Leo previously appeared in Arena Stage’s production of Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies starring Maurice Hines at the Lincoln Theatre. He was seen in the 50th Anniversary of the 35th President of the United States at the Kennedy Center, Ellington Songbook and Sacred Concert at the Strathmore Theater and Great American Songbook at The Palladium in Indiana. Leo appeared in the 2013 production of Apollo Club Harlem at the famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Leo received a Helen Hayes nomination – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a resident musical 2010 for Sophisticated Ladies, and recently won the Shirley Chisholm Trailblazer Award. His TV credits include The Mo’Nique Show; special guest on So You Think You Can Dance; BeBe Winan’s special America, America; Jerry Lewis Telethon; and PBS NewsHour.
Leo Manzari
Leo previously appeared in Arena Stage’s production of Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies starring Maurice Hines at the Lincoln Theatre. He was seen in the 50th Anniversary of the 35th President of the United States at the Kennedy Center, Ellington Songbook and Sacred Concert at the Strathmore Theater and Great American Songbook at The Palladium in Indiana. Leo appeared in the 2013 production of Apollo Club Harlem at the famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Leo received a Helen Hayes nomination – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a resident musical 2010 for Sophisticated Ladies, and recently won the Shirley Chisholm Trailblazer Award. His TV credits include The Mo’Nique Show; special guest on So You Think You Can Dance; BeBe Winan’s special America, America; Jerry Lewis Telethon; and PBS NewsHour.