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Katrina Lenk (born November 26, 1974)[1] is an American actress, singer, dancer, musician, and songwriter. Lenk originated the role of Dina in the Broadway musical The Band's Visit, a performance for which she won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She also performed the lead role of Bobbie in the 2021 gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Company. Lenk's additional stage credits include roles in the Broadway productions of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Once, and Indecent, as well as roles in regional theater productions. Early life and education Lenk was born in Chicago, Illinois to a family of Eastern European descent. She attended Barrington High School in Barrington, Illinois. She graduated from the School of Music at Northwestern University in 1997, majoring in viola performance and studying voice and musical theatre. Career Lenk appeared as Yitzak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Broadway Theatre, Chicago, in May 2001. She performed as Linda Lovelace in the musical Lovelace: A Rock Musical in 2008 at the Hayworth Theatre, Los Angeles, about which the L. A. Weekly wrote: "As Linda, Katrina Lenk is sensational—she has a dozen nuanced smiles that range from innocent and shattered to grateful, in order to express whatever passes as kindness when, say, a male co-star (Josh Greene) promises to make their scene fun."She made her Broadway debut in The Miracle Worker in March 2010 as the understudy for the roles of Annie Sullivan and Kate Keller. She joined the cast of the Broadway musical Once in May 2013, in the role of Réza, the violinist.In 2015 she appeared in the Yale Repertory Theatre world premiere of Indecent by Paula Vogel. She then appeared in the 2016 Off-Broadway production at the Vineyard Theatre, followed by the Broadway production at the Cort Theatre in 2017. In her review for Newsday, Linda Winer noted the "...dancing, singing actors as the earthy, sensual Katrina Lenk." For her performance she received the 2017 Theatre World Award Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence. A performance of the play was filmed for television and broadcast on PBS in November 2017.Lenk appeared on Broadway as Dina in the 2017 musical The Band's Visit, for which she won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Craig Nakano of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "For Lenk, the role is another turning point. After studying music and theater at Northwestern University, Lenk devoted herself to theater in California.... it’s her poignant, heart-aching turn as Dina that is poised to make her a star."She is the creator of musical persona and stage act Moxy Phinx.Lenk starred in the lead role of Bobbie, opposite Patti LuPone as Joanne, in a gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company, which started previews on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on March 2 and was scheduled to open on March 22, 2020, until delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The production resumed previews on November 15, 2021, for an opening date of December 9, 2021. Lenk also appeared in the final season of Ozark, playing the role of Clare. Theatre Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations References External links Official website Katrina Lenk at IMDb Katrina Lenk at the Internet Broadway Database Katrina Lenk at the Internet Off-Broadway Database Katrina Lenk at Playbill Vault Moxy Phinx. Discover the Katrina Summers popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Katrina Summers books.

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    Saint Louis Armstrong Beach

    Brenda Woods

    The gripping story of a boy, a dog and a hurricaneSaint is a boy with confidence as big as his name is long. A budding musician, he earns money playing clarinet for the New Orleans...

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    The Beach Trees

    Karen White

    From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels comes the story of one woman’s journey into a secret pastand a life she never expected on ...

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    Buddy

    M.H. Herlong

    In the tradition of Old Yeller, classic boyanddog tale set against the events of Hurrican Katrina.Tyrone "Li'l T" Roberts meets Buddy when his family's car accidentally hits t...

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    Unbreak Me

    Michelle Hazen

    AN AMAZON BEST ROMANCE OF THE MONTHBOOKLIST TOP 10 ROMANCE OF 2019What could two troubled souls from different walks of life have in common? Maybe everything. Andra Lawler lives is...

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    Copycat

    Kelli Anne Hawkins

    A funny and thrilling mystery from the author of The School for Talking Pets and BirdbrainThere are some things about Seagulls Nest that 11yearold Skye Starling likes ...Egg sandwi...