Kelly Vrooman

Kelly in Behind the Squeak.

Kelly in the original Sunny Side Up Show opening.

Kelly Vrooman (born March 19, 1983) was one of the hosts of The Sunny Side Up Show. She hosted it from September 26, 2007 to December 20, 2013, but returned only for Thanks for Giving Week 2014. She also performed Patty and the Stage Mice on The Sprout Sharing Show and played namesake character Kelly in The Chica Show, a spin-off of The Sunny Side Up Show.

Biography

From Sprout Press Room:

"Kelly Vrooman is host of The Sunny Side Up Show on PBS KIDS Sprout, the first 24-hour preschool destination available on TV, on demand and online for kids ages 2-5 and their parents and caregivers. Along with her sidekick puppet, Chica the chicken, Kelly interacts live with preschoolers and their families across the country, as she shares daily birthday greetings, viewer-submitted crafts, fun facts and weekly themes ranging from colors, numbers and letters to manners, gardening and pets. A 25-year-old actor originally from Mansfield, OH, Kelly had her first starring role as Little Miss Mouse in a kindergarten play. Her love of acting continued throughout middle school when she would volunteer backstage at high school plays and watch the show through the cracks in the set since she was not yet old enough to participate in the ninth through twelfth grade productions. Kelly attended Malone College in Ohio and also participated in the Los Angeles Film Studies program. Over the last several years, Kelly has enjoyed a successful theatre and commercial career with leading roles in plays such as Romeo and Juliet and Fiddler on the Roof, and appearances in commercials for top brands like Comcast and Penske. Kelly is also actively involved in the improvisational community and is currently a member of the award-winning improve comedy troupe, Comedy Sportz. As host of The Sunny Side Up Show, Kelly links Sprout’s gold-standard, curriculum-based programs with live segments that create a warm, welcoming and fun environment where preschoolers and their parents can gather each morning to prepare for the day ahead and share birthdays, greetings, ideas, crafts and more. Airing every weekday from 9 a.m. – noon ET, The Sunny Side Up Show is television’s only live show for preschoolers. Kelly lives in Philadelphia and her hobbies include painting, dance, storytelling and music." (link)

Kelly Vrooman's outfits

• Light red top with buttons over a blue shirt. Used from 2007 to 2011.
• Dark red top over a blue, yellow, or purple shirt. In Lend a Helping Hand, she is noticeably seen wearing the Sprout logo on said top, which is over yellow. Used in The Chica Show and on The Sunny Side Up Show from 2007 to 2011 and again in 2013 and 2014.
• White and red top. Used from 2007 to 2011.
• Blue checkered top over a blue or yellow shirt. Used from 2009 to 2011.
• Blue top over a pink shirt. Used from 2007 to 2011.
• Green top over a pink or yellow shirt. Used from 2007 to 2011.
• Dark red jacket over white shirt with stripes. Debuted in 2011 and notably worn in "Sprout's Cheer in the New Year."
• American Eagle red plaid top over a blue shirt. Debuted in 2011. Sometimes, usually during the Fall season, a red sweater would be worn over it.
• Light red short-sleeved shirt with dark red checkers. Debuted in 2011.

Songs

"Five Little Chicas"

"The Itsy Bitsy Spider"

"Down by the Bay"

"Apples and Bananas"

"Lookin' for a Fish Song"

"The Mermaid Song"

"My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"

"Little Baby Chick Song"

"Where is Chica?"

"This Little Light of Mine"

"A Hiking We Will Go"

Notes

• Vrooman also narrated the original version of Sprout Player.
• Vrooman was absent in 2007's "Hooray for the Holidays," so Sprout executives had to edit her in.
• Prior to Sprout, Vrooman, along with Sean Roach, was part of Comedy Sportz.
• Kelly was also communication arts at Malone University in 2004.
• Kelly's Sunny opening was her dancing ballet while ballerinas form a circle around her (this was also used in the Wiggly Waffle theme).
• Kelly also hosted Lend a Helping Hand.
• Vrooman directed a music video with Chica and Dan Zanes featuring the song "The Fine Friends Are Here."
• Vrooman wrote several Chica Show episodes, including "Safari Chica" and "Chica's Comedy of Errors," and was listed as one of the writers in the series' credits.
• Vrooman was going to play Peggy before the character was cut.