Kelli O'Hara, star of stage and screen, has established herself as one of Broadway's greatest leading ladies. The Tony Award winner, Emmy and Grammy-nominated actress has appeared in eleven Broadway shows for which she has garnered seven Tony Award Nominations.
She won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, along with Grammy, Drama League and Outer Critics, nominations for her portrayal of Anna Leonowens in “The King and I”. She then reprised the role while making her West End debut garnering a prestigious Olivier Nomination for her performance and then performed a limited engagement at Tokyo's Orb Theatre.
O’Hara received an Emmy Award nomination for her portrayal of Katie Bonner in Topic's hit web series, “The Accidental Wolf”, and can currently be seen as Aurora Fane on HBO’s critically acclaimed series, “The Gilded Age”.
She has had several recurring television roles such as Showtime's “Master of Sex”, “13 Reasons Why”, “Blue Bloods’, and “All My Children”. Additional Film and Television credits include “All the Bright Places”, “Peter Pan Live!”, “Sex & The City 2”, Martin Scorsese's “The Key to Reserva”, “The Good Fight”, “N3mbers”, and the animated series “Car Talk”.
O’Hara’s other Broadway credits include “Kiss Me Kate” (Tony, Drama League, OCC nominations), “The Bridges of Madison County” (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, OCC nominations), “Nice Work if You Can Get It” (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, OCC nominations), “South Pacific” (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations), “The Pajama Game” (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC nominations), “The Light in the Piazza” (Tony, Drama Desk nominations), “Sweet Smell of Success”, “Follies”, “Dracula” and “Jekyll & Hyde”.
The Times has hailed her as “Broadway musical’s undisputed queen”.
O’Hara was awarded the prestigious Drama League's Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award in 2019.
In 2015, she made history as the first artist to make the crossover from Broadway to Opera when she made her Metropolitan Opera debut in Lehar's “The Merry Widow” opposite Renee Fleming and in 2018 returned as Despina in Mozart's “Cosi Fan Tutte”. She was last seen at The Metropolitan Opera in the world premiere of Kevin Puts’, “The Hours”, as Laura Brown.
Her concerts have gained international acclaim, spanning from Carnegie Hall to Tokyo. She is a frequent performer on PBS's live telecasts, The Kennedy Center Honors, and performs often alongside The New York Philharmonic and The New York Pops.
Along with her two Grammy nominations, her solo albums, Always and Wonder in the World, are available on Ghostlight.
Season 3 of “The Accidental Wolf” is now streaming on Topic. Upcoming, season 2 of “The Gilded Age” on HBO.
O’Hara recently starred in the critically acclaimed new musical, “Days Of Wine And Roses” Off-Broadway at The Atlantic Theatre Company, a musical she asked Guettel to create for her 21 years ago.
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Marat/Sade
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University of Michigan Dance Company 2026
Power Center for the Performing Arts (2/5 - 2/8) | |
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The Sleeping Beauty: International Ballet Stars in Flint, MI! On February 12, 2026
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Eclipsed
Detroit Repertory Theatre (3/27 - 5/17) | |
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Faculty nOU Music Ensemble
Varner Recital Hall (2/26 - 2/26) | |
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Once Upon a Mattress
Birmingham Village Players (1/9 - 1/25) | |
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A Little Night Music
Birmingham Village Players (5/1 - 5/17) | |
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Timeless Emily
Varner Recital Hall (3/12 - 3/12) | |
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Improv Meets Symphony
Crawlspace Theatre (7/9 - 7/10) | |
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