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    Donna Reed Scholar nominated for Tony Award
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    Donna Reed Scholar nominated for Tony Award

    Jared Grimes, a 2001 Donna Reed Foundation scholarship recipient, has been nominated for a Tony Award for his role in Funny Girl.
    Dancing in the subway
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    Dancing in the subway

    Jared Grimes (Funny Girl) discusses the joys of tap and his role in the Broadway production.
    Donna Reed alumnus in NBC pilot
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    Donna Reed alumnus in NBC pilot

    Ben Rappaport, a 2004 Donna Reed Scholarship national finalist in acting, has been cast as one of the leads of an NBC untitled drama pilot.
    News from Donna Reed Scholar
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    News from Donna Reed Scholar

    Jeff Tomsic - 1995 Iowa Donna Reed Scholarship recipient in film. Director Jeff Tomsic has joined L.A.-based Community Films for U.S....
    Donna Reed Scholar's SiriusXM gig
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    Donna Reed Scholar's SiriusXM gig

    Amanda Seales kicks off as host of her own show on Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Radio channel Monday, April 18 at 10 a.m. ET on SiriusXM.
    Watch a Donna Reed Scholar
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    Watch a Donna Reed Scholar

    Sengbloh , a 1996 Donna Reed Scholar, discusses the importance of Black representation on television in a Pauley Center for Media discussion
    He danced on the Donna Reed Theatre stage
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    He danced on the Donna Reed Theatre stage

    Jared Grimes returns to his tap roots with The Tap Dance Kid. Ryan P. Casey interviews him for Dance Magazine.
    Donna Reed alumna's new DVD
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    Donna Reed alumna's new DVD

    Kari Wahlgren, 1995 Donna Reed National Scholar, is voicing two roles on the full-length animated family film "Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!"
    Iowa native in Netflix hit
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    Iowa native in Netflix hit

    Iowa Native Zach Villa appears in the Netflix hit, Archive 81. He was a 2005 Iowa Donna Reed scholarship recipient in musical theatre.
    He's back, tonight!
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    He's back, tonight!

    Tony, Emmy and Grammy nominee Brandon Victor Dixon celebrates Broadway with his signature artistry, Friday, January 21, 2022 on PBS.
    Catch one of our own
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    Catch one of our own

    NBC's "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" includes a special performance by the cast from the Broadway hit, "Come From Away."
    Donna Reed Scholar in world premiere
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    Donna Reed Scholar in world premiere

    Brandon Victor Dixon will star in an off-Broadway production about a machine that promises to "solve the American race problem."
    Happy birthday, Mekia Cox
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    Happy birthday, Mekia Cox

    Mekia Cox was a 1999 Donna Reed Foundation Scholarship finalist in Musical Theatre and currently appears on the ABC's series, The Rookie.
    Another of our own on Broadway
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    Another of our own on Broadway

    Kristen Faith Oei joins the cast of “Diana” for its return to Broadway this month. She was a 1999 Donna Reed Scholarship recipient in dance.
    It started with a scholarship from The Donna Reed Foundation
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    It started with a scholarship from The Donna Reed Foundation

    Saycon Sengbloh, a Donna Reed Foundation 1966 National Scholarship winner, appears in the ABC reboot of The Wonder Years.
    Donna Reed alumni at Tony Awards
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    Donna Reed alumni at Tony Awards

    Donna Reed Foundation scholarship alumnus Santino Fontana and Jared Grimes will serve as presenters at the 74th annual Tony Awards Sept. 26.
    Another Alumna on TV
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    Another Alumna on TV

    Mekia Cox, a 1999 Donna Reed Scholarship finalist in Musical Theatre, returns to season 4 of The Rookie.
    Donna Reed scholar part of Broadway reopening
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    Donna Reed scholar part of Broadway reopening

    A 2002 Donna Reed Scholarship finalist will be part of the reopening of Broadway in a musical inspired by acts of kindness on September 11.
    We helped her get a start
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    We helped her get a start

    Kari Wahlgren received a national scholarship from The Donna Reed Foundation and went on to become a major voice actress in animated media.
    A quadruple threat
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    A quadruple threat

    Jared Grimes, Donna Reed Foundation national scholarship recipient, is currently appearing as Adrian Shannon on the hit NBC series Manifest.
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