Laura Benanti is 'Very Excited' About Possible 2016 Return to Broadway!

By: Oct. 16, 2014
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In an interview featured in today's The Hollywood Reporter,' Broadway fav Laura Benanti talks about her guest starring role in the current season of ABC's NASHVILLE and also teases about a return to the Great White Way.

"There is the possibility of a Broadway show for 2016 that I'm very excited about," shares the Tony winner. She also reveals that she will be participating in a one-night-only concert event in February that remains "a bit of a secret."

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The actress is currently appearing as songbird Sadie Stone in the hit ABC series. She says of her character, "She's been writing songs for other people for a really long time. She's by no means spoiled. She knows what it is to work hard and to have wins and losses. I think she's got a good sense of humor. I think she sees the world through the lens of a sense of humor, as do I."

She adds that the cast of the country music themed show has been very welcoming from the start. "Everyone's been really lovely and I definitely was extremely excited coming into this experience. It's been nice that everyone is as cool as I had hoped that they would be."

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Benanti won a Tony Award for the Patti Lupone-led revival of GYPSY, is set to begin her reported 10-episode run as songbird Sadie Stone in the hit ABCseries NASHVILLE.

Recently, Laura appeared in recurring roles on NURSE JACKIE and THE GOOD WIFE. She has also appeared on television in THE PLAYBOY CLUB, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, GO ON!, ROYAL PAINS, ELI STONE, and more. She also drew rave reviews as Elsa Schrader in THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE! on NBC last December.

Laura first appeared on Broadway in 1998 in the revival of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Since, she has also appeared in SWING!; INTO THE WOODS; NINE; THE WEDDING SINGER; IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY; and WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, earning four Tony nominations. She was most recently seen on stage starring in the City Center Encores production of the THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.

Photo credit: ABC/Mark Levine



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