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He's a Donna Reed scholar
Watch a Playbill interview with Jared Grimes, Ramin Karimloo, Lea Michele, and Tovah Feldshuh of Funny Girl. Grimes is a Donna Reed Scholar.
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A return to Broadway
Brandon Victor Dixon, a 1999 Donna Reed scholarship finalist in musical theater, is joining the Broadway cast of Chicago.
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We helped her get a start
Kari Wahlgren, a Donna Reed Scholarship recipient, has become a significant voice actress for animated movies, TV series, and video games.
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A quadruple threat
We first met Jared Grimes in 2001 as a Donna Reed Foundation national scholarship recipient in dance. Now he's on Broadway in "Funny Girl."
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A win for one of ours
Donna Reed Scholar Jared Grimes continues to dance on air, following up his Tony Award nomination with a prestigious Chita Rivera Award.
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Meet our Tony nominee
Jared Grimes, a 2001 Donna Reed National Scholarship recipient in dance, talks about his Tony Award nomination for his role in "Funny Girl."
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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.
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Dancing in the subway
Jared Grimes (Funny Girl) discusses the joys of tap and his role in the Broadway production.
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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.
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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....
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Look what we found!
We came across this gem in the Donna Reed Heritage Museum/Archive of Tony Award-nominated Broadway star Brandon Victor Dixon.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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!"
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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."
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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