Name: Kelli O'Hara in Concert
Start: 2025-02-01
End: 2025-02-01
Location: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Los Angeles Music Center

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Kelli O'Hara stars in [*Fallen Angels*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/43904-fallen-angels-on-broadway) on Broadway in spring 2026 at the [Todd Haimes Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/todd-haimes-theatre).

Kelli Christine O'Hara&nbsp;was born on April 16, 1976&nbsp;in Elk City, Oklahoma and is a Tony Award-winning actress. Finally winning a Tony Award in 2015 for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of&nbsp;The King and I, she has&nbsp;earned six additional&nbsp;nominations throughout her career for her roles in&nbsp;The Bridges of Madison County,&nbsp;Nice Work If You Can Get It,&nbsp;South Pacific,&nbsp;The Pajama Game,&nbsp;The Light in the Piazza,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kiss Me, Kate!

O'Hara attended&nbsp;Deer Creek High School and went on to study music, graduating with a bachelor's degree in&nbsp;vocal performance and opera from Oklahoma City University. She was taught by voice teacher Florence Birdwell, who had also previously tutored another Broadway veteran: <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/kristin-chenoweth">Kristin Chenoweth</a>.

Her first notable professional job was in the ensemble of the 1999 national tour of&nbsp;Jekyll &amp; Hyde, which would lead to her joining the Broadway company in June 2000 and making her Broadway debut. She remained with the production until its final performance on January 7, 2001. O'Hara quickly booked her next Broadway credit as&nbsp;Young Hattie in the Broadway revival of&nbsp;Follies&nbsp;from March 2001, eventually assuming&nbsp;the role of Young Phyllis. She went on to appear as Susan in the Broadway premiere of&nbsp;Sweet Smell of Success&nbsp;in spring 2002 and made her Off-Broadway debut as Albertine&nbsp;for the <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/playwrights-horizons">Playwrights Horizons</a> production of&nbsp;My Life with Albertine in spring 2003. The next year, she was cast as&nbsp;Lucy Westenra in the Broadway premiere of&nbsp;Dracula, the Musical, which ran from July 30, 2004&nbsp;to January 2, 2005.

O'Hara's career on stage reached new heights following her performance as&nbsp;Clara Johnson in the Lincoln Center Theater production of&nbsp;The Light in the Piazza. She played the role from&nbsp;March 17 through December 4, 2005&nbsp;and earned her first Tony Award nomination. She received Tony Award nominations for all of her subsequent&nbsp;appearances on&nbsp;Broadway until 2016. Her résumé includes the roles of&nbsp;Babe Williams in the 2006 revival of&nbsp;The Pajama Game,&nbsp;Ensign Nellie Forbush in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of&nbsp;South Pacific,&nbsp;Billie Bendix in the 2012 premiere of&nbsp;Nice Work If You Can Get It&nbsp;(also earning a Grammy Award nomination for Best Musical Theater Album&nbsp;in 2013), and&nbsp;Francesca in the 2014 premiere of&nbsp;The Bridges of Madison County. At that point in her career, O'Hara was a five-time Tony Award nominee, and she also found time to appear off Broadway as Regan in <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/public-theater">The Public Theater's</a> 2011 revival of&nbsp;King Lear. She also&nbsp;returned to Playwrights Horizons as&nbsp;Cathy Whitaker in 2013's&nbsp;Far From Heaven.

Her various concert stagings include leading roles in Sunday in the Park with George,&nbsp;My Fair Lady,&nbsp;Bells Are Ringing,&nbsp;She Loves Me, and&nbsp;Brigadoon, and her <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/the-metropolitan-opera">Metropolitan Opera</a> credits include&nbsp;The Merry Widow&nbsp;in 2014 and&nbsp;Così fan tutte&nbsp;in 2018.

She finally won a&nbsp;Tony Award in 2015 for her widely acclaimed performance as Anna Leonowens in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of&nbsp;The King and I, starring in the production from&nbsp;March 12, 2015 to April 17, 2016. She would reprise the role and make&nbsp;her West End debut in&nbsp;The King and I&nbsp;at the London Palladium from June to September 2018, with that production being broadcast to cinemas worldwide in November 2018.

Although primarily known for her career on the Broadway stage, O'Hara has also appeared in numerous films and television series, including the role of Mrs. Darling in NBC's live televised musical Peter Pan Live!&nbsp;and a 2018&nbsp;Emmy Award-nominated performance as&nbsp;Katie Bonner in The Accidental Wolf. Other notable screen credits include Sex and the City 2,&nbsp;Numb3rs,&nbsp;13 Reasons Why,&nbsp;Blue Bloods,&nbsp;and Masters of Sex. She also starred in the popular Live from Lincoln Center&nbsp;series twice —&nbsp;as&nbsp;Nellie Forbush in&nbsp;South Pacific&nbsp;in 2010 and as&nbsp;Julie Jordan in&nbsp;Carousel&nbsp;in 2013.

Following Roundabout Theatre Company's critically acclaimed 2016 benefit concert of the classic Cole Porter musical&nbsp;Kiss Me, Kate!, O'Hara&nbsp;reprised&nbsp;the dual roles of Kate and&nbsp;Lilli Vanessi in a fully staged Broadway revival at <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/studio-54">Studio 54</a> from&nbsp;February 14 through June 30, 2019, earning yet another Tony Award nomination.

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The **Studio 54 theatre** in New York is legendary in its status as America's most famous nightclub from history. In the '70s, the venue was a beacon for A-list celebrities, artists, and musicians to gather under its mesmerising disco ball. Today, as part of the Roundabout Theatre Company, **Studio 54** is a home to captivating theatrical performances. The theatre, located on 254 W 54th Street, maintains its historical charm with the restored auditorium that evokes an intense feel for the remarkable history it's borne witness to. The theatre has a seating capacity of 1006 and has been the stage for numerous notable productions such as 'Cabaret', 'Sunday in the Park with George', and 'Kiss Me, Kate'. The elegance from its original 1927 construction blends seamlessly with its more modern renovations, helping keep Studio 54 an iconic and desired destination in the Big Apple. 

 **How to get to the venue** 

 Getting to Studio 54 is quite straightforward. Located in Manhattan, it's easily accessible by subway. The closest station is 7 Avenue, which is just a short two-minute walk from the theatre. For those preferring a taxi ride or self-drive, there are several parking garages nearby like the 'Icon Parking' on 851 8th Ave or the 'SP+' on 1700 Broadway.

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Days of Wine and Roses on Broadway - NYC [27504]

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"They are not long, the days of wine and roses," wrote Ernest Dowson in an 1896 poem that later lent the phrase to a [1958 teleplay, 1962 film](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/guide-to-the-days-of-wine-and-roses-musical-on-broadway), and now, their [Broadway musical adaptation](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27504-days-of-wine-and-roses-tickets). Translation: Life's best times are fleeting. A case in point is the 16-week stint when the talents of actors [Kelli O'Hara](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/kelli-ohara) and [Brian d'Arcy James](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/brian-darcy-james) (both multi-Tony nominees giving career-best performances) and writers Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas (premiering their first new Broadway show since 2005's *The Light in the Piazza*) are all on one stage.

Since its Off-Broadway premiere in 2023, the *Days of Wine and Roses* musical, featuring largely the [same company](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/kelli-ohara-and-brian-darcy-james-team-up-in-days-of-wine-and-roses), has aged like, well, wine. The story begins light and sweet before quickly revealing heavier notes: Kirsten loves Joe; Joe loves Kirsten. Joe also loves liquor. Before long, former teetotaler Kirsten loves liquor, too, in part because she grows to believe Joe will only love her if she does.

The gut-wrenching tragedy of *Days of Wine and Roses* is watching that dynamic slowly reverse: When Joe finally manages to claw his way up onto the wagon, Kirsten seeks to pull him back down to drown with her at the bottom of the bottle.

Water imagery is constant in the musical, showing how completely drink engulfs Joe and Kirsten's lives. (Notably, the house of Kirsten's father, a reliably sobering presence as played by Byron Jennings, is the one place absent of the motif — the couple and their daughter, Lila, regularly visit there as a sort of rehab.) No metaphor is better than that of the standout song "As the Water Loves the Stone," a sweet ballad until you remember that the caress of water erodes stone. The implication is clear: Joe and Kirsten are eating away at each other drop by drop.

In less skilled hands, these flawed characters could push the audience away or else flatten into scapegoats. But James and O'Hara don't let that happen for a second. O'Hara's Kirsten contains multitudes beneath a sheltered, sunny air, including a zeal for what her favorite books describe as "the human desire penetrate the unknown" — like the world of booze. James's Joe is magnetic such that when he trades his drunken aggressiveness for tenderness, we immediately root for him again. James and O'Hara's sparkling chemistry is effortless, entirely convincing us of their deep love even in their darkest moments — and those moments become all the more arresting as a result.

The perfect pair also saves the show from its weak spots; namely, Guettel's lyrics that wash over the ears and leave little aftertaste, more than once failing to convince that they express emotions big enough for song. As a result, though, I was more closely attuned to Lucas's book, economical but quietly well-crafted, and Guettel's score, lilting and (in keeping with the water theme) regularly nautical.

While *Days* certainly doesn't go down easy, it's energizing to see a Broadway show, including director Michael Greif, handle a mature theme like alcoholism with precision and compassion. Cheers to that.

[*Days of Wine and Roses* is at Studio 54 through April 28. Get *Days of Wine and Roses* tickets now.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/27504-days-of-wine-and-roses-tickets)

*Photo credit: Brian d'Arcy James and Kelli O'Hara in Days of Wine and Roses on Broadway. (Photo by Joan Marcus)*

'Days of Wine and Roses' review — Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James give career-best performances

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The Metropolitan Opera House, often referred to simply as the Met, is an iconic arts venue located in Lincoln Center in the bustling city of New York. Known world-wide, the Met is home ground for the Metropolitan Opera Association, which delivers opera performances that flock an international attendance. Since its inception in 1966, the Met has staged more than four thousand performances and stands as one of the most technologically advanced theatre venues in the world. Discriminated into tiers, the main hall flaunts seats for approximately 3,800 attendees with room for about 195 standing. A strikingly beautiful crystal chandelier sprawls over the custom gold-leaf ceiling. The Met cultivates a blend of traditional and contemporary, hosting grand classical operas as well as new productions. **How to get to the Metropolitan Opera House**: Being in the heart of New York, it is easily accessible via various modes of transport. The nearest subway stations are at 66th Street - Lincoln Center and 72nd Street on the 1, 2, and 3 lines. Alternatively, buses M5, M7, M10, M11, M66 and M104 also have stops nearby. If you’re driving, there are numerous parking garages in close proximity to Lincoln Center. Please note, traffic may be busy around performance times, so ensure you manage time efficiently and plan your journey accordingly.

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Fallen Angels on Broadway - NYC [43904]

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The Todd Haimes Theatre, located in the heart of New York City, is an iconic theatre venue renowned for its high-quality shows and excellent customer service. Home to numerous award-winning productions, this theatre is intimately tied with the cultural fabric of the city. It offers a top-notch acoustic experience complemented by its luxurious seating and intricate interior design that reminds of the golden era of Broadway. 

### How to get to the venue:
 For theatergoers travelling by subway, the nearest station is Times Square-42nd Street served by numerous lines including the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and Shuttle to Grand Central. For those preferring to travel by bus, the M7, M20, M42, M104 lines all stop within a short walking distance of the theater. If you're driving, numerous public parking lots are available nearby. However, due to the typical city traffic, public transportation is recommended.

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