Anika Larsen was nominated for a Tony award for her portrayal of Cynthia Weil in Beautiful. She has also performed on the Great White Way in Avenue Q, Xanadu, All Shook Up and Rent. Her off-Broadway credits include Disaster!, Closer Than Ever, Myths and Hymns and Zanna Don't!. She wrote and starred in the off-off-Broadway play Shafrika, The White Girl, based on her own multicultural family.