Kelli O'Hara: podcast appearances and interviews

Kelli Christine O'Hara, born on April 16, 1976, is an American actress and singer known for her work on Broadway and opera stages. She has received notable awards including a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award. O'Hara has also been nominated for three Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Laurence Olivier Award. In 2019, she was honored with the Drama League Award for Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre. O'Hara's portrayal of Anna Leonowens in the Broadway revival of The King and I earned her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2015. She reprised this role in London's West End, earning a Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 2019. Her other Tony nominations include performances in The Light in the Piazza, The Pajama Game, South Pacific, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Bridges of Madison County, Kiss Me, Kate, Days of Wine and Roses, and Fallen Angels. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 2014 in Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow and performed as Despina in Mozart's Così fan tutte in 2018. In 2022, she starred as Laura Brown in Kevin Puts' The Hours at the Met Opera, a role she reprised in 2024 for eight performances. O'Hara has also appeared in television series such as Masters of Sex, 13 Reasons Why, and The Gilded Age. She received a Primetime Emmy nomination for her leading role in the 2017 web series The Accidental Wolf.