Grammy Award winner and Tony Award and Emmy Award nominee Kandi Burruss has returned to the stage, appearing in the Broadway musical & Juliet. Burruss is taking on the role of ‘Angélique’ for a limited engagement through March 8, 2026.
She took her first bows on December 11, 2025, and BroadwayWorld was there. Check out photos from her curtain call, backstage, and after party at Sardi’s below!
Kandi Burruss made her Broadway debut in the long-running hit musical Chicago in 2018, and has since become an accomplished theater producer for shows such as The Piano Lesson (Tony Award nomination), The Wiz, Othello, and the upcoming Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. She returns to the stage in the hit Max Martin musical comedy this year, though Burruss herself is no stranger to the music world. She was a member of the R&B female vocal group Xscape, and also has songwriting credits that include Destiny’s Child’s Grammy-nominated “Bills, Bills, Bills,” and TLC’s Grammy-winning “No Scrubs,” along with fan favorite songs from Pink, Ariana Grande, Ed SHeeran, and more.
Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas
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James Monroe Iglehart and Kandi Burruss
Nathan Levy and Michael Iván Carrier,
Liam Pearce
Kandi Burruss
James Monroe Iglehart and Kandi Burruss
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Kandi Burruss
Drew Gehling and Teal Wicks
Drew Gehling
Teal Wicks
Gianna Harris
Gianna Harris
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Kandi Burruss
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Gianna Harris, Kandi Burruss and Teal Wicks
Kandi Burruss as “Angélique” and the cast of “&Juliet”
James Monroe Iglehart and Kandi Burruss
James Monroe Iglehart and Kandi Burruss
James Monroe Iglehart and Kandi Burruss
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Kandi Burruss and Brian A. Moreland
Kandi Burruss
Kandi Burruss
Kandi Burruss, Drew Gehling and Teal Wicks
Kandi Burruss and James Monroe Iglehart
Kandi Burruss, Gianna Harris and Riley Burruss
Kandi Burruss and Producer Eva Price
Kandi Burruss and Saycon Sengbloh
James Monroe Iglehart, Kandi Burruss, Drew Gehling and Teal Wicks
Kandi Burruss and People Magazine’s Dave Quinn
Kandi Burruss and Tamsen Fadal
Xscape reunion: Tamika Scott, Kandi Burruss and Tameka “Tiny” Cottle
Kandi Burruss and Gianna Harris
Kandi Burruss and Gianna Harris
Kandi Burruss and Riley Burruss
Kandi Burruss and Brian A. Moreland
Kandi Burruss and Nick Roses
Kandi Burruss and Kristen Scott
DonJuan Clark and Kandi Burruss
Carmon Cambrice, Kandi Burruss and DonJuan Clark
Kandi Burruss and Kenny Leon
Jami Ziegler, Carmon Cambrice, Don Juan Clark, Kandi Burruss, Brian Moreland, Alfonzo Meadows and Kristen Scott
Michael Iván Carrier, James Monroe Iglehart and Gianna Harris
James Monroe Iglehart and Kandi Burruss
Kandi Burruss and T.I.
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Kandi Burruss
Kandi Burruss
Nathan Levy and Michael Iván Carrier
Daniel Assetta, Nathan Levy, Michael Iván Carrier and Makai Hernandez
Makai Hernandez and Daniel Assetta
Kandi Burruss and Johnny Perlaza
Daniel Assetta, Kandi Burruss and Makai Hernandez
Kandi Burruss, Jennifer Weber and TJ Tapp
Kandi Burruss and Riley Burruss
