# Tanisha Spring

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{{Short description|British actress and vocalist}}
'''Tanisha L Spring''' is a British actress and vocalist. She is best known for playing Satine in [''Moulin Rouge!''](/source/Moulin_Rouge!_(musical)) at the [Piccadilly Theatre](/source/Piccadilly_Theatre).

== Early life and education ==
Spring is from South [London](/source/London) and of Jamaican descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wearemovingstories.com/we-are-moving-stories-films/2019/1/17/once-an-old-lady-sat-on-my-chest|title=Once An Old Lady Sat On My Chest|work=We Are Moving Stories|date=17 January 2019|accessdate=24 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Tanisha Spring |url=https://www.tanishalspring.com/about |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Tanisha Spring |language=en-US}}</ref> She is a mentor and part of the Access and Participation programme at [Laine Theatre Arts](/source/Laine_Theatre_Arts).

== Career ==

=== Stage ===
In early 2020 she joined the cast of [Stephen Schwartz](/source/Stephen_Schwartz)'s [''The Prince of Egypt''](/source/The_Prince_of_Egypt_(musical)) in the role of Nefertari, alongside [Liam Tamne](/source/Liam_Tamne), [Christine Allado](/source/Christine_Allado), Luke Brady and [Alexia Khadime](/source/Alexia_Khadime).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Go Inside the London Opening of The Prince of Egypt |url=https://playbill.com/article/go-inside-the-london-opening-of-the-prince-of-egypt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806233127/https://playbill.com/article/go-inside-the-london-opening-of-the-prince-of-egypt |archive-date=2024-08-06 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Playbill |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref> The show paused its run in March 2020, due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic), and re-opened in August 2021.

In summer 2023 Spring played Rita in [''Groundhog Day''](/source/Groundhog_Day_(musical)), returning to the [Old Vic](/source/The_Old_Vic) with [Andy Karl](/source/Andy_Karl) reprising the lead role.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-13 |title=Groundhog Day – Andy Karl and Tanisha Spring in our Sixty-Second Summary |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/groundhog-day-andy-karl-and-tanisha-spring-in-our-sixty-second-summary_1511039/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Groundhog Day |url=https://www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/groundhog-day-2/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Old Vic Theatre |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In September 2023 Spring joined the cast of [''Moulin Rouge!''](/source/Moulin_Rouge!_(musical)) as alternate Satine, covering the role full time from October 2023, alongside Dom Simpson as Christian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rook |first=Olivia |date=2024-04-16 |title=Tanisha Spring on playing Satine in 'Moulin Rouge!' in the West End |url=https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/interviews/tanisha-spring-on-playing-satine-in-moulin-rouge-in-the-west-end |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=London Theatre |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tanisha Spring and Dom Simpson to Star in West End Moulin Rouge |url=https://playbill.com/article/tanisha-spring-and-dom-simpson-to-star-in-west-end-moulin-rouge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250117134004/https://playbill.com/article/tanisha-spring-and-dom-simpson-to-star-in-west-end-moulin-rouge |archive-date=2025-01-17 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Playbill |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Theatre
|-
|2016
|[''Beautiful: the Carole King Musical''](/source/Beautiful%3A_The_Carole_King_Musical)
|Janelle
|[Aldwych Theatre](/source/Aldwych_Theatre)
|-
|2017
|[''Big Fish''](/source/Big_Fish_(musical))
|Story Jenny
|Tour
|-
|2018
|''[Caroline, or Change](/source/Caroline%2C_or_Change)''
|Radio
|Playhouse Theatre
|-
|2019
|[''Little Shop of Horrors''](/source/Little_Shop_of_Horrors_(musical))
|Crystal
|
|-
|2021
|[''Tina''](/source/Tina_(musical))
|Ikette
|Aldwych Theatre
|-
|2021
|''[The Prince of Egypt](/source/The_Prince_of_Egypt_(musical))''
|Nefertari
|[Dominion Theatre](/source/Dominion_Theatre)
|-
|2023
|''[Groundhog Day](/source/Groundhog_Day_(musical))''
|Rita Hanson
|[Old Vic](/source/The_Old_Vic)
|-
|2021-2024
|[''Moulin Rouge!''](/source/Moulin_Rouge!_(musical))
|alternate Satine/ 
Satine
|[Piccadilly Theatre](/source/Piccadilly_Theatre)
|}

=== Filmography ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2018
|''Once an Old Lady Sat On My Chest''
|Uju
|short
|-
|2019
|[''Rocketman''](/source/Rocketman_(film))
|Sylvi
|movie
|-
|2021
|Ted Lasso
|
|TV series
|-
|2023
|''[Dreaming Whilst Black](/source/Dreaming_Whilst_Black)''
|Film Set Girl
|TV series, 1 episode
|}

=== Producer ===
In 2021 Spring founded Blue Mahoe Production. Her first project, a ''Killer Party Musical'', led to Spring being nominated as Best Producer in the [Black British Theatre Awards](/source/Black_British_Theatre_Awards) in the same year.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{official website|https://www.tanishalspring.com/}}

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Category:Living people
Category:Actresses from London
Category:Black British actresses
Category:English musical theatre actresses
Category:English people of Jamaican descent
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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