Ashley D. Kelley

Ashley Kelley

Dorothy in The Wiz (June 8–August 13)

In one season at OSF: Ensemble in Head Over Heels. 

Other theatres: Acid Queen in Tommy (In Concert), Maria in Man of La Mancha, Rona in Spelling Bee, Motor Mouth in Hairspray, Magenta in Rocky Horror Live!, Mrs. Dilber/Fezziwig in A Christmas Carol, Georgie in The Full Monty, Mama Morton in Chicago (Seacoast Repertory Theatre); Gary Coleman in Avenue Q, Sister Mary Hubert in Nunsense (Courthouse Center for the Arts); BJ in Smokey Joe’s Café, Kathy in 9 to 5, Jaqueline in La Cage aux Folles, Dora Bailey in Singin’ in the Rain, Jewel in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Mazeppa/Rose understudy in Gypsy (The Mac-Haydn Theatre); Dynamite in Hairspray, Hattie in Kiss Me Kate (Arizona Broadway Theatre); Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors, Woman 1 in Songs for a New World (Patrick Dorow Productions); Nell Carter in Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Oregon Cabaret Theatre); Sylvia in All Shook Up (Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Palace Theatre); Bella in Bella! (Sundance institute Theatre Lab). 

Film/TV: Transformers 2, American Hustle. Awards: 2010 Spotlight Award: Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, All Shook Up

Education: Temple University.