The sweet, beautiful and talented Laura Benanti!
Laura Benanti and Sarah Gettelfinger
June and Louise!
Boyd Gaines and Patti LuPone together forever!
Patti LuPone and Laura Benanti.
Steve Pasquale and Laura BenantiPhotos by Mark Rupp
Comments and captions: Corine Dana Cohen
On Tuesday June 3rd, Mark Rupp covered Laura Benanti's portrait unveiling. Laura is a sweetheart and I really loved interviewing her at this years Drama Desk Awards where she won! Congratulations, Laura!
Laura Benanti is currently starring in Gypsy on Broadway opposite Patti LuPone and Boyd Gaines. She has recently been nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Louise. This marks Benanti’s third Tony nomination. She has recently won the Outer Critics Award and Drama Desk Award for this role.
Benanti made her Broadway debut just out of high school, leading the cast of Rodger & Hammerstein's long awaited The Sound of Music revival. Benanti received rave reviews as “Maria,” starring opposite theatre-legend Richard Chamberlain. Next up, Benanti went on to star in Swing!, the commemorative theatrical homage to the Duke Ellington era of Jazz music. This show earned Benanti her first Tony Award nomination. Following this acclaimed role, Benanti went on to star as “Cinderella” opposite Vanessa Williams in Into the Woods. The Sondheim revival brought Benanti a second Tony Award nomination, as well as a 2002 Drama Desk Award nomination, a 2002 Outer Critics Circle nomination, and an LA Ovation nomination. Soon after Into the Woods came the highly-anticipated theatrical revival of Nine, where Benanti starred opposite Antonio Banderas, playing the role of his muse. In 2006, Benanti starred in the five-time Tony Award nominated musical The Wedding Singer.
Benanti’s off-Broadway credits include Time and Again for the Manhattan Theatre Club, and Wonderful Town for City Center’s Encores! Series. Benanti performed “Anne” in A Little Night Music directed by Scott Ellis and the Los Angeles Opera House, and starred as “Perdita” in the Williamstown Theatre Festival’s production of The Winter’s Tale.
In addition to her theatrical roles, Benanti has appeared in New Line’s Take The Lead opposite Antonio Banderas. She has also starred in FX’s series Starved and this year had a recurring guest role in ABC’s Eli Stone.
Laura Benanti is currently starring in Gypsy on Broadway opposite Patti LuPone and Boyd Gaines. She has recently been nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Louise. This marks Benanti’s third Tony nomination. She has recently won the Outer Critics Award and Drama Desk Award for this role.
Benanti made her Broadway debut just out of high school, leading the cast of Rodger & Hammerstein's long awaited The Sound of Music revival. Benanti received rave reviews as “Maria,” starring opposite theatre-legend Richard Chamberlain. Next up, Benanti went on to star in Swing!, the commemorative theatrical homage to the Duke Ellington era of Jazz music. This show earned Benanti her first Tony Award nomination. Following this acclaimed role, Benanti went on to star as “Cinderella” opposite Vanessa Williams in Into the Woods. The Sondheim revival brought Benanti a second Tony Award nomination, as well as a 2002 Drama Desk Award nomination, a 2002 Outer Critics Circle nomination, and an LA Ovation nomination. Soon after Into the Woods came the highly-anticipated theatrical revival of Nine, where Benanti starred opposite Antonio Banderas, playing the role of his muse. In 2006, Benanti starred in the five-time Tony Award nominated musical The Wedding Singer.
Benanti’s off-Broadway credits include Time and Again for the Manhattan Theatre Club, and Wonderful Town for City Center’s Encores! Series. Benanti performed “Anne” in A Little Night Music directed by Scott Ellis and the Los Angeles Opera House, and starred as “Perdita” in the Williamstown Theatre Festival’s production of The Winter’s Tale.
In addition to her theatrical roles, Benanti has appeared in New Line’s Take The Lead opposite Antonio Banderas. She has also starred in FX’s series Starved and this year had a recurring guest role in ABC’s Eli Stone.
