Amber Gray
Amber Gray is an American actress and singer. She pursued acting in college at Boston University, where she received her BFA in Acting, and later at NYU, where she received a MFA in Acting. She is best known for portraying Hélène Kuragina in the 2016 Broadway musical ‘Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812,’ which she first got involved in in 2012. She was awarded a 2017 Theatre World Award for her performance as Hélène in the show. Before ‘Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812,’ Amber reprised her leading role as Zoe in An Octoroon at Soho Repertory Theatre (she had previously performed as Zoe in 2010 at P.S.122).
In 2016, Amber then portrayed Persephone in New York Theatre Workshop’s production of the musical ‘Hadestown,’ based on Anaïs Mitchell’s concept album of the same name. She went on to reprise the role in the Edmonton Citadel Theatre, London National Theatre, and Broadway productions. Amber was nominated for a 2019 Tony Award for the role.
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Amber Gray visited HollywoodLife to talk about her Tony-nominated portrayal of Persephone in ‘Hadestown.’
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Amber was praised for her “vocal dexterity,” “charisma” and “powerhouse voice” as Persephone in ‘Hadestown.’
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For ‘Hadestown,’ Amber has already won a Sterling Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role and an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical!
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Amber’s Persephone is a strong woman who is relying on her vices to numb the loneliness and pain she feels in the current state of her marriage to Hades, played by Patrick Page.
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Amber admitted in an interview with HollywoodLife that her role as Persephone in the politically-relevant show, does make her think about the First Lady.
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“I think it is some of the best music I’ve ever heard, hands down,” Amber said of the music in ‘Hadestown.’
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Amber is nominated for a Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for ‘Hadestown.’
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Amber Gray visited HollywoodLife to talk about her Tony-nominated portrayal of Persephone in ‘Hadestown.’
