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Sonya has a valid Global Talent Visa through March 2023, which allows her to work in both the UK and here in NYC.
Sonya most recently starred as Surinder in Surinderella, which toured around the UK summer/fall of 2025.
Prior to that she had made her Broadway debut in 2023 in Life of Pi in New York City. She then toured with the production all over the UK, went to Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, Taiwan and more! Here are some reviews of her performance as Pi Patel.
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"Sonya Venugopal’s Pi is a tour de force, capturing both the wide-eyed innocence of youth and the fierce determination of a survivor.”
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"Max Webster’s direction is suitably fluid and pacy, and the central role of Pi, here played by understudy Sonya Venugopal, drives the narrative beautifully. Venugopal’s performance is an energetic and convincing one, but the other characters – well played though they all are – tend to appear one-dimensional in comparison."
LIFE OF PI is an epic tale of adventure filled with “moment after moment of theatrical magic” (New York Post). This remarkable story of hope, faith, and perseverance is “an exhilarating evening of theater” (Wall Street Journal) that speaks to every generation, and “a dazzling marvel of stagecraft” (Entertainment Weekly) filled with awe and joy. “That roaring you will hear at the show’s end? It’s the sound of a standing ovation!” (The New York Times).
"Rani, played with warm intelligence by Ms. Venugopal, mocks Pi’s all-embracing spiritual interests by snarking, “If you go temple Thursday, mosque Friday, synagogue Saturday and church Sunday, you only need three more religions to be on holiday forever!”-Wall Street Journal
Originated the role of Rani in the A.R.T. & Broadway Companies of Life of Pi.
Pi Patel Broadway Debut.
6.24.23.
