Daphne Rubin-Vega

Daphne Rubin-Vega stars as Maxine Faulk in The Night of the Iguana off Broadway at the Pershing Square Signature Center through February 25, 2024.

Rubin-Vega made her Broadway debut in 1996 as Mimi Marquez in Rent, which remains one of her most famous roles. She earned a Tony Award nomination for her performance and later earned another for starring in Anna in the Tropics, which marked her first time working with Iguana director Emily Mann.

Rubin-Vega's other stage credits include The Rocky Horror Show, Les Misérables, and A Streetcar Named Desire on Broadway and more than a dozen additional shows off Broadway. On screen, she appeared in the TV shows Smash and Katy Keene and the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical In the Heights.