Richard Skipper Celebrates Judy Kaye 2/23/2022

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Two time Tony winner Judy Kaye recently returned to the role of Madame Morrible after creating the role of Queen Elizabeth II in the new musical DIANA on Broadway. Previously she played the Dowager Empress in ANASTASIA. Her other appearances on Broadway and on tour include Madame Morrible in WICKED, the Fairy Godmother in CINDERELLA, and the Duchess in NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT for which she won the TONY, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards. She won her first TONY for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Other highlights of her career include SOUVENIR, for which she received a TONY nomination and a Theatre LA Ovation Award), MAMMA MIA (TONY, Drama Desk nomination), RAGTIME (Theatre LA Ovation Award), and ON THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (Theatre World Award, Drama Desk nomination). Ms Kaye has also played Mrs. Lovett in a number of productions of SWEENEY TODD, including the Broadway revival and National Tour, and in London opposite the original Sweeney, Len Cariou. She has worked at many regional theaters in SOUVENIR, LOST IN YONKERS, THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER, YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, SHIRLEY VALENTINE, FOLLIES, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, and TALES OF THE CITY. She has recorded numerous cast albums and solo recordings, and she sang on the Grammy Award-winning recording of Leonard Bernstein’s Arias and Barcarolles. She has sung at The Santa Fe Opera in LA BOHEME, THE BEGGAR'S OPERA, and ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD, performed twice at the White House and with symphony orchestras around the US and Europe.