Donna King (born 1957) is an American dancer and musical theatre performer who appeared in Broadway musicals in the 1970s and 1980s and has lived and worked mostly in England since the 1980s.
In 1984, King married John Napier, a British theatre designer who had designed the set and costumes for Cats, and they had two children, James (now the musician Jimmy Napes) and Jessica.[2] They were divorced in 1994.
In 1991, Donna King appeared in the lead role of May in a revival of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love at the Timber Street Studios, London.
King had a notable part in Jilly Cooper's The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous (1997). In the opening scene, her tryst with the anti-hero, Lysander Hawkley, is interrupted by her husband, who chases Lysander out of the house naked with a crossbow.[5]
She now has a studio in Camden Town and teaches music, theatre, and film students.[2]
^ abcAlumni: Donna King at millermarley.com, accessed 8 April 2018
^ abcBiography at donnaking II , accessed 7 April 2018
^Biography from Cats program, 1982: "DONNA KING (Bombalurina) This K.C. kitty hit Vegas then split fast. Was an original best little whore from Texas a coupla blocks down. Loved playin' a Frenchie in Petit's Can-Can. Hit the celluloid for a Grease 2 slide. Now I'm exquisitely fulfilled just being an enchanted cat. Thanks for coming."
^Dave Lanning, dated June 8, 1997, in The People (London, England) at highbeam.com, accessed 6 April 2018
^Dan Dietz, Off Broadway Musicals, 1910–2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception and Performance Data of More Than 1,800 Shows (New York: McFarland, 2012), pp. 43—44
^Donna King at playbill.com, accessed 8 April 2018
^John Stewart, Broadway Musicals, 1943–2004 (New York: McFarland, 2005, ISBN978-0786422449), p. 820
donna, king, born, 1957, american, dancer, musical, theatre, performer, appeared, broadway, musicals, 1970s, 1980s, lived, worked, mostly, england, since, 1980s, born1957, kansas, city, missouri, nationalityamericanoccupation, dancer, singer, actress, teachery. Donna King born 1957 is an American dancer and musical theatre performer who appeared in Broadway musicals in the 1970s and 1980s and has lived and worked mostly in England since the 1980s Donna KingBorn1957 age 65 66 Kansas City Missouri U S NationalityAmericanOccupation s Dancer singer actress teacherYears active1977 presentSpouseJohn Napier m 1984 1994 wbr ChildrenJimmy Napes Jessica NapierShe is also an actress and has appeared in theatre as well as on film and television Contents 1 Life 2 Musical theatre 3 Films 4 Notes 5 External linksLife EditOriginally from Kansas City King trained at the Miller Marley School of Dance in Overland Park Kansas 1 She worked briefly on a revue in Las Vegas before starting at Studio 54 New York City on its opening night in 1977 She appeared in the Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1978 then in Roland Petit s 1981 revival of Can Can before originating the part of Bombalurina at the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway in Andrew Lloyd Webber s Cats 2 3 which she played from 1982 to 1984 In September 1982 the New York Magazine ran a feature on King who was pictured as Bombalurina in a window display at Bergdorf Goodman 4 She played a Shark in the Mediterranean Tour of West Side Story She was also a lead dancer in the film Grease 2 1982 1 In 1984 King married John Napier a British theatre designer who had designed the set and costumes for Cats and they had two children James now the musician Jimmy Napes and Jessica 2 They were divorced in 1994 In 1991 Donna King appeared in the lead role of May in a revival of Sam Shepard s Fool for Love at the Timber Street Studios London King had a notable part in Jilly Cooper s The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous 1997 In the opening scene her tryst with the anti hero Lysander Hawkley is interrupted by her husband who chases Lysander out of the house naked with a crossbow 5 She now has a studio in Camden Town and teaches music theatre and film students 2 Musical theatre EditThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 46th Street Theatre 1978 as Linda Lou 6 Can Can Minskoff Theatre Broadway 1981 as Mimi 7 Cats Winter Garden Theatre Broadway 1982 1984 as Bombalurina 8 Films EditThis list is not completePapaya69 2022 as Amanda Papaya s mother Pic Films Italy Grease 2 1982 as Girl Greaser lead dancer 1 The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous 1997 as Martha Winterton 9 Notes Edit a b c Alumni Donna King at millermarley com accessed 8 April 2018 a b c Biography at donnaking II accessed 7 April 2018 Biography from Cats program 1982 DONNA KING Bombalurina This K C kitty hit Vegas then split fast Was an original best little whore from Texas a coupla blocks down Loved playin a Frenchie in Petit s Can Can Hit the celluloid for a Grease 2 slide Now I m exquisitely fulfilled just being an enchanted cat Thanks for coming New York Magazine dated 13 Sep 1982 pp 58 59 Dave Lanning Sooper Stud s Flight of Fancy dated June 8 1997 in The People London England at highbeam com accessed 6 April 2018 Dan Dietz Off Broadway Musicals 1910 2007 Casts Credits Songs Critical Reception and Performance Data of More Than 1 800 Shows New York McFarland 2012 pp 43 44 Donna King at playbill com accessed 8 April 2018 John Stewart Broadway Musicals 1943 2004 New York McFarland 2005 ISBN 978 0786422449 p 820 The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous at bfi org uk accessed 8 April 2018External links EditDonna King at the Internet Broadway Database Donna King at Playbill Vault Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donna King amp oldid 1180022218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
