Cabaret & Concert NewsTony Winner Donna McKechnie to Perform Solo Show at The Green Room 42My Musical Comedy Life will explore the A Chorus Line favorite's career on Broadway and beyond.
The musical memoir follows the star’s career from her youth in the Midwest with dreams of becoming a dancer to her recent induction into the Theater Hall of Fame. Audiences will go behind the scenes with stories about McKechnie’s co-stars and hear numbers from shows like Promises, Promises, Company, Sweet Charity, Follies, and A Chorus Line.
The star was recently seen in The Wild Party in London, Arena Stage’s The Pajama Game, and the musical Halftime at Paper Mill Playhouse. She last appeared on the Main Stem in State Fair and served as standby to Chita Rivera in The Visit.
McKechnie can currently be heard on the Broadway Podcast Network with her show The Ladies Who Lunch—a deep-dive into the lives of women in the industry all while eating at the famous theatre district staple Sardi's.
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From Company to Chorus Line: Look Back at Donna McKechnie on the Stage
From Company to Chorus Line: Look Back at Donna McKechnie on the Stage
McKechnie won a Tony for her performance in A Chorus Line in 1976.
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Baayork Lee, Donna McKechnie, and Margo Sappington in Promises, Promises
Donna McKechnie, Dean Jones and Pamela Myers in Company.
(l.-r.) Susan Browning, Donna McKechnie and Pamela Myers in the original production of Company
Hitting the stage after going viral on TikTok, the work features music and lyrics by James Stryska and Isabel Grace and a book by Erica Molfetto and Molly Russo.
Next year, Carnegie Hall's house band will perform Bernstein’s “Kaddish” Symphony, unfinished works by Schubert, and the final concert of Conductor Bernard Labadie.
