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Currently performing in her 11th Broadway show; the much anticipated revival of The Who’s Tommy (u/s Mrs. Walker, u/s Acid Queen) at The Nederlander Theater. Afra is a veteran performer most recently seen in the 2023 Broadway revival of Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, after finishing her run in Funny Girl, alongside Lea Michele. Some of her favorite crinclude Hadestown (where she understudied the role of Persephone), SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical where she played Michael/Maid and understudied Disco Donna Summer (performing the role 25 times), In The Heights (Original Broadway Company with Lin-Manuel Miranda), Shuffle Along (Original Broadway Company alongside Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter and Joshua Henry with choreography by Savion Glover), Ghost (Original Broadway Company, understudy Clara/Louise), and Motown (understudy Tina Marie). She also spent a year on the First National Tour of HAMILTON (Angelica Tour) playing San Francisco and Los Angeles.  Additionally, Afra was a Radio City Rockette for 7 years. You can see Afra in NBC’s Annie Live!, and the miniseries Fosse/Verdon with Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams, on FX. Other television work includes Boardwalk Empire (Onyx Dancer), Curb Your Enthusiasm (Hamilton ensemble), The Detour (B.Frank ensemble), Mozart In the Jungle, and SNL.