Vasthy Mompoint | |
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Born | Hoover, Alabama, U.S. |
Alma mater | The American Musical and Dramatic Academy |
Occupation(s) | actress, singer, songwriter, writer, director, choreographer |
Years active | 2000–present |
Vasthy E. Mompoint is an American tv/film & theatre actress, singer/songwriter, dancer, voice-over artist, and director/choreographer.
Mompoint, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, grew up in Hoover, Alabama and graduated from Hoover High School in 1998.[1] She has appeared in 8 original Broadway casts: Good Vibrations, Hot Feet, Mary Poppins, Ghost, Soul Doctor, Rocky the Musical, SpongeBob SquarePants (musical) also appearing in the television special on Paramount+, The Prom (musical) and also recreated her role in The Prom (film) on Netflix and served as Associate Choreographer. Vasthy received the honor of wearing The Legacy Robe (awarded to the cast member with the most Broadway ensemble credits) twice, first during Soul Doctor and then during The Prom (musical). After Vasthy's 8th Broadway show, LaDuca Shoes created a limited edition character shoe inspired by her: The Vasthy. Vasthy choreographed films Weird: The Al Yankovic Story on Roku, Cursed Friends on Comedy Central, and recently an episode of Miracle Workers (2019 TV series). She completed her television voice acting role as Layla on the 4Kids Entertainment edit of Winx Club and can be heard as the voice of Briny the Whale on Baby Shark's Big Show! on Nickelodean. Vasthy runs and owns children's entertainment company: Vasthy & Friends. In 2022, Vasthy released her debut Children's Music album, "Sing, Dance, Play" which can be heard on all music streaming platforms.
Theatre
Broadway
- Source: Playbill[2]
Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
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2005 | Good Vibrations (musical) | Swing, Bakini Girl | Eugene O'Neill Theatre |
2006 | Hot Feet | Ensemble | Hilton Theatre |
2006 | Mary Poppins (musical) | Fannie | New Amsterdam Theatre |
2012 | Ghost the Musical | Ortisha, u/s Clara & Louise | Lunt-Fontanne Theatre |
2013 | Soul Doctor | Holy Beggar, Blind Guitarist, Pastor, u/s Nina | Circle in the Square |
2014 | Rocky the Musical | Linda McKenna, Apollo Girl | Winter Garden Theatre |
2017 | SpongeBob SquarePants (musical) | Security Guard, BFF, Plankton Dancer, Sardine Corps, u/s Sandy Cheeks | Palace Theatre |
2018 | The Prom (musical) | Ensemble, u/s Angie | Longacre Theatre |
2021 | Pass Over | Producer | August Wilson Theatre |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | The Two of Us | Short film | |
2016 | Better Off Single | Date #2 | |
2016 | Tokyo Heights | Haiti | Short film |
2016 | Sas & Jake | 1st AD | Television film |
2018 | Coming to Terms | Nurse | Short film |
2019 | The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! | Security Guard, BFF, Plankton Dancer, Sardine Corps, Undersea Creature | Television film |
2020 | Lower East Asides | Coriander | Television film |
2020 | The Prom | Godspell Cast | |
2022 | Cursed Friends | Choreographer | Comedy Central |
2022 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Choreographer | Roku |
Television
- Source: Playbill[3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005–07 | Winx Club | Layla (voice) | 4Kids Entertainment edit |
2009 | We Are New York | Sophie | Episode: "Love & Money" |
2015 | The Mysteries of Laura | Sexy Drunk #1 | Episode: "The Mystery of the Ghost in the Machine" |
2017 | The Detour | Female Chorus #2 | Episode: "The Heat" |
2019 | Indoor Boys | Molly | Episode: "Soup" |
2020 | Split | Adrienne | Episode: "Little Party" |
2020 | Awkwafina is Nora from Queens | Lehana | Episode: "Grandma & Chill" |
2021 | NCIS | Janique | Episode: "Sunburn" |
2021 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Dr. Ricks | 3 episodes |
2020-2022 | Baby Shark's Big Show! | Briny | Nickelodeon |
2023 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Krystal | Disney+ |
2023 | Miracle Workers (2019 TV series) | Choreographer | 1 Episode, Season 4 on TBS |
Discography
- Source: Audius[4]
Year | Title | Artist | Featured Artists |
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2022 | "Sing, Dance, Play" | Vasthy & Friends | Vasthy Mompoint, Lillias White, Ethan Slater, Lilli Cooper, Abby C. Smith, Danny Skinner, Brynn Williams, Mason Granger, Mike Messer, Stephen Jacobs, Adam Jacobs, The Dirty Sock Funtime Band, Juliane Godfrey, Richard Riaz Yoder, Lauren Molina, Rob Morrison, Jerusha Cavazos, & Angel Lin. |
References
- ↑ Chambers, Jesse (2017-07-26). "Feeling surreal in the city". Hoover Sun. Hoover, Alabama. Retrieved 2018-06-12.
- ↑ "Vasthy Mompoint (Performer) | Playbill".
- ↑ "Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, More Join Season 4 Cast of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Playbill".
- ↑ "Audius - Empowering Creators".
Sources
- "Black Excellence on Broadway: Vasthy Mompoint". 16 February 2021.
External links
- Vasthy Mompoint at Broadway World
- Vasthy Mompoint at the Internet Broadway Database
- Official Facebook page