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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!"
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Lawson with the Legacy Robe. Photo by Walter McBride.
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Lawson celebrates the opening with King Kong costars Erik Lochtefeld and Eric William Morris. Photo by Walter McBride.
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