MOYA ANGELA
BIO
Moya Angela is an international Broadway singer and actress and teacher. Moya was recently seen starring as Effie White in DreamGirls on the West End. Moya was a 2016 LA Ovation Award Winner for Lead Actress in a Musical for Effie, as well as a 2010 NAACP Theatre Award Winner for Lead Actress for the same role. In 2016, Moya was also a semi-finalist on America’s Got Talent with videos bringing in millions of views. Broadway credits include: The Lion King as Rafiki Cover (Shenzi Germany 2013), Clara in Original Broadway Cast of Ghost the Musical and Althea and Ms. Williams in the Original Broadway cast of In Transit the Musical. Other notable credits include: Portia in 30 Rock, Effie White in DreamGirls (National Broadway Tour) Apollo Theatre and International Guest Entertainer on cruise-liners world wide of her own one woman show Giving Life. Moya has been a proud teacher of the arts for 10 years. She has been teaching vocal masterclasses and vocal coaching both nationally and internationally. She is very happy to join AZ Compass and Vector Prep as the new drama theater teacher for the 2019-20 school year. And even more excited to be bringing her coaching skills to the Phoenix area.
