“SUCH MAGIC OCCURS WHENEVER MS. BALDWIN HAS A CHANCE TO SING;
HAPPILY, THIS IS OFTEN.”
The New York Times
Kate Baldwin is a two-time Tony Award and four-time Drama Desk Award nominee who has delighted audiences across the country with performances on Broadway, in concert and on television.
Baldwin starred as Irene Molloy opposite Bette Midler, David Hyde Pierce and Gavin Creel in the hit Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, for which she was nominated for the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Circle awards. She originated the role of Sandra Bloom in Big Fish on Broadway and earned accolades and a Drama Desk Award nomination for her work as Leslie Lynnton Benedict in Michael John LaChiusa’s Giant at The Public Theatre. She received a Drama Desk Award nomination for her role as Jen in Keen Company’s 20th Anniversary revival of Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald’s John & Jen. She garnered critical acclaim and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Tom Kitt and John Logan’s Superhero at Second Stage.
But it was her starring role in the 2009 revival of Yip Harburg’s and Burton Lane’s hit classic musical Finian’s Rainbow, which drew Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critic’s Circle Award nominations and put her on the map as “a real musical theatre star.” (New York Post)
Kate has appeared in the Broadway casts of The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Wonderful Town. She starred in The King and I at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (San Francisco, Detroit, Toronto), The Women at The Old Globe, Henry V at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, She Loves Me at the Willliamstown Theatre Festival, and The Music Man and South Pacific at Arena Stage, earning a Helen Hayes Award nomination. She drew raves for her portrayal of Francesca Johnson in The Bridges of Madison County directed by original cast member Hunter Foster and for her turn as Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street at Goodspeed Opera House directed by original creator Randy Skinner.
She has performed in concert with the American Pops Orchestra, New York Pops, Boston Pops, National Symphony, American Songbook series at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center Honors and at legendary New York nightclubs Feinstein’s, Birdland and 54 Below. She has brought her solo show to Vitello’s (LA), Cabaret 88 (Palm Springs), Feinstein’s at the Nikko (SF), Bay Area Cabaret (SF), Capitol City Rep (Madison), Skylight Music Theatre (Milwaukee), Cabaret 313 (Detroit), The Cabaret (Indianapolis), Great Waters (Wolfeboro, NH) and dozens of private concerts. On television, her work includes a guest star on “Law & Order: SVU” (NBC), “Live From Lincoln Center: Stephen Sondheim’s Passion” (PBS), “First You Dream: The Music of Kander and Ebb” (PBS), and “Just Beyond” (Disney Plus).
Kate is a 2023 Chicago/Midwest Emmy nominee (alongside partner HMS Media) for creating and producing “Broadway Comes Home,” a love letter to her hometown of Milwaukee. She is a proud advisory board member for Maestra Music, which provides support, visibility and community for the women and non-binary people who make the music in musical theatre.
Kate’s debut album on PS Classics, “Let’s See What Happens” features Lane and Harburg songs from both stage and film. Her second album celebrates the work of lyricist Sheldon Harnick and is titled, “She Loves Him.” She is a graduate of Shorewood High School in Shorewood, WI and Northwestern University. She lives with her husband and son in Maplewood, NJ.
“ANY PRODUCTION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BASK IN BALDWIN’S VELVETY SOPRANO
FOR A FEW HOURS IS
A PLENTY WORTHY ONE.”
Entertainment Weekly