ABOUT MARIAMA
Mariama is a talented young performer from New York City who made her professional debut in Once on This Island’s first National tour in 2019 and her Broadway debut in The Lion King in 2022.
She is a social activist and committed to making the world a better place. She has spoken at the United Nations for their Girls in Science and Girl Power conventions. Some of her community service involvement includes the Teen National Kindness Board with the Be A Friend Project, Broadway Serves, Figure Skating in Harlem, and NYC Kidfest. She was a nationally ranked chess player when she was younger (fun fact her first trip to Disney World was for an Elementary School Chess Nationals Tournament) and also enjoys debate.
Opportunity - 13 The Musical. Famous in New York at 54 Below. 2023
Reels/ Video
Waiting for Life (Once on This Island) - 54 Below 2022
Lion King’s 25th Anniversary Featuring the Alumni Cubs
Demo Reel: Comedy. 2022.
Highlights from Lion King Documentary
Tuck Everlasting at Vanguard Theatre Company in Montlcair, NJ. Playing thru 12/22/24! https://bit.ly/TUCKVTC
54 Below - Young Gifted and Broadway. February 2024.
Check out the full video here: Disney365 Go Inside The Lion King on Broadway’s 25th Anniversary with Kyliegh Curran. D365 Inside the Lion King on Broadway with Kyleigh Curran
Love is Powerful Interview with Creators. A video of Mari at the Women’s March went viral and lead to the children’s book Love is Powerful by Heather Dean Brewer. Mari wrote the letter to the reader included in the book and participated in multiple readings and presentations of the book at indie bookstores and public schools.
Demo Reel: Kids Say the Darndest Things, Desus and Mero, and more!
Lena Horne Theatre dedication. Interview
Usdan Performing Arts Camp - Summer 2021. Allegro.
A Class Act: Broadway Hits Cabaret to Benefit the ACLU. Triad Theater. 2023.
2021
Contact Mariama
Mariama can be contacted through her representatives:
Zuri Agency
Commercial Division
David Gilbert
David@zuriagency.com
Annet McCroskey
New York Model Management, NYC
Megan Klein
71 West 23rd St., Suite 301
New York, NY 10010
212-539-1700
megank@newyorkmodels.com