Rose moved to New York without a job, and after three months she secured the role of Rusty in Broadway's Footloose. She followed Footloose up with numerous workshops and two musicals using pre-existing song catalogs, Eli's Comin' off-Broadway and Me and Mrs. Jones with Lou Rawls in Philadelphia. Both of the full-scale tuners were rumored for transfers, but neither made it anywhere after their limited Read more...

Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an Tony-awarding winning, African-American singer and actress.