(Actress) Broadway credits include The Hills of California (Penny/Biddy), Come From Away (Hannah & Others, original cast), and Les Misérables (Swing), and Mary Poppins (Miss Andrew, Queen Victoria, & Miss Smythe). She was the first African American to perform a leading role in the history of Mary Poppins. Her National/International Tour credits include Mary Poppins, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, and A Night with Janis Joplin. She played Mabel Washington off-Broadway and recorded the soundtrack for Fame: The Musical. Other noted credits include Abyssinia: A Gospel Celebration with Wynton Marsalis at the Lincoln Center, Showboat in Concert at Carnegie Hall, being a guest soloist for Hillary Clinton’s Vital Voices awards at the Kennedy Center, and being a guest soloist at Barack Obama’s inaugural ceremonies. She has shared the stage with Gladys Knight, Rita Coolidge, Gary U. S Bonds, Ledesi, and Loretta Devine, among others. In addition to acting, she is a passionate advocate for the performing arts and has been working on a book for over a decade, Queens of the Theatre, based on women of color who have worked in theater, television, and film. Listen to Q. sing “I Took My Time” from Honky Tonk Nights here. qdotsmith.com