{"id":149390,"date":"2024-04-16T09:57:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=149390"},"modified":"2024-04-17T09:08:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:08:29","slug":"wright-state-alumna-nicole-scherzinger-wins-top-british-theatre-award-as-star-of-sunset-boulevard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/04\/16\/wright-state-alumna-nicole-scherzinger-wins-top-british-theatre-award-as-star-of-sunset-boulevard\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State alumna Nicole Scherzinger wins top British theatre award as star of \u2018Sunset Boulevard\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After winning an Olivier Award for her performance in \u201cSunset Boulevard\u201d in London’s West End, Nicole Scherzinger, who studied musical theatre and acting at Wright State from 1996 to 1999, will perform on Broadway this fall. (Photo by Marc Brenner)<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State University theatre alumna Nicole Scherzinger received the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Norma Desmond in \u201cSunset Boulevard\u201d in London\u2019s West End.<\/p>\n

\u201cSunset Boulevard\u201d was honored on April 14 at the Royal Albert Hall in London with seven awards, including Best Musical Revival.<\/p>\n

The Olivier Awards are the British equivalent of the Tonys.<\/p>\n

\u201cSunset Boulevard\u201d wrapped up a three-month run at the Savoy Theater in London\u2019s West End in January 2024.<\/p>\n

Next up for Scherzinger and \u201cSunset Boulevard\u201d is Broadway. The musical will begin previews at the St. James Theater in New York on Sept. 28 and open on Oct. 20.<\/p>\n

Scherzinger studied musical theatre and acting at Wright State from 1996 to 1999. As a student, she performed in numerous productions, including as Velma Kelly in \u201cChicago\u201d and Julie La Verne in \u201cShow Boat.\u201d<\/p>\n

She decided to leave Wright State after consulting her professors about an opportunity in Hollywood that launched her stellar career.<\/p>\n

In 2017, the Wright State Alumni Association honored Scherzinger with its Alumna of the Year Award.<\/p>\n

Scherzinger is an award-winning, multi-platinum-selling performer, singer, actress, dancer and television personality. She has sold over 37 million singles worldwide and 16 million records as a solo artist.<\/p>\n

She previously performed on London\u2019s West End in a revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s \u201cCats.\u201d She was nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance as Grizabella.<\/p>\n

She performed at Windsor Castle in the official concert for the coronation of Charles III and Camilla in May 2023.<\/p>\n

She has performed at Madison Square Garden, voiced the character Sina in Disney\u2019s animated blockbuster \u201cMoana\u201d and starred in ABC\u2019s remake of \u201cDirty Dancing.\u201d She has also been a judge on \u201cThe Sing-Off,\u201d the U.S. and U.K. versions of \u201cThe X Factor\u201d and \u201cThe Masked Singer\u201d on Fox. She won \u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d in 2010.<\/p>\n

Scherzinger starred in \u201cRent\u201d at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and performed with acclaimed Italian classical tenor Andrea Bocelli as part of the PBS \u201cGreat Performances\u201d series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nicole Scherzinger, who studied musical theatre and acting at Wright State from 1996 to 1999, received the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Norma Desmond in \u201cSunset Boulevard.” Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":143892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[722,733,4859,725,747,715],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-alumni","category-fine-and-performing-arts","category-home-news-sidebar","category-liberal-arts","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149390"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149466,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149390\/revisions\/149466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}