Kelli christine ohara born april 16, 1976 is an american actress and singer. Fun home takes coveted best musical prize as it happened the curious case of the dog in the nighttime named best play, while the king and i and skylight win for best. Kelli ohara in kiss me, kate photo by joan marcus elk city native kelli ohara has earned her seventh career tony award nomination. The production was recorded during its 2018 run in londons west end with original lincoln center theater cast members ken watanabe as the king and kelli ohara in her tonywinning performance. I dont need this but now that i have it, i have some things to say.
Shers production of the king and i will be remembered and revered for generations to come. Hire kelli ohara for a corporate event or performance. Tony winner kelly ohara performs selections from the king and i with ken watanabe and ruthie ann miles and the company on the tony awards. Her powerful, clear voice enthralls the audience as she belts out such masterpieces as shall we dance, getting to. Ken watanabe best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical. As broadway musical theatre actor kelli ohara makes her west end debut in bartlett shers tony awardwinning revival of the king and i at the london palladium, she talks to mark shenton about. The tony award winner will play mother, the role originated on broadway by the late marin mazzie as. Kelli ohara best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical. She has received seven tony award nominations, winning best actress in a musical in 2015 for her performance. Kelli ohara s photography by nathan johnson at the empire hotel for the broadway style guide in may 2015 kelli ohara facts. The king and i performance tony award 2015 youtube. Kelli ohara receives tony award nomination for kiss me. Kelli ohara of the king and i accepting a tony award for leading actress in a musical during the 2015 tony ceremony.
Watch kelli ohara perform the national anthem at yankees. She won a tony award for the king and i in 2015, kelli won the coveted tony award for her portrayal of anna in the king and i. She won for the king and i, beating kristen chenoweth who was co. Finally winning a tony award in 2015 for her performance as anna leonowens in the lincon center theater revival of the king and i, she had previously earned a grand total of five tony award nominations for her celebrated roles in the bridges of. Watch kelli oharas 47second quick change during her tony. Kelli ohara wins best actress prize on her sixth attempt june 7, 2015 11. Kiss me, kate will head back to broadway with kelli ohara. Tony yazbeck, on the town performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical. With her work in the king and i and her previous tonynominated performance. She also received tony nominations for her performances in the light. Were thrilled to have kelli ohara join us as mother for this monumental performance. Tony winner and eighttime nominee kelli ohara returned to her oklahoma birthplace to wow audiences in the kristin chenoweth theatre at the broken arrow performing arts center.
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical. Best performance by an actor in a featured role in. Kelli ohara and ken watanabe star in a tony awardwinning revival of the. Kelli ohara has joined the cast of the actors funds upcoming benefit concert of ragtime. Kelli ohara wins first tony award, kristin chenoweth. The king and i performance tony award 2015 original.
Kelli christine ohara born april 16, 1976 is an american actress and singer, most known for her work on the broadway and opera stages a seventime tony award nominee, ohara won the 2015 tony award for best actress in a musical for her performance as anna leonowens in the lincoln center theater revival of the king and i. I dont know what happens after you win a tony, says kelli ohara, the operatically trained actress who won a tony award two years ago as anna in the king and i. Lincoln center theaters glorious staging of the king and i won best revival of a musical, as widely predicted. Kelli ohara coming to the parker playhouse with rudetsky. The nominees were revealed this morning for the 73rd annual tony awards, which will air live on sunday, june 9. Tony winner kelli ohara on why her broadway turn in kiss. Kelli ohara in a live performance at lincoln center, c. Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical. The production was recorded during its 2018 run in londons west end with original lincoln center theater cast members ken watanabe as the king and kelli ohara in her tony winning performance. Lincoln center theaters tonywinning revival starring kelli ohara and ken.
Kelli ohara, the 2015 tony award winner for best performance by. Kelli christine ohara born april 16, 1976 is an american actress and singer, most known for her work on the broadway and opera stages. Ohara, who won a tony award for her performance, is a delight. Kelli ohara and the king and i getting to know you live. Kelli ohara to play mother in concert performance of. Broadway star kelli ohara will be the musical guest of the tabernacle. The glorious the king and i overture reaches a crescendo, filling lincoln centers vivian beaumont theater with some of the greatest music ever written for the theater played by worldclass musicians. Kelli ohara, richard thomas to headline tabernacle choir. Last nights tony awards put an end to kelli ohara s long run as the susan lucci of the show. Tony awards 2015 best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical.
Watch the king and is kelli ohara win best quick change at the 2015 tony awards broadway buzz. Kelli ohara and ken watanabe in the king and i at the london palladium. Kelli ohara snapped a tony awards losing streak sunday night when she picked up a statue for the king. Kelli ohara best performance by an actress in a featured.
Kelli ohara changes channels after her tony win for king. The awardwinning lincoln center production of the king and i comes to the silver screen this winter, starring tony awardwinners kelli ohara and ruthie ann miles, as well as oscar nominee ken. The king and i was recorded at londons palladium theatre during the 2018 west. She will play the leading role in a revival of kiss me, kate. Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play. Ohara won a 2015 tony award for best actress in a musical for her performance as anna in a revival of the king. Ohara won a tony for her turn as anna leonowens in the king and i. Growing up, kelli was a fat kid and faced bullying in school due to her weight. In the current broadway stratosphere, several leading actresses belie the idea that there are no more carol channings or ethel mermans.
I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. Tony winner kelli ohara helped the yankees kick off their first home game of the season april 3 with a performance of the national anthem at new. Kelli ohara and ken watanabe starred in the lincoln center theater. Kelli ohara and ken watanabe star in a tony awardwinning revival of the beloved musical about a british schoolteacher instructing the royal. She has received seven tony award nominationsone of only four women to achieve that numberwinning best actress in a musical in 2015 for her performance. Green to join the creative team and adjust the original book by legendary librettists sam and. Kelli ohara, ken watanabe, ruthie ann miles, paul nakauchi. Tony award winner the king and i kelli ohara is a fifteen year broadway veteran. Her powerful, clear voice enthralls the audience as she belts out such masterpieces as shall we dance, getting to know you, and i whistle a happy tune. But its hard to argue that other than audra mcdonald, there is no regularly working actress held in as much awe and adoration as kelli ohara whose sparklin soprano sparks superlatives from fans, critics and colleagues. Kelli ohara performance in lincoln center theatres hit revival of rodgers and hammersteins the king and i in that city.
Reprising her tony awardwinning role, broadway musicals undisputed queen the sunday times kelli ohara anna takes to the stage alongside tony and oscar nominee ken watanabe the. The nominees were revealed today for the 73rd annual tony awards were announced live on cbs this morning by cohost gayle king, emmy and tony awardwinning actress bebe neuwirth, and emmy and tony awardnominated actor brandon victor dixon. The show also earned best book and score, and best director. She has also acted on television, film and opera, appearing with the metropolitan. Getting to know the king and i on broadwayhd theatermania.
Kelli ohara the king and i palladium broadway interview. Kelli ohara and ken watanabe star in a tony awardwinning revival of the beloved musical about a british schoolteacher instructing the royal children of the king of siam, featuring classic. Kelli ohara, the pajama game, tony award winners, king lear, madison county, broadway theatre, my king, home and away, change actor kelsey grammer. Go backstage with kelli ohara, who won a tony award for her performance as anna leonowens in the king and i, and made a 47second. Kelli ohara, the 2015 tony award winner for best performance by actress in a leading role in a musical, is a superstar as anna leonowens. Instyle recently caught up with the actressfind out what she revealed. In addition to her impressive win, she has been nominated for many other tony awards, drama desk. Kelli ohara has performed in broadway musicals, concerts and the metropolitan opera. Kelli ohara and ken watanabe starred in the lincoln center.
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