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Bonnie Milligan is a musical theater performer and television actor, known for her "belting" style of singing and wide vocal range.[1][2]

Bonnie Milligan
Bonnie Milligan performing in 2019
Occupation	Singer Actress
Years active	2012-present

In 2012, Milligan was described as "scene-stealing" in the Flea Theater's production of "Restoration Comedy," by playwright Amy Freed.[3] Beginning in 2014, she played Pat in the first national tour of Kinky Boots, a role she continued in until 2017. In 2018, Milligan made her Broadway debut in Head Over Heels, originating the role of Pamela, for which she won a Theatre World Award in 2019.[4] More recently, Milligan won the 2022 Lucille Lortel Award and was nominated for an Outer Critics Circle Award for her featured performance as Debra in Kimberly Akimbo at Atlantic Theatre Company.[5][6] From February - March 2022, Milligan starred as Lorraine in the Delaware Theatre Company World Premiere theatre production of Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen and Ann McNamee's Other World,[7] and in the fall of 2022, Kimberly Akimbo is set to move to Broadway, with Milligan continuing in her role.[8] Milligan has been a vocal advocate for body positivity.[9]

Meanwhile, in television Milligan's most prominent role has been portraying Katherine Winterbottom in the television show Search Party from 2016 to 2022.

As of May 2022, a YouTube video of Milligan performing a medley duet with Laura Osnes of mostly Disney princess songs as part of Milligan's "Belting Bonnie's Bon Voyage" show in 2014 at Feinstein's/54 Below had been viewed more than 2.5 million times.[10][11]

Early life

Milligan is originally from Illinois and Ohio. The daughter of a Protestant minister, she has stated that her parents divorced when she was sixteen and that her mother, with whom she lived, often had financial trouble.[1][11] Like many struggling performers in New York, Milligan worked as a waiter while going to auditions before breaking through in her performing career.[12]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2019	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance	Head Over Heels	Nominated
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical		Nominated
	Theatre World Award	Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance		Won
2022	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical	Kimberly Akimbo	Won
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		Nominated
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical		Nominated
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical		Nominated

References

External links

• Bonnie Milligan at the Internet Broadway Database
• Bonnie Milligan at IMDb
• Bonnie Milligan at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• "Bonnie Milligan". Playbill.
• "Bonnie Milligan". Broadway World.

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