 For this performance she was nominated for the 2003 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical and won the 2003 Astaire Award for Best Female Dancer.Parkinson has performed with many ballet companies, including Joffrey Ballet and Twyla Tharp Dance.She appeared on Broadway in the musical "Fosse" in 1999 and then in "Movin' Out" (2002).