Tony Nominated Broadway star Kate Baldwin recently spoke with CSU Musical Theatre students about finding her path to New York City and Broadway. Ms. Baldwin shared over Zoom, providing insight about how she learned to find the right audition material throughout her career and her extraordinary experiences working on shows with legends like Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters.

"My students were so moved by Kate's passion and joy for the craft of musical theatre," said Noah Racey, professor of musical theatre at CSU. "The straightforward way she pointed out the depth of work involved in working at the top of the industry and the warmth with which she shared her experiences really inspired them."

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. Kate 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 Critics 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 Broadway revival of Finian’s Rainbow, which drew Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations and put her on the map as “a real musical theatre star.” (New York Post) www.kate-baldwin.com/