Richard Skipper Celebrates Lana Gordon 3/14/2022

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LANA GORDON was born in New London, Connecticut. In 1989, she studied dance at New York City’s Alvin Ailey School. Gordon next participated in a repertory ensemble directed by Sylvia Walters for over 3 years, before joining Donald Bird’s ensemble “The/Group.” Gordon then played the role of Dionne in the European tour of the musical “Hair.” In 1997, Gordon made her Broadway debut as an ensemble original cast member in “The Lion King,” where she also played the role of Shenzi. Following that, she joined the cast of “Jesus Christ Superstar” on Broadway. During the past 10 years Gordon has performed all over Europe and the Middle East in a variety of shows including “Chicago” as Velma, “Sister Act” as Deloris, “Tarzan” as Kala, “West Side Story” as Anita, “Carmen Cubana” as Carmen, and at Jazz at Lincoln Center in Qatar as a guest vocalist. Gordon has also worked as a model in America, both in print and TV advertising, and as an independent vocal artist. Lana is currently represented on Broadway in Hadestown.