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Video: Jonelle Allen Recalls Performing in GEORGE M! on Broadway After MLK Assassination

In an exclusive clip from Soapy, Jonelle Allen is looking back on one of the most fateful nights in American history: April 4, 1968. At the time, the Tony Award-nominated actress was on Broadway in previews for George M!, and during intermission, learned of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. After hearing the news, Allen shared that some of her former cast members felt they couldn't go on for the Act 2 m…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 2:09pm on February 23, 2026

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