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Kamilah Marshall is a seasoned Broadway performer whose credits include “Rent,” Disney’s “The Lion King,” and the original Broadway cast of “Hairspray.” From there, she toured with Bette Midler, Matthew Morrison from “Glee,” and is currently a backup singer for Taylor Swift. Being under contract with T-Swift, this interview instead focuses more on Kamilah’s time at Orange County School of the Arts, her journey to Broadway, her friends in the industry (like Leslie Odom Jr.), and banding together with her two musical theater besties to enroll at Berklee Online.
Kamilah even shares a pre-Berklee story about them being onset with Sarah Jessica Parker during the filming of “Sex and the City 2.” With the live entertainment industry shut down for the past year, Kamilah Marshall decided this was the perfect time to focus on her songwriting. In 2020, she released a spoken word track titled “Both Sides” with Forest Blakk, best known for his hit “If You Love Her.”
While in her first semester at Berklee Online, Kamilah was in a class with Talia Smith, who conducts this interview for the “Music Is My Life” podcast.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Talia Smith is a junior copywriter at Berklee Online and a frequent contributor to the “Take Note” site. She enjoys telling the stories of Berklee Online’s talented worldwide community. Before coming to Berklee, Talia was an assistant publicist for the top names in children’s music and marketed classical music organizations such as the Aspen Music Festival and School and the Eugene Symphony.
About Berklee Online:
Berklee Online is the continuing education division of Berklee College of Music, delivering online access to Berklee’s acclaimed curriculum from anywhere in the world, offering online courses, certificate programs, and degree programs. Contact an Academic Advisor today:
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