31 Facts About Judy Kuhn

Judy Kuhn was born on May 20,1958 and is an American actress, singer and activist, known for her work in musical theatre.

Judy Kuhn received a fourth Tony nomination in 2015 for her role as Helen Bechdel in the original Broadway production of Fun Home, and a second Olivier nomination in 2020 for her role as Golde in a London revival of Fiddler on the Roof.

Judy Kuhn was born in New York City to Jewish parents and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland.

Judy Kuhn attended Georgetown Day School in Washington, DC Judy Kuhn entered Oberlin College.

Judy Kuhn was interested in musical theater and other types of music, in addition to classical music for which the Conservatory is best known.

Judy Kuhn trained as an "operatic soprano" at Oberlin, and graduated in 1981.

Judy Kuhn appeared in the Trevor Nunn-directed Chess, with music by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus and lyrics by Tim Rice in the 1988 Broadway transfer from the West End, playing one of the main roles.

Judy Kuhn garnered her second Tony Award nomination, this time as Best Actress in a Musical, and a 1988 Drama Desk Award nomination as Outstanding Actress in a Musical.

Judy Kuhn reprised her role of Florence Vassy later in January 1989 in a Carnegie Hall concert performance with the rest of the Broadway cast, which was a benefit for the Emergency Shelter Inc Judy Kuhn performed in a Chess concert version in 1989 in Skelleftea, Sweden, during a chess World Cup final tournament, where she joined with Tommy Korberg and Murray Head, two principal actors from 1986 West End production of the musical.

In 1993, Judy Kuhn played in the Roundabout Theater Company revival of She Loves Me, portraying 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.

Judy Kuhn's performance earned her a Tony Award nomination as Best Actress in a Musical.

The 1993 Broadway recording of this revival does not feature Judy Kuhn, who left the production before the album was produced.

In December 1993, Judy Kuhn played the role of Betty Schaefer in the USpremiere production of Sunset Boulevard at the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles.

Judy Kuhn reprised her role as Cosette in 1995, for the 10th anniversary concert performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, which was released on DVD as Les Miserables: The Dream Cast in Concert.

Judy Kuhn appeared in the Broadway concert King David which was a 1997 Disney project with a book and lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken and directed by Mike Ockrent.

Judy Kuhn sang in the second annual benefit concert for The Actors' Fund of Funny Girl in September 2002 at the New Amsterdam Theatre, with different actresses taking on the role of Fanny Brice.

On October 23,2007, Judy Kuhn returned to the Broadway production of Les Miserables after 20 years, this time assuming the role of Fantine.

Judy Kuhn succeeded Lea Salonga and remained with the show until the revival ended on January 6,2008.

Judy Kuhn portrayed Fosca in the Off-Broadway Classic Stage Company revival of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Passion from its opening in February 2013 through its scheduled closing in April 2013.

Judy Kuhn had previously played Fosca in the Stephen Sondheim celebration production in 2002 at the Kennedy Center.

In 2013, Judy Kuhn originated the role of Helen Bechdel in the off-Broadway Public Theater production of the musical Fun Home, which began its run September 30,2013 and opened officially on October 22,2013.

Judy Kuhn played the same role in the Broadway production, which ran from April 2015 to September 10,2016, at the Circle in the Square.

Judy Kuhn played the role of "Golde" in the Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, starting on November 22,2016.

Judy Kuhn played Golde in the Menier Chocolate Factory production of Fiddler on the Roof which began on November 23,2018, and ran to March 9,2019.

Judy Kuhn sang the title role in the 1995 Disney animated film Pocahontas.

Judy Kuhn sang as Pocahontas in the straight-to-video sequel Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World and in "If You Can Dream", a Disney Princess song.

Judy Kuhn briefly appeared in the film Long Time Since and supplied the vocals for the movie's soundtrack, which includes a rendition of Auld Lang Syne.

Judy Kuhn has performed in concert at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Avery Fisher Hall in Manhattan, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Judy Kuhn performed her solo concert at Feinstein's at Loews Regency in March 2012.

Judy Kuhn teaches a song interpretation class at Michael Howard Studios in New York City, where she studied earlier in her career.

Andrew Gans of Playbill wrote that Judy Kuhn "possesses one of the richest and most exciting instruments around; it is an extremely versatile and rangy voice" and that Judy Kuhn has "remarkable interpretive skills".