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Keira Keeley is an American actress with a diverse range of talents and a passion for storytelling. Born in Washington, D.C., Keeley grew up in a family of actors and artists, and she knew from a young age that she wanted to pursue a career in the performing arts.
Keeley studied theater at Northwestern University, where she honed her skills and developed a deep appreciation for the craft of acting. After graduating, she moved to New York City to pursue her dream of working on Broadway.
Keeley made her Broadway debut in 2009 in the Tony Award-winning play "The Glass Menagerie," directed by Bartlett Sher. She played the role of Laura Wingfield, a delicate young woman with a physical disability who struggles to connect with the outside world. Keeley's performance was praised for its sensitivity and nuance, and she quickly established herself as a rising star in the theater world.
Since then, Keeley has appeared in a number of other successful Broadway productions, including "Angels in America," "The Front Page," and "The Real Thing." She has also worked extensively off-Broadway, appearing in productions at the Public Theater, the Atlantic Theater Company, and the Roundabout Theatre Company.
In addition to her stage work, Keeley has also made a name for herself in film and television. She has appeared in several independent films, including "The Burning Plain" and "The Last Keepers," as well as in guest roles on popular TV shows like "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "The Good Wife."
Keeley is also an accomplished musician, and she has performed in several musical theater productions throughout her career. She has a beautiful singing voice and a natural talent for music, which has helped her to stand out in a crowded field.
Despite her many accomplishments, Keeley remains humble and grounded, and she is always looking for new ways to challenge herself and grow as an artist. She is deeply committed to her craft and to the power of storytelling, and she believes that theater has the ability to change lives and bring people together in a way that few other art forms can.
Keeley's most recent work includes a starring role in the Broadway production of "The Humans," which premiered in 2016. Directed by Joe Mantello, the play explores the complexities of family dynamics and the challenges of modern life in America. Keeley plays the role of Brigid Blake, a struggling musician who is trying to make ends meet while dealing with the pressures of her family and her own personal demons.

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Keira Keeley STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Primary Stages Production, 2014
Oliver

Rachel

[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Company Production, 2010
Harper Pitt [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theatre Company Production, 2010
Harper Pitt [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2010
Laura Wingfield


Keira Keeley Awards and Nominations

Theatre World Awards - 2010 - Performance

Keira Keeley, The Glass Menagerie

Keira Keeley News


Staged Reading to Be Presented of ENTANGLEMENT, A Play That Explores Love, Longing And Lies In Online Relationships

ENTANGLEMENT tells the story of woman and a man who 'meet' on Facebook in this contemporary take on online relationships. These two people, although they live on opposite sides of the world, discover they are separated and linked by their relationships with fathers, lovers and lies. The entire play is read from laptops.

Staged Reading to Be Presented of ENTANGLEMENT, A Play That Explores Love, Longing And Lies In Online Relationships

ENTANGLEMENT tells the story of woman and a man who 'meet' on Facebook in this contemporary take on online relationships. These two people, although they live on opposite sides of the world, discover they are separated and linked by their relationships with fathers, lovers and lies. The entire play is read from laptops.

TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series to Kick Off with CATHARSIS

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces Catharsis, the first show of the TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series, on Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7pm at Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, NYC.

Theater Resources Unlimited Announces the TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series, on Mondays, June 12, 19 & 26, 2017 at 7pm at Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, NYC. A 'Dollars and Sense' talkback on the future development of the presented works will be held after each performance. Admission is free. Please RSVP at least a day in advance (or much sooner) by calling 212/714-7628, or e-mailing TRUVoicesReservations@gmail.com. The three selected works are as follows:

TRU Announces TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the TRU Voices New Plays Reading Series, on Mondays, June 12, 19 & 26, 2017 at 7pm at Soho Playhouse, 15 Vandam Street, NYC.  A 'Dollars and Sense' talkback on the future development of the presented works will be held after each performance. Admission is free. 

Photo Flash: Palm Beach Dramaworks Presents COLLECTED STORIES

Inspiration vs. appropriation. Loyalty vs. creative freedom. Friendship, betrayal, morality, and the artistic impulse. These are among the provocative issues raised by playwright Donald Margulies in Collected Stories, which opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks on February 3 and continues through March 5, with specially priced previews on February 1 and 2.

Palm Beach Dramaworks to Present COLLECTED STORIES by Donald Margulies

Inspiration vs. appropriation. Loyalty vs. creative freedom. Friendship, betrayal, morality, and the artistic impulse. These are among the provocative issues raised by playwright Donald Margulies in Collected Stories, which opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks on February 3 and continues through March 5, with specially priced previews on February 1 and 2.

Palm Beach Dramaworks to Present COLLECTED STORIES by Donald Margulies

Inspiration vs. appropriation. Loyalty vs. creative freedom. Friendship, betrayal, morality, and the artistic impulse. These are among the provocative issues raised by playwright Donald Margulies in Collected Stories, which opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks on February 3 and continues through March 5, with specially priced previews on February 1 and 2.

Boundless Theatre Company to Stage NYC Premiere of Octavio Solis' PROSPECT, 5/19-6/5

Boundless Theatre Company will present the New York Premiere of Octavio Solis' PROSPECT, directed by Elena Araoz (Architecture of Becoming with Women's Project) at the 64E 4th Street Theater (64 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery), May 19-June 5 with performances on Thu 5/19, Wed 5/25, Thu 5/26 & Thu 6/2 at 7pm, Fri 5/20, Sat 5/21, Fri 5/27, Fri 6/3 & Sat 6/4 at 8pm, Sun 5/22 & 6/5 at 3pm, and Sat 6/4 at 2pm. Tickets ($18) are available online atwww.boundlesstheatre.org or by calling 212-868-4444. 

Cincinnati Playhouse to Present THE REVOLUTIONISTS

The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park unleashes girl-powered comedy with THE REVOLUTIONISTS, Lauren Gunderson's irreverent world premiere about four badass femmes of the French Revolution. THE REVOLUTIONISTS debuts in the Playhouse's Thompson Shelterhouse Theatre Feb. 5 through March 6.

BWW Review: Portland Stage's DANCING AT LUGHNASA Plumbs Realm of Memory

Portland Stage opened its 2015-2016 season with a thought-provoking production of Irish playwright Brian Friel's award-winning drama Dancing at Lughnasa, a wistful memory play about a matriarchal family in County Donegal in 1936. Commonly considered Friel's masterpiece, the drama examines the narrow, restricted lives of the Mundy sisters, constrained by poverty, unfulfilled dreams, and the conventions of Catholicism, as recounted by Michael, the 'love child' of one of the sisters, Christina, who tells the story from the dual perspective of a seven-year-old child and a grown man three decades later.

BWW Reviews: The Rep's Uproarious Production of ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis opens their 48th season with one of the most hilarious shows I've ever been privileged to see. ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS (written by Richard Bean, but based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldini) is a brilliant work of pure farcical comic genius, and it's enhanced immeasurably by a bevy of equally appealing musical interludes (some really cool skiffle and beat songs by Grant Olding) that neatly transition the action from scene to scene. You have no excuse not the see this show immediately. It's a wildly funny ride that demands your attendance!

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Opens The Rep's 48th Season Tonight

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents the wildly funny and witty play One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean and directed by Edward Stern. This entertaining and innovative take on the classic farce The Servant of Two Masters by playwright Carlo Goldoni with songs by Grant Olding will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, tonight, September 10-October 5, 2014.

ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS to Open The Rep's 48th Season, 9/10-10/5

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents the wildly funny and witty play One Man, Two Guvnors by Richard Bean and directed by Edward Stern. This entertaining and innovative take on the classic farce The Servant of Two Masters by playwright Carlo Goldoni with songs by Grant Olding will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves, September 10-October 5, 2014.

Irish Rep's Reading Series Continues with THE FLOOD Tomorrow

The Irish Repertory Theatre continues the eighth season of its Reading Series with Daniel McCabe's play THE FLOOD, which will take place on Friday, March 28 at 3pm on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage of the Irish Repertory Theatre (132 W. 22nd Street). The reading is free and open to the public. An RSVP to the Irish Repertory Theatre Box Office at (212) 727-2737 is suggested.

ALL THE WAY, PIPPIN & More Nominated for 2014 IRNE Awards

The Nominating Committee of the Independent Reviewers of New England has just announced nominees for the 2014 IRNE Awards. The Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Awards, founded by Beverly Creasey of the Journal Newspapers and Larry Stark of TheaterMirror in 1997, recognize the extraordinary wealth of talent in the Boston theatre community.

Primary Stages' THE TRIBUTE ARTIST Extends Through March 30th

Primary Stages, Daryl Roth, and Ted Snowdon in association with Jamie deRoy has announced a two week extension for The Tribute Artist, a new world premiere comedy written by and starring Tony-nominee Charles Busch (The Divine Sister, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Olive and the Bitter Herbs). Extended through March 30 at Primary Stages at 59E59 Theaters, the production is directed by Busch's long-time collaborator Carl Andress (The Divine Sister, The Third Story), and features Mary Bacon (Harrison, TX...; Giant), Cynthia Harris (Lost in Yonkers, 'Mad About You'), Julie Halston (Olive and the Bitter Herbs, Anything Goes) Keira Keeley (Angels in America, The Glass Menagerie), and Jonathan Walker (The Assembled Parties, The Divine Sister).

BWW Reviews: Charles Busch Plays a Man in THE TRIBUTE ARTIST

Charles Busch and Julie Halston are a bit like Lucy and Ethel as played by Noel and Gertie.

Review Roundup: THE TRIBUTE ARTIST

Let's see what the critics had to say...

Photo Coverage: THE TRIBUTE ARTIST Cast Celebrates Opening Night

Primary Stages, Daryl Roth, and Ted Snowdonin association with Jamie deRoy present The Tribute Artist, a new world premiere comedy written by and starring Tony-nominee Charles Busch (The Divine Sister, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Olive and the Bitter Herbs). Now playing through March 16 atPrimary Stages at 59E59 Theaters, the show opened last night, February 9. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night after party below!

Keira Keeley FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Keira Keeley has been nominated for a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for her role in The Glass Menagerie.

Keira Keeley won a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for her role in The Glass Menagerie.

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