The stage and screen star from the original Broadway cast of Into the Woods, and the movies Uncle Buck, Mr. Holland’s Opus, The Fantasticks and Top Gun: Maverick, Jean Louisa Kelly, has added a livestream option to her sold out New York concert debut at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Saturday, January 21 at 9:30 PM. She is accompanied by Grammy Award-winning musical director Paul Bogaev and is directed by Richard Sabellico.
Kelly will take the audience on a journey through the serendipitous story of her life in and out of show business, from small-town New England to Hollywood and Broadway. With songs from Gypsy, The Fantasticks, Next to Normal, and Company, Kelly’s story is uplifting, moving and fun, leaving you with the belief that truly, “Anything Can Happen!”
Kelly is an actress, singer, and dancer whose stage and screen career began with the title role in a New England summer stock production of Annie. Since then she has enjoyed performing on New York City and Los Angeles stages in musicals such as Company, Applause, Pippin and The It Girl. She made her Broadway debut with the original cast of Into the Woods. Notable film roles include Tia opposite John Candy in the John Hughes hit Uncle Buck, Rowena Morgan opposite Richard Dreyfuss in Mr. Holland’s Opus, and Luisa in Michael Ritchie’s MGM/UA film of the long-running Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks.
More recently, she appeared the Warner Bros film Malignant by James Wan, and played Sarah Kazansky, Iceman’s wife, in Paramount’s Top Gun: Maverick. On the small screen, she played Kim Warner in the long-running CBS sitcom “Yes, Dear,” in addition to numerous television movies and guest spots, including the recurring role of Nurse Diane on “Mad About You.” Kelly composed and performed all the songs in her EPs Willing and Relax, Nothing Is Under Control, and her children’s album Color of Your Heart, which was inspired by the record Free to Be… You and Me. Two of her original singles, “Don’t Give Up” and “Valley of Fire,” were written for and included in feature films in which she acted. Her most recent album of standards, For My Folks, is available on Amazon and across digital platforms.
Tickets to the livestream ($20-$30) are available HERE.
The Laurie Beechman Theatre is located downstairs at West Bank Café, 407 West 42nd Street in New York.
