Courtney Reed had the honor of originating the role of ‘Princess Jasmine’ in Disney's smash Broadway hit Aladdin, directed by Casey Nicholaw in which she received a Grammy Nomination. Before Aladdin she had the privilege of being a part of the closing company of the Tony Award Winning Musical In The Heights written by Lin Manuel Miranda where she played ‘Carla,’ u/s ‘Nina’ and ‘Vanessa.’ She made her Broadway debut in Mamma Mia! a few months after graduating from the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. Her favorite Regional credits include: ‘Andrea’ in Once on This Island at Papermill Playhouse (directed by Thomas Kail), Tintinabula in Noble Fool's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and Light Opera Works 110 in the Shade and South Paci@ic. Over the past several years she has appeared on such television shows as: Search Party, The Affair, Law & Order: SVU, White Collar, NYC 22, and CSI: NY, and her favorite web series Submissions Only. She will also be appearing in the upcoming Drake Doremus Film “Endings, Beginnings,” starring Shailene Woodley, and the season 2 premiere of “Liza on Demand,” starring Liza Koshy. She is also the founder of her all female run company "Gagged Chokers" which received praise in such magazines as People, People's Style Watch, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Allure, Re@inery 29, More, and Yahoo. Follow her on Twitter/Instagram/Snapchat: @RhodesReed @GaggedChokers