Erika Henningsen
American actress and singer
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| 2025 | Cast as Sandra Dee in 'Just in Time' at Circle in the Square Theatre, to be directed by Alex Timbers |
| 2024 | Collaborated with multiple artists including Andrew Underberg, Sam Haft, Jeremy Jordan, Amir Talai, Kimiko Glenn, Shoba Narayan, Patina Miller, Jessica Vosk, and Stephanie Beatriz on soundtrack tracks |
| 2024 | Released multiple songs for the Hazbin Hotel Original Soundtrack (Pt. 2), including 'Hell's Greatest Dad', 'More Than Anything', and 'You Didn't Know' |
| 2024 | Voiced Bethany Ghostfucker in Helluva Boss episode 'Ghostf**kers' |
| 2024 | Began voicing Charlie Morningstar in the adult animated series Hazbin Hotel. |
| 2023 | Erika Henningsen released her song 'Happy Day in Hell' |
| 2023 | Voiced Ania in Curses! for 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Starred as Danielle de Barbarac in 'Ever After The Musical' at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, directed by Marlo Hunter |
| May 22 2023 | Erika Henningsen married Kyle Selig in New York City. |
| 2022 | Appeared in That Damn Michael Che as White Shopper |
| 2022 | Appeared in Blue Bloods as Madeline Gleeson |
| December 2022 | Starred as Joy Mangano in the world premiere of the musical Joy at the George Street Playhouse in New Jersey. |
| 2021 | Contributed vocals to 'Girls5eva' soundtrack for the Peacock Original Series |
| 2021 | Appeared in Harlem, playing Kate in 2 episodes |
| July 1 2021 | Erika Henningsen and Kyle Selig announced their engagement. |
| May 15 2020 | Held a Zoom living room concert that raised over $4,000 for She's the First non-profit organization. |
| May 12 2020 | Offered an exclusive living room concert to raise money for She's the First COVID-19 Response Fund. |
| February 22 2020 | Left the Broadway production of Mean Girls. |
| April 2019 | Partnered with the African Library Project to create a library for St. Catherine's School in Migori County, Kenya. Raised money for shipping costs and collected over 1,100 donated books to ship to the school. |
| 2018 | Erika Henningsen won the Broadway.com Audience Awards for Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female) for her role in Mean Girls |
| 2018 | Henningsen was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical for Mean Girls |
| 2018 | Erika Henningsen featured on the song 'Rockin' Around the Pole' by The Hot Elves |
| 2018 | Contributed to Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 20, continuing her involvement in charitable Broadway musical compilations |
| 2018 | Made an uncredited appearance on Saturday Night Live |
| 2018 | Erika Henningsen began dating her Mean Girls costar Kyle Selig. |
| December 2018 | Participated in the second annual Broadway Beats Hunger concert, raising funds for the Summit Medical Group Foundation's 'Food, Health and Hope: An Answer to Diabetes' initiative. |
| October 1 2018 | Appeared on Late Night with Seth Meyers as Cady Heron |
| July 2018 | Attended the 20th Broadway Barks, an annual event promoting the adoption of shelter animals. |
| May 3 2018 | Appeared on The Today Show as Cady Heron |
| April 8 2018 | Mean Girls officially opened on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre, with Henningsen in the lead role of Cady Heron. |
| October 31 2017 | Originated the role of Cady Heron in the world premiere of Mean Girls at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., running until December 3, 2017. |
| February 2017 | Appeared in an Off-Broadway staged concert of Dear World as Nina with York Theatre. |
| 2016 | Recorded vocals for 'The Theory of Relativity' Original Cast Recording |
| 2016 | Portrayed Ensign Nellie Forbush in the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera's production of South Pacific. |
| 2015 | Participated in Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 17, a collaborative musical project featuring Broadway performers |
| 2015 | Erika Henningsen appeared in Live from Lincoln Center: Kern & Hammerstein's Show Boat, playing the role of Kim Ravenal |
| 2015 | Henningsen portrayed the character Kennedy in Wide Awake |
| August 30 2015 | Left the Les Misérables Broadway production. |
| March 3 2015 | Made her Broadway debut as Fantine in the revival of Les Misérables, becoming the youngest actress in Broadway history to portray this role. |
| 2014 | Henningsen played Christine Babkin in the production of Bad Girls |
| 2014 | Earned a BFA in musical theatre from the University of Michigan. Selected as the winner of the Alan Eisenberg Award Scholarship, recognizing outstanding talent and career potential in musical theatre. |
| 2014 | Studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London through the NYU London program during her undergraduate years. |
| December 9 2014 | Starred as Beth in the musical Diner, which premiered at the Signature Theatre in Washington, D.C., running until January 25, 2015. |
| November 2014 | Made her New York Philharmonic debut as Kim Ravenal in a staged concert production of Show Boat. |
| 2013 | Erika Henningsen performed in the play Interface, taking on the role of Sarah |
| 2010 | At age 17, Henningsen was cast in her first professional production as Penny Pingleton in Hairspray at the Woodminster Amphitheater in Oakland, California. |
| 2010 | Graduated from Campolindo High School. |
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