#1
Posted: 9/27/14 at 8:17pm
Well aren't you on a roll tonight...
Unofficial Kelli O'Hara appreciation thread
#2
Posted: 9/27/14 at 9:50pm
I saw her in:
The Bridges of Madison County
Far From Heaven
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Bells Are Ringing
South Pacific
The Pajama Game
The Light In the Piazza
My favorite Kelli performances were Clara in Piazza and Francesca in Bridges.
A Favorite Kelli performance
The Bridges of Madison County
Far From Heaven
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Bells Are Ringing
South Pacific
The Pajama Game
The Light In the Piazza
My favorite Kelli performances were Clara in Piazza and Francesca in Bridges.
A Favorite Kelli performance
#3
Posted: 9/27/14 at 10:01pm
Believe it or not, I had actually written to Kelli O'Hara once while she was in 'South Pacific' for an auction a friend of mine was doing to raise money for a wheelchair lift to be added to our local community theatre...
And she wrote back with some memorabilia!
And she wrote back with some memorabilia!
Updated On: 9/27/14 at 10:01 PM
#4
Posted: 9/27/14 at 10:06pm
Kelli O'Hara is wonderful. I saw her in Nice Work and Bridges, and I watched the South Pacific telecast. I really hope she wins the Tony for The King and I this year.
"The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
#5
Posted: 9/27/14 at 10:09pm
"Believe it or not, I had actually written to Kelli O'Hara once while she was in 'South Pacific' for an auction a friend of mine was doing to raise money for a wheelchair lift to be added to our local community theatre."
And?
And?
#6
Posted: 9/27/14 at 10:47pm
Melissa25, I love that performance of hers so much.
I have been listening to "To Build a Home" practically on repeat since the cast recording was released and it has become one of my most favourite, most listened to musical songs of all time. I know this is a cliche, but if there ever was an example of a song that was a mini-play, it would be that one.
I have been listening to "To Build a Home" practically on repeat since the cast recording was released and it has become one of my most favourite, most listened to musical songs of all time. I know this is a cliche, but if there ever was an example of a song that was a mini-play, it would be that one.
Give me claws and a hunch, just away from this bunch.
#7
Posted: 9/28/14 at 12:15am
She is my absolute favorite Broadway performer, but I have only been able to see her live in South Pacific. I cannot wait to see The King and I and desperately hope she wins the Tony this year.
#8
Posted: 9/28/14 at 12:31am
Really?
We are already subjected to a chorus of "she deserves to win the Tony this year" for a role where she hasn't sat to memorize her dialogue yet?
We are already subjected to a chorus of "she deserves to win the Tony this year" for a role where she hasn't sat to memorize her dialogue yet?
#9
Posted: 9/28/14 at 12:52am
Oh, please..."they" have been saying that since it was simply a rumor!
While I'm sure she'll be wonderful, why don't we just wait and see what ALL the performances are like for the season.
While I'm sure she'll be wonderful, why don't we just wait and see what ALL the performances are like for the season.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#10
Posted: 9/28/14 at 1:00am
To be fair, we all know exactly what her performance will be like, within a narrow margin. If O'Hara is anything, she is a soprano and consistent. Nevertheless, much like a certain Cassie in A Chorus Line, that paper erect casting could result in abomination. At least let her flip through her script before you shower her with palm fronds and gold coins.
#11
Posted: 9/28/14 at 1:43am
I am already swaying the palm fronds and my gold coins are stacked, ready to go!
#12
Posted: 9/28/14 at 1:51am
If you go back and actually read what people in this thread said, I don't think people were saying she deserves to win, merely that they HOPED she would win because they really like her. I don't see anything wrong with pulling for a favorite actress without saying they already decided she's won it.
If you want the thread where everyone has already awarded her the Tony, you'll have to go to the initial thread that confirmed the staging of The King and I for that.
If you want the thread where everyone has already awarded her the Tony, you'll have to go to the initial thread that confirmed the staging of The King and I for that.
Updated On: 9/28/14 at 01:51 AM
#13
Posted: 9/28/14 at 1:54am
It's also unfair to say that her performance will be predictable. She blew me away in BRIDGES with the depth of her acting. She's certainly capable of delivering more than a "predictable" and generic Anna.
#14
Posted: 9/28/14 at 1:58am
I also found that she gives better performances in worse musicals (FAR FROM HEAVEN, BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, etc.), but that may just be because being the highlight of a bad show is better than blending in with a great musical.
Anything regarding shows stated by this account is an attempt to convey opinion and not fact.
#15
Posted: 9/28/14 at 3:33am
In that performance that you linked, it is an testament to her skill because I did not realize she had no accompanist until halfway through. Thats how "musical" she is and how she is as an interpreter.
"I think lying to children is really important, it sets them off on the right track" -Sherie Rene Scott-
#16
Posted: 9/28/14 at 7:28am
She blew me away in BRIDGES as well. With her choice to play an Italian woman as thoroughly Irish.
The ONLY time O'Hara has not appearances absolutely generic was when she delivered a RIVETING Julie Jordan in the NYPhil's Carousel, which is far and away her best work.
And I have read this thread.. And the other as well. They are trying to engrave that agony now.
The ONLY time O'Hara has not appearances absolutely generic was when she delivered a RIVETING Julie Jordan in the NYPhil's Carousel, which is far and away her best work.
And I have read this thread.. And the other as well. They are trying to engrave that agony now.
#17
Posted: 9/28/14 at 9:39am
Don't agonize b'guy. Just help me carry my gold coins, palm fronds and the pearls I'll be clutching at The Met on January 17th when I see Kelli perform Valencienne in "The Merry Widow."
How generic of her to even consider operetta.
How generic of her to even consider operetta.
#18
Posted: 9/28/14 at 12:08pm
I love her. I saw her in Bridges for the first time and she is the first Broadway actor that I've ever been star struck to see at the stage door! Luckily going back to NYC to see her in The King and I.
I also just recently saw her with Joshua Bell at the Kennedy Center at the National Symphony Orchestra Season Opener Ball. She was magnificent and gorgeous as always.
I also just recently saw her with Joshua Bell at the Kennedy Center at the National Symphony Orchestra Season Opener Ball. She was magnificent and gorgeous as always.
#19
Posted: 9/28/14 at 1:55pm
Melissa25 Clara and Francesca are favorites of mine, too. I recently saw Kelli sing The Light in The Piazza at Williamstown and the emotion she poured into her delivery left me sitting in awe of her talent. I wish I could've seen her in that role. Hopefully one day they will do the show again and she can play Margaret.
I'm looking forward to The King and I.
I'm looking forward to The King and I.
#20
Posted: 9/28/14 at 9:33pm
TheaterGal, I'd love to see Kelli play Margaret. Wouldn't that be something? I treasure my memory of seeing the LCT Piazza. Those voices! Those sets and costumes! My only regret is that I was never able to get back to see it again before it closed.
#21
Posted: 9/28/14 at 9:37pm
Kelli O'Hara. Words can not even begin to describe how much I love this woman.
"There’s nothing quite like the power and the passion of Broadway music. "
#22
Posted: 9/29/14 at 1:55am
Kelli will be at Carnegie Hall on December 19th and 20th to perform a holiday show with Mathew Morrison and the New York Pops.
I wonder if they'll work in their "Tonight" duet?
I wonder if they'll work in their "Tonight" duet?
Updated On: 9/29/14 at 01:55 AM
#23
Posted: 9/29/14 at 3:02am
#24
Posted: 9/29/14 at 1:00pm
It pains me that she has yet to win a major New York theatre award. No Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic... My favorite Broadway performer, hands down!
#25
A work of art is an invitation to love.
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/
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