Katrina Lenk (born November 26, 1974)https://twitter.com/TWAwards/status/1596589611643736065?t=y9hV5z0GCZKH5_Pgrh7xZw&s=19 is an American actress, singer, dancer, musician, and songwriter. She is best known for originating the role of Dina in the 2017 Broadway musical The Band's Visit, which earned her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, along with the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program.
Lenk also performed the lead role of Bobbie in the 2021 gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Company. Lenk's additional stage credits include roles in the Broadway productions of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Once, and Indecent, as well as roles in regional theater productions.
Early life and education Lenk was born in Chicago, Illinois to a family of Eastern European descent. Though it has been claimed that she is of a Russian ethnic background, she has preferred to discuss her heritage with ambiguity. She attended Barrington High School in Barrington, Illinois. After enrolling at the School of Music at Northwestern University, she graduated in 1997 while majoring in viola performance and studying voice and musical theatre.
Career Lenk appeared as Yitzak in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Broadway Theatre, Chicago, in May 2001. She performed as Linda Lovelace in the musical Lovelace: A Rock Musical in 2008 at the Hayworth Theatre, Los Angeles, about which the L. A. Weekly wrote: "As Linda, Katrina Lenk is sensational—she has a dozen nuanced smiles that range from innocent and shattered to grateful, in order to express whatever passes as kindness when, say, a male co-star (Josh Greene) promises to make their scene fun."
She made her Broadway debut in The Miracle Worker in March 2010 as the understudy for the roles of Annie Sullivan and Kate Keller. She joined the cast of the Broadway musical Once in May 2013, in the role of Réza, the violinist.
In 2015 she appeared in the Yale Repertory Theatre world premiere of Indecent by Paula Vogel. She then appeared in the 2016 Off-Broadway production at the Vineyard Theatre, followed by the Broadway production at the Cort Theatre in 2017. In her review for Newsday, Linda Winer noted the "...dancing, singing actors as the earthy, sensual Katrina Lenk." For her performance she received the 2017 Theatre World Award Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence. A performance of the play was filmed for television and broadcast on PBS in November 2017.
Lenk appeared on Broadway as Dina in the 2017 musical The Band's Visit, for which she won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Craig Nakano of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "For Lenk, the role is another turning point. After studying music and theater at Northwestern University, Lenk devoted herself to theater in California.... it’s her poignant, heart-aching turn as Dina that is poised to make her a star."
She is the creator of musical persona and stage act Moxy Phinx.
Lenk starred in the lead role of Bobbie, opposite Patti LuPone as Joanne, in a gender-swapped revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company, which started previews on Broadway at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on March 2 and was scheduled to open on March 22, 2020, until delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The production resumed previews on November 15, 2021, for an opening date of December 9, 2021. Lenk also appeared in the final season of Ozark, playing the role of Clare. In 2026, Lenk voiced Madame Giry in Erin A. Craig's audiobook Our Strange Duet (2026), a new reimagining and followup to Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera.Major, Michael Sierra Boggess, Jordan Fisher & More Join THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Sequel Audio Book BroadwayWorld, July 31, 2026
Theatre Year(s) Production Role Location Category 2000GigiGigiTheatre at the Center, Munster, IndianaRegionalProposalsSammiiTheatre at the Center, Munster, IndianaRegional 2001Hedwig and the Angry InchYitzhakBroadway Theatre, ChicagoRegional42nd StreetPeggy SawyerTheatre at the Center, Munster, IndianaRegional 2002A Christmas CarolFiddler/EnsembleGoodman Theatre, Chicago, IllinoisRegional 2005Lost LandAnnaSteppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, IllinoisRegionalCat on a Hot Tin RoofMaggie/Mae (understudy)Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, CaliforniaRegionalThe Caucasian Chalk CircleGrushaSouth Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, CaliforniaRegional 2006CamilleCamilleBard SummerScape, New YorkRegional 2007SafetyTanya Closet Space Theater, Los Angeles, California Regional iWitness Margaret Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles RegionalChicagoVelma Kelly Hudson Backstage Theatre, Hollywood, California Regional 2008Lovelace: A Rock MusicalLinda Lovelace Hayworth Theatre, Los Angeles, California Regional 2009Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical KayUniversal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles, CaliforniaRegional 2010 Lovelace: A Rock MusicalLinda Lovelace Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK International FestivalPeter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow UpMrs. Darling/Slightly The Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas Regional The Miracle Worker Annie Sullivan, Kate Keller (understudy) Circle in the Square Theatre Broadway 2011 Cabaret Fräulein Kost Freud Playhouse at UCLA, Los Angeles, California Regional 2012 Cloudlands Caroline South Coast Repertory Orange County, California Regional Elemeno Pea Michaela South Coast Repertory Orange County, California Regional 2012–2013 Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Arachne (replacement) Lyric Theatre Broadway 2013–2015 Once Réza (replacement) Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Broadway2015IndecentManke Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut Commissioned La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California Regional 2016 Vineyard Theatre Off-Broadway 2016–2017 The Band's Visit Dina Atlantic Theater Company Off-Broadway 2017 Indecent Manke Cort Theatre Broadway 2017–2019 The Band's Visit Dina Ethel Barrymore Theatre Broadway 2020CompanyBobbieBernard B. Jacobs TheatreBroadway 2021–202220263Penny OperaPirate JennyThe Theatre at St. Jean'sOff-BroadwayHigh SpiritsElviraNew York City CenterOff-Broadway, Encores!
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 The Acedia Thing Poet 2004 Liar! Moira Short film Volare Candy patron No. 1 Short film 2005 Space Daze Elania Hoffman Video 2006 Kiss Me in the Dark Woman Short film 2007 Crime Fiction Lauren Short film The Grand Inquisitor Auditioning Jesus 2009 White Widow Short film Preservation Viola/Vera Short film Love on the Tundra Alexia Short film 2010 Chateau Belvedere Genevieve Masolowski Short film Happy. Thank You. More. Please. Music credit only: "Phosphorescent Green" 2012 Arthur and the Bunnies Sara Short film 2013 One for My Baby Actress Short film 2014 The Vigilante Agent Stansfield Short film 2015 FracKtured Del Short film 2016 Élan VitalChristine Evol: The Theory of Love Yolanda 2019 Love Is Blind Dr. Shine
Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Will & Grace Marta the Maid Episode: "Fagmalion Part 4: The Guy Who Loved Me" 2005 Studio House Starlet TV movie 2006 According to Jim Nurse Episode: "Belaboring the Point" 2009 Ruby & the Rockits Lady No. 2 Episode: "Hot for Spanish Teacher" 2014 The Blacklist Carrie Anne Beck Episode: "The Front (No. 74)" 2015 Elementary Sonia Episode: "The Illustrious Client" 2016 Miss Teri Meta Episode: "Pilot" (Web series, co-creator, writer) 2017 The Get Down Ruby Con Episode: "Gamble Everything" Indecent Manke TV production of stage play 2017–2018 The Good Fight Naftali Amato Recurring role; 3 episodes The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Cosma Episodes: "Put That on Your Plate!", "All Alone" 2019 The Village Claire Danville Recurring role; 4 episodes 2020 Tommy Kiley Mills Recurring role; 5 episodes Little Voice Mary King Episodes: "Sea Change", "Sing What I Can't Say" 2022 Ozark Clare Shaw 10 episodes 2024 Apples Never Fall Lucia Fortino Miniseries; 4 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2017 Theatre World Award Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theatre (name misspelled as Katrina Lenz)Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a PlayIndecent Outstanding Actress in a MusicalThe Band's Visit Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical 2018 Tony Award Best Actress in a Musical Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Chita Rivera Award for Dance and Choreography Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show 2019 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program (with the cast of The Band's Visit)
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Moxy Phinx