Ep 116-Season 1 Finale - The Real Housewives of After Midnight 3.0: This is Who I Am - a podcast by Ayana Major Bey

from 2020-12-16T07:00

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On this season 1 finale episode I am joined by The Real Housewives of After Midnight 3.0, which include Brenda Braxton, Leandra Ellis-Gaston, Asha-Brownie Gordon, Krystal Mackie, Iman Ayana Barnes, and Bria Williams. I had the pleasure of working with these beautiful ladies in the show After Midnight on the Norwegian Escape. 

So here is a little bit about each one:

 Ms. Brenda Braxton is an author, singer, dancer, Tony-nominated actress and native New Yorker. She originated the role of Brenda in Smokey Joe's Cafe and did double duty for some time running BBraxton’s, a grooming salon for gentlemen, while in Chicago on Broadway. 

Mrs. Leandra Ellis-Gaston is an actress who hails from Columbia, South Carolina and now resides in New York City with her husband. She has toured with Beautiful:The Carole King Musical and made her broadway debut last year in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. 

Ms. Asha Brownie-Gordon is a singer, actress, and occasional waitress/barista who is originally from Conyers, Georgia. She has worked at theme parks, on cruise ships, and in regional theatre for the last decade. 

Ms. Krystal Mackie is Brooklyn born and bred and is a dancer, singer, and teaching artist. She is an Alumni of LaGuardia High School and received her BFA from University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She made her Off-Broadway Debut in This Ain’t No Disco and is currently in the 1st National Tour of Hamilton. 

Ms Iman Ayana Barnes is a performing artist rooted in dance and fitness. Starting in concert dance, she eventually crossed into the world of Musical Theatre doing productions of After Midnight, Oklahoma, and The Music Man. Dancing has always been her outlet of expression, joy, and fulfillment and finding these emotions in any performance opportunity is one of her main goals. She has now also started her own Youtube fitness channel.

Ms Bria Williams is a dancer who hails from Baltimore, Maryland. She made her Broadway debut in Mean Girls and was the principal Duval Understudy. She also has a passion for interior design and has been finding ways to use those skills as well. 

We discuss sisterhood, taking off the mask, and discovering who we really are when everything is stripped away.



Get in touch: 

Brenda Braxton 

  • Instagram: @bbraxtonact2
  • Website: www.bbraxtonact2.com


Leandra Ellis-Gaston 

  • Instagram: @leandraellisgaston 
  • I am a BOLD Woman; www.iamaboldwoman.com


Asha Brownie-Gordon 

  • Instagram: @ashabg23
  • Voice Lessons- Lenora Green; GreenRoomStudionsllc@gmail.com; Instagram: @norabora82


Krystal Mackie 

  • Instagram: @krystalmackie 


Iman Ayana Barnes 

  • Instagram: @iman.ayana
  • Youtube: NamiBODY https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUwqfC8ss6Yd6pRKejzoZnw


Bria Williams 

  • Instagram: @coralineflower
  • Website: www.briajwilliams.net


Ayana Major Bey


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