# Aisha Jackson
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{{Short description|American actress}}
'''Aisha Jackson''' is an American actress and performer. She is best known for her [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) career.
== Early life ==
Jackson is from College Park, Georgia.[{{Cite web |title=Cast & Creative |url=https://onemoretimemusical.com/cast-creative/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Once Upon a One More Time |language=en-US}}] She graduated from the [University of Northern Colorado](/source/University_of_Northern_Colorado) in 2013.[{{Cite web |title=UNC Musical Theatre Alumna Aisha Jackson Performs at Whitney Houston Tribute |url=https://arts.unco.edu/blog/theatre-dance/aisha-jackson-at-whitney-houston-tribute.aspx |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Theatre Arts & Dance Blog |language=en}}]
== Career ==
Jackson made her Broadway debut in 2015 as a swing in ''[Beautiful: The Carole King Musical](/source/Beautiful%3A_The_Carole_King_Musical).''[{{Cite web |date=2015-06-04 |title=Video: Coloradans on Broadway: Aisha Jackson |work=Denver Center for the Performing Arts |url=https://www.denvercenter.org/news-center/video-coloradans-on-broadway-aisha-jackson/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |language=en-US}}]
In 2018, Jackson was cast as the Standby for Anna in ''[Frozen](/source/Frozen_(musical))'' on Broadway. She made her debut in the role in March 2018 and was the first Black woman to play Anna on Broadway.[{{Cite web |title=Aisha Jackson makes first appearance as Anna in Disney's 'Frozen' on Broadway |url=https://ew.com/theater/2018/03/30/aisha-jackson-anna-disney-frozen-broadway/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=EW.com |language=en}}][{{Cite web |date=2019-02-21 |title=Disney's Broadway productions are putting its black characters front and center |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/disney-s-broadway-productions-are-putting-its-black-characters-front-n973591 |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=NBC News |language=en}}] Jackson departed the Broadway company of ''Frozen'' in February 2020.[{{Cite web |title=Aisha Jackson |url=https://playbill.com/person/aisha-jackson-vault-0000125921 |access-date=July 8, 2024 |website=Playbill}}]
Jackson originated the role of Snow White in the [Britney Spears](/source/Britney_Spears) jukebox musical ''[Once Upon a One More Time](/source/Once_Upon_a_One_More_Time)'' at its world premiere in Washington, DC in 2021.[{{Cite web |last=Real |first=Evan |date=2020-03-04 |title=Britney Spears' Broadway-Bound Musical Finds Its Cast |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/britney-spears-musical-once-a-one-more-time-finds-cast-1282494/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |date=2021-05-27 |title=Britney Spears musical Once Upon A One More Time finally has premiere date |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/52948/1/britney-spears-musical-once-upon-a-one-more-time-finally-has-premiere-date |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Dazed |language=en}}] She also originated the role on Broadway in 2023.[{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Briga Heelan, Justin Guarini, and Aisha Jackson Will Star in Broadway's Once Upon a One More Time |url=https://playbill.com/article/briga-heelan-justin-guarini-and-aisha-jackson-will-star-in-broadways-once-upon-a-one-more-time |work=Playbill}}][{{Cite web |date=2023-06-23 |title=Review: 'Once Upon A One More Time' Won't Leave Britney Alone! |url=https://observer.com/2023/06/review-once-upon-a-one-more-time-wont-leave-britney-alone/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Observer |language=en-US}}]
Jackson played Deena Jones in ''[Dreamgirls](/source/Dreamgirls)'' at [The MUNY](/source/The_MUNY) in June 2024.[{{Cite web |last=Hartwig |first=Gabe |date=2024-04-25 |title=The Muny Announces Principal Cast for 'Dreamgirls' |url=https://muny.org/the-muny-announces-principal-cast-for-dreamgirls/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=The Muny |language=en-US}}] That October, she replaced Joy Woods as Middle Allie in ''[The Notebook](/source/The_Notebook_(musical))'' on Broadway.[{{cite web |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |title=Aisha Jackson Joins Broadway Cast of ''The Notebook'' October 25 |url=https://playbill.com/article/aisha-jackson-joins-broadway-cast-of-the-notebook-october-25 |website=Playbill |access-date=May 12, 2025 |date=October 25, 2024}}]
In 2025, Jackson headlined the [New York City Center](/source/New_York_City_Center) Encores! production of ''[Wonderful Town](/source/Wonderful_Town)'' with [Anika Noni Rose](/source/Anika_Noni_Rose).[{{Cite web |date=2025-02-12 |title=Anika Noni Rose and Aisha Jackson to Lead Encores! Wonderful Town - TheaterMania.com |url=https://www.theatermania.com/news/anika-noni-rose-and-aisha-jackson-to-lead-encores-wonderful-town_1763743/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |language=en-US}}] In June, she replaced [Sarah Hyland](/source/Sarah_Hyland) as [Daisy Buchanan](/source/Daisy_Buchanan) in ''[The Great Gatsby](/source/The_Great_Gatsby_(musical))'' on Broadway.[Rabinowitz, Chloe [https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Aisha-Jackson-to-Join-THE-GREAT-GATSBY-on-Broadway-as-Daisy-Buchanan-20250513 Aisha Jackson then joined THE GREAT GATSBY on Broadway as Daisy Buchanan] BroadwayWorld, May 13, 2025][{{Cite web |title=Aisha Jackson on Playing The Great Gatsby’s ‘Complex Girly’ Daisy Fay Buchanan on Broadway |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/205919/aisha-jackson-on-playing-the-great-gatsbys-complex-girly-daisy-fay-buchanan-on-broadway/ |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Broadway.com |language=en}}]
==Theatre credits==
Ref:[[https://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/438896-aisha-jackson Aisha Jackson Theatre Credits] AboutTheArtists][[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/aisha-jackson-499224 Aisha Jackson Broadway/Touring Credits] IBDB]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" |Years
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Role
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope=col|Notes
|-
|2011
|[''Hairspray''](/source/Hairspray_(musical))
|Little Inez
|rowspan=2|[Arvada Center](/source/Arvada_Center_for_the_Arts_and_Humanities)
|
|-
|2012
|[''Legally Blonde''](/source/Legally_Blonde_(musical))
|Pilar
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|[''Witness Uganda''](/source/Invisible_Thread_(musical))
|Ensemble
u/s Grace / Eden
|[American Repertory Theatre](/source/American_Repertory_Theatre)
|World premiere cast
|-
|''[Once on This Island](/source/Once_on_This_Island)''
|Ti Moune
|[Olney Theatre Center](/source/Olney_Theatre_Center)
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
|''[Beautiful: The Carole King Musical](/source/Beautiful%3A_The_Carole_King_Musical)''
|Swing
|[Stephen Sondheim Theatre](/source/Stephen_Sondheim_Theatre)
|Broadway replacement
|-
|[''Witness Uganda''](/source/Invisible_Thread_(musical))
|Ensemble
u/s Grace / Eden
|[Second Stage Theatre](/source/Second_Stage_Theater)
|Off-Broadway
|-
|rowspan=2|2016
|''[A Bronx Tale: The Musical](/source/A_Bronx_Tale_(musical))''
|Ensemble
|[Paper Mill Playhouse](/source/Paper_Mill_Playhouse)
|
|-
|''[Ragtime](/source/Ragtime_(musical))''
|Sarah
|[Ellis Island](/source/Ellis_Island)
|Concert
|-
|2016-2017
|''[Waitress](/source/Waitress_(musical))''
|Ensemble
|[Lena Horne Theatre](/source/Lena_Horne_Theatre)
|Original Broadway cast
|-
|2017
|rowspan=2|''[Frozen](/source/Frozen_(musical))''
|rowspan=2|s/b Anna
|[Denver Center for the Performing Arts](/source/Denver_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts)
|World premiere cast
|-
|2018-2020
|[St. James Theatre](/source/St._James_Theatre)
|Original Broadway cast
|-
|2021-2022
|''[Once Upon a One More Time](/source/Once_Upon_a_One_More_Time)''
|Snow White
|[Sidney Harman Hall](/source/Sidney_Harman_Hall)
|[Shakespeare Theatre Company](/source/Shakespeare_Theatre_Company); World premiere cast
|-
|rowspan=2|2022
|''[Paradise Square](/source/Paradise_Square_(musical))''
|s/b Nelly O'Brien
|[Ethel Barrymore Theatre](/source/Ethel_Barrymore_Theatre)
|Original Broadway cast
|-
|''[Sister Act](/source/Sister_Act_(musical))''
|Deloris Van Cartier
|[North Carolina Theatre](/source/North_Carolina_Theatre)
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2023
|''[Once Upon a One More Time](/source/Once_Upon_a_One_More_Time)''
|Snow White
|[Marquis Theatre](/source/Marquis_Theatre)
|Original Broadway cast
|-
|''[Pal Joey](/source/Pal_Joey_(musical))''
|Linda English
|[New York City Center](/source/New_York_City_Center)
|Off-Broadway
|-
|rowspan=2|2024
|''[Dreamgirls](/source/Dreamgirls)''
|Deena Jones
|[The Muny](/source/The_Muny)
|
|-
|''[The Notebook](/source/The_Notebook_(musical))''
|Middle Allie
|[Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre](/source/Gerald_Schoenfeld_Theatre)
|Broadway replacement
|-
|2025
|''[Wonderful Town](/source/Wonderful_Town)''
|Eileen Sherwood
|[New York City Center](/source/New_York_City_Center)
|Off-Broadway
|-
|2025-2026
|''[The Great Gatsby](/source/The_Great_Gatsby_(musical))''
|Daisy Buchanan
|[Broadway Theatre](/source/Broadway_Theatre_(53rd_Street))
|Broadway replacement
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|7263391}}
* {{IBDB name | 499224 | Aisha Jackson }}
* {{official website|https://www.aishajackson.com}}
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Category:Actresses from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Living people
Category:People from College Park, Georgia
Category:University of Northern Colorado alumni
Category:21st-century American actresses
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