{{short description|American actress}} {{multiple issues| {{Resume-like|date=March 2015}} {{COI|date=March 2015}} {{update|date=December 2025}} }} {{Infobox person | birth_name = Ryah Nixon | image = Ryah_Nixon_headshot.jpg | caption = Ryah Nixon | birth_place = New York, NY | occupation = Actor, singer }}
'''Ryah Nixon''' is a graduate of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, class of 2009. Classmates include: Kyle Beltran (''In the Heights''), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (''A Little Night Music''), Steffanie Leigh (''Mary Poppins''), and Ian Harding (''Pretty Little Liars''). She is originally from Seattle, Washington and attended Roosevelt High School.
Nixon appeared in the 2009 production of ''Fat Camp the musical'' at NYMF,<ref name="fatcamp">{{cite web|url=http://www.nymf.org/Show-1156.html|title=Ryah Nixon in Fat Camp|accessdate=January 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312055021/http://www.nymf.org/Show-1156.html|archivedate=March 12, 2012}}</ref> and made her off-Broadway debut in ''Another Part of the Forest'' playing the role of Laurette.<ref name="forest">{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140048-Peccadillo-Explores-Hellmans-Another-Part-of-the-Forest-Off-Broadway-Starting-June-4|title=Ryah Nixon off-Broadway in Another Part of the Forest|date=June 4, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811082858/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/140048-Peccadillo-Explores-Hellmans-Another-Part-of-the-Forest-Off-Broadway-Starting-June-4|archivedate=August 11, 2010}}</ref> She also appeared in the season one episode ''"Double Date/Mom"'' of the television series ''Louie'' on the FX network.<ref name="louie">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1702824/ |title=Ryah Nixon in Louie |website=IMDb |date= |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> On June 10, 2012, Nixon appeared in an episode of ''Head Games'' titled ''"Moral Dilemma"'' on The Discovery Channel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/head-games/episode-guide.html |title=Episode Guide : Head Games |url-status=dead |accessdate=18 July 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806142258/http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/head-games/episode-guide.html |archivedate=6 August 2012 }}</ref>
Nixon then joined the first national tour of ''9 to 5: the musical''.<ref name="9to5">{{cite web |url=http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2010/dec/28/review-diana-degarmo-nine-five-9-5-philharmonic/ |title=Ryah Nixon in 9 to 5 National Tour |work=Naples Daily News |date=December 28, 2010|accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> She performed in the ensemble and worked as an understudy for Doralee and Judy Bernley. Nixon replaced Diana Degarmo as the lead in the final leg of the tour. She received a Broadwayworld Award for her performance of "Doralee Rhodes" on tour. Nixon closed the national tour as Doralee Rhodes on July 31, 2011.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
Nixon played Kate McGowan in the 5th Avenue Theatre's Concert Version of ''Titanic'',<ref name="Titanic">{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/160954-Titanic-The-Concert-With-Ed-Watts-and-Stanley-Bahorek-to-Mark-Centennial-in-Seattle|title=Ryah Nixon in Titanic|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323222838/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/160954-Titanic-The-Concert-With-Ed-Watts-and-Stanley-Bahorek-to-Mark-Centennial-in-Seattle|archivedate=2012-03-23}}</ref> which commemorated the 100th Anniversary of the ship's sinking. Following that, she played Maureen in ''RENT'' at Seattle's Tony Award-winning regional 5th Avenue Theatre in summer of 2012. Next up, she will play Alice in ''Lizzie'', a new musical based on the story of Lizzie Borden, at New York City's off-Broadway house Ars Nova.{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
Nixon has been involved in all industry readings of ''Jawbreaker'', the musical,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/155063-Jawbreaker-Musical-Will-Have-NYC-Reading-With-Diana-DeGarmo |title=Jawbreaker Musical Will Have NYC Reading With Diana DeGarmo - Playbill.com |website=www.playbill.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001165225/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/155063-Jawbreaker-Musical-Will-Have-NYC-Reading-With-Diana-DeGarmo |archive-date=2011-10-01}}</ref> playing the role of "Foxy" (which was played by Julie Benz in the movie). She played Magenta in the Bucks County Playhouse production of ''Rocky Horror Show'' in October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pottsmerc.com/arts-and-entertainment/20141029/rocky-horror-picture-show-x2014a-sinfully-delicious-halloween-treat-at-the-bucks-county-playhouse|title = 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' —A sinfully delicious Halloween treat at the Bucks County Playhouse}}</ref> Nixon starred as Lulu in the out of town try out ''Moonshine: that Heehaw Musical'' at Dallas Theatre Center in summer of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/legit/news/hee-haw-musical-broadway-dallas-theater-center-1201422798/|title = 'Hee-Haw' Musical 'Moonshine' to Premiere in Dallas|date = 5 February 2015}}</ref>
In 2021, it was announced that Ryah would star as Doralee Rhodes in North Carolina Theatres production of ''9 to 5''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/raleigh/article/North-Carolina-Theatre-Announces-Leading-Ladies-For-9-TO-5-20210804 | title=North Carolina Theatre Announces Leading Ladies for 9 TO 5 }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|4011502|name=Ryah Nixon}}
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