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BIO

Kate Baldwin starred as Irene Molloy opposite Bette Midler, David Hyde Pierce and Gavin Creel in the hit Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, for which she was nominated for the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic's Circle awards. She originated the role of Sandra Bloom in Big Fish on Broadway and earned accolades and a Drama Desk Award nomination for her work as Leslie Lyntonn Benedict in Michael John LaChiusa’s Giant at The Public Theatre. She received a Drama Desk Award nomination for her role as Jen in Keen Company's 20th Anniversary revival of Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald's John & Jen. She garnered critical acclaim and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Tom Kitt and John Logan’s Superhero at Second Stage.



But it was her starring role in the 2009 revival of Yip Harburg's and Burton Lane's hit classic musical Finian's Rainbow, which drew Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic's Circle Award nominations.

Kate has appeared in the Broadway casts of The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Wonderful Town. She starred in The King and I at Lyric Opera of Chicago Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (San Francisco, Detroit, Toronto), The Women at The Old Globe, Henry V at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, I Do, I Do at Westport Country Playhouse, She Loves Me at the Willliamstown Theatre Festival, and The Music Man and South Pacific at Arena Stage, earning a Helen Hayes Award nomination.

Most recently, Baldwin appeared in 42nd Street at the Goodspeed.

She has performed in concert with the New York Pops, Boston Pops, National Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Portland Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Chicago Symphony, the American Songbook series at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and at the legendary New York nightclubs Feinstein’s, Birdland and 54 Below. Her concert work also includes several appearances with Stephen Sondheim as a featured performer in his critically acclaimed evening, “A Conversation with Stephen Sondheim.” On television, her work includes a guest star on NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU” and a featured role in the PBS filming of Stephen Sondheim’s "Passion."

Kate’s debut album on PS Classics, “Let’s See What Happens” features Lane and Harburg songs from both stage and film. Her second album celebrates the work of lyricist Sheldon Harnick and is entitled, “She Loves Him.” She is a graduate of Northwestern University and lives with her husband and son in Maplewood, NJ .

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STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert Revival Production, 2025
Susan Cooper

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert Revival, 2020
Susan

[Immersive]
Quintessence of Dust Theatre Company Immersive Production, 2019
Helen

[Off-Broadway]
Second Stage Theater World Premiere, 2019
Charlotte

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Irene Molloy

[Off-Broadway]
59E59 Original Off-Broadway Production, 2015
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Keen Company 20th Anniversary Production, 2015
Jen

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Playhouse Production, 2014
Pistache

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2013
Sandra Bloom

[Off-Broadway]
Public Theater Production, 2012
Leslie

[West End]
Menier Chocolate Factory Production, 2010
Mizzi

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Sharon McLonergan

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 2006
Irene Molloy

[San Francisco (Regional)]
West Coast Revival, 2005
Betty Haynes

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2005
Performer

[New York]
Workshop, 2005
Oona

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 2004
Sarah Brown

[Regional (US)]
Regional Production, 2003
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2003
Helen [Replacement]

[New York]
Reading, 2003
Ensemble

[Milburn, NJ (Regional)]
Paper Mill Production, 2002
Ellen

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2002
Daphne

Lucille

Ensemble

Ensemble/Other Roles

Miss Dorothy Brown (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2001
Ensemble

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2001
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2000
Performer (Swing) [Replacement]

[San Diego, CA (Regional)]
World Premiere, 2000
Modern

Cecilia Treymayne

Miss Dorothy (Understudy) [Replacement]

[US Tour]
Touring Revival, 1999
Ensemble

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 1999
Singing Girl


Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Kate Baldwin, Hello, Dolly!

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Kate Baldwin, Hello, Dolly!

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Kate Baldwin, Hello, Dolly!

Drama Desk Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Kate Baldwin, John & Jen

Drama Desk Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Kate Baldwin, Giant

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Kate Baldwin, Finian’s Rainbow

Tony Awards - 2010 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Kate Baldwin, Finian's Rainbow

Drama Desk Awards - 2009 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical (tie)

Kate Baldwin, Finian's Rainbow

Kevin Kline Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

Kate BaldwinThe Pajama Game

Kevin Kline Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

Kate BaldwinThe Sound of Music

Helen Hayes Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical

Kate BaldwinSouth Pacific

Videos

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Kate Baldwin and Nicholas Christopher to Star in Encores! LOVE LIFE

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Kate Baldwin been in?

Kate Baldwin has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.

How many West End shows has Kate Baldwin been in?

Kate Baldwin has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was Kate Baldwin's first West End show?

Kate Baldwin's first West End show was Paradise Found which opened in 2010

What awards has Kate Baldwin been nominated for?

Kate Baldwin has received several nominations for her performances, including: - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Hello, Dolly! - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hello, Dolly! - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hello, Dolly! - Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for John & Jen - Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Giant - Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Finian’s Rainbow - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Finian's Rainbow - Outstanding Actress in a Musical (tie) (Drama Desk Awards) for Finian's Rainbow - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (Kevin Kline Awards) for The Pajama Game - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (Kevin Kline Awards) for The Sound of Music - Outstanding Lead Actress, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for South Pacific.

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