Tony Award-winning soprano Kelli O'Hara makes her first-ever solo headlining appearance at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, October 29 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.
Joined by musical director and pianist Dan Lipton along with a small ensemble of musicians, Ms. O'Hara offers songs from her long-standing Broadway career. Though October 29 marks Ms. O'Hara's first solo concert, she has performed a dozen times since 2007 at Carnegie Hall, often collaborating with The New York Pops.
Kelli O'Hara has unequivocally established herself as one of Broadway's great leading ladies. Her portrayal of
Anna Leonowens in the critically acclaimed revival of The King and I recently garnered her the 2015 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, along with Drama League and Outer Critics nominations.
The year before was an exceptionally busy year. She starred as Mrs. Darling in NBC's live telecast of Peter Pan, alongside
Allison Williams,
Christopher Walken, and
Christian Borle and on New Year's Eve, Kelli made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the production of The Merry Widow with Renée Fleming. In 2015 she opened in Broadway's musical adaptation of The Bridges of Madison County. Her performance of Francesca earned her nominations for a Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.
This summer she joined Showtime's Master of Sex as
Michael Sheen's long-lost love, Dody, and just completed shooting the upcoming series The Accidental Wolf.
A native of Oklahoma, Kelli received a degree in opera, and after winning the State Metropolitan Opera Competition, moved to New York and enrolled in the
Lee Strasberg Institute. She made her Broadway debut in Jekyll & Hyde and followed it with Sondheim's Follies, Sweet Smell of Success opposite
John Lithgow, and Dracula. In 2003 Kelli committed to a production of The Light in the Piazza at Seattle's
Intiman Theatre, beginning a sixteen year working relationship with
Bartlett Sher. The show landed on Broadway in 2005 and earned Kelli her first Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations. She moved from one critical and commercial success to another when she joined Harry Connick on Broadway in the 2006 Tony Award-winning production of The Pajama Game, for which Kelli received Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Award nominations. Kelli starred in the Tony Award-winning revival of South Pacific at Lincoln Center, enrapturing audiences and critics alike with her soulful and complex interpretation of Nellie Forbush, and garnering Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Award nominations. She later teamed up with
Matthew Broderick in Broadway's musical comedy Nice Work if You Can Get it, earning Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle nominations, as well as the
Fred Astaire Nomination for dance.
Kelli has worked regionally and Off-Broadway in Far from Heaven at
Williamstown Theater Festival and Playwrights Horizon, King Lear at
The Public Theater, Bells Are Ringing at
City Center Encores, Sunday in the Park with George at Reprise, My Life with Albertine at Playwright's Horizons, and Beauty at the
La Jolla Playhouse. Kelli received critical acclaim for her performances at the
New York Philharmonic's productions of Carousel and My Fair Lady as both Julie Jordan and
Eliza Doolittle respectively.
She is a frequent guest artist on the PBS Memorial Day and July 4th telecast and has performed several times as part of the Kennedy Honor tributes for
Barbara Cook,
Jerry Herman, and
Barbra Streisand. Her solo concerts continue to sell out and receive critical acclaim across the country.
Among her film and television credits are Blue Bloods, Sex & The City 2,
Martin Scorsese's short The Keyto Reserva opposite
Simon Baker; The Dying Gaul, All Rise (NBC pilot), Alexander Hamilton (
Maria Reynolds) starring Brian F. O'Byrne (PBS), NUMB3RS (CBS), All My Children, the animated series Car Talk, and numerous live performances on national television shows. Kelli's voice can be heard on many cast album recordings including The Bridges of Madison Country, Nice Work if You Can Get it, South Pacific (Sony), The Light in the Piazza (Nonesuch records; Grammy Award nomination), The Pajama Game (Sony; Grammy Award nomination), The Sweet Smell of Success (Sony), My Life with Albertine (PS Classics), Dream True (PS Classics),
Jule Styne Goes Hollywood (PS Classics). She has released two solo albums including Always and Wonder in the World.
Program Information
Saturday, October 29 at 8:00 p.m.
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
KELLI O'HARA, Soprano
Dan Lipton, Musical Director and Piano
Tickets, priced $31-$96, are available at the
Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or by visiting the
Carnegie Hall website,
carnegiehall.org.
For
Carnegie Hall Corporation presentations taking place in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, a limited number of seats, priced at $10, will be available day-of-concert beginning at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 noon on Sunday until one hour before the performance or until supply lasts. The exceptions are
Carnegie Hall Family Concerts and gala events. These $10 tickets are available to the general public on a first-come, first-served basis at the
Carnegie Hall Box Office only. There is a two-ticket limit per customer.
In addition, for all
Carnegie Hall presentations in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage, a limited number of partial view (seats with obstructed or limited sight lines or restricted leg room) will be sold for 50% of the full price. For more information on this and other discount ticket programs, including those for students, Notables members, and Bank of America customers, visit
carnegiehall.org/discounts. Artists, programs, and prices are subject to change.
Photo Credit: Laura Marie Duncan
