Chicago-area native Keke Palmer to make history in Cinderella on Broadway
Chicago-area native Keke Palmer will make history next moth as the first black actress to play Cinderella on Broadway, beginning in September.
Today is Thursday, July 16, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Will Ferrell Phoebe Cates Michael Flatley Tony Kushner Ruben Blades Corin Redgrave Laurence Guittard Barbara Matera Phillip Pine William Bishop William Woodson Robert Emhardt Barnard Hughes Elaine Barrie Francis Swann Phyllis Welch Howard Young Ginger Rogers Sonny Tufts Barbara Stanwyck Vincent Sherman Florence Fair Eddie Gray Blossom Seeley Shep Camp George F. Marion Iva Withers Mark Indelicato Fatboy Slim Faye Grant Camille Saviola Charles Joffe Steve Roland Mindy Carson Stanley Shapiro Michael Wartella