Unofficial Kelli O'Hara appreciation thread- Page 2

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 9/30/14 at 12:36pm

Not sure if you all have seen this yet, but Kelli helped to kick off the "I need stories by women on stage because..." Twitter initiative this week. The Interval is giving away five free tickets to people under 35 for an upcoming benefit for the Leah Ryan Fund for Emerging Writers. If you're interested in going, you should tweet a photo like Kelli's @TheIntervalNY using hashtag #LeahRyanFund.

Details here: http://the-interval.com/events/lrfc/

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 9/30/14 at 3:26pm

Sigh. Love her.

[OlBlueEyes]

Posted: 10/17/14 at 1:18am

Kelli is also going to perform in the New York City Center gala on Monday, October 27th with Brian Stokes Mitchell, Paulo Szot, and Laura Osnes. The whole balcony seems to just have gone on sale. A few higher priced tickets left.

My hunch is that there will be one or two songs from South Pacific.

[Melissa25]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 12:12pm

Here's Kelli rehearsing for The Merry Widow, directed by Susan Stroman.

It's so nice that she finally gets to perform at The Met and cross this off her bucket list.




The Merry Widow rehearsal

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 12:14pm

I appreciate Kelli O'Hara. I cannot stop listening to THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY cast recording. A beautiful, phenomenally talented & gifted performer. <3

[Ado Annie D'Ysquith]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 2:22pm

Easily one of my favorite Broadway leading ladies. I've seen her in South Pacific and Nice Work ("Treat Me Rough" is a jam on the OBCR) and she is great to watch and listen to. I am so glad she'll be a part of Peter Pan Live so that all of America can hear her sing...

I do think she was too young-looking for Bridges of Madison County, but that's only because I'm used to Meryl Streep as the character.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 2:26pm

Seeing The Merry Widow on New Year's Eve. Renee Fleming AND Kelli O'Hara? AND Nathan Gunn?

So excited I might wet myself.








There's a rehearsal video at this link:


The great Renée Fleming stars as the beguiling femme fatale who captivates all Paris in Lehár’s enchanting operetta, seen in a new staging by Broadway virtuoso director and choreographer Susan Stroman

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 2:27pm

Yes, that show was my favorite of the past year. Kelli was age appropriate for the show based on Jason Robert Brown's lyrics.

"At Twenty-one, a girl begins
To grasp the world and how it spins.
She grabs a box of safety pins
And builds herself a home.
And home is safe, and home is fair,
The porch, the bath, the kitchen chair,
The sharp and unfamiliar air
That blow by blow
She comes to know
To build herself a home.

With a son.
And a daughter.
And a million miles between
The fires she used to set
The hearts she used to break
The lies she used to tell
And the woman she grew up
to be.

I change my words, I change my name,
The fields go dry, the horse goes lame,
The county fair, the football game,
For eighteen years,
It stays the same,
For eighteen years,
I'm proud I came
And built myself a home."

[rjm516]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 5:41pm

Oh my gosh how did I miss news of The Merry Widow? It's playing during my 4 show NYC trip. I think this has to take the place of one of my other shows.

Updated On: 12/3/14 at 05:41 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/2/14 at 8:25pm

Even if it's overinflated or suffers from some "opera acting" in some of the smaller parts, Kelli and Renee and Nathan will be worth the (high) price of admission--and then there will be the glorious Lehar score played by the incredible Metropolitan Opera orchestra.