Asmeret Ghebremichael

Asmeret Ghebremichael
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1999 - present

Asmeret Ghebremichael is an American actress and singer, known for her work in Submissions Only, Legally Blonde, and The Book of Mormon.

Education

Ghebremichael has a B.S. in communications from New York University.

Career

Ghebremichael made her Broadway debut in 1999, playing Rusty, Wendy Jo, Urleen, and the Ensemble (varying) in Footloose. She later appeared in the ensembles of Wicked and Spamalot (she also played the minstrel) on Broadway, as well as Lone Star Love and In the Heights (for which she won a Drama Desk Award) off-Broadway. In 2007, she played Pilar in Legally Blonde on Broadway. The show was filmed for TV, and in 2008 she began also understudying the roles of Shandi and Brooke Wyndham. She also appeared on the reality competition show Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods twice. The show closed in 2008, and after appearing in the film Confessions of a Shopaholic, Ghebremichael began playing Raina Pearl in the web series Submissions Only. She also played Shawanda in the original Broadway cast of Elf, and in 2011 she appeared in the ensemble of The Book of Mormon on Broadway. She later played Nabulungi in the show, and is currently playing the role in the West End production, which she started in February 2016. In 2015, she appeared as a munchkin in The Wiz Live! on NBC.

Theatre credits

Year	Show	Role	Notes
1999	Footloose	Rusty (u/s)/Wendy Jo (u/s)/Urleen (u/s)- (replacement)	Broadway, Feb. 14 - Aug. 25, 1999
2004	Lone Star Love	Ensemble	off-Broadway
Unknown	Wicked	Ensemble- (replacement)	Broadway
	Spamalot	Minstrel- (replacement)	Broadway
2007	In the Heights	Ensemble	off-Broadway
	Legally Blonde	Pilar/Shandi (u/s)/Brooke Wyndham (u/s)	Broadway, Jul. 2, 2007 - Oct. 19, 2008
2010	Elf	Shawanda	Broadway, Nov. 14, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011
2011	The Book of Mormon	assistant dance captain/Nabulungi (u/s)	Broadway, Mar. 24, 2011 - Nov. 25, 2012
2013		Nabulungi	Broadway, Aug. 6 - Dec. 1, 2013	2016	The Book of Mormon	Nabulungi	West End, Feb 1, 2016 - Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Legally Blonde: The Musical Pilar Filmed stage production 2008 Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for Elle Woods Self 2 episodes 2010-14 Submissions Only Raina Pearl 14 episodes 2014 Los Feliz, 90027 Self unaired pilot 2015 Trevor Moore: High in Church Singer TV movie The Adventures of Lillian Kate Alexi 3 episodes The Wiz Live! Munchkin TV movie Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Drummer Ivy Short 2009 Confessions of a Shopaholic Alette Receptionist Red Hook Asmeret 2014 Russian Broadway Shut Down Lesbian Short 2015 Sad Studs Blood Donor Short Discography Year Title Notes 2010 Elf (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Featured vocals Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee Result 2007 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Ensemble Performance In the Heights Won References External links Asmeret Ghebremichael at IMDb