Ravinia 2026 Issue 2

MICAELADIAMOND Micaela Diamond is a Tony- and Gram- my-nominated actor known for her star turn as Lucille Frank in Parade on Broadway. Most re- cently, she played Fritz in Sondheim’s nal mu- sical, Here We Are . Diamond made her Broad- way debut as Babe—the youngest Cher—in e Cher Show . She has also appeared in e Uno - cial Bridgerton Musical , Bernstein’s Mass at the Kennedy Center, Williamstown eatre Festi- val’s Row , and Ethan Coen’s A Play Is a Poem in Los Angeles. In TV and lm, her credits include NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert , Lin-Manuel Miranda’s tick, tick… BOOM! on Net ix, HBO’s e Gilded Age , and Up Here on Hulu. Diamond grew up in New York City and is a graduate of LaGuardia Arts High School. Micaela Diamond is making her Ravinia and Chicago Symphony Orchestra debuts. BRYONHAMARIE Bryonha Marie has rapidly established herself as one of the brightest young stars on Broadway and in the classical crossover arena. Best known for her tour-de-force performance in Prince of Broadway , Marie has also thrilled Broadway audiences in the revival of Our Town , e Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess , Ragtime , A er Mid- night , and Book of Mormon . Marie’s recent con- cert appearances have included Ted Sperling’s “Clouds In My Co ee,” as well as symphonic work in SanDiego, Phoenix, Bu alo, Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Fort Wayne, and Saint Louis. At New York City Center, she starred as Servant in the rarely produced Promenade , and she made her Carnegie Hall principal debut as Paquet in Candide . Marie was double-cast with Audra McDonald as the Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd with the New York Philhar- monic. She has also performed in Showboat and Ragtime at Lincoln Center. With the Philadel- phia Orchestra, Marie was a principal soloist in Bernstein’s Mass for a performance that was re- leased on Deutsche Grammophon. In the world of theater, Marie will be seen in the upcoming Broadway revival of Damn Yankees! . Her most recent regional credits include Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd —earning a Helen Hayes nomi- nation—and Deloris in Sister Act (Muny) and Noises O (Old Globe). She has also originated roles in Life A er (Je Award nomination) and DAVE (Helen Hayes nomination). Other recent New York credits include Regina in A Com- mercial Jingle for Regina Comet (O -Broadway) and numerous concert appearances. On screen, Marie has most recently been seen on Hulu’s How to Die Alone and Long Bright River . Other television credits include CBS’s Madame Secre- tary , the th and th annual Tony Awards, and the Mayor of Bikini Bottom in SpongeBob the Musical: Live on Stage on Nickelodeon. Bry- onha Marie is making her Ravinia and Chicago Symphony Orchestra debuts. NOAH J. RICKETTS Noah J. Ricketts is best known for his break- out turn as Frankie in Showtime’s Peabody Award-winning Fellow Travelers , where his se- ries-regular performance earned him the Social Impact Award from the African American Film Critics Association. He’s also been featured in such leading roles as Kai in Starz’s American Gods , as well as in Hulu’s High Fidelity . Rick- etts has been on the silver screen in the cult-fa- vorite horror-comedy Summoning Sylvia and the indie feature e Sixth Borough , and will next appear in the upcoming independent lm Kate . Ricketts recently originated the role of Nick Carraway in the Broadway and West End smash-hit e Great Gatsby , drawing critical praise from the New York Times and Washing- ton Post . Ricketts previously made history as Disney’s rst African American Prince Kristo in the Broadway blockbuster Frozen , and he appeared in the long-running hit Beautiful: e Carole King Musical . O -Broadway, his por- trayal of Omar in Second Stage’s To My Girls further solidi ed his reputation as one of New York’s most compelling leading men. His ac- claimed solo show, A Night with Noah , tours internationally, and he has guested in concert with such ensembles as the Houston Symphony, Salt Lake Symphony, and the Kentucky Opera. Noah J. Ricketts is making his Ravinia and Chi- cago Symphony Orchestra debuts. RAVINIAMAGAZINE • JULY 20 – AUGUST 2 , 2026 102