Hometown: Uniontown, PA
Broadway Debut: Movin’ Out (2004)
Professional Training: Point Park University, BA in Dance; Matthew Corozine Studio NYC
Year Joined: 1998
How I Got My Equity Card: "I got my Equity card through Disney. My first professional job was dancing in Beauty and the Beast at Disney MGM Studios in Orlando."
Broadway Chorus Credits: Seven
Fun Fact: "I grew up on a wild animal orphanage and my family raised lions, tigers, and cougars. So Kong is not the first big beast I’ve had in my life!"
Lawson celebrates the opening with King Kong costars Erik Lochtefeld and Eric William Morris. Photo by Walter McBride.
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