Meet Erika Henningsen, Voices 'Charlie' From 'Hazbin Hotel', Rose To Fame With Broadway's Mean Girls

Hazbin Hotel is a popular animated musical comedy created by Vivienne Medrano. The show first premiered in 2019 and soon became an instant hit. Reportedly, the show first started on YouTube before turning into a full series on Amazon Prime Video. For the unversed, one of the popular characters of the show is 'Charlie Morningstar', but do you know who the voice is behind this famous character?

Well, she is none other than the popular actress, Erika Henningsen. Reportedly, she became the voice in 2024 and since then, she was praised by both fans and critics. Reportedly, her charming and compassionate voice made 'Charlie' a star. For the unversed, Erika is known for 'Cady Heron' in Broadway's Mean Girls. Now that, Hazbin Hotel is set to return with Season 3, read on to know more about her. 

Erika Henningsen’s early life

Erika Henningsen is a popular American actress, who was reportedly born on August 13, 1992, and was raised in Moraga, California. While not much is available on the internet, some reports suggest that Erika attended Campolindo High School, before earning a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan. Reportedly, she was even awarded the Alan Eisenberg Award. And after completing her schooling, she quickly moved into working professionally. 

Erika Henningsen was seen in the show, The Four Seasons

Quickly after completing her schooling, she made her debut with the staged concert of Show Boat as 'Kim Ravenal'. This performance was later broadcasted by Broadway and Erika soon made her Broadway debut as Fantine in the 2015 revival of Les Miserables. However, her breakthrough came as 'Cady Heron' in Mean Girls. This brought her instant recognition and fame. 

Later, she continued to appear in both major concerts as well as blockbuster acting roles. Over the years, Erika Henningsen has appeared in projects like Wide Awake, Harlem, Blue Bloods, Girls5eva, Loser, Fright Krewe, That Damn Michael Che and more. For the unversed, she has also voice characters in projects such as Helluva Boss and Hellaverse Update. 

Erika Henningsen voice ‘Charlie Morningstar’ in Hazbin Hotel

Despite gaining worldwide success with multiple blockbuster roles, Erika gained wider recognition when she became the voice of 'Charlie Morningstar' from the show, Hazbin Hotel. 'Charlie' is a hopeful and musical crown-princess of Hell, who wants to run a hotel. Erika's voice became the prime reason of 'Charlie's' popularity because of her strong voice and soulful singing skills. During a 2024 interview, when she was asked about working on a television production, Erika had shared:

"It’s been amazing. With the transition from musical theater to voice acting, I’ve led in Broadway musicals before, so kind of going from that to this felt like a nice transition in the sense there was some overlap. We had just the greatest team of people putting the show together so I felt I was in good hands. It’s been kind of bonkers because I think we knew we had a fan base prior to it dropping."

Erika Henningsen is married to Kyle Selig

Reportedly, Erika and Kyle met through common friends and their bond grew on the sets of Mean Girls. Even though, they knew each other, the duo started dating in 2018 but kept their relationship private. After years of dating, Kyle proposed to Erika during a trip to Hawaii and the couple announced their engagement in July 2021. They tied the knot in 2023, in an intimate wedding ceremony. Talking about their first meet, Erika once told People:

"We actually first met at a music festival in 2016. Mutual friends introduced us, but we didn't see one another again until 2018 when we auditioned together for Mean Girls. We did an out of town tryout for the show in Washington D.C. and started dating in the month between the end of that production and the start of rehearsals for the Broadway transfer. We basically gave ourselves a month to make sure we were certain we wanted to commit to working together at the same time as dating one another."

More about Kyle Selig

Kyle Selig was born on September 28, 1992, and he grew up in California. He made his Broadway debut in The Book of Mormon, but his breakthrough came with the role of 'Aaron Samuels' in the Mean Girls. Later, he appeared in Water for Elephants, Evil, Cat Person, Welcome To Flatch and more. Apart from this, Kyle is also a singer.

Erika Henningsen has had an incredible journey from theatre to becoming the voice of 'Charlie Morningstar' in Hazbin Hotel. What are your thoughts on Erika's journey? Let us know. 

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