PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
#1PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 12:36am
Laura Benanti — star of Broadway's current revival of GYPSY — fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.
PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#2re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 3:45amNice Cue & A, I'd love to see her Fosca.
#2re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 9:31amI'd love to see her Fosca too!
StageFan2
Broadway Star Joined: 4/8/07
#4re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 9:43am
Nice 
I have always liked her and hope to get to see GYPSY.
#5re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 11:07amThat was cute! Even if she did have to shovel poo. lol
#6re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 12:25pmI'm so sad she didn't take the opportunity to tell us all to get lives again. I've been waiting for her to call me to reality.
#7re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 1:02pmI love the tidbit about the 6 year old feeding her lines in The Sound of Music. Thanks for sharing!
#8re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 1:26pm
This is my favorite part:
Pop Culture Guilty Pleasure: Trashy magazines. They are terrible but I convince myself that it all evens out because I also read the New York Times. Much like I convince myself that it's okay to eat French fries because I also eat carrots.
(...)
Favorite pre-/post-show meal: Pre-show: carrots. Post-show: French fries 
Completely adorable!
#9re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 2:08pm
I'm so excited that one of her dream roles is Fionna in Brigadoon. She would be brilliant!
Updated On: 3/25/08 at 02:08 PM
#10re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 3:09pmI loved this Q and A. She's hilarious.
#11re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 4:10pmOne of her dream roles is Fiona in Brigadoon, which is being revived next year. Hmmmm.....
#12re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 4:56pm
Once again, Benanti proves herself to be a sweet, real human being. After reading so much negative about her, I remember being shocked at how sweet she was in the promot interviews for the WEDDING SINGER on the movie DVD.
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Broadway_freak
Broadway Star Joined: 11/4/04
#13re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:37pmShe seems very genuine. I will hopefully being seeing her soon in Gypsy.
#14re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 6:39pmLoved it, Laura is great. And a Pushing Daisies fan! Thanks for posting.
#15re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 7:50pm
"My first professional stage kiss was Richard Chamberlain. Not to shabby huh? "
Really, Playbill.com? To vs. too has escaped you? GRRR.
purpleprince101
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/19/06
#16re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/25/08 at 9:49pmVery Cute. She is amazing in Gypsy. Nice read
#17re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/26/08 at 1:06amI hope she gets her wish to play Eliza. Oh, the possibilities! Get that Broadway revival under way! =)
#18re: PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Laura Benanti
Posted: 3/26/08 at 1:22am
Did you guys see this Laura article/interview from the NY TIMES? It's wonderful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/theater/23mcge.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
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