Krystal Joy Brown is a Grammy, AUDELCO, Lucille Lortel, and Chita Rivera (formerly the Astaire Awards) Award–nominated actor, producer, director, writer, and voiceover artist whose work spans Broadway, Off-Broadway, film, television, animation, and interdisciplinary media. Known for her powerful performances and dynamic presence, she has built a career rooted in rigorous craft, emotional precision, and collaborative, socially resonant storytelling.

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Most recently, Brown appeared Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop in Lights Out, written by Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor, directed by Patricia McGregor. Portraying Eartha Kitt and Natalie Cole, her performance earned an AUDELCO Award nomination in November 2025.

 

Brown is a Grammy nominee for Best Musical Theater Album for Merrily We Roll Along, whose live capture was released December 5, 2025. In 2024, she and the cast and company received the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. Her portrayal of Gussie Carnegie in the New York Theatre Workshop production earned her a Lucille Lortel Award nomination, and the production transferred to Broadway in fall 2023, marking her sixth Broadway show. The Merrily We Roll Along live-capture is now streaming on Apple TV and Amazon Prime.

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Her Broadway credits include Hamilton (Eliza Hamilton), Motown: The Musical (Diana Ross), Big Fish (Josephine), Leap of Faith (Ornella), and Hair (Dionne/Abe Lincoln). She is a two-time Fred Astaire Award nominee and is known for her commitment to originating roles and developing new work.

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On screen, Brown has held a heavy recurring role as Renee Timmons on Power Book III: Raising Kanan and appeared on The Equalizer, Law & Order: SVU, Castle, Deadbeat, and Sydney to the Max. Her film credits include Heaven Down Here, Girlfriendship (opposite Tamera Mowry and Lyndie Greenwood, directed by Keshia Knight Pulliam), One Royal Holiday, Writing Around the Christmas Tree, and the Disney+ feature Magic Camp.

A prolific voice actor, Brown currently voices Barbara Gordon in Batman: Caped Crusader, streaming on Amazon. Her additional voiceover work includes Netossa in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and Avery in Final Space.

 

Beyond performance, Brown works as a producer, director, and writer. She made her directorial debut with the short film Reddy Records, which she co-wrote, and has produced projects including Circle of Shame which won the 2025 audience award at the Chelsea Film Festival. She is an Executive Producer on the upcoming feature film, In Between, and is currently developing new work across film, theatre, voiceover, and interdisciplinary media, with a focus on innovative production models and emerging technologies that expand how stories are created and shared.

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In 2025, Brown went back to AMDA (the American Musical & Dramatic Academy) and completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts, graduating with a 3.91 GPA, completing her degree alongside an active professional career and is pursuing more academic expansion.

 

Committed to social impact, she co-founded the Hamilton Racial Justice Task Force (Ham4Progress) and remains an advocate for mental health, wellness, equity, and social justice—using her platform to amplify stories rooted in empathy, resilience, and meaningful change.