Kelli O’Hara

In her latest role on Broadway, actor, singer and songwriter Kelli O’Hara is a girl with a penchant for guns, bathtub gin – and a wealthy playboy played by Matthew Broderick. “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” is a musical comedy built around songs by George and Ira Gershwin, and has earned O’Hara her fourth Tony nomination. She’ll tell us more, when she performs live in our studio.

Actress Kelli O'Hara was on the Lopate Show recently to discuss her role in the Public Theater's latest production of "King Lear," and she also told us what her favorite comfort food is (it's the same as her co-star Michael McKean's).

Sam Waterston, who plays King Lear; Kelli O’Hara, who plays Regan; and Michael McKean, who plays Gloucester, discuss the production of Shakespeare’s “King Lear” at the Public Theater. It’s playing through November 20.