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Eartha Kitt

Birth Place: Columbia, SC, USA

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BIO

Kitt had an enduring international career that spanned theatre, cabaret, television and the recording industry. She won the 2007 Emmy Award for her performance as the voice of Yzma in Disney's series The Emperor's New School; she had been nominated twice for a Grammy Award and three times for a Tony Award, one for the title role of Mrs. Patterson in 1955 (a part she later played at Westport Country Playhouse); Timbuktu! in 1978 and The Wild Party in 2000. In 2003, Kitt appeared as Liliane Le Fleur in the revival of Nine, The Musical.

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STAGE CREDITS

Mimi le Duck
[Off-Broadway]
2006
Madame Vallet
Mimi Le Duck
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2006
Cinderella
[Off-Broadway]
New York City Opera Revival, 2004
Fairy Godmother
Nine Nine
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2003
Liliane La Fleur [Replacement]
[Replacement]
The Wild Party
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2000
Dolores
The Wizard of Oz
[Off-Broadway]
Return Engagement [off-Broadway], 1998
Performer
Follies
[West End]
London Revival, 1987
Carlotta Campion [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Cowboy and the Legend
[Regional (US)]
World Premiere, 1980
Performer
Timbuktu!
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1978
Shaleem-La-Lume
Peg
[Regional (US)]
World Premiere, 1967
Performer
Jolly's Progress
[Broadway]
1959
Jolly Rivers
Shinbone Alley
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1957
mehitabel
Mrs. Patterson
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1954
Theodora (Teddy) Hicks
Performer
Theodora (Teddy) Hicks
Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952
[Broadway]
1952
Performer
Polynesian Girl
Featured Singer
Featured Dancer
Featured Singer
Polynesian Girl
Featured Dancer
Performer
Bal Negre
[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1946
Carib Song
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1945
Company

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2000 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical

Eartha Kitt, The Wild Party (New York Shakespeare Festival)

Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Eartha Kitt , The Wild Party

Tony Awards - 1978 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Eartha Kitt , Timbuktu!

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Following a sold-out engagement in August, An Evening with Eartha Kitt Live Tribute returns to The Velvet Martini Lounge. Eartha Kitt was an unforgettable actor, singer, dancer, activist, boundary-breaking star of stage.
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Broadway star Thomasina Gross more than plays Eartha Kitt — she summons her, like a conjuring magic trick, with all her kittenish playfulness, her intelligence, her elegance, her distinctive breathy voice, her crisp, entirely self-constructed Anglo-Euro accent, her biting humor and confident, joyous, full-throated sexuality.
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AN EVENING WITH EARTHA KITT LIVE! at The Velvet Martini Lounge
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Eartha Kitt been in?

Eartha Kitt has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.

How many West End shows has Eartha Kitt been in?

Eartha Kitt has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Eartha Kitt's first West End show?

Eartha Kitt's first West End show was Follies which opened in 1987

What awards has Eartha Kitt been nominated for?

Eartha Kitt has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. She was nominated for Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for her role in The Wild Party (New York Shakespeare Festival). She also received nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for her performances in both The Wild Party and Timbuktu!.

What awards has Eartha Kitt won?

Eartha Kitt has won the Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical award at the Drama Desk Awards for her performance in The Wild Party at the New York Shakespeare Festival.

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