Broadway BUZZ

Ava Lalezarzadeh is an actor and writer who makes her series regular debut as Cleo in the Apple TV+ psychological thriller Before starring Billy Crystal, Judith Light, and Rosie Perez. In 2025, Ava is set to make her Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play English by Sanaz Toossi (Roundabout). She brings back the role of Goli which she originated in the Off-Broadway production of English (Atlantic). Lalezarzadeh wrote and starred in the award winning and Oscar Qualified short In the Garden of Tulips — For Your Consideration:“ BestLiveActionShortFilm.”  Tulips is a poignant meditation juxtaposing loss and hope. Inspired by Ava’s mother’s coming of age story, the film follows 16-year-old Caroline and her father along their final drive to the Iranian Countryside at the height of the Iran-Iraq War. The full-length feature by th esame name is in development. Some of Ava’s additional credits include: The Morning Show( AppleTV+), WildLife (HBO MAX), New Amsterdam (NBC), and Big Mouth (Netflix).