The complete cast has been announced for the US premiere of Room on Broadway. As previously announced, the production will star Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren as Ma. See how to purchase tickets!
BY BILL LOHMANN
Richmond Times-Dispatch
You could make the case that former Richmonder Nicci Carr, who has enjoyed a nice rush of attention as the apron-wearing âTashaâ in the âScoop! There it is!â Geico commercial, got her big break in show business in an elementary school cafeteria.
The students that day were moving from ârestlessâ to whatever comes next on the Weâre-Not-Listening scale, and Carr, a second-grade teacher on lunch duty, had pretty much emptied her bag of crowd-control tricks.
So, the amateur actor did what came naturally: She jumped on the stage, broke out a British accent and started making up a funny story about âtwo little girls from London, England.â