Nikki Scamuffo is an actor, singer, creator and storyteller based in New York City. She is from a big, fat, New York area, Greek/Italian immigrant family who, of course, values love, passion, fun, and using your voice and body to tell a story. Despite Nikki being the first of her family to take on the entertainment industry, it seems like the basic skills have been pre-programmed.

 

Nikki discovered her love of performing when her mom hesitantly signed her up for theater camp at age eight. From then on, Nikki couldn't get enough. Throughout her childhood, she studied acting, voice, and dance. She then specialized in Musical Theatre and Entertainment Business at American University in Washington, DC, earning “The Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre Scholarship Award” for theatre performance. She has performed in countless theatrical productions and is a proud member of AEA. Notable theatre credits include Lindsay in Godspell (Theatre On Main Street), Eva Temple in Orpheus Descending (Theatre On Main Street), Dean in The Pliant Girls (American University), Grusha in The Government Inspector (American University), Emma Goldman/Ensemble in Assassins (American University), Rosemary Pilkington in How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (The Wilton Playshop), Velma Kelly in Chicago (The Wilton Playshop), and Sally Bowles in Cabaret (The Manor Club Theater). Nikki also regularly performs with award-winning composer Seth Bisen-Hersh in his weekly concert series at midtown’s Don’t Tell Mama.

 

Nikki is a Co-Founder of the production collective Written House Productions, where she produced/acted in films such as Wet Dreams, Rattlesnake, and Philadelphia, My Love (Annalise Woolford, Written House Productions). Nikki wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the TV Pilot proof-of-concept for a series entitled Olga (Written House Productions, From The Heart Productions). The film will have its first screening in New York City on March 8th, 2025. The collective also produces the annual Graceland Benefit Concert where Nikki is the primary director and producer. This concert is a fundraiser for Graceland Needy Child Care Shelter in Awutu-Bawjiase, Ghana. It takes place at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Central Park West and features professional vocalists and instrumentalists, as well as interviews with the founder of Graceland Shelter and affiliated pastors. Additional film credits include Malka (Stacey Maltin, Besties Make Movies) where Nikki was a lead stand-in for Tovah Feldshuh and had an acting role.

 

Nikki has an extensive arts administration background and currently works for Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts. She has also worked in production/administration for arts organizations such as Amas Musical Theatre and Music Theatre of Connecticut.

 

Outside of the entertainment industry, Nikki has many passions. She speaks English, Spanish, Italian, and is proficient in modern Greek. She loves to travel, she has been to four out of the seven continents. Her favorite places she’s visited are Ghana, Palestine, Spain, Greece, and Italy. She is a proud bisexual woman and a passionate progressive who is always up-to-date on politics, her main interests being human and workers' rights. She's also a big animal lover, she has never met a dog she didn't like.