Nya
Season 22 · Eliminated (13th–14th)
Where are they now
Nya is a Kenyan Broadway performer who grew up in Florida. She played the title role in the off-Broadway musical Cleopatra, which opened on November 7, 2018, and was one of The Radio, with Nasia Thomas and Harper Miles, in the Broadway revival of Caroline, or Change, which ran from October 8, 2021 to January 9, 2022. Before her season 22 audition she had also appeared in the off-Broadway musical Titanique.
Career
- 2018
She played the title role in the off-Broadway musical Cleopatra, which opened at Chelsea Music Hall on November 7, 2018.
- 2021
She was one of The Radio, with Nasia Thomas and Harper Miles, in the 2021 Broadway revival of Caroline, or Change at Studio 54. Previews began October 8, 2021, the revival opened October 27, 2021, and it ran through January 9, 2022.
- 2024
American Idol, season 22
Eliminated (13th–14th)
More milestones
- Date not documented
Before her season 22 audition she had appeared in the off-Broadway musical Titanique.
- Date not documented
By February 2020 her stage credits included Beautiful.
Sources
- Broadway Performer Impresses the Judges in an American Idol Early Release Audition — Talent Recap, February 23, 2024.
- Cleopatra, Starring RuPaul's Drag Race Contestant Dusty Ray Bottoms, Opens — TheaterMania, November 8, 2018.
- Take a Look Inside Rehearsals for Roundabout's Broadway Revival of Caroline, or Change — Playbill, February 26, 2020.
- Caroline, or Change — Wikipedia, October 6, 2026.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 22 — Wikipedia, August 31, 2026.
