Micaela Diamond
{{Short description|American actress and singer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Micaela Diamond
| image = Micaela Diamond, 2023.jpg
| caption = Diamond in 2023
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| birth_place = Margate City, New Jersey, U.S.
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actress
- dancer
- singer}}
| years_active = 2018–present
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Micaela Diamond, born on July 17, 1999, in Margate City, New Jersey, is an American actress and singer. She made her Broadway debut as Babe in The Cher Show (2018–2019). Diamond starred in the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of the musical Parade as Lucille Frank, a performance for which she was nominated for the 2023 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album.
Early life and education
Micaela Diamond was born in Margate City, New Jersey to a Jewish family.{{Cite web|last=Moynihan|first=Caitlin|date=November 30, 2018|title=Meet Micaela Diamond, the Teen Who Swapped School Books for the Spotlight in The Cher Show|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/194205/meet-micaela-diamond-the-teen-who-swapped-school-books-for-the-spotlight-in-the-cher-show/|access-date=2019-06-18|website=Broadway.com|language=en}} At the age of 11, she moved to New York City with her mother, Karen Diamond, to pursue a career in the performing arts. There, Diamond attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School.{{Cite web|last=Henderson|first=Kathy|date=2018-06-21|title=A Trio of Triple Threats Play the Ultimate Superstar in The Cher Show|url=https://broadwaydirect.com/trio-triple-threats-play-ultimate-superstar-cher-show/|access-date=2019-06-18|website=Broadway Direct|language=en-US}}
In 2017, Diamond was accepted into the musical theatre program at Carnegie Mellon University. During a high school production, Gypsy, in which she played Louise,{{Cite web|last=Giannotta|first=Meghan|date=February 27, 2019|title='Cher Show' star on move from high school to Broadway, 100 shows later|url=https://www.amny.com/entertainment/micaela-diamond-the-cher-show-1.27839100|access-date=2019-06-18|website=am New York|language=en}} an agent saw her performance and signed her. She played Babe, the youngest version of Cher in The Cher Show, landing the role three days before she had planned to move to Carnegie Mellon for her freshman year.{{Cite web|last=Scheps|first=Leigh|date=2019-04-20|title=Meet Teen Who Put College on Hold to Play Cher on Broadway|url=https://www.insideedition.com/meet-teen-who-put-college-hold-play-cher-broadway-52325|access-date=2019-06-18|website=Inside Edition|language=en-US}}
Career
Diamond made her professional debut in the musical television special of Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert on NBC as a featured member of the ensemble.{{Cite web|last=Rickwald|first=Bethany|date=February 23, 2018|title=Full Ensemble Cast Announced for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert|url=https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/full-ensemble-live-jesus-christ-superstar_84205.html|access-date=2019-06-18|website=TheaterMania|language=en-US}} She was also the understudy for Sara Bareilles' Mary Magdalene.{{Cite web|last=Timpane|first=John|date=January 3, 2019|title=The actors playing Sonny and Cher on Broadway? They're from Philly|url=https://www.inquirer.com/arts/cher-show-broadway-micaela-diamond-margate-germantown-academy-jarrod-spector-20190103.html|access-date=2019-06-19|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|language=en-US}}
Diamond originated the role of Babe, the youngest version of Cher around the age of 7–19 in The Cher Show.{{Cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Jenny|last2=Ferri|first2=Josh|date=April 25, 2019|title=Broadway Showstopper Spotlight Series: Micaela Diamond Talks Living Her Dream in The Cher Show, Cherapy, and Her Broadway Debut|url=https://www.broadwaybox.com/daily-scoop/broadway-showstopper-spotlight-series-micaela-diamond/|access-date=2019-06-18|website=BroadwayBox.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/broadway-micaela-diamond-cher-show-musical_n_5cb494e7e4b082aab0894e4e|title=For Broadway's Micaela Diamond, Playing Cher Has Been A Life Lesson In Sequins|last=Wong|first=Curtis M.|date=2019-04-24|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=2019-06-18}}{{Cite web|last=Franklin|first=Marc J.|date=2019-02-03|title=Getting Into Character With The Cher Show{{'}}s Micaela Diamond|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/getting-into-character-with-the-cher-shows-micaela-diamond|access-date=2019-06-18|website=Playbill|language=en}} Starring alongside Jarrod Spector, Teal Wicks, and Stephanie J. Block, she also appears on the musical cast album.{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=April 12, 2019|title=Original Broadway Cast Recording of The Cher Show Released April 12|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/original-broadway-cast-recording-of-the-cher-show-released-april-12|access-date=2019-06-18|website=Playbill|language=en}} On June 9, 2019, Diamond was named a 2019 Theatre World Awards honoree{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/jeremy-pope-and-danielle-brooks-are-besties-and-more-stories-from-the-theatre-world-awards|title=Jeremy Pope and Danielle Brooks Are Besties and More Stories From the Theatre World Awards|last=Meyer|first=Dan|date=June 5, 2019|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2019-06-18}} for her role as Babe in The Cher Show.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-03|title=Theatre World Awards Announces 2019 Winners|url=https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/05/03/theatre-world-awards-announces-2019-winners/|access-date=2019-06-18|website=American Theatre|language=en-US}} Diamond was nominated for Best Breakout Broadway Performance of the Decade at the BroadwayWorld Theatre Fans' Choice Award for her performance in The Cher Show.{{cn|date=February 2025}}
In 2019, Diamond originated the roles of Lindy and Dorothy in the world premiere of Ethan Coen's A Play Is a Poem at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum.{{Cite web|title=A Play Is a Poem|url=https://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/mark-taper-forum/2019/a-play-is-a-poem/|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Center Theatre Group|language=en-US}} The play ran from September 11 to October 13, 2019, and was scheduled to begin performances Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theater Company's Atlantic Stage 2 in New York City beginning May 14, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=A Play is a Poem|url=https://atlantictheater.org/production/a-play-is-a-poem/|access-date=2020-11-12|website=Atlantic Theater Company|language=en}}
Diamond also originated the roles of Young Tori and Amelia in Williamstown Theatre Festival's world premiere production of Row which opened on July 17, 2021.{{Cite web|title=Outside at the Clark: Row|url=https://wtfestival.org/main-events/row-2021/|access-date=2021-07-17|website=Williamstown Theatre Festival|language=en-US}}
On May 17, 2022, it was announced that Diamond would play Lucille Frank opposite Ben Platt as Leo Frank in New York City Center's gala presentation production of Parade.Rosky, Nicole. [https://www.playbill.com/article/ben-platt-micaela-diamond-to-star-in-parade-at-new-york-city-center "Ben Platt, Micaela Diamond to Star in Parade at New York City Center"], Playbill, May 17, 2022Culwell-Block, Logan. [https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Exclusive-Ben-Platt-Michaela-Diamond-More-Lead-Michael-Arden-Helmed-PARADE-Reading-20181227 "BWW Exclusive: Ben Platt, Michaela Diamond & More Lead Michael Arden-Helmed Parade Reading"], BroadwayWorld, December 27, 2022 Following their sold-out run at New York City Center, a limited Broadway transfer was announced on January 10, 2023, with Diamond and Platt continuing their roles as Lucille and Leo Frank. The revival began previews on February 21, 2023, opened March 16, 2023 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, and concluded on August 6, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Paulson |first=Michael |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Ben Platt to Lead 'Parade' Revival on Broadway This Season |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/theater/ben-platt-parade-revival-broadway.html |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=The New York Times}} High demand for tickets on the first day of sale resulted in temporarily crashing the Telecharge ticket site, resulting in error messages and queues of an hour long.{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=January 10, 2023 |title=Demand For Broadway's 'Parade' With Ben Platt Temporarily Crashes Ticketing Site |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/parade-ben-platt-telecharge-ticket-site-crash-broadway-1235216179/amp/ |access-date=January 11, 2023 |website=Deadline}}
Diamond originated and received acclaim for the role of Fritz, a covert revolutionary, in the 2023 Off-Broadway world premiere of Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are, an adaptation of two Luis Buñuel films.{{Cite news |last=Oladipo |first=Gloria |date=October 24, 2023 |title=Here We Are review – posthumous Stephen Sondheim musical is hit-and-miss |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/oct/24/here-we-are-musical-review-stephen-sondheim |access-date=April 3, 2024 |work=The Guardian}}
On August 13, 2024, Diamond was announced as one of the cast members of the Ryan Murphy-produced FX-series Grotesquerie.{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=August 14, 2024 |title=Ryan Murphy's 'Grotesquerie' Gets FX Premiere Date, Divulges Story Details |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ryan-murphys-grotesquerie-gets-fx-premiere-date-divulges-story-details-1235973187/ |access-date=August 16, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}
Theater credits
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Filmography
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2014
|Imbalance |Featured Dancer |
2021
|Peggy | |
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|Our Bodies & Other Shames |{{TableTBA}} |
=Television=
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6976893}}
- {{IBDB name|518462}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American singers
Category:21st-century American women singers
Category:Actresses from New Jersey
Category:American film actresses
Category:American musical theatre actresses
Category:Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni
Category:People from Margate City, New Jersey
Category:Singers from New Jersey
Category:Theatre World Award winners
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American LGBTQ people
Category:21st-century American Jews