donna kane is an american theater actress. she was the recipient of the 1986 theatre world award for her off-broadway portrayal of ruby in "dames at sea".  kane had her broadway debut in 1989 in "meet me in st. louis", playing the role of esther. she has won acclaim for her performances in the 1995 u.s. tour of "joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat"  with donny osmond, "les misérables"  on broadway (1993), and as maria in "west side story"  in vienna and munich (1995).