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Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti can be seen in the Samantha Bee and Jason Jones TBS comedy, The Detour. Additional TV credits include Younger, Supergirl, Nashville, guest-starring as songbird Sadie Stone; The Good Wife; and Showtime’s Nurse Jackie.
Most recently, Laura starred as Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway Revival of My Fair Lady. Prior to that, she co-starred alongside Amy Schumer and Keegan Michael Key in Steve Martin’s hit Broadway play, Meteor Shower.
In 2016, Laura completed her Tony nominated role (and 5th nomination) as Amalia Balash in the hit Broadway Musical, She Loves Me. Laura also received Outer Critics Circle, Drama League and Drama Desk Award nominations for this role.
In addition to television work and her critically acclaimed performance as Elsa Schrader in NBC’s The Sound of Music LIVE, Ms. Benanti is a highly celebrated, stage actress who took Broadway by storm at the age of 18.
She received a Drama Desk award, Outer Critics Circle Award and a Tony Award Nomination for her starring role in the Broadway production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown for Lincoln Center where she also starred in the Broadway production of Sarah Ruhl’s In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play. Ms. Benanti earned the 2008 Tony Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical, a Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award for her revelatory portrayal of Gypsy Rose Lee in Gypsy opposite Patti LuPone and directed by Arthur Laurents. Her other Broadway roles include The Wedding Singer, Nine, starring Antonio Banderas, her Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award-nominated performance of Cinderella in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods and her sultry Tony nominated turn in Swing! Ms. Benanti made her Broadway debut as Maria in The Sound of Music opposite Richard Chamberlain.
Other distinguished theater performances include the Public Theater’s production of Christopher Durang’s Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them, Perdita in The Winter’s Tale at the Williamstown Theatre Festival opposite Kate Burton, Anne in A Little Night Music at the L.A. Opera opposite Victor Garber, Eileen in Wonderful Town opposite Donna Murphy and most recently her portrayal of Rosabella in the Most Happy Fella, both for City Center Encores! Ms. Benanti completed a week-long engagement at the popular New York cabaret club, 54 Below, for which The New York Times hailed her as a “supremely confident” performer whose “bright, full soprano, with its semioperatic heft, can go almost anywhere.” In September 2013, she released her debut album, “In Constant Search of the Right Kind of Attention: Live at 54 Below” on Broadway Records to ecstatic reviews.
Laura currently performs her concerts in venues around the country and even recently performed for the President and First Lady of the United States at both the Fords Gala and the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington DC.
In 2014, she joined the cast of ABC’s hit series “Nashville” guest-starring as songbird Sadie Stone. Laura also appeared in recurring roles on CBS’s “The Good Wife” and HBO’s “Nurse Jackie.”
Laura’s past television credits include a starring role in the NBC series “The Playboy Club” and “Go On” opposite Matthew Perry. She also starred in the F/X original series “Starved”. Ms. Benanti recurred on “Law and Order: SVU,” “Royal Pains,” and “Eli Stone.” and had appearances on “The Big C”, and “Elementary”.

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Laura Benanti STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Irish Rep Off-Broadway Production, 2023
Melissa

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2018
Eliza Doolittle [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2017
Laura

[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Broadway Revival, 2016
Amalia

[Off-Broadway]
Radio City Musical Hall Production, 2015
Jenna

[New York]
Manhattan Concert Production at Lincoln Center, 2015
Lucille Frank

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2014
Performer

[Motion Picture]
NBC Live Televised Production, 2013
Elsa Schrader

[Broadway]
Lincoln Center Production, 2010
Candela

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2009
Mrs. Givings

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2008
Louise

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Revival, 2007
Louise

[Off-Broadway]
Off-Broadway Concert, 2006
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2006
Julia

Julia [Replacement]

[New York]
New York Concert, 2005
Lily

[New York]
Workshop, 2005
Performers

[Regional (US)]
Workshop, 2004
Princess Caraboo

[Broadway]
Actors' Fund Concert, 2004
Other Roles

Performer

[Off-Broadway]
New York Concert, 2003
The Snake-Led

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2003
Rosamund Plinth [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2003
Claudia

[Broadway]
Richard Rodgers 100th Birthday Celebration, 2002
"Something Good" Performer

"In My Own Little Corner" Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2002
Cinderella

[Los Angeles]
Los Angeles Revival (Pre-Broadway), 2002
Cinderella/Cinderella's Mother

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2001
Julia

[Off-Broadway]
2001
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2000
Eileen

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1999
Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1998
Maria Rainer [Replacement]

Ensemble

A Postulant

Maria Rainer (Understudy)


Laura Benanti Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2018 - Distinguished Performance Award

Laura Benanti, Meteor Shower

Drama Desk Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Laura Benanti, She Loves Me

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Distinguished Performance Award

Laura Benanti, She Loves Me

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Actress in a Musical

Laura Benanti, She Loves Me

Tony Awards - 2016 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Laura Benanti, She Loves Me


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2011 - Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Laura Benanti, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Laura Benanti, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Actress in a Play

Laura Benanti, In the Next Room, or the vibrator play


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Laura Benanti, Gypsy


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2008 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Laura Benanti, Gypsy


winner
Tony Awards - 2008 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Laura Benanti, Gypsy

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2003 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Laura Benanti, Nine

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical

Laura Benanti, Into the Woods

Tony Awards - 2002 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Laura Benanti, Into the Woods

Tony Awards - 2000 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Laura Benanti , Swing!

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Laura Benanti FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Laura Benanti been in?

Laura Benanti has appeared on Broadway in 14 shows.

How many West End shows has Laura Benanti been in?

Laura Benanti has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Laura Benanti been nominated for?

Laura Benanti has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Meteor Shower" and "She Loves Me." She was also nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "She Loves Me" and "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown." Additionally, she received nominations for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "She Loves Me" and "Gypsy." Other nominations include Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Gypsy" and "Into the Woods," as well as nominations at the Outer Critics Circle Awards and BroadwayWorld Awards.

What awards has Laura Benanti won?

Laura Benanti has won several awards for her performances on Broadway. These include Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for the same show, and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown." She also won Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Gypsy," Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Gypsy," and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for her role in "Gypsy."

What is Laura Benanti next theatre project?

Laura Benanti's next show will be Love Letters which opens on 5/30/2023 on Off-Broadway.

What is Laura Benanti next theatre project?

Laura Benanti's next show will be Love Letters which opens on 5/30/2023 on Off-Broadway.

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