ABOUT Melba Moore

Though she is perhaps best known for her work as a popular rhythm ‘n’ blues singer in the late 1970s and through the 1980s, Melba Moore made her Broadway debut as Dionne in the original cast of the groundbreaking musical Hair. In 1970, she starred opposite Cleavon Little in Purlie, a musical comedy by Gary Geld and Peter Udell, based upon the work of Ossie Davis. Moore won not only a Tony^® for her portrayal of Lutiebelle, but a Drama Desk Award and a Theatre World Award as well.

After several years touring as a singer, Melba Moore returned to Broadway in 1978 to star with Eartha Kitt in Timbuktu! A Musical Fable based on Kismet by Robert Wright and George Forrest. She last appeared on Broadway as a 1995 replacement for Fantine in Les Misérables.

Melba Moore continues to perform and tour as a singer.