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VIDEO: Laura Osnes, Nikki M. James & More Broadway Stars Analyze the '2016 Broadway Debate'

Tired of heated, ugly and controversial Presidential debates? Well last night, Laura Osnes, Frank DiLella, Nikki M. James and Andrew Keenan-Bolger switched gears to analyze the 2016 Broadway Debate. Check out the hilarious video below featuring "debate moderators" Michael Riedel, Jack O'Brien, and Sheri Renee Scott, as well as appearances by the cast of The Jersey Boys, Wayne Brady, Richard Kind, Kyle Scatliffe, Ashley Park and more!

Laura Osnes was seen on Broadway in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Bonnie and Clyde, Anything Goes, South Pacific andGrease. Ms. Osnes won the 2013 Drama Desk Award for outstanding actress in a musical for her performance as Ella in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella. Ms. Osnes recently starred as Julie Jordan in Carousel at the Lyric Opera of Chicago opposite Steven Pasquale. In New York City, Ms. Osnes was featured in The Threepenny Opera, The Band Wagon, Randy Newman's Faust, Pipe Dream,The Sound of Music and more. Ms. Osnes appeared on television in Elementary (CBS), The Miraculous Year (HBO), Sondheim: The Birthday Concert (Avery Fisher Hall), Six by Sondheim (HBO) and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Nikki M. James won the 2011 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Nabalungi in the hit Broadway musical THE BOOK OF MORMON. She also starred as Eponine in the Broadway revival of "LES MISERABLES." Her feature film credits include "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby," "Lucky Stiff," "All is Bright" and "Caesar and Cleopatra." On television, she will appear in a recurring role on "The Good Wife" this season. She has appeared in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "30 Rock."

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Posted by National Broadway Network on Friday, January 15, 2016




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