KellI O'Hara Hints at Kiss Me, Kate Revival

https://twitter.com/JosephPapa/status/845827401506607104

I'm confused because that video was If I Loved You. Does that mean she's in the rumored Carousel revival?

Hard to believe that it's been eighteen years since the Marin Mazzie, Brian Stokes Mitchell revival that was very successful and ran for over two years. Does Kelli think she could improve on Marin?

More to the point, in her recent interview with Jim Zirin on "Conversations for the Digital Age" she said that she had reached the age where she would no longer take on a role that was just fun, like Nice Work I suppose. She would only take roles that offered her the chance to "start a conversation" on important issues.

For The King and I there was the place of women in society and the education of children, especially girls. If My Fair Lady then the lingering class divisions we have in this country.

Cole Porter didn't write many serious musicals and the comedy in Kiss Me, Kate is quite broad. Not sure what meaningful message we could take from it.

Not sure that I like the idea of a trained vocalist and actress presuming to take my $100 in exchange for her trying to change my beliefs in a performance.

I remember watching the DVD of Kiss Me, Kate- the version that Rachel York and Nancy Anderson did of this show and I thought it was so boring and slow, like a bad production of Encores! Did anyone else finds this show painfully slow?

muscle23ftl said: "I remember watching the DVD of Kiss Me, Kate- the version that Rachel York and Nancy Anderson did of this show and I thought it was so boring and slow, like a bad production of Encores! Did anyone else finds this show painfully slow?

Excuse me 'muscling' in but you like ANY show ?

Maybe I've only seen your negative critiques.

OlBlueEyes said: "Not sure that I like the idea of a trained vocalist and actress presuming to take my $100 in exchange for her trying to change my beliefs in a performance."

Do you really care why any actor onstage decided to take a role? Isn't your job to see what you take from their performance?

I've known enough actors and when you hear them talk about what they are getting out of a piece, you're thinking like, "OK... if that's working for you... not sure anyone in the audience is getting that from it..."

Some of the things in this thread are making my head spin.

Jesus Christ, I hope some of you are less b!tchy in real life.



Kelli would be lovely in Kiss Me Kate, but I do really hope that she's talking about Carousel. I've been longing for a Carousel revival for quite some time now and she sings the score beautifully.

Yes, "the guy" in question absolutely knows the difference between Kiss Me Kate and Carousel.

She's already going to be doing an opera next year around the same time as My Fair Lady.

OlBlueEyes said: If she were well-informed on that subject than she would presumably know that ten percent more girls enroll in a four year college after high school graduation than boys and that for every four girls who receive bachelors degrees there are only three boys. Then she would not be so worried about the education of girls.

I don't think Ms. O'Hara was referring to the education of women in the United States. If you were well-informed on the subject, than you would presumably know that globally, 65 million girls are not in school. There are 31 million girls of primary school age not in school, and 17 million of these girls will probably never attend school in their lifetimes. There are 33 million fewer girls than boys in primary school. Girls with eight years of education are four times less likely to marry as children.

Remember Malala Yousafzai?





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kiss me kate back on broadway with kelli ohara

count me in

she would be fantastic in the role

would be something if roman holiday also makes it to bway for two cole porter revivals

woo hoo!!!!

Yes, but she isn't telling you she is qualified on this, but that it is a reason she was attracted to do a role. If you go to the show, she's not going to be passing out pamphlets at intermission... if she brings something unique to a role that makes you see this aspect in a new way, then good on her. But mostly, she takes a job for her reasons, and you buy tickets for yours.

I don't think Ms. O'Hara was referring to the education of women in the United States. If you were well-informed on the subject, than you would presumably know that globally, 65 million girls are not in school. There are 31 million girls of primary school age not in school, and 17 million of these girls will probably never attend school in their lifetimes.

Points well taken from both of you. I should have thought of the international theme since that was what she was facing in The King and I. I hope that this message somehow gets out to those around the world most in need of hearing it.

For everyone who wants to see in Kelli in Carousel, it's not the same as live theater but the DVD of the 2013 Live From Lincoln Center one time performance backed up by the New York Philharmonic and starring Kelli, Nathan Gunn and Jessie Mueller was released last month and is available everywhere.

OlBlueEyes said: "Yes, but she isn't telling you she is qualified on this, but that it is a reason she was attracted to do a role. If you go to the show, she's not going to be passing out pamphlets at intermission... if she brings something unique to a role that makes you see this aspect in a new way, then good on her. But mostly, she takes a job for her reasons, and you buy tickets for yours.

I don't think Ms. O'Hara was referring to the education of women in the United States. If you were well-informed on the subject, than you would presumably know that globally, 65 million girls are not in school. There are 31 million girls of primary school age not in school, and 17 million of these girls will probably never attend school in their lifetimes.

Points well taken from both of you. I should have thought of the international theme since that was what she was facing in The King and I. I hope that this message somehow gets out to those around the world most in need of hearing it.

For everyone who wants to see in Kelli in Carousel, it's not the same as live theater but the DVD of the 2013 Live From Lincoln Center one time performance backed up by the New York Philharmonic and starring Kelli, Nathan Gunn and Jessie Mueller was released last month and is available everywhere.



ol blues eyes- happy sunday to you!

i second the recommendation on the absolutely wonderful capture of kelli and jessie in carousel- honestly the first production of carousel that truly brought me to fall in love with this musical...

more than happy to see kelli bring fresh interpretations of these classic musicals with her amazing gifts