"[Receiving the Robe] symbolizes a special moment in time to honor the many unsung heroes of Broadway… the ensemble! We are the backbone that keeps the engine running, and in the midst of awards season when our work often goes unacknowledged, it’s a moment to celebrate all our hard work!
"I felt overwhelmed with gratitude and emotion when not only receiving the Robe, but receiving it from our choreographer and one of my biggest heroes, Shannon Lewis! It was such a full circle moment because I remember watching her in Fosse and absolutely IDOLIZING her and that insanely talented company. I could barely speak because I was so overcome with gratitude!"
Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.
Name: Khori Michelle Petinaud
Show: Just In Time
Opening Night: April 26, 2025 (The Legacy Robe ceremony took place on the April 23, 2025 opening celebration)
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Broadway Debut: Aladdin in 2014
Professional Training: Dance Theater of Harlem, North Carolina School of the Arts, The Ailey School, BFA from NYU, Verdon Fosse Legacy
Year joined Equity: 2013
How I got my Equity card: Flat Rock Playhouse production of Evita
Broadway Chorus credits: Moulin Rouge the Musical, Chicago, Lempicka, Just in Time
Fun Fact: "I love to make up jingles for just about everything! Anyone who’s ever been in a show with me will tell you I’m always making up little funny songs."
Petinaud with the cast of Just in Time. Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.
Petinaud with Jonathan Groff. Photo by Jeffrey Bateman.
Watch the video of the ceremony
