Janine klein orlando biography
Image: Orlando actress-turned-entrepreneur Janine Klein bridges the gap between art and.
Janine Klein will be the first to tell you her childhood was all over the place.!
The Divine Miss K
by Jill Duff-Hoppes
Janine Klein, a talented Orlando actress and powerhouse vocalist, was always destined for the stage.
“My parents were in theater – that’s how they met – and I came out from the womb dancing,” she says with a smile.
“Theater is all I ever wanted to do.”
A standout in musical theater, comedy, and cabaret, Janine is often called “Orlando’s favorite Jewish diva.” And as far as she is concerned, there’s no negative connotations to being dubbed a diva.
“It’s the highest compliment,” says Janine, whose performing style has been compared to Bette Midler – one of her idols.” Any strong woman performer who can belt her face off, that’s a diva to me.”
Theater is in Janine’s blood, and not just because of her parents.
Her family tree includes David Belasco, the legendary turn-of-the-century Jewish-American theater producer, director, playwright, and lighting designer. His plays included Madame Butterfly: A Tragedy of Japan, which he adapted from a s