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Hailey Kilgore

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Hailey Kilgore
Kilgore at Broadway Cares Flea Market, September 2017
Born
Humble, Texas, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2015–present
Known forOnce on This Island (2017-2019)

Hailey Frances Kilgore is an American actress and singer. Her breakthrough role was as Ti Moune in the Broadway revival of coming-of-age one-act stage musical Once on This Island, a performance for which the 19-year-old was nominated for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees in the category.

Early life and education

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Hailey Frances Kilgore was born in Humble, Texas. She was adopted at birth by Rebecca and Eric Kilgore of Portland, Oregon.[1] Her family moved to the Portland suburb of Happy Valley when she was still in grade school.[2]

Kilgore began competing in pageants when she was nine. In 2012, Kilgore was named National American Miss Oregon Pre-Teen, and won the National NAM Spokesmodel competition.[3] In 2015, she won the Miss Oregon's Outstanding Teen competition.[4][5]

Kilgore attended Clackamas High School for two years, before transferring to the Clackamas Web Academy, where she graduated a year early. Kilgore performed in various productions at Clackamas High School and took part in the Portland August Wilson Monologue Competition in 2014.[6] and 2015.[7] In 2015, she took second place in the competition and performed in the national monologue competition at the August Wilson Theatre in New York.[8] Kilgore was a regular "capo", or chant and song leader, for the Rose City Riveters in support of the Portland Thorns FC.[9]

Career

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Kilgore made her professional theatrical debut as Rebecca Gibbs in Portland Center Stage's production of Our Town in the fall of 2015.[10] She appeared in the Portland Center Stage production of Ain't Misbehavin' the same year.[11]

Kilgore was a first year student at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York when she was cast as Ti Moune in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island.[12][13]

Acting credits

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Theatre

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Year Title Role Theatre Director(s) Ref.
2015 Our Town Rebecca Gibbs Portland Center Stage Rose Riordan
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Ain't Misbehavin' Performer Chris Coleman
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2017–2019 Once on This Island Ti Moune Circle in the Square Theatre Michael Arden
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2019 Into the Woods Rapunzel Hollywood Bowl Robert Longbottom
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2025 Hadestown Eurydice Walter Kerr Theatre Rachel Chavkin
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  • Credits in bold indicate Broadway production(s)

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2021 Respect Carolyn Franklin
2023 Cinnamon Jodi Jackson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Village Olivia 3 episodes
2020 Amazing Stories[17] Tuka 1 episode
2021–present Power Book III: Raising Kanan[18] LaVerne “Jukebox” Thomas Main cast

Accolades

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Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2018 Tony Award[19] Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Once on This Island Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award[20] Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Nominated
Theatre World Award[21] Honoree
Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography[22] Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show Nominated
Broadway.com Audience Awards[23] Favorite Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Won
Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female) Nominated
BroadwayWorld Theatre Fans' Choice Awards[24] Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Won
2019 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album[25] Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "BWW TV: Broadway's ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Finds Its 'Ti Moune' - Go Behind the Scenes and See a Special Message from the Star!". BroadwayWorld.
  2. ^ Jacobson, Rebecca (December 2017) [online date November 20, 2017]. "This Oregon-Raised Teen Could Be Broadway's Next Big Star". Portland Monthly.
  3. ^ Mayes, Steve. "National American Miss: 2012 National Results". www.namiss.com.
  4. ^ Spitaleri, Ellen (29 June 2015). "Happy Valley resident Hailey Kilgore named Oregon's Outstanding Teen". Clackamas Review. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Meet the Miss Oregon's Outstanding Teen Sisterhood". Miss Oregon Scholarship Program. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ^ Spitaleri, Ellen (20 February 2014). "Students act out in monologue contest". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ^ Wang, Amy (24 April 2018). "At 19, Happy Valley's Hailey Kilgore is taking Broadway by storm". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2 May 2018 – via www.oregonlive.com.
  8. ^ Nakamura, Beth (3 March 2015). "August Wilson Monologue Competition selects area high school students to perform on Broadway". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  9. ^ Froh, Tim (14 December 2017). "The Reviews are In: Rose City Riveters capo Hailey Kilgore becomes star on Broadway". Portland Timbers / Thorns. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018.
  10. ^ a b ""Our Town" Cast and Creative Team". Portland Center Stage. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  11. ^ a b ""Ain't Misbehavin'" Cast and Creative Team". Portland Center Stage. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  12. ^ Paulson, Michael (6 September 2017). "Tomorrow's Marquee Names, Now in the Making". The New York Times.
  13. ^ "Once on This Island Broadway Revival Casts Ti Moune". Playbill. 15 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Breaking: Lea Salonga, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington & Alex Newell Join Once on this Island". Broadway World.
  15. ^ "Sutton Foster, Skylar Astin, Hailey Kilgore, Sierra Boggess, More Join Cast of Hollywood Bowl Into the Woods". Playbill. 30 May 2019.
  16. ^ "It's like we've known her all along. Hailey Kilgore is Broadway's next Eurydice". Instagram. 3 December 2024.
  17. ^ "'Power' Prequel 'Raising Kanan' Casts Hailey Kilgore as Young Jukebox". 4 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Tony-Nominated Hailey Kilgore Joins Cast of Starz Series 'Power Book III: Raising Kanan'". 4 March 2020.
  19. ^ "2018 Tony Award Nominations: SpongeBob SquarePants and Mean Girls Lead the Pack". Playbill. 1 May 2018.
  20. ^ "2018 Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced". TheaterMania.com. 24 April 2018.
  21. ^ Gans, Andrew (8 May 2018). "Noma Dumezweni, Hailey Kilgore, and Ethan Slater Among Theatre World Award Honorees". Playbill.
  22. ^ "Carousel, Once On This Island Among 2018 Chita Rivera Award Nominations". playbill.com. 27 April 2018.
  23. ^ "Mean Girls Leads Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners; Ethan Slater, Hailey Kilgore Also Take Top Prizes". Broadway.com. 16 May 2018.
  24. ^ "The Results Are In! Once on This Island, Spongebob Square Pants & More Win BroadwayWorld's Theatre Fans' Choice Awards". Broadwayworld.com. 4 June 2018.
  25. ^ "THE BAND'S VISIT, CAROUSEL & More Nominated for 2019 GRAMMY AWARDS". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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