Kelli O'Hara
Kelli O'Hara | |
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 O'Hara at the Tony Awards in 2021 | |
| Born | April 16, 1976 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma City University (BM) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse |
Greg Naughton (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Kelli Christine O'Hara (born April 16, 1976)[1] is an American actress and singer, most known for her work on the Broadway and opera stages.
An eight-time Tony Award nominee, O'Hara 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.[2] She also received Tony nominations for her performances in The Light in the Piazza (2005), The Pajama Game (2006), South Pacific (2008), Nice Work If You Can Get It (2012), The Bridges of Madison County (2014), Kiss Me, Kate (2019), and Days of Wine and Roses (2024).
O'Hara received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical in 2024 for Days of Wine and Roses. She was nominated for the Olivier Award for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the West End revival of The King and I.
O'Hara made her debut at The Metropolitan Opera in a 2014 production of Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow. In 2018, she played the role of Despina in the Met Opera's production of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte. In 2022, she returned to the Met, starring as Laura Brown in Kevin Puts' The Hours, a role she and co-stars Renee Fleming and Joyce DiDonato reprised for eight performance in May 2024.
She has also played roles in television series, such as Masters of Sex, 13 Reasons Why, and The Gilded Age, receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her starring role in the 2017 web drama series The Accidental Wolf.
Early life
[edit]O'Hara was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and grew up in Elk City, Oklahoma in an Irish American family.[3][4][5] She graduated from Deer Creek High School and also attended Oklahoma City University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in music in vocal performance/opera. O'Hara studied voice with Florence Birdwell, who also taught Kristin Chenoweth four years earlier. O'Hara and Chenoweth are both alumnae of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]One of O'Hara's earliest professional roles was in a U.S. national tour of the musical Jekyll & Hyde.[4] She went on to play the role of Young Hattie in the 2001 Broadway revival of Follies, and then played the role of Young Phyllis.[6] She next appeared in the 2002 Broadway production of Sweet Smell of Success as Susan.[7] In 2003 she played Albertine in the Off-Broadway Playwrights Horizons production of the musical My Life With Albertine,[8] and, in 2004, Lucy Westenra in the Broadway production of Dracula, the Musical.[9]
She starred as Clara in the 2005 Broadway production of The Light in the Piazza at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre.[10] She had appeared in a workshop of the musical at the Theatre Lab at Sundance, and in tryouts in Seattle and Chicago, as the character of Franca.[11] She received a 2005 Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.[12] O'Hara has been nominated for, or won, a Tony Award for every subsequent role she has played on Broadway.[13] In her next Broadway musical, she played Babe in the 2006 revival of The Pajama Game, for which she was nominated for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. For this performance, New York Times reviewer Ben Brantley wrote that O'Hara "rockets past the promising ingénue status she attained with Light in the Piazza".[14]
In 2007, O'Hara played the role of Dot/Marie in the Los Angeles Reprise! concert staging of Sunday in the Park with George[15] and Eliza Doolittle in the New York Philharmonic's semi-staged production of My Fair Lady at Avery Fisher Hall.[16] She was the voice of producer Beth Totenbag on PBS's 2008 animated series Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns.[citation needed] From 2008 to 2010, O'Hara starred as Nellie Forbush in the Broadway revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater,[17] for which she was nominated for her third Tony Award.[18] She took maternity leave in March 2009 and returned to the musical in October 2009.[19][20]
O'Hara played the role of Ella Peterson in the 2010 New York City Center Encores! concert presentation of Bells Are Ringing.[21] She played the role of Ellen in the film Sex and the City 2 (2010), and in 2011 she appeared in "Mercy", the first episode of the second season of the CBS show Blue Bloods.[22][23] Also in 2011, she played the role of Amalia in a benefit concert of She Loves Me, presented by the Roundabout Theater Company, in honor of the company's 20th anniversary. Scott Ellis directed, and the musical director was Paul Gemignani.[24] She had performed one of the best known songs from the show, "Will He Like Me?", the previous evening at Kennedy Center in honor of Barbara Cook.[25]
She starred on Broadway as Billie Bendix in Nice Work If You Can Get It from April 2012 to March 2013 and received her fourth Tony Award nomination.[26] In 2012, at the New Year's Eve concert, "Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch", at Lincoln Center, she sang "At the Ballet", from A Chorus Line, along with Audra McDonald and Megan Hilty.[27] In 2013, she played the lead character of Julie in the staged concert of Carousel presented by the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall.[28] From January to May 2014, she starred as Francesca Johnson in the Broadway musical The Bridges of Madison County, for which she received her fifth Tony Award nomination.[29] Elyse Sommer, the CurtainUp.com reviewer, noted O'Hara's "superb vocal chops" and her "exquisite" duets with co-star Steven Pasquale.[30] She played Mrs. Darling in the 2014 NBC telecast Peter Pan Live!.[31] She sang two concerts, titled Kelli and Matthew: Home for the Holidays, in December 2014 at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops.[32] On December 31, 2014, O'Hara made her operatic debut at The Metropolitan Opera as Valencienne in Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow, alongside Renee Fleming in the title role.[33]
2015–present
[edit]O'Hara returned to Lincoln Center Theatre to star as Anna Leonowens in the Broadway revival of The King and I opposite Ken Watanabe as The King. The production began previews at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in March 2015 and opened in April 2015. This role won O'Hara her first Tony Award. O'Hara's final performance as Anna was in April 2016.[34] She gave her debut solo concert at Carnegie Hall in October 2016[35] and guest-starred as the recurring character Dody on the fourth season of Masters of Sex.[36] She played Fiona in the Encores! production of Brigadoon at New York City Center in November 2017.[37] Jeremy Gerard of Deadline Hollywood called O'Hara's performance "luminous", writing: "O’Hara is impossibly beautiful, vocally and in conveying Fiona’s romantic determination and heartbreak."[38] In 2017, she starred as Kate Bonner in the first season of the web drama series The Accidental Wolf,[39] earning a 2018 Primetime Emmy Award nomination.[40] O'Hara appeared in the 2018 season of 13 Reasons Why as Jackie, an anti-bullying advocate.[41] The same year at the Metropolitan Opera, she sang the role of Despina in Così fan tutte.[4][42] She reprised her role in The King and I at the London Palladium for a limited run from June to September 2018.[43]
She returned to Broadway in February 2019 in a revival of Kiss Me, Kate at Studio 54, as Lilli Vanessi/Katharine. The production was directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Warren Carlyle. The revival was produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company, which had produced a benefit concert of the show with O'Hara, Ellis, and Carlyle in 2016. O'Hara received her seventh Tony Award nomination for the revival.[44][45] In a 2022 interview with Theatermania, she discussed working on three projects at once: HBO's costume drama The Gilded Age, from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes; a new season of The Accidental Wolf, in a role that earned her a 2018 Emmy nomination, as a woman who becomes embroiled in a scandal after receiving a phone call from a stranger being murdered; and a role in the operatic adaptation of Michael Cunningham's novel The Hours. She said "I love the fact that you have these things at the same time, because I don't ever want to be put in one box. I couldn't be happier or more challenged to have these three things happening at once."[46]
In May 2023, O'Hara originated the role of Kirsten Arnesen in the musical adaptation of Days of Wine and Roses Off-Broadway at the Linda Gross Theater. In September 2023, it was announced that Days of Wine and Roses would transfer to Broadway's Studio 54 with O'Hara attached. [47] Upon the show's January 2024 opening, a review in New York magazine noted: "O’Hara sings all but four of the play’s songs, and her voice is the kind of instrument that sends people scrabbling for metaphors. It’s a prism, an alpine stream, a Golden Snitch — clear, shimmering and darting, endlessly agile and controlled. She sings like Ginger Rogers dances."[48] The show, originally a limited run set to run until April 28th, closed early on March 31st.[49]
Personal life
[edit]O'Hara is married to Greg Naughton of The Sweet Remains, son of actor James Naughton. Their first child, Owen James, was born in 2009.[50] Their daughter, Charlotte, was born in 2013.[51]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Dying Gaul | Liz | |
| 2007 | The Key to Reserva | Grace Thornberry | Short film |
| 2009 | Clear Blue Tuesday | Anonymous Woman | |
| 2010 | The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! | Singer | |
| 2010 | Sex and the City 2 | Ellen | |
| 2018 | The Independents | Kelly | |
| 2020 | All the Bright Places | Sheryl |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Jekyll & Hyde: Direct from Broadway | Kate | Television film |
| 2007 | All My Children | Leslie | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Numb3rs | Rachel Lawton | Episode: "Democracy" |
| 2007 | American Experience | Maria Reynolds | Episode: "Alexander Hamilton" |
| 2008 | Late Show with David Letterman | Ensign Nellie Forbush | Episode: "15.125" |
| 2008 | Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns | Beth | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Play or Be Played | Television film | |
| 2008 | Blue Blood | Rebecca | Television film |
| 2010–2013 | Live From Lincoln Center | Julie Jordan/Ensign Nellie Forbush | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2021 | Blue Bloods | Lisa Farragaut | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Peter Pan Live! | Mrs. Darling | Television film |
| 2015–2018 | Great Performances at the Met | Despina/Valancienne | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Masters of Sex | Dody | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | The Good Fight | Deirdre Kresteva | Episode: "Stoppable: Requiem for an Airdate" |
| 2018 | 13 Reasons Why | Jackie | 10 episodes |
| 2022–present | The Gilded Age | Aurora Fane | Recurring role season 1; main role season 2 |
Web
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Submissions Only | Anna Grace | Episode: "Having Foresight" |
| 2020–2022 | The Accidental Wolf | Katie | 10 episodes |
Stage roles
[edit]
- Broadway
- Jekyll & Hyde (2000) as Kate (replacement) / Emma (understudy)
- Follies (2001) as Young Hattie Walker/Ensemble, then as Young Hattie Walker
- Sweet Smell of Success: The Musical (2002) as Susan
- Dracula, the Musical (2004) as Lucy Westenra
- The Light in the Piazza (2005) as Clara Johnson
- The Pajama Game (2006) as Babe Williams
- South Pacific (2008) as Nellie Forbush
- She Loves Me (2011) as Amalia Balash
- Nice Work If You Can Get It (2012) as Billie Bendix
- The Bridges of Madison County (2014) as Francesca Johnson
- The King and I (2015) as Anna Leonowens
- Kiss Me, Kate (2019) as Lilli Vanessi/Katharine
- Ragtime (2023) as Mother
- Days of Wine and Roses (2024) as Kirsten Arnesen
- South Pacific in Concert (2024) as Nellie Forbush
- West End
- The King and I (2018) as Anna Leonowens
- Off-Broadway and regional theatre
- Beauty by Tina Landau (2003) (La Jolla Playhouse)[52]
- My Life with Albertine (2003) as Albertine (Off-Broadway)
- The Light in the Piazza (2004) as Franca (in Seattle and Chicago)
- Sunday in the Park with George (2007) as Dot / Marie (Reprise Theatre Company)
- My Fair Lady (2007) as Eliza Doolittle (Avery Fisher Hall)
- Oklahoma! (2007) as Laurey Williams (Lyric Theatre at Civic Center Music Hall)
- Bells Are Ringing (2010) as Ella Peterson (Encores!)
- Far From Heaven (2012) as Cathy Whitaker (developmental premiere, Williamstown Theatre Festival)[53]
- Carousel (2013) as Julie Jordan (Avery Fisher Hall)
- Brigadoon (2017) as Fiona MacLaren (Encores!)
- The King and I (2019) as Anna Leonowens (Tokyu Orb Theatre)
- Days of Wine and Roses (2023) as Kirsten Arnesen (world premiere, Atlantic Theater Company)[54]
- Operatic repertoire
- The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár (2014) as Valencienne Zeta (Metropolitan Opera)
- Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (2016) as Dido (MasterVoices and the Orchestra of St. Luke's)[55]
- Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (2018) as Despina (Metropolitan Opera)[42]
- The Hours by Kevin Puts (2022) as Laura Brown (Philadelphia Orchestra)
- The Hours by Kevin Puts (2022/24) as Laura Brown (Metropolitan Opera)
Discography
[edit]- 2008 Wonder in the World
- 2011 Always
- Cast recordings
- 2002 Sweet Smell of Success
- 2003 My Life with Albertine
- 2005 The Light in the Piazza
- 2006 Harry on Broadway, Act I—two-disc set: 1. Original Broadway cast recording The Pajama Game; 2. Songs from Thou Shalt Not, Harry Connick, Jr. featuring Kelli O'Hara
- 2008 South Pacific
- 2012 Nice Work If You Can Get It
- 2014 The Bridges of Madison County
- 2015 The King and I
- 2019 Kiss Me, Kate
- 2020 Christmas Day in the Morning
- 2023 Days of Wine and Roses
- 2024 The Hours
- Soundtracks
- 2014 Peter Pan Live!
Awards and nominations
[edit]References
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- ^ "Oklahoma Music Trail: Kelli O'Hara". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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- ^ "Follies 2001 Broadway Revival", sondheimguide.com, accessed May 22, 2014
- ^ Jones, Kenneth and Simonson, Robert. "Sweet Smell of Success Ends Broadway Run June 15" Archived 2014-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill.com, June 15, 2002
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. "My Life With Albertine, the Musical That Would Make Proust Sing, Opens March 13" Archived 2014-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill.com, March 13, 2003
- ^ Stevens, Beth. Kelli O'Hara", broadway.com, September 28, 2004
- ^ Simonson, Robert."Guettel-Lucas Musical The Light in the Piazza Opens on Broadway April 18" Archived 2014-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill.com, April 18, 2005
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Diva Talk: A Chat with Piazza's Kelli O'Hara Plus News of Menzel, Haran and Lansbury" Archived 2014-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill.com, August 26, 2005
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Doubt Is Best Play, Spamalot Best Musical; Butz, Irwin, Clark, Jones, Nichols Win 2005 Tonys" Archived 2013-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill.com, June 5, 2005
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- ^ Brantley, Ben. "Theater Review. The Pajama Game", The New York Times, February 24, 2006
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Hello, George! Sunday in the Park – with Felciano and O'Hara – Begins Reprise! Run Jan. 30", Playbill.com, January 30, 2007, retrieved November 17, 2017
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Philharmonic's My Fair Lady Dances Into Avery Fisher Hall March 7", Playbill, March 7, 2007, retrieved November 17, 2017
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- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Updated: Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Rebecca Luker, Kelli O'Hara, Sutton Foster Paid Tribute to Barbara Cook at Kennedy Center Honors", Playbill.com, December 5, 2011
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- ^ Suskin, Steven. "A Memorable Carousel, Starring Kelli O'Hara and Nathan Gunn", Playbill, March 1, 2013, retrieved December 31, 2016
- ^ Bowgen, Philippe. "In Moving Final-Performance Speech, Kelli O'Hara Assures Bridges Is 'By No Means Going Into the Ground'" Archived 2014-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill.com, May 19, 2014
- ^ Sommer, Elyse. "A CurtainUp Review. The Bridges of Madison County", curtainup.com, accessed May 23, 2014
- ^ Snetiker, Marc. Broadway star Kelli O'Hara joins Peter Pan Live as Mrs. Darling, ew.com, September 9, 2014
- ^ Hetrick, Adam. "Kelli O'Hara and Matthew Morrison Come Home for the Holidays at Carnegie Hall Starting Tonight", Playbill, December 19, 2014
- ^ Gans, Andrew. "Kelli O'Hara, Renée Fleming and Nathan Gunn Star in The Merry Widow; Susan Stroman Directs", Playbill, December 31, 2014, retrieved December 31, 2016
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- ^ Sharma, Nemisha. "Masters Of Sex Season 4 Spoilers: Showtime Show Adds Kelli O'Hara As Bill Masters' Ex-Lover" Archived 2016-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, Design & Trend, August 5, 2016
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- ^ Wild, Stephi. "Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James Will Lead DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES on Broadway Next Year". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ Holdren, Sara. "Soaring Voices and Plastic Plants in Days of Wine and Roses." New York Magazine's Vulture.com January 28, 2024. https://www.vulture.com/2024/01/theater-review-days-wine-roses-on-broadway.html
- ^ Tran, Diep. "Days of Wine and Roses to Close on Broadway". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
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- ^ Gioia, Michael. "Kelli O'Hara and Greg Naughton Welcome Baby Girl" Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill.com, September 16, 2013
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio. "Sleeper: Danieley and O'Hara Star in World Premiere Fairy Tale 'Beauty' at La Jolla, Sept. 16-Oct. 19", Playbill, September 13, 2003
- ^ Hetrick, Adam. "'Far From Heaven', With Kelli O'Hara, Tests Its Wings in Williamstown Starting July 19" Archived 2012-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, Playbill.com, July 19, 2012
- ^ Evans, Greg (January 20, 2023). "'Days Of Wine And Roses' Musical Adaptation Sets Off-Broadway World Premiere With Kelli O'Hara & Brian d'Arcy James". Deadline. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Tommasini, Anthony. "Review: Kelli O'Hara’s Operatic Turn in Dido and Aeneas", The New York Times, April 29, 2016, accessed July 19, 2017
- ^ "Read the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018 shortlist in full". www.standard.co.uk. November 16, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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- ^ "Olivier Awards 2019: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. April 7, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
External links
[edit]
- Official website
- Kelli O'Hara at IMDb
- Kelli O'Hara at the Internet Broadway Database
- Kelli O'Hara at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Kelli O'Hara at Playbill Vault
- Kelli O'Hara from The Pajama Game: Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org
- Kelli O'Hara Interview by Beth Stevens on Broadway.com
| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- 1976 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- Actresses from Oklahoma
- American film actresses
- American musical theatre actresses
- American people of Irish descent
- American sopranos
- American television actresses
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni
- Musicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City University alumni
- Singers from Oklahoma
- Tony Award winners