"Shaleah Adkisson is marvelous... Her voice can drip honey and cut like a knife at the same time."

 Shaleah Adkisson is a singer and actress who has been delighting audiences across the country for the last two decades.

After graduating from the University of Central Arkansas in her hometown of Conway in 2004, she worked at the Arkansas Repertory Theater and Murry’s Dinner Playhouse in Little Rock before leaving home to spend some time performing at Disney World and eventually making the move to New York City. 

She’s since been seen on Broadway and on tour in Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical and as Joanne in the off-Broadway revival of Rent. Other theatrical credits include Clybourne Park, Avenue Q, The Hot Mikado, Beehive: The 60's Musical, Ain't Misbehavin, Grease, Nunsense & Children of Eden. 

She has appeared in concerts with renowned symphonies across the country including Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Marin Symphony, Florida Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony in shows tributing legends such as Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and Stephen Schwartz.

Since 2013, she has performed in NYC and on tour with dynamic all-female tribute shows Back to the Garden (tributing Joni Mitchell, Carole King & Laura Nyro) and August 1969: A Tribute to the Women of Woodstock. 
When not on stage, Shaleah works at New York City Center theater in the Education & Community Engagement department managing their in-school theater & dance programs.