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Karen Olivo

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Actor b. 1976 On stage 20042019

KO (born August 7, 1976), formerly known as Karen Olivo, is an American stage and television actor, theater educator, and singer. In 2008, KO originated the role of Vanessa in In the Heights on Broadway. The following year, they won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for their performance as Anita in a revival of West Side Story. KO is the first and only actor to win a Tony Award for a performance in West Side Story. From 2016 to 2017, KO portrayed the role of Angelica Schuyler in the Chicago production of Hamilton. In 2019, KO originated the leading role of Satine in the Broadway adaptation of Moulin Rouge! and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Mus…

On stage 4 productions, 15 years

2004 Brooklyn Plymouth Theatre · Original · directed by Jeff Calhoun 284 perf.
2008 In the Heights Richard Rodgers Theatre · Original · directed by Thomas Kail 1,184 perf.
2009 West Side Story Palace Theatre · Revival · directed by Joey McKneely 748 perf.
2019 Moulin Rouge! The Musical Al Hirschfeld Theatre · Original · directed by Alex Timbers 1,500 perf.

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Worked with more than once1 names

Courtney Reed 2 productions

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In the literature4 passages

  • Revival cast (2009) : Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione, Karen Olivo, Patrick Vaccariello (conductor). Sony Masterworks 752391.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • Cast: George Akram, Matt Cavenaugh, Cody Green, Karen Olivo, Josefina Scaglione, Kyle Coffman, Joey Haro, Curtis Holbrook, Lee Sellars, Tro Shaw, Ryan Steele, Greg Vinklerebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • If anyone at the magazine had recognized that Karen Olivo’s performance could only have come from an unusual woman, they wouldn’t have made the mistake of exposing the true objective of the interview to her. The contempt in her reply was as apparent as her intelligence. Did they consider themselves journalists? Did they think she was so s…ebooks/Laurents, Arthur/Rest of the Story_ A Life Completed, The - Arthur Laurents.txt
  • Cannon: Tony Matt Cavenaugh’®: Velma Lindsay Dunn’; Zaza Kaitlin Mesh; 4H Sam Rogers; /he Sharks: Alicia Yanira Marin; Anita Karen Olivo; Bebecita Mileyka Mateo; Bernardo George Akram; Bolo Petertheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2009-2010 Season, v. 66 (Willis).txt

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