Donna McKechnie

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Film & TV

Pontiac, Michigan, USA

Donna McKechnie is an American musical theater dancer, singer, actress, and choreographer. She is known for her professional and personal relationship with choreographer Michael Bennett, with whom she collaborated on her most noted role, the character of Cassie Ferguson in the musical A Chorus Line.

Known for

• Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best — Self2023
• Keeping Company with Sondheim — Self2022
• Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
• Bombshell in Concert — Self2020
• 36 Saints — Ms. El2013
• Six by Sondheim — Self (archive footage)2013
• Smash — Female Previewer2012
• Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self2003
• Night of 100 Stars III — Self1990
• Aladdin — Fatima the Dancing Doll1990

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1940-11-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

4,207

Total plays

14,655

Donna McKechnie (born November 16, 1940) is an American musical theater dancer, singer. actress and choreographer. She is perhaps best known for her professional and personal relationship with choreographer Michael Bennett, with whom she collaborated on her most noted role, "Cassie" from the musical A Chorus Line. McKechnie was part of Bennett's group therapy-style workshops that evolved into the Broadway smash A Chorus Line, in which she portrayed Cassie, a character based in great part on her

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Donna

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Pontiac

Spouse

Michael Bennett

Occupation

television actor

Educated at

HB Studio

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Award

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical

Student of

Herbert Berghof

Instrument

voice

Official website

www.donnamckechnie.com

Image

Donna McKechnie Oct 1975.jpg

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