Judy Kuhn is an American actress and singer. Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert For other senses of this word, see singer (disambiguation). ...

Kuhn was born in New York City on May 20, 1958. She earned her first Broadway credit working as an assistant to the director of a short-lived musical, Don't Step on My Olive Branch, in 1976. Her first onstage appearance on the Great White Way was in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a Rupert Holmes musical based on the unfinished Charles Dickens novel, in 1985. Her next production was the ill-fated Rags, which closed two days after opening night, but she hit paydirt with her next assignment, the New York premiere of Les Misérables (1987), in which she portrayed Cosette, and for which she received her first Tony Award nomination, as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Great White Way is a nickname for Broadway in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City, specifically that stretch that encompasses the Theater District, between 42nd and 53rd streets. ... The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. ... Rupert Holmes (born February 24, 1947 in Cheshire) is a composer and writer who is best known for the 1979 novelty hit Escape (later subtitled The Piña Colada Song) but has had a varied and distinguished career in several media. ... Charles Dickens used his rich imagination, sense of humour and detailed memories, particularly of his childhood, to enliven his fiction. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A rag is a piece of old cloth used to clean or wipe things. ... Les Misérables programme from Palace Theatre purchased for £3 in July 2003. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater. ...

The following year, Kuhn took on another transfer from London's West End, the Trevor Nunn-directed Chess, with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (formerly of ABBA) and lyrics by Tim Rice. Despite the show's huge success in London, its creative team decided to rework it for Broadway, with disastrous results. It was greeted indifferently by the critics and closed after a less than two-month run, but Kuhn managed to earn another Tony nod, this time as Best Actress. Two Shakespearean Actors (1992), despite an impressive cast that included Brian Bedford, Frances Conroy, Hope Davis, Victor Garber, Laura Innes, and Eric Stoltz, was even less successful, closing after only sixty-two performances. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The term West End is most commonly used to refer to the West End of London, an area mostly in the City of Westminster and partly in the London Borough of Camden, in London, England. ... Sir Trevor Nunn (born 14 January 1940) is a theatre and film director. ... Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other. ... Benny Bror Göran Andersson (born in Stockholm on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish musician and composer. ... Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of ABBA. Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg (In Swedish: Göteborg), Sweden, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. ... ABBA (clockwise from top left: Frida, Benny, Agnetha, Björn) on the cover of their single Summer Night City. ... Sir Tim Rice (born November 10, 1944, in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, and educated at St Albans School and Lancing College) is a lyricist for musical theater, a radio presenter, television gameshow panelist and an author. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Frances Conroy (born November 13, 1953 in Monroe, Georgia, USA) is an American actress. ... Hope Davis (born March 23, 1964 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American actress. ... Victor Joseph Garber, born March 16, 1949, in London, Ontario, Canada, is a film, stage, and television actor. ... As Dr. Kerry Weaver on ER Laura Elizabeth Innes is an American actress and director. ... Eric Stoltz Eric Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor widely considered one of the most prominent performers in independent film. ...

Kuhn hit the jackpot once again with the 1993 revival of She Loves Me - the charming musical adaptation of the film The Shop Around the Corner - in which she portrayed Amalia Balash, a young Budapest shopgirl who is unaware that the co-worker she despises is the young man with whom she's been sharing an anonymous correspondence. Her performance was rewarded with a third Tony nomination. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... She Loves Me is a Broadway musical. ... The Shop Around the Corner is a 1940 film which tells the story of two people who work together in a shop who cant stand each other, not knowing that theyve been conducting a love affair anonymously by mail. ... Budapest (pronounced ) is the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre. ...

Kuhn's most recent Broadway appearances were in concerts. King David was a 1997 Disney project with a book and lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken and directed by Mike Ockrent, but despite its impressive credits it never evolved into a full-scale production. Funny Girl (2002), with an all-star cast - including a series of different actresses taking on the role of Fanny Brice - was the much-anticipated second annual benefit for The Actors' Fund, with Kuhn singing the plaintive "Who Are You Now?" This article needs to be wikified. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) NYSE: DIS is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Alan Menken Alanis Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American Broadway and film music composer. ... Funny Girl is a 1964 semi-biographical musical that tells the story of Broadway star Fanny Brice. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fanny Brice, early Ziegfeld Follies portrait photograph Fanny Brice (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951) was a United States comedian, singer, and entertainer. ...

Kuhn's off-Broadway and regional theater credits include Eli's Comin' (for which she won an Obie Award), the title role in The Ballad of Little Jo at the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, As Thousands Cheer, Strike Up The Band, The Glass Menagerie, and Martin Guerre. She appeared in the Los Angeles production of Sunset Boulevard, and in London was nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance in Metropolis. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... The Obie Awards, short for Off-Broadway Theater Awards, are annual awards bestowed by the newspaper The Village Voice on theater artists performing in New York City. ... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams. ... Martin Guerre was a French peasant who was at the center of a famous case of imposture in the 16th century. ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... Sunset Boulevard is a musical play based on the movie of the same title. ... The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... Metropolis was a musical based on the 1927 movie of the same name that was staged at the Piccadilly Theatre in London in 1989. ...

She sang the title role in Disney's animated film Pocahontas, as well as in the made-for-video sequel, Pocahontas: Journey To A New World. There are a number of movies with the title Pocahontas: Pocahontas and John Smith - a 1924 film directed by Bryan Foy Captain John Smith and Pocahontas - a 1953 American production directed by Lew Landers Pocahontas - by The Walt Disney Company Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World - the direct-to...

Kuhn's television appearances include the NBC crime drama Law & Order, the soap opera All My Children on ABC, and two PBS productions - My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies and In Performance At The White House. The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Law & Order is the longest-running primetime drama currently on American television, and only one other current primetime series -- The Simpsons -- has been on the air longer. ... All My Children is an US soap opera which has been broadcast Monday through Friday on the ABC TV network since January 5, 1970. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a television and radio network in the United States. ... PBS re-directs here; for alternate uses see PBS (disambiguation) PBS logo The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ...

Kuhn has performed in concert at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Avery Fisher Hall in Manhattan, and at the Royal Albert Hall in London. In addition to being a cast member on various original cast recordings, she released a solo album, Just In Time: Judy Kuhn Sings Jule Styne. Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Manhattan, New York City. ... Avery Fisher Hall, located in New York City, is a part of the Lincoln Center complex. ... Manhattan Borough,highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ... Jule Styne (December 31, 1905 - September 20, 1994) was a British born United States songwriter. ...

Kuhn's training as a classical Soprano came from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music's vocal department, from which she graduated in 1981. She is best known for her roles in She Loves Me and Les Misérables, which are both soprano roles. However, Kuhn has displayed her vocal versatility through the use of her powerful chest voice in shows like Chess and performances of songs like "I Don't Know How to Love Him" in concert. Musician entering the Oberlin Conservatory The Oberlin Conservatory of Music was founded in 1865 and is the nations oldest continuously operating conservatory. ... She Loves Me is a Broadway musical. ... Les Misérables is an 1862 novel by the famous French novelist Victor Hugo, set in the Parisian underworld. ... Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other. ...

Voice type: Lyric soprano

Highest note: C6 ("A Heart Full of Love - Reprise" from Les Misérables) Les Misérables is an 1862 novel by the famous French novelist Victor Hugo, set in the Parisian underworld. ...