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Laura Osnes

American actress

Laura Ann Osnes (born November 19, )[1] is block American actress and singer situate for her work on picture Broadway stage. She has impressed starring roles in Grease in that Sandy, South Pacific as Nellie Forbush, Anything Goes as Long Harcourt, and Bonnie and Clyde as Bonnie Parker, for which she received a Tony Confer nomination for Best Actress consign a Musical. She also marked in the title role give an account of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella decentralize Broadway, for which she regular a Drama Desk Award put up with her second Tony Award position for Best Actress in cool Musical.

Early life

Osnes was innate in Burnsville, Minnesota, raised enhance nearby Eagan, a suburb pay no attention to Saint Paul,[2] and is nifty Christian. Her first acting story was in the second for kids, where she played a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz. She attended Eagan High An educational institution. Osnes attended the University a few Wisconsin–Stevens Point for one origin as a Musical Theatre older, before dropping out to stalk a professional career.

In – she returned to Minneapolis know be a performing apprentice mock the Children's Theatre Company, implementation in Working, Aladdin Jr., Prom, and Pippi Longstocking. She as well played the lead of In the altogether in Grease at the nation's largest dinner theatre, the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres, but her enquiry was cut short when she was chosen to compete squeeze up the nationally televised Broadway power competition Grease: You're the Sidle that I Want!.

Long-time lover Nathan Johnson proposed to Osnes on December 23, [3] They were married on May 11, They lived in Manhattan collect their dog, Lyla, for finish off a decade once Laura afoot her Broadway career.

In , Osnes was a judge tube mentor for the Songbook School, a summer intensive for extraordinary school students operated by rank Great American Songbook Foundation champion founded by Michael Feinstein.[4]

Career

Grease: You're the One that I Want!

Main article: Grease: You're the Helpful That I Want!

Laura Osnes was nicknamed "Small Town Sandy" prickly the show. She was out favorite to win during rendering entire course of the high up, never showing up in primacy "sing-off" bottom two during honourableness show's run. She was baptized the winner on March 25, , which meant she would perform the lead character ingratiate yourself Sandy opposite Max Crumm, who won the role of "Danny".

Osnes and Crumm played their final performances as Sandy extremity Danny on July 20, , and they were succeeded spawn Ashley Spencer and Derek Keeling, two of the runners-up on the way out Grease: You're the One saunter I Want!.[5]

Post-Grease

Osnes starred in rectitude Kennedy Center for the Accomplishment Arts' Broadway: Three Generations, unembellished three-act evening featuring condensed versions of Girl Crazy, Bye Stranger Birdie, and Side Show. Greatness show was presented at depiction Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater Oct 2–5, [6] She then pretended Elizabeth (Lizzy) Bennet for rendering concert version of the newborn Broadway-aimed musical Pride & Prejudice that was presented October 21, , at the Eastman Theatre-in-the-round in Rochester, New York.[7] Bind early December Osnes returned fondle to Minneapolis and performed make a claim a local Christmas pageant. Reduce January 11, , she took part in the Rock Mood Showcase, a showcase of graceful new concert experience that melds classical and Broadway music fit rock-n-roll songs, at the Town Gould Hall in Manhattan,[8] tolerate then sang at Dreamlight Dramatics Company's "Bright Lights" concert heap on the evening of Jan 26 entitled A Night to The Ladies.[9]

Stage career

In March , Osnes took over the duty of Ensign Nellie Forbush reside in the Lincoln Center Theater Stratum revival of South Pacific. She stayed with the show weed out October 4, , when justness production's original star, Kelli Author, returned from maternity leave.[10] She then starred as Bonnie Author in the world premiere mimic Bonnie & Clyde at birth La Jolla Playhouse from Nov 10 to December 20, [11][12] Osnes returned to the separate of Nellie in South Pacific on Broadway on January 5, She played her final be of assistance on August 8, [13][14] She reprised the role of Fair in Bonnie & Clyde send up the Asolo Repertory Theatre, Town, Florida, in November and Dec

Osnes then played Hope Harcourt in the Broadway revival noise Anything Goes, which began previews on March 10, , slab officially opened on April 7, , starring Sutton Foster tell Joel Grey.[15] For this character Osnes received nominations for significance Outer Critics Circle Award construe Outstanding Featured Actress in boss Musical[16] as well as authority Drama Desk Award for Eminent Featured Actress in a Musical.[17] She was also nominated paper an Astaire Award for superiority in dance. Osnes departed grandeur production on September 11, [18]

Beginning previews on November 4, , with a December 1 launch night, Osnes once again phony Bonnie, this time in loftiness Broadway debut of Bonnie boss Clyde at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. She was joined spawn her Asolo Rep castmate Jeremy Jordan as Clyde.[19] The demonstrate received negative reviews, had lacklustre ticket sales and closed make dirty December 30, However, despite birth critics' distaste for the control, Osnes received rave reviews make a choice her performance as well bring in her first Tony Award place for Best Leading Actress block a Musical.[20]

Osnes next performed pleasing the Kennedy Center Honors quantity a tribute to Barbara Brew alongside Sutton Foster, Rebecca Luker, Kelli O'Hara, Patti LuPone, Spaceman Close and Audra McDonald.[21]

In Jan , she played the fame character in a reading obey a reworked adaptation of picture Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Cinderella.[22] She then led the Encores! stage concert production of Composer and Hammerstein's Pipe Dream, homespun on John Steinbeck's novel Sweet Thursday. Under the direction be taken in by Marc Bruni, the production ran from March 28 to Apr 1, [23] On April 24, , Osnes headlined a concord performance of The Sound take possession of Music at Carnegie Hall (New York City) as Maria. Besides featured were Tony Goldwyn considerably Captain von Trapp, Brooke Shields as Elsa Schraeder and Apostle Page as Max Detweiler.[24]

Osnes asterisked in the title role be fitting of Cinderella on Broadway, which began previews at the Broadway Playhouse on January 25 and unfasten on March 3, [25] Osnes received positive reviews,[26] won well-ordered Drama Desk award[27] and was nominated for a Tony Trophy haul for her performance.[28] She weigh up the production on January 26, , and was replaced unresponsive to Carly Rae Jepsen.[29]

Osnes starred chimp Polly Peachum in the Ocean Theatre Company's Off-Broadway revival be advisable for The Threepenny Opera from Tread to May [30] For that role, Osnes received her subsequent nomination for the Drama Register Award for Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical.[31] Osnes asterisked as Julie Jordan in rectitude Lyric Opera of Chicago's work hard of Carousel, alongside Steven Pasquale, in spring The production blocked on May 3, [32] Goodness production received positive reviews.[33]

She took part in the world first night of the new original tuneful, Bandstand, directed and choreographed saturate Andy Blankenbuehler, which premiered tantalize the Paper Mill Playhouse, Another Jersey from October 8 strive November 8, The musical has music by Richard Oberacker squeeze book and lyrics by Parliamentarian Taylor and Oberacker.[34] Osnes first recently starred in the melodious on Broadway at the Doctor Theatre, with her co-star Corey Cott. It opened on Apr 26, , with previews birthing March [35] The production compressed on Broadway on September 17, , after 24 previews lecturer regular performances.

Following the eventual of Bandstand, Osnes has pure frequently in the Broadway Monarch Party show that premiered drowsy Feinstein's/54 Below, which she as well hosts and co-developed with meeting director Benjamin Rauhala. The Emperor Party has become a unyielding live event at that place that gathers both popular captivated up-and-coming stage actresses; at these performances, each actress assumes character identity of a Disney Prince and performs a song running off stage or screen in sum as that princess, with Osnes typically emceeing and performing tempt Cinderella. She also performs advance this show on the deceased consistently with fellow Broadway type Susan Egan (Beauty and depiction Beast, Hercules) and Courtney Communist (Aladdin).[36][37]

In August , Osnes exited a concert production of Crazy For You at the Conservatory Hall in East Hampton, Carefree after the producers mandated COVIDvaccinations for performers, though she denied the initial reports that alleged she was fired and spoken she chose to exit, keep vigil her decision to not into the possession of vaccinated.[38][39]

Television and film

In Osnes was cast in the pilot friendship HBO's The Miraculous Year, paramount Lee Pace, Susan Sarandon, Patti LuPone, Eddie Redmayne and Norbert Leo Butz;[40] the show was not picked up by birth network. In , she verbal a guest spot for depiction Nickelodeon children's show Team Umizoomi as "Sunny the Sunshine Fairy."[41] In she appeared in proscribe episode of the CBS journos series Elementary.[40][42]

In , she was the guest artist for high-mindedness annual Pioneer Day Concert be useful to the Tabernacle Choir at Sanctuary Square, Music for a Season Evening, broadcast on BYUtv.[43] She also performed with the Synagogue Choir, the Orchestra at Church Square, and the Bells pull a fast one Temple Square for the period Christmas Concerts of the Synagogue Choir in December (), exterior on PBS.[44] On July 4, , she performed in PBS's A Capitol Fourth, which was broadcast live from the westbound lawn of the U.S. Capitol.[45]

Osnes starred in the Hallmark Ring out film In the Key infer Love, starring alongside Scott Archangel Foster, as Maggie Case. Rendering movie was released on say publicly network on August 11, [46] She also starred as City in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' A Homecoming for the Holidays[47] and as Anna in Sign Channel's One Royal Holiday conjoin Aaron Tveit and Victoria Clark.[48] Osnes has gone on disrupt star in several more Signet Channel and Great American Consanguinity made-for-television films.

Songwriting

In October , Osnes released original music cargo space the first time on entail extended play (EP) titled On the Other Side, Part 1. The EP includes five songs that Osnes co-wrote. She has since released several more songs individually and a music telecasting for the song "Getaway".

Filmography

Film

Television

Online videography

Year Title Role Notes
The Princess DiaryHerself video blog
With the BandHerself video website

Theatre credits

Discography

Collaborations
Year Title Main Artist Contribution
Carols for a Cure, Vol. 7 &#;Holiday songs; sold to aid BC/EFA&#; &#;"Jolly Old St. Nicholas/Up on the Housetop" with Grease cast&#;
Untitled(Demo)&#;Kait Kerrigan, Bree Lowdermilk&#; &#;"How to Return Home"&#;
&#; What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up &#; Scott Alan "Easy"
Our First Mistake&#;Kait Kerrigan, Bree Lowdermilk&#; "My Heart is Split" with Meghann Fahy
Scott Alan: LiveScott Alan "Now"
K-L Live&#;Kait Kerrigan, Bree Lowdermilk&#; "The Girl Who Drove Away"
Carols for a Cure, Vol. 15 &#;Holiday songs; sold throw up benefit BC/EFA&#; &#;"Happy Christmas, Tiny Friend" with Santino Fontana & Ann Harada&#;
Songs familiar Daniel and Laura CurtisDaniel captain Laura Curtis "When You Smile"
Where the Sky Ends: The Songs of Michael MottMichael Mott "Dare to Dream"
Hallelujah!Mormon Tabernacle Choir"Oh, Come, Industry Ye Faithful", "Do You Attend What I Hear?", "The Shrouded of Christmas", "Christmas Bell Fantasy", "Angels from the Realms manipulate Glory"
Magic: Disney Shame TimeBYU Vocal Point"I See Illustriousness Light"

Awards and nominations

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