Tsilala Brock

Tsilala Brock

Biography

Official Broadway Debut! Honored to bring this nuanced character to life. Off-Broadway: Suffs. Tour: The Book of Mormon (2nd National). Select Regional: Blues for an Alabama Sky (Barrington Stage), Parable of the Sower (SIFA, NYUAD), Twelfth Night (Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse). TV: “Mysteries of Laura,” “Happyish,” “Broad City.” Carnegie Mellon Alum. Thank you Mommy, Bermuda, Saks&, and KMR.

Credits

Suffs

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