PLAYBILL
EXCLUSIVE: Alan Menken, Jodi Benson, Paige O'Hara, Judy Kuhn, Lillias White, and Donna Murphy Talk Making Disney Musical Magic
JANUARY 28, 2019
The original Disney divas and their composer celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Little Mermaid by gathering around the piano in this special bonus feature for Walt Disney Signature Collection.
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BROADWAY WORLD INTERVIEW
Judy Kuhn & Andy Nyman Talk FIDDLER ON THE ROOF West End Transfer
JANUARY 26, 2019
Following a sold out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, Trevor Nunn's acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof transfers to the Playhouse Theatre from 21 March.
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PLAYBILL
Menier Chocolate Factory Revival of Fiddler on the Roof Will Transfer to the West End
JANUARY 25, 2019
Directed by Trevor Nunn and starring Andy Nyman as Tevye and four-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn as Golda\e, performances will begin at the reconfigured Playhouse Theatre March 21 for a limited engagement through June 15. Opening is scheduled for March 27, and tickets will go on sale to the general public February 6.
[read more]
PLAYBILL
Judy Kuhn to Join Seth Rudetsky for London Concerts
DECEMBER 7, 2018
Sirius XM host and Playbill correspondent Seth Rudetsky will be joined by four-time Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn in a London concert appearance on February 3 presented as part of the Broadway @ Leicester Square Theatre series at 8 PM..
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VIDEO
Fiddler's Andy Nyman, Trevor Nunn and Judy Kuhn on why the musical has never been more relevant.
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
Ahead of their first preview at the Menier Chocolate Factory this week, we sat down with director Trevor Nunn and cast members Andy Nyman and Judy Kuhn, to find out more about the upcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof.
[watch]
PLAYBILL
A Look at Judy Kuhn and Andy Nyman in London's Fiddler on the Roof
DECEMBER 7, 2018
London's new Fiddler on the Roof, starring Tony nominee Judy Kuhn as Golde and Andy Nyman as Tevye, opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London December 5. Tony winner Trevor Nunn directs the staging, which is scheduled to run through March 9, 2019.
[read more]
PLAYBILL
Judy Kuhn joins Andy Nyman in London revival of Fiddler on the Roof
NOVEMBER 23, 2018 - MARCH 9, 2019
Four-time Tony nominee Judy Kuhn will play golde in a new production of the classic Broadway musical at London's Menier Chocolate Factory. Directed by Tony winner Trevor Nunn, the production will begin November 23 prior to an official opening December 5. Performances are currently scheduled through March 9, 2019.
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PLAYBILL
Judy Kuhn, Bebe Neuwirth, Vanessa Williams, and Carolee Carmello to Star in Encores! Hey, Look Me Over!
FEBRUARY 7-11, 2018
To celebrate Encores! at 25, Artistic Director Jack Viertel and music director Rob Berman created Hey, Look Me Over!, a collection of opening numbers, grand finales, and other excerpts from shows that have not yet found a berth on the City Center stage: All American, George M!, Greenwillow, Jamaica, Mack & Mabel, Milk and Honey, Sail Away, and Wildcat.
[read more]
PLAYBILL
Judy Kuhn Will Help Broadway Recall Unsung Lyricists
MAY 6-8, 2017
Broadway celebrities including multiple Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn will jog Broadway’s memory about lesser-known musical wordsmiths in the concert Songbook Classics by Unsung Lyricists May 6–8 as part of the Lyrics & Lyricists series at the 92nd St. Y in Manhattan. The event is being written and hosted by legendary lyricist Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof).
[read more]
CONCERT
Judy Kuhn, Rebecca Luker, and Marin Mazzie Join New York Pops Gala Honoring Kelli O’Hara
MAY 1, 2017
The New York Pops has announced additional guest stars, multiple Tony Award nominees Judy Kuhn (Fun Home), Rebecca Luker (The Music Man), and Marin Mazzie (Passion). They join a lineup that includes Steven Pasquale and Matthew Broderick, who were O’Hara’s co-stars in the musicals The Bridges of Madison County and Nice Work If You Can Get It, respectively.
[read more]
CONCERT
Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel On Tour
MARCH 9-18, 2017
Cabaret at The Commons
Thursday, March 9, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus, IN
[details & tickets]
The Cabaret in Indy
Friday, March 10, 2017, 7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
Indianapolis, IN
[details & tickets]
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
Monday, March 13, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh, PA
[details & tickets]
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Saturday, March 18, 2017, 6:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
Newark, NJ
[details & tickets]
CONCERT
Seth Rudetsky & Judy Kuhn: A Broadway Cabaret & Discussion in Natick, MA
APRIL 20, 2017
Jewish Arts Collaborative presents an evening of song and conversation with two of Broadway’s brightest lights at Center For Arts In Natick. Thursday, April 20, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Seth is a pianist, actor, Playbill columnist, and host on Sirius/XM’s On Broadway. He has played for more than a dozen Broadway shows including Ragtime, Les Misérables and Phantom of the Opera. Singing the lead in Disney’s Pocahontas and currently starring on Broadway as Golde in Fiddler on the Roof, Judy Kuhn is a four-time Tony award nominee. Expect a wonderful evening of songs and stories.
[details & tickets]
CONCERT
Lyrics & Lyricists Series at 92Y
MAY 6-8, 2017
Judy joins artistic director Rob Fisher and writer/host Sheldon Harnick on the Lyrics & Lyricists series at the 92nd Street Y for a program titled Songbook Classics by Unsung Lyricists. 5 performances.
[details & tickets]
BROADWAY BOX
Five Burning Questions with Fiddler on the Roof Star Judy Kuhn
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Time is running out to see Judy Kuhn's fantastic, layered performance as Golde in Bart Sher's Tony-nominated revival Fiddler on the Roof. BroadwayBox caught up with the four-time Tony-nominated star of Les Miserables, Chess, She Loves Me, and Fun Home to talk to her about her history with Fiddler, working with Danny Burstein, and filming Fun Home in HD.
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NYTIMES
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Revival Has Its Final Notes
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
A production both timely in its depiction of a community of Russian Jews forced to flee violence....This latest revival features Danny Burstein as a beautifully humane and warm Tevye.I went back recently, in part to see the terrific Judy Kuhn, who took over the role of Tevye’s wife, Golde, in November. She alone was worth a return visit, but this thoroughly splendid production shines on all fronts. Through Dec. 31 at the Broadway Theater.
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PLAYBILL
Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof Welcomes Judy Kuhn Tonight
NOVEMBER 22, 2016
Four-time Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn, most recently seen in the Tony-winning musical Fun Home, joins the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof beginning November 22 in the role of Golde.
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BROADWAYWORLD
Judy Kuhn, Santino Fontana, Rebecca Luker and More Tapped for 92Y's 2017 LYRICS & LYRICISTS Season
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
92Y announces casting for Lyrics & Lyricists new season. Having garnered audience and critical acclaim, the country's premier American Songbook series begins 2017 with Judy Kuhn, Santino Fontana, Rebecca Luker, Christiane Noll and Lauren Worsham among the performers.
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PLAYBILL
Christine Ebersole, Judy Kuhn, Tonya Pinkins Set for Nothing Like a Dame 20th Anniversary Concert
OCTOBER 1, 2016
Two-time Tony winner Bebe Neuwirth will direct the evening, which is billed as “All Singing! All Dancing! All Women!” Performers will include Christine Ebersole, Julie Halston, Judy Kuhn, Tonya Pinkins, and Karen Ziemba. The benefit will also feature the presentation of the first Phyllis Newman Dame Award to multiple Tony nominee Marin Mazzie.
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PLAYBILL
Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof Will Welcome Judy Kuhn
OCTOBER 1, 2016
Four-time Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn, most recently seen in the Tony-winning musical Fun Home, will join the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof beginning November 22 in the role of Golde.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL
Backstage Buzz: ‘Fun Home’ Finale
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Before the closing performance of “Fun Home” Saturday, the cast needed a way to shake off the emotions of the occasion. So they turned to their weekly dance party tradition, blaring Amy Grant’s “Baby, Baby” and bopping through the halls....
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CONCERT
Judy Heads to NOLA as Broadway @ NOCCA Kicks Off 2016-17 Season
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
Judy will sing songs from Chess, Pocahontas, Fun Home and more with Seth Rudetsky at the piano and hosting. October 6th in New Orleans. Book tickets now for this one one night only event!
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BROADWAYWORLD VIDEO
The Bechdel's Bid Farewell to Maple Avenue as the Cast of FUN HOME Recalls Favorite Broadway Memories
AUGUST 27, 2016
On September 10, the Bechdel family will move out of the Fun Home (or the Circle in the Square Theatre), when the the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning Best Musical, plays its final performance on Broadway. Before the doors close for good BroadwayWorld brought the family together one last time to reminisce about some of the show's most amazing moments.
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NY TIMES
Talking About Coming Out With the Cast of ‘Fun Home’
AUGUST 25, 2016
Two dozen volunteers from PFLAG NYC visited the cast of Fun Home and had a conversation about telling stories that are not often told.
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ABC NEWS
Broadway's 'Fun Home' Cast Sets Benefit for Orlando Victims
JULY 5, 2016
The cast and creative team from "Fun Home" will assemble for a one-night benefit concert version of the Tony Award-winning show on July 24 in Orlando for survivors and victims' family.
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PLAYBILL VIDEO
Judy joins Carole King, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Audra McDonald and more to sing “Broadway for Orlando” to benefit the LGBT Center of Central Florida.
JUNE 19, 2016
Over 60 stars raised their voices for “Broadway for Orlando,” a cover of Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “What the World Needs Now is Love.” Click here to purchase the song for $1.99. 100% of the proceeds go to the GLBT Center in Orlando to support the vicims of this tragedy.
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NEW YORK TIMES
‘Fun Home’ to Close in September
JUNE 21, 2016
“Fun Home,” the poignant family drama that overcame enormous skepticism about its Broadway viability to win last year’s Tony Award for best new musical, will close in September 10th.
[read more]
CONCERT
Judy Kuhn Joins Provincetown's Broadway Lineup with shows on July 29 & 30
MAY 31, 2016
Judy Kuhn will sing favortites from Chess, Pocahontas, her new CD and more. Sirius XM Radio's Seth Rudetsky will Music direct and host! Tickets on sale now!
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BROADWAY WORLD
Judy Kuhn, James Monroe Iglehart & More Set for NJPAC's 2016-17 Season
MAY 16, 2016
Judy Kuhn will bring her acclaimed concert Rodgers, Rodgers and Guettel to NJPAC in March of 2017. Tickets go on sale May 20, 2016.
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SUNY NEWS
Judy Kuhn to receive Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at Fredonia Commencement
APRIL 28, 2016
Actor, singer, teacher, and four-time Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn will receive an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the State University of New York at Commencement on May 14.
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CONCERT
Judy Kuhn to Bring RODGERS, RODGERS & GUETTEL to Feinstein's at the Nikko June 3rd & 4th, 2016
APRIL 6, 2016
Kuhn brings her new show celebrating a century of American song from one remarkable family: Richard Rodgers, his daughter Mary Rodgers and her son Adam Guettel which premiered to a sold-out crowd at Lincoln Center's American Songbook last year.
[read more]
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CONCERT
National Sawdust+ Concert: Laura Nyro Night April 22nd, 2016
APRIL 6, 2016
Curated and hosted by Tony winning director Michael Mayer the evening will feature performances by composers Jeanine Tesori and Scott Frankel, who will draw connections between their music and Nyro's. Also scheduled to perform are Tony nominees Melissa Errico and Judy Kuhn and violinist Christian Hebel. Michael Cunningham will share a special reading.
[read more]
VIDEO
Fun Home releases new television commercial!
MARCH 30, 2016
Fun Home, the winner of the 2015 Tony Award for best musical, began airing a new TV commercial this week. Here is a peak.
[watch]
BENEFIT CONCERT
Finding Home: A Concert to Benefit The 52nd St. Project
FEBRUARY 28, 2016
Judy will perform songs about that place we call home. Joined by John Ellison Conlee and some her friends from Fun Home, the concert will benefit The 52nd St. Project a community based arts organization in Hell's Kitchen that puts kids together with theater professionals to create original work. For tickets click here.
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PIX 11 NEWS VIDEO
Broadway star Judy Kuhn celebrates music’s finest with new album
AUGUST 11, 2015
Kuhn recently released her fourth solo album, featuring songs from her recent Lincoln Center American Songbook concert, celebrating the music of Richard Rodgers, Mary Rodgers, and Adam Guettel.
PIX11’s Ojinika Obiekwe met up with Kuhn in her real home to catch up on all things music.
[WATCH]
NY TIMES
‘Fun Home’ Wins Best Musical and ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ Best Play
JUNE 8, 2015
“Fun Home,” a poignant and raw exploration of family, memory, sexuality and suicide, on Sunday completed a long journey from the margins to the mainstream as it won the Tony Award for best new musical.
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E! ONLINE VIDEO
Pocahontas' Judy Kuhn Remixes "Colors of the Wind'' to Celebrate Disney Film's 20th Anniversary: Watch!
JUNE 2, 2015
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Disney classic Pocahontas, Judy Kuhn, who was Pocahontas' singing voice in the ‘90s flick, is remixing the movie's theme song "Colors of the Wind." Fun Home composer Jeanine Tesori and star Judy Kuhn (the original singing voice of Pocahontas) have some fun with ‘Colors of the Wind.'"
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PLAYBILL
Four-Time Tony Award Nominee Judy Kuhn Joins the Walls of Sardi's
JUNE 2, 2015
Judy Kuhn, who picked up a Tony nomination for her performance in Fun Home, was honored June 2 with a portrait to adorn the famed walls of Sardi's.
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NY TIMES
‘Fun Home’ Star, on Her TriBeCa Loft
MAY 29, 2015
In 1989, when Judy Kuhn moved from Chelsea to TriBeCa with David Schwab, prospective visitors seemed to think a Sherpa would be required for the journey....
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PLAYBILL
Judy Kuhn Sings a Gorgeous “Beautiful Mornin'” Off Her New Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel Album
MAY 22, 2015
Judy Kuhn, Tony-nominated for her performance in this season's critically acclaimed musical Fun Home, will release her new album dedicated to the music of Richard Rodgers, his daughter Mary Rodgers and her son Adam Guettel on June 2. In anticipation of the album's release, PS Classics shares an exclusive track with Playbill.com.
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PLAYBILL
Diva Talk: 2015 Tony Nominee Judy Kuhn On Her Journey to the Broadway Fun Home
MAY 1, 2015
Playbill's Andrew Gans talks with Judy about the new musical Fun Home and its journey to the stage, as well as her own.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
12 Tony Nominations for Fun Home, including Best Musical
APRIL 28, 2015
The new Broadway musical based on the best-selling graphic memoir by cartoonist Alison Bechdel received 12 Tony nominations including for all five main actors, including the three women who play Ms. Bechdel (Sydney Lucas, Ms. Malone and Emily Skeggs); the performers who play her parents (Michael Cerveris and Judy Kuhn); and the creative team (including the book writer, Lisa Kron, the composer, Jeanine Tesori, and the director, Sam Gold).
[READ MORE]
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Review: Broadway's 'Fun Home' Is a Deeply Moving Triumph
APRIL 20, 2015
The best commercial for a Broadway show this season isn't on TV. It's on Broadway itself, in the stunning, deeply moving "Fun Home."
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
Ben Brantley reviews ‘Fun Home’ at the Circle in the Square Theater NYT Critics’ Pick
APRIL 20, 2015
“Fun Home” knows where you live. Granted, it’s unlikely that many details of your childhood exactly resemble those of the narrator of this extraordinary musical, which pumps oxygenating fresh air into the cultural recycling center that is Broadway.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES
‘Fun Home,’ the Musical, Takes Alison Bechdel’s Life to Broadway
APRIL 12, 2015
These are strange days for Ms. Bechdel... raised in an emotionally guarded household, [she] finds herself depicted by not just one but three actresses on a Broadway stage.
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THE NEW YORKER
Goings On About Town: Fun Home
APRIL 6, 2015
Photograph by Christaan Felber featuring Alison Bechdel, Michael Cerveris and Judy from the new musical Fun Home, featured in The New Yorker's Goings On About Town.
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VANITY FAIR
Fun Home, the Musical That Digs into the Bechdel Test Creator’s Bond with Her Father
APRIL 2015 ISSUE
This spring, Broadway welcomes a new musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. Photo by Mark Seliger
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BROADWAYWORLD
STAGE TUBE: Inside Rehearsal for FUN HOME's Broadway Run with Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn & More!
MARCH 9, 2015
In anticipation of FUN HOME's Broadway run, the show has unveiled a teaser of the cast and creative team in rehearsal - check it out![READ MORE]
PLAYBILL
Judy to record her 4th solo album!
MARCH 2, 2015
Judy will record her 4th solo album dedicated to the music of Richard Rodgers, his daughter Mary Rodgers and her son Adam Guettel on PS Classics for release May 19th.[READ MORE]
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Saluting the Rodgers Songwriting Dynasty
FEBRUARY 6, 2015
Stephen Holden reviews Judy Kuhn’s Homage to a Family of Composers in the American Songbook Series[READ MORE]
BROADWAY.COM
Photos! Meet Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas & the Cast of Broadway’s Fun Home
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
The Circle in the Square Theatre is transforming into an extravagant funeral home beginning March 27, when the acclaimed musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel's graphic novel Fun Home officially begins previews on Broadway.[READ MORE]
FUN HOME ON BROADWAY
Watch an animation drawn by Alison Bechdel about seeing Fun Home turned into a musical!
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
To convey what it was like having her graphic memoir Fun Home turned into a musical, Alison Bechdel drew a cartoon, which was published in the Vermont alt-weekly Seven Days. Now, as the Pultizer Prize-finalist musical heads to Broadway, that cartoon has been animated into a video, narrated by Beth Malone, who plays the adult Alison in the musical. [WATCH VIDEO]
THE HUFFINGTON POST
Judy Kuhn Sings Three Generations of Rodgers
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
This coming Wednesday evening, Lincoln Center's American Songbook series is presenting what promises to be a remarkable concert in the glorious Appel Room at the Time Warner Center on Columbus Circle. Judy Kuhn, one of our great singers, has put together an evening comprised entirely of songs composed by Richard Rodgers, his daughter, Mary Rodgers, and his grandson, Adam Guettel[READ MORE]
PLAYBILL
Fun Home Taps Original Off-Broadway Stars for Broadway Transfer
DECEMBER 8, 2014
Original Off-Broadway stars Beth Malone, Judy Kuhn and Sydney Lucas will join the previously announced Michael Cerveris in the Broadway transfer of Fun Home, the acclaimed Jeanine Tesori-Lisa Kron musical that arrives March 27, 2015, at Circle in the Square.[READ MORE]
CONCERT
Judy Returns to Lincoln Center's American Songbook, February 4, 2015
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
Tickets are now on sale for Judy's return to American Songbook. On February 4, 2014 Judy performs a new show celebrating the work of three generations of one of America's most extraodinary songwriting families—Richard Rodgers, Mary Rodgers, and Adam Guettel. Under the musical direction of Todd Almond, the evening will include classic favorites as well as rarely-heard songs.[READ MORE]
CONCERT
Seth Rudetsky Book Launch
OCTOBER 22, 2014
Judy joins Kelli O'Hara, Marc Shaiman and others for a special book launch concert for Seth Rudetsky's newly released Seth's Broadway Diary.[READ MORE]
CONCERT
Sundance ... Sings! at Symphony Space
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
Judy performs Monday, September 29 at Symphony Space, in an evening called Sundance ... Sings! The Sundance Institute Theatre Program Songbook—A diverse array of composers and lyricists whose work the Sundance Theatre Lab has nurtured over the last decade. Featuring work by Scott Frankel, Adam Guettel, Lisa Kron, Michael John LaChiusa, Steven Lutvak, Bill Finn, Heidi Rodewald, Duncan Sheik, Stew, and Jeanine Tesori.[READ MORE]
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Fun Home Will Reach Broadway Just Before Tonys Deadline
AUGUST 7, 2014
Patrick Healy at The New York Times writes: “The new musical “Fun Home,” which had a critically acclaimed runlast fall at the Public Theater, will move to Broadway this spring, the producers announced on Thursday. “Fun Home” is an expected but nonetheless major entry to the new musical lineup for Broadway this season. The production at the Public was honored with best musical awards this year by several theater groups, including the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, and was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in drama.”[READ MORE]
THEATRE
The Visit at Williamstown Theater Festival with Chita Rivera
AUGUST 2, 2014
Judy joins Chita Rivera, Roger Rees, Jason Danieley, and others in a new production of Kander and Ebb’s musical The Visit. Directed by John Doyle, the production opens August 2 at the Williamstown Theater Festival.[READ MORE]
PLAYBILL
Kander and Ebb's The Visit, Starring Chita Rivera, Opens at Williamstown; Is Broadway Next?
AUGUST 2, 2014
Adam Hetrick at Playbill.com writes: “Two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera stars in a new staging of the Kander and Ebb musical The Visit, based on Friedrich Dürrenmatt's 1956 play about a scorned woman who returns to her impoverished town seeking the ultimate revenge. Opening is Aug. 2 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.”[READ MORE]
THE NEW YORK TIMES
A Tenacious Show Finds a New Stage
JULY 17, 2014
Christopher Wallenberg of The New York Times writes: “Even by the standards of the long and winding development process for your average Broadway musical — in which books get overhauled, songwriting teams are replaced, and directors are given the ax — the journey of the Kander and Ebb show “The Visit,” adapted from Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 1956 satire of greed and revenge, has seemed particularly tortuous and misfortune plagued.”[READ MORE]
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The Ingénue Is Having a Second Act
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
Jesse McKinley at The New York Times writes: “At the age of 54 and still preternaturally perky, Ms. Kuhn says she’s too old even to consider playing a pretty young thing. And she couldn’t be happier.”[READ MORE]
HUFFINGTON POST
5 You-Gotta-Have CDS From Five You-Must-Know Women
JUNE 5, 2014
Judy’s latest album All This Happiness is included on drama critic David Finkle’s list of five must-have CDs. “She applies her pitch-perfect voice to songs from other corners of the tunesmithing globe,” writes Finkle. “The sophistication here is so lavish you could spread it on a layer cake.”[READ MORE]
THE NEW YORK TIMES VIDEO
In Performance: Judy Kuhn
MARCH 18, 2013
Judy Kuhn, accompanied by Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf on cello, sings “Loving You” from Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s musical “Passion,” now in revival at the Classic Stage Company.[WATCH VIDEO]
QUOTES
“The rare singer who can negotiate tricky folk pop lyrics, art songs, and popular standards with equal authority and insight.”— Stephen Holden, The New York Times
“An astonishing talented singer-actor.”— Time Out New York
“A big voice with a crystal clear delivery, but it’s her stylistic eclecticism that makes her truly matter.”— New York Magazine
“One of the richest and most exciting instruments around.”— Playbill Magazine
Judy Kuhn sings Rodgers, Rodgers & Guettel
“Ms. Kuhn conveys as much insight and empathy as more overtly dramatic singers without straining for a showstopping theatricality; her delivery is refined but not prim, her intonation impeccable … Running only 75 minutes, this compact performance is so well-made in every detail that it cries out for an evening-length expansion on stage or on television.”— The New York Times [READ FULL ARTICLE]
“Judy Kuhn, one of our great singers, has put together an evening comprised entirely of songs composed by Richard Rodgers, his daughter, Mary Rodgers, and his grandson, Adam Guettel. The obvious rightness of this family gathering does not preclude the fact that this is, so far as I know, the first time anyone has had the guts to tackle the Rodgers trio as one.”— Huffington Post [READ FULL ARTICLE]
FUN HOME
“Achingly beautiful! Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron have made something special. Beth Malone, Alexandra Socha and Sydney Lucas are wonderful as the three Alisons, and Judy Kuhn is lump-in-your throat poignant!”— New York Daily News [READ FULL ARTICLE]
“A beautiful heartbreaker of a musical, Fun Home finds a shining clarity that lights up the night!”— The New York Times [READ FULL ARTICLE]
“The musical centers on a girl’s relationship with her closeted gay father. But late in the show, Judy Kuhn, as her mother, sang a shivery, silvery solo that broke wide the musical’s emotive core. Powerful, mournful and pitiless, it illuminated the sacrifices she had made to maintain the illusion of a happy home and marriage.”— The New York Times, 2013 Year in Review [READ FULL ARTICLE]
ALL THIS HAPPINESS Concert and Recording
“She applies her pitch-perfect voice to songs from other corners of the tunesmithing globe and from writers a Kuhn fan might not immediately associate with her. The sophistication here is so lavish you could spread it on a layer cake.”— David Finkle, Huffington Post [READ FULL ARTICLE]
“A deeply satisfying performance... Ms. Kuhn conveyed a great deal...without ruffling the beauty and steadiness of her singing.”— Stephen Holden, The New York Times [READ FULL ARTICLE]
“Judy Kuhn has brought a genuinely sophisticated show to Feinstein's. Kuhn, whose acting abilities run to the equally poetic, brings out those inestimable qualities in these tunes.”— David Finkle, Theatremania [READ FULL ARTICLE]
“...She’s an unqualified triumph in her beautifully poised, utterly relaxed and mellow London cabaret debut..what a voice she has. It has a vibrant clarity of tone, yet a quirky individuality in the directions it travels in. It’s as effortlessly executed as it is spellbinding to listen to.”— Mark Shenton, The Stage (UK) [READ FULL ARTICLE]
“A simply stunning evening in which Judy gives a lesson in concert performance and oozes effortless style which leaves the audience audibly begging for more. Faultless.”— Christopher Owens, The Public Reviews (UK)[READ FULL ARTICLE]
PASSION at Classic Stage Company
“As a musician, [Kuhn] inhales Sondheim’s score as if it were oxygen”— The New Yorker
“A pulsing collective fever dream ... As pale and skeletal as death’s handmaiden, [Kuhn] endows Fosca with a directness and honesty that makes her the most sympathetic — and perversely sane — I have seen.”— Ben Brantley, The New York Times [READ FULL ARTICLE]
“Give thanks the wonderful Judy Kuhn is on board... Amazingly, Kuhn stirs feelings of compassion for the repulsive Fosca. Her forthright musical delivery exposes the insatiable needs of this ravenous succubus. But the warmth in her rich, mellow voice is a kindness, revealing the suffering behind the mad acts of a desperate woman.”— Variety[READ FULL ARTICLE]
SERIOUS PLAYGROUND: The Songs of Laura Nyro
“Ms. Kuhn, with an eight-member band augmented by a cello and two backup singers... came as close to channelling Ms. Nyro’s Essence of any performer I’ve heard...”— Stephen Holden, The New York Times [READ FULL ARTICLE]
“A classy and much-needed celebration of the unappreciated composer-performer Laura Nyro. Kuhn’s program, enhanced by a collection of suberb arrangements, brought out the soulfulness of Nyro’s Lyrics.”— Variety[READ FULL ARTICLE]
“Kuhn brings an elegance to Nyro's songbook, but her interpretations aren't so refined that they fail to evoke some more of the earthy and jazz-influencedaspects of Nyro's legacy.”— The Washington Post[READ FULL ARTICLE]
“Kuhn trains her emotional, often thrilling voice on finding the joy, depression, funk and enigmatic pulse of Nyro's distinctive songs. Jeffrey Klitz's arrangements and orchestrations don't try to modernize Nyro's songs but rather give them timeless sound that captures pop, blues, and great American balladry all at the same time.”— The Oakland Tribune
“Judy Kuhn has proved her magical way with a song time and time again, but mostly with more legit offerings. Now she brings that same skill to the songs of Laura Nyro and makes them shimmer just as attractively. ”— The Toronto Star
“['Save the Country' is] a tangy, sassy take on this timely Nyro song.”— USA Today>