Each month, BroadwayWorld shines the spotlight on stage actors making their Broadway debut as part of our “Debut of the Month” series.

This month, BroadwayWorld is showcasing 25-year-old actress Sheila Vand, who is making her Broadway debut, reprising her roles as Hadia and the Iraqi Teenager in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, starring Robin Williams.

Vand is a recent graduate from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film & TV. Her previous stage credits include Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo at the Mark Taper Forum and Kirk DouglasTheatre, Sneaky Nietzsche, Portrait of the Architect in Ruins, and Medea.

BroadwayWorld reporter Nick Orlando spoke with Vand about her Broadway debut.

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