NEW YORK (AP) — It's no wonder Kesia Lewis had her most successful theater season playing a mentor.
The Broadway veteran, now in his 40th year of acting, plays Miss Liza Jane, the formidable piano teacher who encourages the young heroine to embrace music in “Hell's Kitchen.''
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