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May 2, 2021 40 mins

ERIKA HENNINGSEN was most recently seen as ‘Cady Heron’ in the original Broadway Cast of Mean Girls, for which she was nominated for an Outer Critics' Circle Award. She made her Broadway debut as ‘Fantine’ in the recent revival of Les Miserables and can be seen as ‘Kim Ravenal’ in the PBS Special of Show Boat: Live from Lincoln Center with the New York Philharmonic. She is slated to appear in Peacock's upcoming series GIRLS5EVA and Amazon's original comedy Harlem. Graduate of the University Of Michigan BFA Musical Theater Program, Broadway Star of the Year 2019. She recently founded the First Time Voters' Club in partnership with Producing Blue to encourage young voters in involvement in the political sector and is an ambassador for the non-profit organization, She’s The First.

Weekly Round-Up:

  • Explore this interactive NYTimes piece, “They Believe in Ambitious Women. But They Also See The Costs.”
  • Read the Forge article, “The Worst Mindset To Have When Fighting Racism” by Emily PG Erikson on how perfectionism can undermine the work of dismantling white supremacy culture.
  • Listen to this episode of The Cut podcast wherein trans author Torrey Peters discusses her new book, Detransition Baby and how the common feeling of “failing at gender” can bridge divides between cis and trans women.
  • Buy this incredible butterfly garden with a live cup of caterpillars.
  • This novel, Exit West by Mohsin Hamid,?made Erika and Celia realize that they had very similar taste in books.
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