Playbill is saddened to announce that Carole D'Andrea, original Jet girl Velma in West Side ...
Playbill is saddened to announce that Carole D'Andrea, original Jet girl Velma in West Side Story on Broadway, has passed away at the age of 87.
Today is Thursday, July 30, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Yvonne Strahovski Glenn Sneed Laurence Fishburne Daniel McDonald Delta Burke Ken Olin Ilene Kristen Glynis Bell William Atherton Frances de la Tour Michael Dantuono Ben Piazza Harry Frazier Richard Johnson Katharine Sergava H. E. Herbert Frederic Hatton Harrison Grey Fiske Emily Brontë John P. Ryan Jessica Stone Donnie R. Keshawarz Lisa Mordente David Carroll Margo Sappington Vincent Prestia Rod Perry James Trittipo Arthur Gorton Jeanne Arnold