Porgy and Bess’ Lisa Nicole Wilkerson on Her Journey from Track Star to Dancing Diva

For the latest Gotta Dance! profile, Broadway.com gets insight into the life of a Broadway gypsy courtesy of Lisa Nicole Wilkerson, Porgy and Bess’ eye-catching dancer. An only child from a working-class background, Wilkerson saw dance as a social activity and continued to cultivate her interests in sports and broadcast journalism until she found herself dancing in national tours and eventually in Broadway’s The Lion King. Now a bona fide Broadway dancer, Wilkerson embraces her Broadway life in the starry Porgy and Bess revival. Click below to see her glamorous photo shoot with Matthew Murphy and be sure to watch her tear it up onstage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre.

Watch the video below to hear Lisa Nicole Wilkerson’s emotional journey to Broadway and why it’s sweeter the second time around.

About the Photographer
Matthew Murphy is a New York City-based photographer specializing in theater and dance. His work appears regularly in the Arts and Leisure section of The New York Times and additional credits include Bravo TV, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Village Voice, Dance Magazine, The Financial Times and The New York Post. He is a former member of American Ballet Theatre. For more information visit MurphyMade.com.

Additional Credits: Hair & makeup by Ariel Vega; styling by David Withrow; production assistant: Kevin Thomas Garcia; Photo Post Production: Matthew Murphy & Jennifer Dunne