Biography
Kara Kemeny earned her B.A. from the IfM at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences. During her studies, she appeared at the Osnabrück Theater in productions including »Alice in Wonderland« (Queen of Hearts), »Jekyll & Hyde« (Nellie), »My Fair Lady« (Maid), and »The Addams Family« (Nun, Grandma, Pugsley). After graduation, she appeared in Osnabrück in »Chaplin« (Hedda Hopper) and Bernstein’s »Trouble in Tahiti« (Jazz Trio). At the Theater Hagen, she starred in »In the Heights« (Nina) and the puppet musical »Avenue Q« (Lucy, Right Hand). She made several guest appearances at the TfN, including in »The Snow Queen« (Snow Queen), and, together with the musical ensemble, won the German Musical Theater Award in the »Best Revival« category for her portrayal of Anna in »Erwin Kannes – Trost der Frauen (Letterland)«. At the Theater Münster, she appeared in Kurt Weill’s »Street Scene« (Mae Jones). In 2020, Kara Kemeny won the City of Rosenheim’s Cultural Promotion Award, which was awarded to a musical theater actress for the first time. To mark the occasion, she performed a solo concert together with pianist Alan Sokol. She is also a two-time national prize winner of »Jugend Musiziert«, won the StudyUp Solo Prize in Osnabrück, and was a finalist in the National Singing Competition.
Other guest appearances took her to the Theater Dessau for »Cabaret« (Kit Kat Girl), to the Felsenbühne Rathen for »West Side Story« (Rosalia), and to the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater Görlitz-Zittau for »The Prince of Prussia« (Lily van Breek). She toured throughout Germany in »Bibi & Tina – Die verhexte Hitparade« (Funky Fröhlich). At the Bonn Opera, she appeared in »Kiss Me, Kate« (Lois Lane/Bianca), »West Side Story« (Rosalia), »Young Frankenstein« (Inga), and »Hairspray« (Amber von Tussle). She also appeared in »Hairspray« (Amber von Tussle) at the Schwäbisch Hall Open-Air Theater. At the Schleswig-Holstein State Theater in Flensburg, she appeared in »A Touch of Venus« (Venus) and »Ball at the Savoy« (Daisy Darlington).
At the Musikalische Komödie, she will make her debut in 2026 as Louise Cahen d’Anvers in »The Hare with Amber Eyes«.