Tony Award winner Bonnie Milligan, left, appeared in “Other World” at the Delaware Theater Co. last year. Photo by Matt Urban/Nupoint Marketing
Delaware audiences got an upclose look at one of last night’s Tony Award winners last year when she starred in a play at Delaware Theatre Co.
Bonnie Milligan, who won on Sunday night won the 2022 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in “Kimberly Akimbo,” was in “Other World,” a special effects musical extravaganza that also featured a wide range of diverse actors.
Milligan, known for her wide vocal range and ability to belt out a song, played Lorraine in the Delaware production. Her father created a popular video game, only to disappear one night. She is lured into a search for him by Sri, whose mother worked with Lorraine’s father and also disappeared.
Lorraine is dismissive about the idea and the game, singing, “Boys and their toys, just a lot of noise, I don’t get it.”
Matt Silva, executive director of the Delaware Theater Co., said Milligan is a magnificient talent as well as a compassionate artist who was amazing to have around.
“She astonishes audiences, bring the goods every night as a real pro,” he said. “We were grateful to be working with her at DTC.”
Silva remembered that the first time he hear her sing he thought, “Man, that a voice that’s gonna be on Broadway stages for a long time to come.”
He expects there to be additional productions of “Other World” in the future, but couldn’t say when.
“Other World” was one of the many plays working their way toward Broadway that Delaware Theatre Co. has presented.
In “Kimberly Akimbo,” Milligan plays the Kimberly’s shiftless Aunt Debra.
Silva thinks that musical will have a long life on Broadway.
Betsy Price is a Wilmington freelance writer who has 40 years of experience, including 15 at The News Journal in Delaware.
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