Settle previously appeared on Broadway in Priscilla Queen of the Desert. She played Bloody Mary in the national touring company of Lincoln Center Theater's South Pacific.
Full given name: | Keala Joan Settle |
Where you were born/where you were raised: | HAWAII, even though I detoured for a bit in Louisiana. But most of my days were spent in the South Pacific. |
Zodiac Sign: | THATS PAGANISM!!! |
What your parents did/do for a living: | Teach me patience. |
Siblings: | I am the oldest of five children, four girls and a boy. |
Current audition song/monologue: | Don't have one! |
Special skills: | I can hula dance.... is that special!? |
Something you're REALLY bad at: | I am TERRIBLE at any type of stickball game. Baseball, softball, golf, billiards. Useless. |
Did you have any particular mentors or inspirations when first starting out? | I absolutely IDOLIZED Julie Andrews as a child... voice clear as a bell. |
First Broadway show you ever saw: | The Cats tour in Hawaii!! |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | The Mystery of Edwin Drood ...I MISSED OUT!! |
Current or recent show other than your own you have been recommending to friends: | The Testament of Mary ...fully enjoyed it. |
Favorite showtune(s) of all time: | "Coloring Book." It's so haunting, I love it. |
Fvorite modern musical: | Putting It Together |
Favorite classic musical: | Gypsy |
Broadway or screen stars of the past you would most have loved to perform with: | Betty Grable for sure. Also Dan Dailey. |
Your personal vocal idols, living or dead: | Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Maria Callas, Julie Andrews, Bonnie Raitt |
The one performance – attended - that you will never forget: | The Big River tour directed by Jeff Calhoun.... stunning. |
Music that makes you cry, any genre: | The music from my own culture (Maori) makes me weep because I miss the land. |
MAC or PC? | Both! |
Most played song on your iPod: | "This Too Shall Pass" by Yolanda Adams |