- Originated the role of Emma Goldman in Ragtime on Broadway.
- Won Broadway's 1988 Tony Award as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for "The Phantom of the Opera." She was also Tony-nominated in the same category in 2002 for "Mamma Mia!"
- Subbed for Patti LuPone in "Sweeney Todd" during the summer of 2006.
- Nominated for the 2005 Tony Award (New York City) for Actress in a Drama for "Souvenir".
- Appeared with the Santa Fe Opera (1985, 1990), the NYC opera (1989), NY Philharmonic (1990), Boston Pops (1990) and the London Symphony (1990).
- Ms. Kaye returned to the New York City Opera in its 2005 production of "Candide."
- First big break came when she replaced the late Madeline Kahn and received rave reviews in "On the Twentieth Century" on Broadway in 1978.
- Made her musical comedy debut playing Lucy Van Pelt in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" at the Ivar Theater in Hollywood in 1968.
- Classically-trained soprano who has demonstrated vocal versatility in a number of splashy Broadway musicals.
- Played a tone-deaf socialite in the smash musical "Souvenir" in Los Angeles, a role she has played three times before. (October 2006)
- Shee was awarded the 2009 Back Stage Garland Award for Performance in a Musical for "Sweeney Todd" in a Taper Subscription Production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- She was awarded the 2008 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Lead Performance in "Sweeney Todd" in a Taper Subscription Production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- Studied opera and comedy theater at UCLA.
- Appearing as 'Rosie' in Mamma Mia! on Broadway (2002)
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