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Ericka Hunter Yang
Ericka Hunter Yang
Born	Ericka Yang; May 8, 1982 (age 42); Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupations	Singer; actress; dancer;
Years active	2000–present
Partner	Aaron Tveit

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Ericka Hunter Yang (born May 8, 1982) is a Canadian-born singer, songwriter, dancer and actress.^[2] Hunter began her career as a Radio City Music Hall Rockette and made her Broadway debut in 2002. She has since been part of the original Broadway ensemble casts of Rock of Ages (later starring as Sherrie), American Psycho, Doctor Zhivago, the 2017 revival of Miss Saigon, and Moulin Rouge!

Early life

Yang was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to a Canadian mother and Chinese-born Hong Konger father. She grew up in the city's suburb of Nepean and attended a public performing arts high school. She has an older sister, Vanessa, and younger brother, Warren Yang, a former gymnast and actor.^[3]^[4] Hunter is of Chinese, Dutch, German, and English descent.

Career

After studying dance and theater in her hometown of Ottawa, Ontario, she made her professional debut with Radio City Rockettes at 18. Ericka then joined the Toronto company of The Lion King before being cast as a featured dancer in the ABC/Disney movie The Music Man. In 2002, at the age of 20, she made her Broadway debut in the original revival cast of Flower Drum Song and then went on to perform in the Broadway cast of 42nd Street.

In 2006, she relocated to Los Angeles to develop a music and fashion career. She worked as an assistant to stylist Joe Zee performed alongside artists such as Rihanna, Shakira, and Justin Timberlake. During this period, she began using the professional name Ericka Hunter, taking the last name from a maternal great-grandmother.

In 2008, she returned to New York. She joined the cast of the Broadway musical Rock of Ages in 2009. She later performed in Doctor Zhivago, the musical thriller American Psycho, Rock Of Ages (where she played the lead role of Sherrie), as well as the revival of Miss Saigon (understudied/performed the roles of Gigi and Ellen).

Early in 2018, she performed in the Danny Strong newly scripted version of Chess at the Kennedy Center. In addition to her Broadway credits, she's been cast in multiple TV productions including Mozart In The Jungle (Amazon), Smash (NBC), Modern Love (Amazon), and Katy Keene (CW). In 2021, she was a Core Dancer on Schmigadoon!, released on Apple TV+.^[5]

Hunter is featured on French DJ Morgan Nagoya's dance single "Promised Land"^{[citation needed]} along with Jonny Rose and Chris Reeder.^[6] She released her first U.S. solo single "Fight to Believe" on January 17, 2013.^[2]

Personal life

Hunter is in a relationship with actor Aaron Tveit. Tveit confirmed on his Instagram page in July 2024 that the two are expecting their first child.^[7]

Theatre

Year	Production	Role	Venue	Notes
2000	The Lion King	Ensemble	The Princess of Wales Theatre	Toronto production
2001	Radio City Christmas Spectacular	Rockette	Radio City Music Hall
2002–03	Flower Drum Song	Ensemble	The August Wilson Theatre: October 2002 – March 2003	Original Broadway production Credited as: Ericka Yang
2003–04	42nd Street	Ensemble	Ford Center for the Performing Arts	Broadway replacement Credited as: Ericka Yang
2003–04	42nd Street	Ethel	Ford Center for the Performing Arts	Broadway replacement Credited as: Ericka Yang
2004	Princesses		Goodspeed Theater	Regional developmental production
2005	Aida	Ensemble	Ogunquit Playhouse	Regional production
2007	Damn Yankees	Ensemble	Freud Playhouse at UCLA: November 2007	Reprise Theatre Company
2009–15	Rock of Ages	Ensemble, Swing (u/s Sherrie, Regina)	Brooks Atkinson Theatre: March 2009 – March 2013	Original Broadway production
2009–15	Rock of Ages	Ensemble (u/s Sherrie, Justice, Regina)	Brooks Atkinson Theatre: November 2014 – January 2015	Broadway replacement
2014	The Band Wagon	Isabelle	New York City Center Stage II: November 2014	Concert staging
2015	Doctor Zhivago	Ensemble	Broadway Theatre: March – May 2015	Original Broadway production
2016	American Psycho	Sabrina / Video Store Clerk (u/s Evelyn Williams, Courtney Lawrence, Svetlana, Mrs. Bateman, Mrs. Wolfe)	Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre: March – June 2016	Original Broadway production
2017	Miss Saigon	Ensemble (u/s Gigi, Ellen)	Broadway Theatre: March – October 2017	Broadway revival
2018	Chess	Ensemble	JFK Center for the Performing Arts: February 2018	Concert staging
2018–2022	Moulin Rouge!	Ensemble (u/s Arabia, La Chocolat)	Emerson Colonial Theatre: July – August 2018	Original Boston production (Pre-Broadway tryout)
2018–2022	Moulin Rouge!	Ensemble (u/s Arabia, La Chocolat)	Al Hirschfeld Theatre: June 2019 – April 2022	Original Broadway production
2023	''Some Like It Hot''	Swing^[1]	Shubert Theatre: March – April 2023; June 2023

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	The Music Man	Dancer	Film
2004–2011	Rescue Me	Singing Nurse	Episode: "Disease"
2012–2013	Smash	Dancer	2 episodes
2014	It Could Be Worse	Lacy	Episode: "Fate"
2014	Mozart In The Jungle	Dancer	Episode: "Pilot"
2019	Modern Love
2020	Katy Keene		Episode: "Chapter One"
2020	Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal	Self	Episode on Oct 2020
2021–2023	Schmigadoon!	Core Dancer, Tribal Dancer, Cabaret Girl Molly	9 episodes
2022	Better Nate Than Ever	Dancer	Film

References

^ ^a ^b "Ericka Hunter". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
^ ^a ^b http://www.globalnews.ca/entertainment/ottawas+ericka+hunter+wont+stop+believin/6442790747/story.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Skethway, Nathan (July 5, 2019). "Siblings Ericka Hunter and Warren Yang Face the Challenges of Broadway Together". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
^ ""I'm Watching Him Do Something Neither Of Us Thought Was A Possibility."". The Ensemblist. Retrieved 2021-05-10.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Who Is Aaron Tveit's Fiancée? All About Ericka Yang". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
^ Walden, James (6 November 2012). "European Vs American Music: Closing the Gaps With Ericka Hunter". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
^ Baker, Emma Aerin (2024-07-24). "Aaron Tveit and Fiancée Ericka Yang Are Expecting Their First Baby Together: 'Table for 3'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

External links

Website
Ericka Hunter at IMDb, also Erica Yang Hunter at IMDb and Erica Yang at IMDb
Ericka Hunter at the Internet Broadway Database

[pb-1] "Ericka Hunter". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-05-10.

[auto-2] ttp://www.globalnews.ca/entertainment/ottawas+ericka+hunter+wont+stop+believin/6442790747/story.html^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] Skethway, Nathan (July 5, 2019). "Siblings Ericka Hunter and Warren Yang Face the Challenges of Broadway Together". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-05-10.

[4] ""I'm Watching Him Do Something Neither Of Us Thought Was A Possibility."". The Ensemblist. Retrieved 2021-05-10.^{[dead link‍]}

[5] "Who Is Aaron Tveit's Fiancée? All About Ericka Yang". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-09-23.

[6] Walden, James (6 November 2012). "European Vs American Music: Closing the Gaps With Ericka Hunter". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2020-01-31.

[7] Baker, Emma Aerin (2024-07-24). "Aaron Tveit and Fiancée Ericka Yang Are Expecting Their First Baby Together: 'Table for 3'". Peoplemag. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

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-'''Ericka Hunter''', born '''Ericka Yang''', is a Canadian-born singer, songwriter, dancer and actress.<ref name="auto">http://www.globalnews.ca/entertainment/ottawas+ericka+hunter+wont+stop+believin/6442790747/story.html{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Hunter is a former [[Radio City Music Hall]] [[The Rockettes|Rockette]], starred in several musicals on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.interviewher.com/cities/girl-on-fire/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620201554/http://www.interviewher.com/cities/girl-on-fire/ |archive-date=2013-06-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> including ''[[Rock of Ages (musical)|Rock of Ages]], [[Miss Saigon]]'' and ''[[Moulin Rouge! (musical)|Moulin Rouge!]]'' and appeared on the [[NBC]] series ''[[Smash (U.S. TV series)|Smash]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://erickahunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/awesomemagpage11.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025648/http://erickahunter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/awesomemagpage11.jpg |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+'''Ericka Hunter Yang''' (born May 8, 1982) is a Canadian-born singer, songwriter, dancer and actress.<ref name="auto">http://www.globalnews.ca/entertainment/ottawas+ericka+hunter+wont+stop+believin/6442790747/story.html{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Hunter began her career as a [[Radio City Music Hall]] [[The Rockettes|Rockette]] and made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 2002. She has since been part of the original [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] ensemble casts of ''[[Rock of Ages (musical)|Rock of Ages]]'' (later starring as Sherrie)'','' [[American Psycho (musical)|''American Psycho'']], [[Doctor Zhivago (musical)|''Doctor Zhivago'']], the 2017 revival of ''[[Miss Saigon]], and [[Moulin Rouge! (musical)|Moulin Rouge!]]''
 == Early life ==
-Hunter was born in [[Ottawa]], Canada, to a Canadian mother and Chinese-born [[Hongkongers|Hong Konger]] father. She grew up in the city's suburb of [[Nepean, Ontario|Nepean]] and attended a public performing arts high school. She has an older sister, Vanessa, and younger brother, Warren Yang, a former gymnast and actor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Skethway|first=Nathan|date=July 5, 2019|title=Siblings Ericka Hunter and Warren Yang Face the Challenges of Broadway Together|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/siblings-ericka-hunter-and-warren-yang-face-the-challenges-of-broadway-together|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="I'm Watching Him Do Something Neither Of Us Thought Was A Possibility."|url=http://www.theensemblist.com/blog/2017/6/4/rwdz2f455leypfc24db8mozsn0l940|access-date=2021-05-10|website=The Ensemblist|language=en-US}}</ref> Hunter is of Chinese, Dutch, German, and English descent.<ref name=":0" />
+Yang was born in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], to a Canadian mother and Chinese-born [[Hongkongers|Hong Konger]] father. She grew up in the city's suburb of [[Nepean, Ontario|Nepean]] and attended a public performing arts high school. She has an older sister, Vanessa, and younger brother, Warren Yang, a former gymnast and actor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Skethway|first=Nathan|date=July 5, 2019|title=Siblings Ericka Hunter and Warren Yang Face the Challenges of Broadway Together|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/siblings-ericka-hunter-and-warren-yang-face-the-challenges-of-broadway-together|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="I'm Watching Him Do Something Neither Of Us Thought Was A Possibility."|url=http://www.theensemblist.com/blog/2017/6/4/rwdz2f455leypfc24db8mozsn0l940|access-date=2021-05-10|website=The Ensemblist|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024}}</ref> Hunter is of Chinese, Dutch, German, and English descent.
 == Career ==
-After studying dance and theater in her hometown of [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], she made her professional debut with [[The Rockettes|Radio City Rockettes]] at 18. Ericka then joined the Toronto company of [[The Lion King (musical)|''the Lion King'']] before being cast as a featured dancer in the ABC/Disney movie [[The Music Man (2003 film)|''The Music Man'']]. In 2002, at the age of 20, she made her Broadway debut in the original revival cast of ''[[Flower Drum Song]]'' and then went on to perform in the Broadway cast of ''[[42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]''.
+After studying dance and theater in her hometown of [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], she made her professional debut with [[The Rockettes|Radio City Rockettes]] at 18. Ericka then joined the Toronto company of [[The Lion King (musical)|T''he Lion King'']] before being cast as a featured dancer in the ABC/Disney movie [[The Music Man (2003 film)|''The Music Man'']]. In 2002, at the age of 20, she made her Broadway debut in the original revival cast of ''[[Flower Drum Song]]'' and then went on to perform in the Broadway cast of ''[[42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]''.
-In 2006, she relocated to Los Angeles to develop a music and fashion career. She worked as an assistant to stylist [[Joe Zee]] performed alongside artists such as [[Rihanna]], [[Shakira]], and [[Justin Timberlake]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Onofri|first=Adrienne|title=GYPSY OF THE MONTH: Ericka Hunter of 'Rock of Ages'|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/GYPSY-OF-THE-MONTH-Ericka-Hunter-of-ROCK-OF-AGES-20090801|access-date=2021-05-10|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}</ref> During this period, she began using the professional name Ericka Hunter, taking the last name from a maternal great grandmother.<ref name=":0" />
+In 2006, she relocated to Los Angeles to develop a music and fashion career. She worked as an assistant to stylist [[Joe Zee]] performed alongside artists such as [[Rihanna]], [[Shakira]], and [[Justin Timberlake]]. During this period, she began using the professional name Ericka Hunter, taking the last name from a maternal great-grandmother.
 In 2008, she returned to New York. She joined the cast of the Broadway musical ''[[Rock of Ages (musical)|Rock of Ages]]'' in 2009. She later performed in ''[[Doctor Zhivago (musical)|Doctor Zhivago]]'', the musical thriller ''[[American Psycho (musical)|American Psycho]], [[Rock of Ages (musical)|Rock Of Ages]]'' (where she played the lead role of Sherrie), as well as the revival of ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' (understudied/performed the roles of Gigi and Ellen).
-Early in 2018, she performed in the [[Danny Strong]] newly scripted version of ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'' at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]]. In addition to her Broadway credits, she's been cast in multiple TV productions including ''[[Mozart in the Jungle|Mozart In The Jungle]]'' ([[Amazon Prime|Amazon]]), ''[[Smash (TV series)|Smash]]'' ([[NBC]]), ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]'' ([[Amazon Prime|Amazon]]), and ''[[Katy Keene (TV series)|Katy Keene]]'' ([[The CW|CW]]).
+Early in 2018, she performed in the [[Danny Strong]] newly scripted version of ''[[Chess (musical)|Chess]]'' at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]]. In addition to her Broadway credits, she's been cast in multiple TV productions including ''[[Mozart in the Jungle|Mozart In The Jungle]]'' ([[Amazon Prime|Amazon]]), ''[[Smash (TV series)|Smash]]'' ([[NBC]]), ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]'' ([[Amazon Prime|Amazon]]), and ''[[Katy Keene (TV series)|Katy Keene]]'' ([[The CW|CW]]). In 2021, she was a Core Dancer on ''[[Schmigadoon!]]'', released on [[Apple TV+]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who Is Aaron Tveit's Fiancée? All About Ericka Yang |url=https://people.com/who-is-ericka-hunter-aaron-tveit-8384916 |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>
-Hunter is featured on French DJ Morgan Nagoya's dance single "Promised Land{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} along with Jonny Rose and Chris Reeder.<ref>{{Cite web|title=European Vs American Music: Closing the Gaps With Ericka Hunter|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/james-walden/europe-america-music_b_2079955.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907110301/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/james-walden/europe-america-music_b_2079955.html|archive-date=2018-09-07|access-date=2020-01-31|website=www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/}}</ref> She released her first U.S. solo single "Fight to Believe" on January 17, 2013.<ref name="auto" />
+Hunter is featured on French DJ Morgan Nagoya's dance single "Promised Land"{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} along with Jonny Rose and Chris Reeder.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walden |first=James |date=6 November 2012 |title=European Vs American Music: Closing the Gaps With Ericka Hunter |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/james-walden/europe-america-music_b_2079955.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907110301/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/james-walden/europe-america-music_b_2079955.html |archive-date=2018-09-07 |access-date=2020-01-31 |website=www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/}}</ref> She released her first U.S. solo single "Fight to Believe" on January 17, 2013.<ref name="auto" />
+== Personal life ==
+Hunter is in a relationship with actor [[Aaron Tveit]]. Tveit confirmed on his Instagram page in July 2024 that the two are expecting their first child.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Emma Aerin |date=2024-07-24 |title=Aaron Tveit and Fiancée Ericka Yang Are Expecting Their First Baby Together: 'Table for 3' |url=https://people.com/aaron-tveit-and-fiancee-ericka-yang-are-expecting-their-first-baby-together-8682999 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref>
 == Theatre ==
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 |Concert staging
 |-
-| rowspan="2" |2018–present
+| rowspan="2" |2018–2022
 | rowspan="2" |[[Moulin Rouge! (musical)|''Moulin Rouge!'']]
 | rowspan="2" |Ensemble<br><small>(u/s Arabia, La Chocolat)</small>
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 |Original Boston production<br><small>(Pre-Broadway tryout)</small>
 |-
-|[[Al Hirschfeld Theatre]]:<br>June 2019 –
+|[[Al Hirschfeld Theatre]]:<br>June 2019 – April 2022
 |Original Broadway production
+|-
+|2023
+|[[Some Like It Hot (musical)|''<nowiki>''Some Like It Hot''</nowiki>'']]
+|Swing<ref name="pb"/>
+|[[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]]:<br>March – April 2023; June 2023
+|
 |}
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 |
 |Episode: "Chapter One"
+|-
+|2020
+|''Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal''
+|Self
+|Episode on Oct 2020
+|-
+|2021–2023
+|''[[Schmigadoon!]]''
+|Core Dancer, Tribal Dancer,
+Cabaret Girl Molly
+|9 episodes
+|-
+|2022
+|[[Better Nate Than Ever (film)|''Better Nate Than Ever'']]
+|Dancer
+|Film
 |}
+==References==
-== External links ==
+{{Reflist}}
+== External links ==
 * [https://www.erickahunter.com/ Website]
-* {{IMDb name|id=nm5017817}}, also [[imdbname:3533745|Erica Yang Hunter]] and [[imdbname:3799599|Erica Yang]]
+* {{IMDb name|id=nm5017817}}, also {{imdb name|3533745|Erica Yang Hunter}} and {{imdb name|3799599|Erica Yang}}
 * {{IBDB name|id=ericka-yang-102566}}
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
 {{authority control}}
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-[[Category:Canadian female songwriters]]
+[[Category:Canadian women songwriters]]
-[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Canadian musical theatre actresses]]
-[[Category:Canadian female pop singers|Hunter, Ericka]]
+[[Category:Canadian women pop singers]]
-[[Category:Canadian female singers]]
 [[Category:Actresses from Ottawa]]
-{{Canada-stage-actor-stub}}
 [[Category:Canadian female dancers]]
 [[Category:21st-century Canadian actresses]]
-[[Category:21st-century Canadian singers]]
 [[Category:21st-century Canadian women singers]]
+[[Category:1982 births]]