1. Nellie McKay made her Broadway debut in The Threepenny Opera.
16 Facts About Nellie McKay
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Nellie McKay was born in London to an English father, writer-director Malcolm Nellie McKay, and an American mother, actress Robin Pappas.
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Nellie McKay has a half sister, author Alice Clark Platts.
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Nellie McKay studied jazz voice at the Manhattan School of Music, but did not graduate.
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Nellie McKay was one of the major breakout artists from the 2004 SXSW Festival and was a finalist in the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize.
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Nellie McKay toured the northern United States in July 2004 as an opening act on the first half of the Au Naturale tour co-headlined by Alanis Morissette and Barenaked Ladies.
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Nellie McKay made her Broadway debut as Polly Peachum in the Roundabout Theatre Company's limited-run production of The Threepenny Opera, co-starring with Alan Cumming, Jim Dale, Cyndi Lauper, and Brian Charles Rooney.
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In 2013, Nellie McKay appeared in the Off-Broadway revue show Old Hats.
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On March 24,2015 Nellie McKay released her sixth album, My Weekly Reader, a covers album of songs from the 1960s.
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On February 1,2017, Nellie McKay joined Laurie Anderson, Joan Osborne, Suzanne Vega and the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra for Four Scored, a single performance of reworked songs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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Nellie McKay is a vocal feminist, and wrote a satirical song relating to feminist issues called "Mother of Pearl".
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Nellie McKay "is a proud member of PETA" ; her song "Columbia Is Bleeding" dealt with the issue of Columbia University's cruelty to animals.
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Nellie McKay wrote a 2004 song about her feelings in favor of political candidate Ralph Nader over Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
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Nellie McKay has performed at events for the progressive radio station WBAI, Planned Parenthood, Farm Sanctuary, and the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages, among many groups.
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Nellie McKay was one of several musicians to write a song in support of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis.
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Nellie McKay has appeared as a guest on Dore's live show.