What show was the Broadway debut of the actress who made her film debut with Polish Wedding?
Polish Wedding Polish Wedding is a 1998 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Theresa Connelly. It was screened at the Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 1998 and Berlin International Film Festival on February 12. It was released in the U.S. on July 17. It takes place within the Polish American community of Hamtramck, Michigan – the childhood home of director Theresa Connelly – at some time between the 1950s and 1970s. Virtually all characters are Polish Americans, though the actors playing them are mostly of other ethnic origins. The film is also (a then-unknown) Kristen Bell's film debut in her uncredited role.
Joan Van Ark Joan Van Ark (born June 16, 1943) is an American actress, known for her role as Valene Ewing on the primetime soap opera "Knots Landing". A life member of The Actors Studio, she made her Broadway debut in 1966 in "Barefoot in the Park". In 1971, she received a Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the revival of "The School for Wives".