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
NationalityCanadian
OccupationSinger, actress, dancer
Years active2000–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.
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