Page 32 - The Muny - The King And I

LAURA MICHELLE KELLY (Anna
Leonowens) is pleased to be The William &
Kerry Holekamp Star
Performer for The King
and I. Broadway: Mary
Poppins (Mary Poppins),
Fiddler on the Roof
(Hodel). London’s West
End: The original Mary
Poppins (Mary Poppins,
Olivier Award), My
Fair Lady (Eliza), Speed The Plow (Karen),
Lord of the Rings: The Musical (Galadriel),
Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Whistle Down
the Wind (Swallow), Peter Pan (Wendy),
Les Misérables (Eponine), Mamma Mia!
(Sophie). Film: Sweeney Todd (Lucy and
beggar woman, directed by Tim Burton), and
the upcoming movie, Goddess (2012 Cannes
Film Festival). Recipient: Awarded Voice of
Musical Theatre. Numerous radio, TV and
concert appearances including Albert Hall,
Hampton Court Palace, Royal Opera House,
Millennium Stadium, Buckingham Palace
and last year she performed for President
Obama for the 4th of July celebrations. “As
a little girl I played the part of Princess Ying
Yaowalak with my family in The King and I,
so this story holds a dear place in my heart!
Thank you for letting me be a part of it here
with you all at The Muny.”
KEVIN GRAY (The King) is pleased to be
The Mr. & Mrs. Parker B. Condie, Sr. Star
Performer for The King
and I. Broadway, off-
Broadway, national tours:
The Lion King, Phantom of
the Opera, Miss Saigon, The
King and I, A Little Night
Music, Titanic , Jesus Christ
Superstar, Show Boat,
Kiss of the Spiderwoman,
Chu Chem, Night of the Iguana, The Music of
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Pacific Overtures, The
Baker’s Wife, The Death of Garcia Lorca, The
Knife, and Lola. Regional: Oliver!, Evita, Man
of La Mancha, Jekyll and Hyde, Funny Girl,
Kismet, Irma La Douce, Threepenny Opera,
The Fantasticks, Carousel, Romance Language,
The Real Thing, Colorados, All’s Well That Ends
Well, Richard III , The Tempest , Macbeth. TV:
Law & Order SVU, Law & Order Criminal
Intent, Linc’s, The Equalizer, Miami Vice, The
Guiding Light, One Life to Live, Ryan’s Hope.
He is married to Dodie Pettit, with whom he
co-wrote the musical Dracula the Covenant,
and A Frog’s Tale, a children’s musical audio
book. Kevin serves on the faculty of Hartt
School Theater Division of the University of
Hartford.
JOANALMEDILLA (LadyThiang) is thrilled
to be back here at the historic Muny theater!
Credits: Kim in Miss
Saigon (Broadway andThe
Muny). Broadway Tours:
Fantine in Les Misérables,
Soul Girl in Jesus Christ
Superstar. Rubicon
Theatre Company: John
Bucchino’s It’s Only Life
(Ovation Award) directed
by Daisy Prince, Jason Robert Brown’s Songs
for a New World (Ovation nomination)
directed by Jon L. Rivera, Svetlana in North
Carolina Theatre’s Chess, Imelda Marcos in
David Byrne and DJ Fatboy Slim’s Here Lies
Love at Carnegie Hall. She starred and co-
wrote Road to Saigon, which premiered at East
West Players in Los Angeles. Joan will be seen
in an upcoming indie film Commencement,
a feature film by director Steve Albrezzi.
There’s just something wonderful about this
cast & crew! Love to JC, Charles & CJ! www.
joanalmedilla.com
ALAN ARIANO (Kralahome ) Muny debut!
Broadway: M. Butterfly, Jerome Robbins’
Broadway, Shogun, Miss
Saigon (original company),
Flower Drum Song
(national tour). Off-
Broadway: Shanghai Moon
(with Charles Bush),
Pan Asian Rep’s Imelda.
World premieres: Geffen
Playhouse’s Extraordinary
Chambers, Portland Center Stage’s Snow
Falling On Cedars, Diverse City’s The
Encounter and Prospect Theater’s Honor.
Regional theaters include the Kennedy
Center, Segerstrom Center, Walnut Street
Theatre, Pioneer Theatre, San Diego CLO,
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