Felicia Finley has established herself as one of Broadway’s phenomenal leading ladies. Felicia is most noted for originating Linda in the Tony award nominated, The Wedding Singer, which won her critical praise and a cult following.

Felicia attended the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) and began her professional career at age 17, as a chorus girl at Opryland. From there she was offered the 1st National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar starring Ted Neeley & Carl Anderson. Felicia made her Broadway debut in the TONY nominated, Smokey Joe’s Café. She was then cast as April in the original Broadway production of Cy Coleman’s The Life, earning a TONY nomination for Best Musical. That TONY performance is considered one of the top 10 best performances of all time.  She was original company in Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party, as Rose, as well as Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin at Playwrights Horizons.  Felicia won critical praise for her performance as Amneris in Broadway’s Aida and Forbidden Broadway’s Space Odyssey and SVU. Felicia was also featured in 3 Spike Lee’s movies, 25th Hour, He Got Game (shot at Elon!), and Son of Sam.

Other credits include: Mamma Mia! Broadway as Tanya, Catch Me If You Can (5th Avenue), Disaster! (Off-Broadway), Fall Springs (Barrington Stage), Songbird (Two River), All Shook Up (MUNY), Saved (Kansas City Rep), American In Paris (Alley Theatre), Damn Yankees (Opposite Andre’ De Shields), Happy Days (National Tour as Pinky Tuscadero), Jekyll & Hyde 1st National, as well as productions at Encore’s City Center, Goodspeed, Papermill Playhouse, Ogunquit Playhouse, John W Engeman Theater and Playwright’s Horizons.

Awards include for New York’s Bistro Award for Best Cabaret, Drama League’s Most Distinguished Performer, NJ’s Best Actress and The Ensemblist Award for Songbird. She’s had concerts at Joe’s Pub, Feinstein’s 54 Below, Town Hall, Roseland Ballroom, Bryant Park, and The Green Room 42.

Felicia has also released an album, Great Mood for a Tuesday, to critical and audience acclaim which you can find here.