Tony Nominee and Nice Work Star Kelli O'Hara Shares Her Theatregoing Experiences

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Marin Mazzie and Audra McDonald in Ragtime.

"It gave me hope for my own
future in this business."

Anne Heche in Proof.

"It made me want to be a braver actor."

"As an audience member, it was like taking a masterclass. As an actor on the stage with her, it was a full masters degree program."

Brian d'Arcy James in Manhattan Theatre Club's The Wild Party.

"I decided that if I could just work with him, I would have it made."

Stockard Channing in Other Desert Cities.

"I couldn't see her acting, not once. I only heard the story."

The Horses in War Horse.

"My mind was completely transported by the physical artistry and those who embodied it."

Jesse Mueller in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.

"I felt like I was watching and hearing the birth of a star."

Danny Burstein in The Drowsy Chaperone.
(not to mention Follies, South Pacific, etc.)

"I literally bent down and kissed his feet."

Mandy Patinkin in Sunday in the Park with George.

"I never saw it live in a theatre as I was a mere child, but it was hauntingly hot (which now seems inappropriate to say)."

Laura Linney in Time Stands Still.

"For me, Laura Linney in anything is worth writing about."