Kelli O'Hara

Kelli O'Hara
Born:	April 16th, 1976 Elk City, Oklahoma, United States
Productions:	Jekyll & Hyde as Ensemble, Emma Carew (understudy) Follies as Young Hattie, Young Phyllis/Young Sally/Young Heidi (understudy) Sweet Smell of Success as Susan (original Broadway cast) My Life With Albertine as Albertine (original cast) The Light in the Piazza as Franca Naccarelli (original cast) Dracula as Lucy Westenra (original Broadway cast) The Light in the Piazza as Clara Johnson (original Broadway cast) The Pajama Game as Catherine "Babe" Williams Alive in the World Sunday in the Park With George as Dot/Marie My Fair Lady as Eliza Doolittle South Pacific as Ensign Nellie Forbush Clear Blue Tuesday as Anonymous Woman Bells Are Ringing as Ella Peterson Knickerbocker Holiday as Tina Tienhoven She Loves Me as Amalia Balash The Mikado as Yum-Yum Nice Work If You Can Get It as Billie Bendix (original Broadway cast) Far From Heaven as Cathy Whitaker Carousel as Julie Jordan The Bridges of Madison County as Francesca Kincaid (original Broadway cast) Peter Pan Live! as Mrs. Darling The Merry Widow as Valencienne The King and I as Anna Leonowens
Recordings:	Sweet Smell of Success (original cast recording) My Life With Albertine (original cast recording) Bright Lights, Big City (2005 Studio Cast) The Light in the Piazza (original cast recording) The Pajama Game (2006 Revival Cast) Wonder in the World Always Knickerbocker Holiday (2011 Concert Cast) Nice Work If You Can Get It (original cast recording) The King and I (2015 Broadway Cast)
Vocal Type:	Lyric Soprano

Kelli O'Hara is an American actress.

Biography

Born in Elk City, Oklahoma, she studied Voice at Oklahoma City University before making her debut in the musical production of Jekyll & Hyde.

A prominent Broadway performer (gaining a large number of Tony Awards and nominations for her performances), O'Hara also appeared in the animated series Click and Clack's as the Wrench Turns, the live-action series Blue Boods and the motion picture Sex in the City 2.

Singing

O'Hara made her musical debut in the ensemble of Jekyll & Hyde and later originated the roles of Susan in Sweet Smell of Success and the title character in My Life With Albertine; as well as Franca Naccarelli in The Light in the Piazza (taking over as Clara for the show's Broadway debut.)

O'Hara received six Tony Awards for her work in musicals, including for playing Babe Williams in The Pajama Game and Billie Bendix before finally acheiving victory for her role role as Anna Leonowens in The King and I in 2015. She also appeared on the album Wonder in the World, writing several of the tracks herself.

Film

Clear Blue Tuesday (2009)

• We'll Move the World

Television

Peter Pan Live! (2014)

• Tender Shepard (contains solo lines)
• Distant Melody (duet)
• Only Pretend/Tender Shepherd (Reprise)(contains solo lines)
• I Won't Grow Up (Reprise)(contains solo lines)

Stage

Jekyll & Hyde (1999)

Emma Carew (understudy)

• Emma's Reasons (duet)
• I Must Go On (duet)
• Take Me As I Am (duet)
• His Work and Nothing More (contains solo lines)
• Once Upon a Dream (solo)
• In His Eyes (duet)
• Finale (solo)

Follies (2001)

Young Phyllis (understudy)

• Waiting for the Girls Upstairs (contains solo lines)
• You're Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through (contains solo lines)

Young Sally (understudy)

• Waiting for the Girls Upstairs (contains solo lines)
• You're Gonna Love Tomorrow/Love Will See Us Through (contains solo lines)

Young Heidi (understudy)

• One More Kiss (duet)

Sweet Smell of Success (2002)(originated the role)

• Don't Know Where You Leave Off (duet)
• What If? (contains solo lines)
• I Cannot Hear the City (Reprise)(duet)
• End of Act II (contains solo lines)

My Life With Albertine (2003)(originated the role)

• Is It Too Late? (solo)
• Ferret Song (contains solo lines)
• My Soul Weeps (solo)
• But What I Say (contains solo lines)
• I Need Me A Girl (contains solo lines)
• But What I Say (reprise)(contains solo lines)
• Ferret Song (Reprise)(contains solo lines)
• The Letters (contains solo lines)
• If It Is True (solo)

The Light in the Piazza (2003)(originated the role)

• The Joy You Feel (solo)
• Aiutami (contains solo lines)
• Octet

Dracula (2004)

• How Do You Choose? (contains solo lines)
• The Mist (solo)
• Modern World (contains solo lines)
• The Weddings (contains solo lines)
• Life After Life (duet)

The Light in the Piazza (2005)

• Statues and Stories (duet)
• The Beauty Is (solo)
• Passeggiata (duet)
• Hysteria (duet)
• Say It Somehow (duet)
• The Light in the Piazza (solo)
• Octet/Clara's Tirade (contains solo lines)

The Pajama Game (2006)

• I'm Not At All in Love (contains solo lines)
• Once a Year Day (contains solo lines)
• Small Talk (duet)
• There Once Was a Man (duet)
• Hey There" (Reprise)(solo)
• If You Win, You Lose (duet)
• 7½ Cents (contains solo lines)
• There Once Was a Man (Reprise)(duet)
• The Pajama Game Finale

Sunday in the Park With George (2007)

Dot

• Sunday in the Park with George (duet)
• Color and Light (duet)
• Everybody Loves Louis (solo)
• We Do Not Belong Together (duet)
• Move On (duet)

Marie

• Children and Art (solo)

My Fair Lady (2007)

• Wouldn't it Be Loverly (contains solo lines)
• Just You Wait (solo)
• The Rain in Spain (contains solo lines)
• I Could Have Danced All Night (contains solo lines)
• Just You Wait (reprise)(solo)
• Show Me (duet)
• The Flower Market/Wouldn't it Be Loverly (reprise)(contains solo lines)
• Without You (duet)

South Pacific (2008)

• A Cockeyed Optimist (solo)
• Twin Soliloquies (duet)
• I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair (contains solo lines)
• I'm in Love With a Lovely Guy (contains solo lines)
• Honey Bun (contains solo lines)
• Some Enchanted Evening (reprise)(solo)
• Finale (Dites-Moi) (contains solo lines)

Bells Are Ringing (2010)

• It's a Perfect Relationship (solo)
• Is It a Crime? (solo)
• Hello, Hello There! (contains solo lines)
• Long Before I Knew You (duet)
• Mu-Cha-Cha (duet)
• Just in Time (contains solo lines)
• Drop That Name (contains solo lines)
• The Party's Over (solo)
• I'm Goin' Back (solo)

Knickerbocker Holiday (2011)

• It Never Was You (duet)
• Will You Remember Me? (contains solo lines)
• We Are Cut in Twain (duet)

She Loves Me (2011)

• No More Candy (solo)
• Three Letters (duet)
• I Don't Know His Name (duet)
• Will He Like Me? (solo)
• Mr. Novack, Will You Please? (duet)
• Dear Friend (solo)
• Where's My Shoe? (duet)
• Vanilla Ice Cream (solo)
• Finale (duet)

Nice Work If You Can Get It (2012)(originated the role)

• Nice Work If You Can Get It (duet)
• Nice Work If You Can Get It (Reprise)(solo)
• Someone to Watch Over Me (solo)
• Treat Me Rough (solo)
• Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (contains solo lines)
• 'S Wonderful (duet)
• But Not for Me (solo)
• Hangin' Around With You (solo)
• Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (Reprise)(duet)
• Will You Remember Me? (duet)
• Someone to Watch Over Me (Reprise)(duet)
• They All Laughed

Far From Heaven (2012)

• Autumn in Connecticut (contains solo lines)
• You Like? (duet)
• Once Upon a Time (duet)
• If It Hadn't Been (duet)
• Table Talk (contains solo lines)
• Once a Week (contains solo lines)
• Sun and Shade (duet)
• Table Talk (ii) (contains solo lines)
• Secrets (duet)
• Miro (duet)
• Once a Year (contains solo lines)
• Cathy, I'm Your Friend (duet)
• The Only One (duet)
• The Only One (Reprise)(duet)
• Table Talk (iii)(contains solo lines)
• Table Talk (iv)(contains solo lines)
• Cathy, I'm Your Friend (Reprise)(duet)
• A Picture in Your Mind (duet)
• Tuesdays, Thursdays (solo)
• Autumn in Connecticut (Finale)(solo)

Carousel (2013)

• You're a Queer One, Julie Jordan (duet)
• If I Loved You (duet)
• This Was a Real Nice Clambake (contains solo lines)
• What's the Use of Wond'rin'? (solo)
• You'll Never Walk Alone (reprise)

The Bridges of Madison County (2013)

• To Build a Home (contains solo lines)
• Home Before You Know It (contains solo lines)
• What Do You Call a Man? (solo)
• Wondering (duet)
• Look at Me (contains solo lines)
• Falling Into You (duet)
• Who We Are and Who We Want to Be (contains solo lines)
• Almost Real (solo)
• One Second & a Million Miles (duet)
• Always Better (contains solo lines)

The King and I (2015)

• I Whistle a Happy Tune (duet)
• Hello, Young Lovers (solo)
• The Royal Bangkok Academy (contains solo lines)
• Getting to Know You (contains solo lines)
• Shall I Tell You What I Think of You? (solo)
• Hello, Young Lovers (reprise)(solo)
• Song of the King (duet)
• Shall We Dance? (duet)
• I Whistle a Happy Tune (reprise)(solo)

Albums

Wonder in the World (2008)

• The Sun Went Out (solo)
• Wonder in the World (duet)
• And So It Goes (solo)
• Here Now (solo)
• And I Love You So (solo)
• Spooky (solo)
• All You Get Is Me (solo)
• All the Way (solo)
• Fable (solo)
• Slowly (solo)
• Fire and Rain (solo)
• I Love You the World (solo)
• I Have Dreamed (solo)
• Make Someone Happy (solo)

Always (2011)

• What More Do I Need? (solo)
• Something Wonderful (solo)
• How Glory Goes (solo)
• He Loves Me (solo)
• Always (solo)
• Finishing The Hat (solo)
• This Nearly Was Mine (solo)
• Once I Was (solo)
• Another Life (solo)
• They Don't Let You In The Opera (solo)
• You're Always Here (solo)
• Party's Over (solo)
• I Could Have Danced All Night (solo)

Gallery

Emma Carew and Lucy Harris in Jekyll & Hyde.

Susan in Sweet Smell of Success.

Albertine in My Life With Albertine.

Lucy Westenra in Dracula.

Clara Johnson in The Light in the Piazza.

Catherine "Babe" Williams in The Pajama Game.

Marie in Sunday in the Park With George.

Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.

Ensign Nellie Forbush in South Pacific.

Wonder in the World.

Ella Peterson in Bells Are Ringing.

Tina Tienhoven in Knickerbocker Holiday.

Amalia Balash in She Loves Me.

Yum-Yum in The Mikado.

Billie Bendix in Nice Work If You Can Get It.

Cathy Whitaker in Far From Heaven.

Julie Jordan in Carousel.

Francesca Kincaid in The Bridges of Madison County,

Valencienne in The Merry Widow.

Anna Leonowens in The King and I.

Always.