Laura Osnes Didn’t Get the Covid Shot. It Ended Her Broadway Career — Page 4

Couldn’t you say the same about Kelli Ohara being that ingenue type? She’s managed just fine with her career. Laura Osnes would have been cast in shows I’m sure, but she also did a lot of concerts and cabaret shows. She probably could have handled things better, but I disagree with the vitriol and cancellation that was thrown at her, needlessly. It was a divisive hyper political time and people weren’t thinking rationally.

Updated On: 11/21/25 at 08:09 PM

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"The shows were different. The finances were different. I’m no Broadway historian, but I can’t think of any shows in the post COVID era that would have had a place for a “Laura Osnes type” in a starring role. Laura Osnes wasn’t even a Laura Osnes type anymore. She aged out of those roles"

Laura Osnes was not a Disney princess in "Bandstand", if you believe that is her "type". She played widow whose husband died in WW II. In that role, she would later become singer in a band that played "swing" music. She also IMO was a pretty good dancer in that role. Lovely voice, attractive and can dance is a person who should be able to find some work on Broadway, politics aside.

I would say it was the timing of it all. That was truly a wretched time. Why would she get cancelled and yet you’ve got the likes of Nicole Scherzinger, Corey Cott, and other right wingers leading broadway shows?

Updated On: 11/22/25 at 10:57 AM

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "Taylor Frey via IG story:

”Bull****, bull****, bull****. In the words of her favorite politician, this is “fake news”. Laura and our entire community knows what ostracized her, and it has nothing to do with getting a vaccine or not.”"

He’s basically not in the industry anymore. He should just spill the beans.

The queen of Victimhood performed at the Kennedy Center honors last night 😂

I don't think you can pretend that there was ever an option for her 'coming back to Broadway'. I suspect she is just taking what opportunities are available to her.

I’m not sure why this thread is allowed to stay up but my comment was deleted, but go off BWW.

"I don't think you can pretend that there was ever an option for her 'coming back to Broadway'. I suspect she is just taking what opportunities are available to her. "

Bingo!!

Perhaps it’s worth noting that most Tony-nominated Broadway performers don’t make a living by repeatedly returning to Broadway — they earn their income through concerts, like other major artists. Laura may have distanced herself from Broadway, but let’s not fool ourselves into thinking there isn’t a market in red states for Broadway-caliber talent who don’t align with the “liberal left” (in their words). By stepping away from Broadway, she may well have carved out a viable niche for herself. We should be cautious about assuming that Broadway or New York is the ultimate destination for performers who have appeared on Broadway.

Zeppie2022 said: "
Sure, you could. Please introduce us to some of these women who could not only land a starring role in several Broadway shows but also get nominated twice for Tony award for best actress."

Why isn't she in any good original musicals then?