Joy of the Lord! Tony Nominee Keala Settle Conquered Her Fears in Hands on a Hardbody
Keala Settle, a 2013 Tony Award nominee for her performance as big-hearted and big-voiced Texan Norma Valverde, confessed that bringing down the house at Broadway's Brooks Atkinson Theatre this season — with her show-stopping ballad "Joy of the Lord" — went far beyond an uncontrolled fit of laughter.