Daphne Ruben-Vega – profile

“Unlike Mimi, the hard-living, doomed party girl whose character she originated in “Rent,” Daphne Rubin-Vega values her sleep. It’s no wonder””the singer/actress, perhaps best known for her Tony-nominated performance in that show, has been plenty busy. Since leaving “Rent” in 1997, Rubin-Vega has cut two solo albums, logged screen time with De Niro and picked up a second Tony nomination for her role in Nilo Cruz’s “Anna in the Tropics” in 2004.

Currently starring as Fantine in the Broadway revival of “Les Misérables,” she’s also gearing up for a run in the LAByrinth Theater Company’s production of “Jack Goes Boating” in February alongside Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman. And you can catch her Monday night at Joe’s Pub, where she’ll be performing music from her latest album, “Redemption Songs,” released on Sh-K-Boom Records last October.”

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