Ericka Hunter

Ericka Hunter is a Canadian-born singer, songwriter, dancer and actress.[1] Hunter is a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette, starred in several musicals on Broadway,[2] including Rock of Ages, Miss Saigon and Moulin Rouge! and appeared on the NBC series Smash.[3] Hunter is featured on French DJ Morgan Nagoya's dance single "Promised Land[4] along with Jonny Rose and Chris Reeder.[5] She released her first U.S. solo single "Fight to Believe" on January 17, 2013.[1]

Ericka Hunter
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Singer, actress, dancer
Years active	2000–present

Career

After studying dance and theater in her hometown of Ottawa, Ontario, she made her professional debut with the world famous Radio City Rockettes at 18. Ericka then joined the Toronto company of the Lion King before being cast as a featured dancer in the ABC/Disney movie The Music Man. By the age of 20, she made her Broadway debut in the original revival cast of Flower Drum Song and then went on to perform in the Broadway casts of 42nd Street, Doctor Zhivago, the musical thriller American Psycho, Rock Of Ages (where she played the lead role of Sherrie), as well as the revival of Miss Saigon (understudied/performed the roles of Gigi and Ellen). Early in 2018, she performed in the Danny Strong newly scripted version of Chess at the Kennedy Center. In addition to her Broadway credits, she's been cast in multiple TV productions including Mozart In The Jungle (Amazon), Smash (NBC), Modern Love (Amazon), and Katy Keene (CW). Ericka has also performed alongside world renowned artists such as Rihanna, Shakira, Justin Timberlake, and Poison's Bret Michaels.

Theatre

Year	Production	Role	Venue	Notes
2000	The Lion King	Ensemble	The Princess of Wales Theatre: 2001	Canadian production
2001	Radio City Christmas Spectacular	Rockette	Radio City Music Hall: 2001
2002	42nd Street	Ensemble, Ethel	Ford Center for the Performing Arts: 2002	Broadway replacement Credited as: Ericka Yang
2002–03	Flower Drum Song	Ensemble	The August Wilson Theatre: October 17, 2002 - March 16, 2003	Original Broadway production Credited as: Ericka Yang
2007	Damn Yankees	Ensemble	Freud Playhouse at UCLA: November 6 – 25, 2007	Reprise Theatre Company
2009–15	Rock of Ages	Ensemble u/s Sherrie	Brooks Atkinson Theatre: 2009 – 2015	Broadway replacement
2014	The Band Wagon	Isabelle	New York City Center Stage II: November 6 – 16, 2014	Concert staging
2015	Doctor Zhivago	Ensemble	Broadway Theatre: March 27 – May 10, 2015	Original Broadway production
2016	American Psycho	Video Store Clerk / Sabrina u/s Evelyn Williams u/s Courtney Lawrence u/s Svetlana u/s Mrs. Bateman u/s Mrs. Wolfe	Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre: March 24 – June 5, 2016	Original Broadway production
2017	Miss Saigon	Ensemble u/s Gigi u/s Ellen	Broadway Theatre: 2017	Broadway revival
2018	Chess	Ensemble	JFK Center for the Performing Arts: February 2018	Concert staging
2018–present	Moulin Rouge!	Ensemble u/s Arabia u/s La Chocolat	Emerson Colonial Theatre: July 10 – August 19, 2018	Original Boston production (Pre-Broadway tryout)
			Al Hirschfeld Theatre: June 28, 2019 –	Original Broadway production

Film & TV

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Music Man	Actor	Film
2004–2011	Rescue Me	Supporting	TV
2012–2013	Smash	Supporting	TV
2014	It Could Be Worse	Lacy	TV
2014–2018	Mozart In The Jungle	Supporting	TV
2019	Modern Love	Supporting	TV
2020	Katy Keene	Supporting	TV

References

1. http://www.globalnews.ca/entertainment/ottawas+ericka+hunter+wont+stop+believin/6442790747/story.html%5B%5D
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-01-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. http://www.dailystar.co.uk/user_blogs/post/18878/2012/11/18/3041/Chatting-with-Promised-Land-singer-Ericka-Hunter-/
5. "European Vs American Music: Closing the Gaps With Ericka Hunter". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2020-01-31.