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KO, [1] formerly known as Karen Olivo, (born August 7, 1976) is an American stage and television actor, theater educator, and singer. In 2008, KO originated the role of Vanessa in In the Heights on Broadway.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the music and lyrics for In The Heights, was the original Usnavi in the 2008 Broadway production. He went on to win the Tony Award for Best Original Score for the show, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical.
- Mandy Gonzalez. Mandy Gonzalez starred as the original Nina in In the Heights on Broadway. Following In the Heights, Gonzalez went on to star as Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway in 2010!
- Christopher Jackson. Christopher Jackson was the original Benny in In The Heights. After In the Heights, Jackson went on to write music for the TV reboot of The Electric Company in 2009.
- Karen Olivo. Karen Olivo starred as the original Vanessa in the Broadway production of In the Heights. After In the Heights, they went on to win the Tony Award for her performance as Anita in the 2009 Broadway revival of West Side Story.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Andréa Burns
- Janet Dacal
- Robin de Jesús
- Mandy Gonzalez
- Joshua Henry
- Christopher Jackson
- Stephanie Klemons
- Priscilla Lopez
- Javier Muñoz
Miranda’s work on Broadway since In the Heights has included translations for the 2009 revival of West Side Story, and music and lyrics for the 2012 musical Bring It On, directed and choreographed by Andy Blankenbuehler (In the Heights, Hamilton). But it’s Miranda’s 2015 hit musical Hamilton – winner of 11 Tonys and the Pulitzer Prize — that catapu...
In 2013, Burns played a burlesque stripper named Carmen in Lincoln Center Theater’s production of The Nance by Douglas Carter Beane, starring Nathan Lane. More recently, she played Gloria Estefan’s mother, Gloria Fajardo, in the Tony-nominated musical On Your Feet, earning rave reviews for “Mi Tierra,” her showstopping solo set in a 1950s Havana ni...
Dacal originated the role of Carla in In the Heights, winning a Drama Desk Award for her performance. She enchanted Broadway audiences as Alice in Wonderland, Frank Wildhorn’s 2011 musical inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. She most recently appeared in Manhattan Theatre Club’s Prince of Broadway, a musical celebration of producer Har...
Following his Tony-nominated turn in In the Heights, Robin de Jesús earned laughs and rave reviews as sassy housekeeper Jacob in the 2011 revival of La Cage aux Folles, starring Kelsey Grammer. In April 2018, he returns to Broadway in Mart Crowley’s the Boys in the Band, starring Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons, Andrew Rannells, and Zachary Quinto, directe...
Gonzalez received a Drama Desk Award for her portrayal of Nina Rosario in In the Heights, a role she originated. She joined the cast of Hamilton in September 2016, succeeding Renée Elise Goldsberry in the role of Angelica Schulyer, and recently made her Café Carlyle debut, performing songs from her new album, Fearless. On TV, she is best known for ...
Henry has worked steadily on Broadway since In the Heights ended. In 2010, he starred in American Idiot and The Scottsboro Boys directed by Susan Stroman, followed by The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess with Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis in 2012. Bring It On, also in 2012, reunited him with Miranda and In the Heights choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler. He...
Following In the Heights, Jackson performed in the Broadway musicals Memphis (2012), After Midnight (2014), and Holler If Ya Hear Me (2014), and portrayed Derek Jeter in the play Bronx Bombers (2014). He earned a Tony nomination for his portrayal of George Washington in Hamilton, and Miranda also enlisted him to sing the opening tune in Moana. Jack...
Klemons wore many hats as In the Heights’ Dance Captain, “Carla” understudy, and swing, and she also worked on the first national tour as Associate Choreographer. Her work as Associate Choreographer of the 2012 musical Bring It On reunited her with Miranda and In the Heights choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler. Following that, she was an original cas...
As a Tony-nominated original cast member of A Chorus Line, Priscilla Lopez is Broadway royalty. She created the role of Diana Morales in the groundbreaking 1975 musical and introduced the songs “What I Did for Love” and “Nothing.” (She performed the latter in the 1999 GREAT PERFORMANCES special, My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, recorded at...
To be filed in the History Repeats Itself category: The Richard Rodgers Theatre, 2008: Muñoz is Miranda’s understudy In the Heights, then takes over the role of Usnavi in 2009. Fast forward to the Richard Rodgers Theatre, 2015: Muñoz is Miranda’s alternate as Alexander Hamilton two performances a week and also understudies the role, then inherits t...
Karen Olivo hints at the incredible things she saw when she got invited to the set of the "In the Heights" movie adaption. ...more.
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Jan 24, 2021 · Ditto Karen Olivo, who originated the role of Vanessa - she played Angelica in the Chicago production. Javier Munoz and Jon Rua both went on to play Alexander Hamilton on Broadway, and both got...
Karen Olivo played Vanessa in the Original Broadway Production. When I see my Heights Fam, I become Vanessa all over again...@_mandygonzalez @JMunozActor @JanetDacal @ChrisisSingin @IAMSethStewart...
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Sep 17, 2020 · Watch her sing 'It Won't Be Long Now' from In the Heights during the concert below! Karen Olivo is a television, film, and stage actor who is currently playing "Satine"in Moulin Rouge,...
