| Kathryn Allison | |
| Education: | Morristown–Beard School |
| Alma Mater: | Ithaca College (B.F.A.) |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Kathryn Allison is a Broadway actor and a singer. Allison won the New York Musical Theatre Festival's Next Big Broadway Sensation contest in 2014.[1]
Allison was born in New York City. She graduated from Morristown–Beard School in Morristown, New Jersey, in 2010. Her high school acting career included a performance as Dolly in the musical Hello, Dolly!. Kathryn also performed in Lucky Stiff, Dearly Beloved, and Little Women.[2] In her senior year, she won the Douglas Michael Krueger Scholarship awarded by the Paper Mill Playhouse (the state theatre) in Millburn, New Jersey.[3] Kathryn then completed her bachelor's degree in musical theatre at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York.[1]
Allison made her Broadway debut in the musical Aladdin at the New Amsterdam Theatre in March 2015, playing an attendant, fortune teller, and ensemble member.[4]
Allison performed in a production of The Rocky Horror Show at Bucks County Playhouse (the state theatre of Pennsylvania) in New Hope, Pennsylvania.[5] She has also starred as Yertle the Turtle inSeussical: The Musical at the Muny in St. Louis, Missouri.[6] In 2014, the New Hampshire Theatre Awards named Allison a finalist for her role as Hattie in a production of Kiss Me, Kate at the New London Barn Playhouse in New London, New Hampshire.[7] In 2015, she performed in a private reading of Darling, Ryan Scott Oliver's retelling of Peter Pan, at Pearl Studios in Manhattan.[8]
On January 27, 2015, Allison performed in "Mr. Davis: A Night with Sammy", an homage to Sammy Davis Jr., at the Metropolitan Baptist Church.[9]
On November 28, 2018, Allison released a cover of Mary J. Blige's "Real Love", the first single from her debut album.[10] On February 8, 2019, Allison released her debut album, Something Real, produced by Dominic Fallacaro and featuring guest appearances by Aladdin co-star James Monroe Igleheart.[11]