Kate Baldwin Talks to T2C About How Did You Get This Number

Direct from the hit Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! Kate Baldwin was nominated for the 2017 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Circle awards for her performance as Irene Molloy.

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Her starring role in the 2009 Broadway revival of Yip Harburg’s and Burton Lane’s hit classic musical Finian’s Rainbow drew Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critic’s Circle Award nominations and put her on the map.

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She received a Drama Desk Award nomination for her role as Jen in Keen Company’s 20th Anniversary revival of Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald’s John & Jen.

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She starred as Sandra Bloom in Big Fish on Broadway and earned accolades and a Drama Desk Award nomination for her work as Leslie Lyntonn Benedict in Michael John LaChiusa’s Giant at The Public Theater.

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T2c talked to this redheaded star and got the low down.

In this video Kate sings “Somebody Somewhere” from Most Happy Fella.

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Kate’s new show titled “How Did You Get This Number?” features signature songs from her acclaimed performances in Finian’s Rainbow, Giant, Big Fish, and Hello Dolly! She tells the story of how each song became a part of her life and what it means to her.

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More from writers like Stephen Sondheim, Adam Guettel, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and long-time friend and collaborator, Georgia Stitt, fill the program with gorgeous music and expert storytelling. “We suppose there are some things that Baldwin cannot do, but over the past decade we have yet to see her be anything but superb,” says Steven Suskin of Playbill.

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The evening will be directed by Robbie Rozelle.

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Kate Baldwin: How Did You Get This Number? Feinstein’s/54 Below, 254 West 54th St. Tuesday, October 16 At 7pm, Thursday, October 18 At 7pm, Friday, October 19 At 7pm and Tuesday, October 30 At 9:30pm.

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