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Kelli O'Hara

Hall of Fame: Kelli O’Hara

By Mary Pat Kelly, Contributor

February 28, 2018 by Leave a Comment

The glorious The King and I overture reaches a crescendo, filling Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont theater with some of the greatest music ever written for the theater played by world-class musicians. Then, a giant sailing ship moves across the stage into the audience. Gasps. And yet it’s when, in the words of New York Times critic Ben Brantley, “the determined, hopeful, … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame: Kelli O’Hara

Kelli O’Hara Wins Tony (Finally)


By Irish America Staff
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Irish-American Broadway actress Kelli O’Hara (above) finally took home a Tony award for her performance of Anna in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I in June after six previous nominations. “Broadway’s Irish Colleen” beat out fellow rivals Kristin Chenoweth (who hosted the event), legend Chita Rivera, and Beth Malone. ♦ … [Read more...] about Kelli O’Hara Wins Tony (Finally)

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