VIDEO: Watch Brenda Braxton & Robyn Hurder on Stars in the House
Tony nominee Robyn Hurder joins!
By: Nicole Rosky Nov. 09, 2020
Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm) with Act 2... Now what? Guest Host Brenda Braxton invites you to Cocktails, Cookin' and Chit Chat with Moulin Rouge Tony Award Nominee Robyn Hurder!
Brenda starred as Velma Kelly opposite Usher in Broadway's hit musical Chicago. Prior to that, she was featured on Broadway in the musical revue Smokey Joe's Cafe, that earned her a 1995 Tony Award nomination, the NAACP Theater Award, the city of Chicago's Jefferson Award and a Grammy Award for Best Cast Album. Other Broadway credits include Jelly's Last Jam, Cats, Legs Diamond and the original production of Dreamgirls. She received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living the Dream Award given by New York Gov. George Pataki and the Josephine Baker Award from the National Council of Negro Women for her work as founder of Leading Ladies Just for Teens, seminars geared to empowering teenage girls.
Hurder just earned a Tony nomination for her performance in Moulin Rouge! Her other Broadway credits include: Nice Work If You Can Get It (Jeannie), Grease (Marty), Chicago (Roxie u/s), The Wedding Singer (Holly u/s), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Violet). NYCC/Encores!: A Chorus Line (Cassie), The New Yorkers (Lola), Paint Your Wagon (Cherry). Tours: A Chorus Line (Cassie), Starlight Express (Pearl). Regional: Crazy for You (Polly); STC & 5th Ave: Kiss Me, Kate (Lois) *Helen Hayes & *Emery Battis Award recipient, *Gregory Award nominee.
New Stars in the House shows will be produced daily at the traditional theater time of 8pm ET (and 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays), featuring performances by stars of stage and screen, in conversation and song with Rudetsky and Wesley.
Current and past episodes can be found on the website starsinthehouse.com.
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