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Kelli O'Hara

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Actor b. 1976 On stage 20022026

Tony-winning soprano known for luminous performances in classic musicals.

On stage 10 productions, 24 years

2002 Sweet Smell of Success Theatre not recorded · Original · directed by Nicholas Hytner 109 perf.
2004 Dracula, The Musical Belasco Theatre · Original · directed by Des McAnuff 157 perf.
2005 The Light in the Piazza Vivian Beaumont Theater · Original · directed by Bartlett Sher 504 perf.
2008 South Pacific Theatre not recorded · Revival · directed by Bartlett Sher 996 perf.
2012 Nice Work If You Can Get It Imperial Theatre · Original · directed by Kathleen Marshall 478 perf.
2014 The Bridges of Madison County Theatre not recorded · Original · directed by Bartlett Sher 137 perf.
2015 The King and I Theatre not recorded · Revival · directed by Bartlett Sher 538 perf.
2019 Kiss Me, Kate Studio 54 · Revival · directed by Scott Ellis 257 perf.
2024 Days of Wine and Roses Studio 54 · Original 73 perf.
2026 Fallen Angels Todd Haimes Theatre · Revival

Each row is a staging this name appears in the cast list of, read from the production record rather than from the person record. The person record names works instead, and a work cannot say which run somebody was in — that is how Elaine Stritch ends up filed under Show Boat 1927 when she was in the 1994 revival. No row here says what part was played, because no cast list records it.

Worked with more than once8 names

Kelli O Hara 10 productions
Murphy Guyer 2 productions
Matthew Morrison 2 productions
Maryann Hu 2 productions
Lamae Caparas 2 productions
Jennifer Hughes 2 productions
Brian d'Arcy James 2 productions
Brian D Arcy James 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 6 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

Also credited on3 works

South Pacific (2008 Revival)
The King and I (2015 Revival)
Kiss Me, Kate (2019 Revival)

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature8 passages

  • Anyhoo, there were a ton of people whom I did not know, some I recognized, and some I did many low-paying readings with. The gorgeous Kelli O'Hara, soon-to-be Nellie Forbush in Lincoln Center's South Pacific, was there with her new hubby, Gregg Naughton. I was also thrilled to see the multi-talented Jeff Blumenkrantz, whom I first met whi…ebooks/Rudetsky, Seth/Seth's Broadway Diary, Volume 1_ Part 1 - Seth Rudetsky.txt
  • Brooke Sunny Moriber, Kelli O'Hara, Caroline McMahon in My Life With Albertine PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUStheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2002-03 Season, v. 59 (Willis).txt
  • THAT'S HOW I SAY GOODBYE A song by Marvin Hamlisch and Craig Cornelia; Performed by Kelli O'Hara; September 10, 2002theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2002-03 Season, v. 59 (Willis).txt
  • (Ensemble/Madeleine), Kelli O'Hara (Rose), Adam Smith (Ensemble/Prince), Amy Stewart (Ensemble/Queen Marguerite), Richard Tibbitts (Musician) COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare; Adapted by Robert Richmond; Created by Peter Meineck and Robert Richmond; Director, Robert Richmond: Producer, Peter Meineck; Production Design, Robert Richm…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2003-04 Season, v. 60 (Willis).txt
  • Mindelle'',Kimber Monroe, Jerold E. Solomon; Swings Julie Foldesi, Greg Roderick, Eric L. Christian''*, George Psomas *Succeeded by: 1. Kelli O'Hara (10/13/09), Laura Osnes (1/5/10) 2. William Michael (6/1/09), Paolo Szot (7/6/09), William Michael (1/28/10), David Pittsinger (2/1/10), William Michael (3/23/10), Paulo Szot (3/31/10), Willi…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2009-2010 Season, v. 66 (Willis).txt
  • Seth Rudetsky and Kelli O'Hara in Nothing Like a Dame, a benefit for the Phyllis Newman Women’s Health Initiative and The Actors Fund (photo by Steve Shevett)theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2009-2010 Season, v. 66 (Willis).txt

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