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Broadway actress, Wichita native Karla Burns dies at 66

Broadway actress, Wichita native Karla Burns dies at 66

Broadway actress, Wichita native Karla Burns dies at 66

Wichita native and Broadway actress Karla Burns has died at the age of 66.

Burns was a graduate of West High School and Wichita State University who went on to a stage career, performing on Broadway.  She was the first Black performer to win Great Britain’s most prestigious award for theater, the Laurence Olivier Award.

She was known for the one-woman show, “Hi-Hat Hattie,” about the life of Wichita native and Academy Award-winning actress Hattie McDaniel.   She also performed in other shows on the Wichita stage and was active with local performing arts groups.

[ photo:  Karla Burns – Facebook ]

 

 

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