Actor

April
Nixon

(she/her)

April Nixon is honored to be part of the cast of Fat Ham. April is an Olivier, Elliot Norton, AUDELCO, and Ovation Award nominee. Broadway and National Tour: Damn Yankees (opposite Jerry Lewis), The Dancer’s Life (opposite Chita Rivera), Smokey Joe’s Cafe, 9 to 5, Fosse, The Wiz, Cats, The Who’s Tommy, Mamma Mia!, Sistas, Crowns, Sweet Charity, Caroline, or Change, and Dreamgirls. TV: Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Chapelle’s Show, The Wire. Film: Malcom X, Man on the Moon, The Perfect Find (opposite Gabrielle Union, Netflix), Two Degrees (opposite Vanessa E. Williams). April has worked with Anna Deavere Smith, Spike Lee, Regina Taylor, Gwen Verdon, Walter Bobbie, Sheldon Epps, Jack O’Brien, Jerry Zaks, Des McAnuff, Graciela Daniele, Ann Reinking, George Faison, and Michael Peters. She’s appeared (opposite Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo) in Yemandja. Stay tuned for April’s new web series BlackStageStories & FindingMyLola’s on YouTube. IG: @maggiehunter51, FB: April L Nixon