Hailey Kilgore

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Hailey Kilgore
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Kilgore at Broadway Cares Flea Market, September 2017
Born
Humble, Texas, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2015–present
Known for Once 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.

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Early life and education

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

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

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheatreDirector(s)Ref.
2015 Our Town Rebecca Gibbs Portland Center Stage Rose Riordan
Ain't Misbehavin' PerformerChris Coleman
2017–2019 Once on This Island Ti Moune Circle in the Square Theatre Michael Arden
2019 Into the Woods Rapunzel Hollywood Bowl Robert Longbottom
2025 Hadestown Eurydice Walter Kerr Theatre Rachel Chavkin

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Respect Carolyn Franklin
2023 Cinnamon Jodi Jackson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 The Village Olivia3 episodes
2020 Amazing Stories [17] Tuka1 episode
2021–present Power Book III: Raising Kanan [18] LaVerne "Jukebox" ThomasMain cast
2025 9-1-1: Nashville [19] Taylor ThompsonMain cast

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResult
2018 Tony Award [20] Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Once on This Island Nominated
Drama League Award Distinguished PerformanceNominated
Outer Critics Circle Award [21] Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalNominated
Theatre World Award [22] Honoree
Chita Rivera Awards for Dance and Choreography [23] Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway ShowNominated
Broadway.com Audience Awards [24] Favorite Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalWon
Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female)Nominated
BroadwayWorld Theatre Fans' Choice Awards [25] Best Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalWon
2019 Grammy Award Best Musical Theater Album [26] Nominated

References

  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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. 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. 1 2 ""Our Town" Cast and Creative Team". Portland Center Stage. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  11. 1 2 ""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. ↑ "'Raising Kanan's Hailey Kilgore & 'Harlem's Juani Feliz Among 4 Cast As Series Regulars In '9-1-1: Nashville'". 3 June 2025.
  20. ↑ "2018 Tony Award Nominations: SpongeBob SquarePants and Mean Girls Lead the Pack". Playbill. 1 May 2018.
  21. ↑ "2018 Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced". TheaterMania.com. 24 April 2018.
  22. ↑ Gans, Andrew (8 May 2018). "Noma Dumezweni, Hailey Kilgore, and Ethan Slater Among Theatre World Award Honorees". Playbill.
  23. ↑ "Carousel, Once On This Island Among 2018 Chita Rivera Award Nominations". playbill.com. 27 April 2018.
  24. ↑ "Mean Girls Leads Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners; Ethan Slater, Hailey Kilgore Also Take Top Prizes". Broadway.com. 16 May 2018.
  25. ↑ "The Results Are In! Once on This Island, Spongebob Square Pants & More Win BroadwayWorld's Theatre Fans' Choice Awards". Broadwayworld.com. 4 June 2018.
  26. ↑ "THE BAND'S VISIT, CAROUSEL & More Nominated for 2019 GRAMMY AWARDS". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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