Kate Baldwin


Katherine Baldwin is an American singer and actress known for her work in musical theater. She received a Tony Award nomination for her work in the 2009 Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow. She also co-starred opposite Bette Midler, David Hyde Pierce, and Gavin Creel in the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, for which she received Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle award nominations for her work as Irene Molloy. Baldwin continued with the production until it closed in August 2018.
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Early life

Born in Evanston, Illinois, Baldwin graduated from Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wisconsin in 1993, and from the theatre program at Northwestern University in 1997.
During her four years at Northwestern, she performed in seventeen university stage productions and studied voice with Marie Michuda, who helped to make Baldwin a versatile performer. In March of her senior year, Baldwin auditioned for the musical Baby which was being produced at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and obtained her Equity card for her work in the production. She stayed in the Chicago area, performing in multiple other Marriott Lincolnshire productions, before moving to New York City.

Career

Baldwin made her Broadway debut as a swing in the original Broadway production of The Full Monty. Additional Broadway credits include:Thoroughly Modern Millie - Daphne/Lucille, Miss Dorothy UnderstudyWonderful Town revival - Helen Finian's Rainbow revival - Sharon McLonergan Big Fish - Sandra BloomHello, Dolly! revival - Irene Molloy
Baldwin's off-Broadway credits include:Babes in Arms** A Connecticut Yankee**Bloomer Girl**Bush is BadFinian's Rainbow**Giant John & Jen Songbird
** notes Encores! New York City Center performance
Along with all of her Broadway and Off-Broadway credits she has also accumulated an extensive amount of regional theater credits. One of the most notable being her portrayal of Nellie Forbush in the 2002 Arena Stage production of South Pacific, for which she was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. Additional credits include She Loves Me, Guys and Dolls, Can-Can, The King and I, and many others.
Baldwin played the role of Sharon in the 2009 New York City Center Encores! staged concert production of Finian's Rainbow. The New York Times critic Charles Isherwood called her a "discovery" and praised her performance, noting she sang the role "beautifully... her rich, pure soprano riding the crests of the melodies with ease." She reprised the role in the Broadway revival that brought the Encores! production to the St. James Theatre in October 2009. Her performance received positive notices again, as well as a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in Musical.
In October 2009, Baldwin released her first solo album, Let's See What Happens, a compilation of songs written by Burton Lane and E. Y. Harburg. More recently, she released an album dedicated solely to the work of the team, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, titled She Loves Him.
In the West End, the premiere of the new musical Paradise Found featured Baldwin in a production co-directed by Harold Prince and Susan Stroman at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London. The Telegraph reviewer wrote of her performance: "The best performance comes from Kate Baldwin, who is both affecting and a succulent feast for the eye, as Mizzi."
Baldwin appeared in the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! as Irene Molloy, opposite Bette Midler. The musical opened at the Shubert Theatre on April 20, 2017, and closed on August 25, 2018.
In 2020, Baldwin was scheduled to appear in New York City Center's production of Love Life directed by Victoria Clark, and starring opposite Brian Stokes Mitchell. However, the production was postponed and then cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was brought back for the 2025 season of Encores! with Baldwin and Mitchell in their original roles.
In 2025, she appeared in the third season of The Gilded Age as Nancy Adams Bell', the sister of John Adams.

Personal life

Baldwin met her husband, actor Graham Rowat, in 2003 during a Washington DC production of 1776, in which he played Richard Henry Lee and she played Martha Jefferson. Because they both had a lot of downtime during act two of the musical, they bonded quickly and began dating after the show closing. They married on October 2, 2005, and on April 19, 2011, welcomed their son, Colin James. The husband and wife acting duo have done multiple regional shows together since 1776, including Bells Are Ringing and A Little Night Music.

Stage

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
2000Thoroughly Modern MillieEnsembleLa Jolla Playhouse
2001The Full MontySwing Eugene O'Neill Theatre, BroadwayBroadway debut
2002Thoroughly Modern MillieLucille, Daphne, Ensemble, understudy Dorothy BrownMarquis Theatre, Broadway
2002Miss SaigonEllen ScottPaper Mill Playhouse
2002South PacificNellie ForbushArena Stage
20031776Martha JeffersonFord's Theatre
2004The Last Five YearsKathy HiattRepertory Theatre of St. Louis
2004Wonderful TownHelen Al Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway
2005FalsettosCordeliaHuntington Theatre Company
2005Behind the LimelightOonaNew York Stage and Film
2005The Sound of MusicMaria RainerThe Muny
2005Bush is BadLaura Bush, Valerie Plame, othersTriad Theater, Off-Broadway
2005White ChristmasBetty HaynesOrpheum Theatre, San Francisco
2006Hello, Dolly!Irene MolloyPaper Mill Playhouse
2006Seven Brides for Seven BrothersMillyThe Muny
2006White ChristmasBetty HaynesFox Theatre, Detroit
2007Henry VKatherine of FranceShakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
2007The Three MusketeersMilady de WinterNorth Shore Music Theatre
2007White ChristmasBetty HaynesHummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto
2008A Little Night MusicCharlotte MalcolmBaltimore Centerstage
2008She Loves MeAmalia BalashHuntington Theatre Company
2008She Loves MeAmalia BalashWilliamstown Theatre Festival
2008The WomenMary HainesOld Globe Theatre
2009Finian's RainbowSharon McLongeranNew York City Center
2009The Music ManMarian ParooThe Muny
2009Finian's RainbowSharon McLonerganSt. James Theatre, Broadway
2010Paradise FoundMizzi SchinaglMenier Chocolate Factory, London
2010I Do! I Do!AgnesWestport Country Playhouse
2012GiantLeslie Lynnton BenedictDallas Theater Center
2012The Music ManMarian ParooArena Stage
2012GiantLeslie Lynnton BenedictPublic Theater, Off-Broadway
2013Fiorello!Thea AlmerigattiNew York City Center
2013Big FishSandra Templeton BloomOriental Theatre, Chicago
2013Big FishSandra Templeton BloomNeil Simon Theater, Broadway
2014A Little Night MusicCharlotte MalcolmBerkshire Theatre Group
2014Can-CanLa Mome PistachePaper Mill Playhouse
2015John & JenJen TracyKeen Company, Off-Broadway
2015Bells Are RingingElla PetersonBerkshire Theatre Group
2015SongbirdTammy Trip59E59 Theaters, Off-Broadway
2016The King and IAnna LeonowensChicago Lyric Opera
2016ConstellationsMarianneBerkshire Theatre Group
2017Hello, Dolly!Irene MolloyShubert Theatre, Broadway
2019SuperheroCharlotte BronsonSecond Stage Theater, Off-Broadway
2022The [Bridges of Madison County (musical)|The Bridges of Madison County]Francesca JohnsonAxelrod Performing Arts Center
2022The Karate KidLucilleStages St. Louis
202242nd StreetDorothy BrockGoodspeed Musicals
2023What the Constitution Means to MeHeidi SchreckBerkshire Theatre Group
2023The Bridges of Madison CountyFrancesca JohnsonBucks County Playhouse
2024A Little Night MusicDesiree ArmfeldtAmerican Theater Group
2024Little Women (musical)MarmeeConnecticut Stage Company
2024FolliesSally PlummerCarnegie Hall-
2024The PromDee Dee AllenSharon Playhouse
2025Love LifeSusan CooperNew York City Center
2025Hello, Dolly!Dolly LeviCarnegie Hall-
2025ChicagoRoxie HartAmbassador Theatre, Broadway

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