child, Simone often lived with relatives and friends due to
her mother's busy touring schedule, her parents tempestuous marriage,
as well as Nina's mental health problems. As a young adult, Simone
served in the United States Air Force for over years as an
engineering assistant stationed at Davis Monthan in Tucson, AZ, Osan
Airbase in South Korea, and Rhein Main Air Base in Frankfurt Germany.
She is a veteran of the Gulf War. After being honorably discharged,
Simone sang background for various European artists and was part of
the Spanish artist Raphael's touring chorus.Simone's theatrical stage
debut was in a national tour of the Andrew Lloyd Webber rock musical
Jesus Christ Superstar, as a Soul Sister, Simon, and understudy for
Mary. In , she continued her career as a swing and female understudy
in the original Broadway production of Rent at which time she also
performed the roles of Aida in Disney's Aida and Nala in The Lion
King. Later that year, Simone performed the lead role of Mimi Marquez
in Rents first national tour, from November to April . She was
nominated for both a Helen Hayes Award and a Jefferson Award for her
performances.Starting in Simone took a hiatus from the theatre during
which she toured and recorded two albums with the acid jazz band
Liquid Soul as a featured vocalist. Along with the rest of the band,
she was nominated for a Grammy Award for their album Here's the Deal.
Simone then returned to the Broadway stage in the title role of the
Disney musical Aida. She performed the role from January , , until
June , . She won the National Theatre Award for Best Actress in a
Musicalâ€"voted on by fansâ€"for her performances on Aida's First
National Tour before returning to Broadway's Palace Theatre. She
reprised this role for a short time at The Muny Theater in St. Louis
in the summer of . In August , she played Fantine in Les Misérables
at The Muny.
American singer, composer and actress, known for her work on and off
Broadway, in Rent, Lion King, Aida, and Les Miserables. She is the
only child of musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone (from her
marriage to manager Andrew Stroud) and is the executive producer of
the Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?. Simone's albums
include Simone on Simone, All is Well, My World, and Live at the
Edge.As a child, Simone often lived with relatives and friends due to
her mother's busy touring schedule, her parents tempestuous marriage,
as well as Nina's mental health problems. As a young adult, Simone
served in the United States Air Force for over years as an
engineering assistant stationed at Davis Monthan in Tucson, AZ, Osan
Airbase in South Korea, and Rhein Main Air Base in Frankfurt Germany.
She is a veteran of the Gulf War. After being honorably discharged,
Simone sang background for various European artists and was part of
the Spanish artist Raphael's touring chorus.Simone's theatrical stage
debut was in a national tour of the Andrew Lloyd Webber rock musical
Jesus Christ Superstar, as a Soul Sister, Simon, and understudy for
Mary. In , she continued her career as a swing and female understudy
in the original Broadway production of Rent at which time she also
performed the roles of Aida in Disney's Aida and Nala in The Lion
King. Later that year, Simone performed the lead role of Mimi Marquez
in Rents first national tour, from November to April . She was
nominated for both a Helen Hayes Award and a Jefferson Award for her
performances.Starting in Simone took a hiatus from the theatre during
which she toured and recorded two albums with the acid jazz band
Liquid Soul as a featured vocalist. Along with the rest of the band,
she was nominated for a Grammy Award for their album Here's the Deal.
Simone then returned to the Broadway stage in the title role of the
Disney musical Aida. She performed the role from January , , until
June , . She won the National Theatre Award for Best Actress in a
Musicalâ€"voted on by fansâ€"for her performances on Aida's First
National Tour before returning to Broadway's Palace Theatre. She
reprised this role for a short time at The Muny Theater in St. Louis
in the summer of . In August , she played Fantine in Les Misérables
at The Muny.
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