Annika Stenstedt (she/her) is a NYC based actor and musical theatre writer/composer from California. She has a BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting and the New Studio on Broadway. Recent credits include Bandstand (Mrs. Adams), Stage Door (Judith, Pat), Legally Blonde (Kate, u/s Vivienne), and Head over Heels (Ensemble, u/s Pamela). She is also a two time nominee for Best Singer at the New York Theatre Festival, and regularly performs in cabaret venues around the city. As a musical theater composer, Annika has written two full length musicals, including a Rosie the Riveter musical inspired by the women on the Homefront during World War II. The music of ROSIE: A New Musical premiered in concert at 54 Below in 2024. Annika is also a composer and lyricist for Pixel Playhouse (as seen on Youtube and TikTok), for whom she has written songs inspired by Disney characters, literary tropes, and literary characters particularly from the romance genre. She is currently writing songs for Pixel Playhouse inspired by the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas. As a female musical theater writer, Annika aspires to write musicals about complex and powerful women, for a creative community that has historically been dominated by men.