Laura Osnes most recently starred in the Broadway bound musical THE BANDSTAND at Paper Mill Playhouse. On Broadway, Osnes was last seen as the title role in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA (Drama Desk Award; Tony, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Award nominations). She also starred in BONNIE AND CLYDE (Tony Award nomination), creating the role at Asolo Repertory Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse (San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award). She appeared as Hope Harcourt in the Tony-winning revival of ANYTHING GOES (Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Astaire Award nominations), Nellie Forbush in Lincoln Center’s production of SOUTH PACIFIC, and her Broadway debut as Sandy in the most recent revival of GREASE. Other New York credits include THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Drama Desk Award nomination), directed by Martha Clarke at the Atlantic Theater Company; Encores! Productions of: THE BAND WAGON, Randy Newman’s FAUST, and PIPE DREAM; and a one-night-only concert of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Carnegie Hall. Regional credits include CAROUSEL opposite Steven Pasquale at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. On television, she has been seen on the CBS series “Elementary”, Sondheim: The Birthday Concert at Avery Fisher Hall, HBO’s documentary “Six By Sondheim,” and the “Kennedy Center Honors” salutes to Barbara Cook (2011) and Dustin Hoffman (2012). Her many concerts and cabarets include performing with Michael Feinstein, the NY Philharmonic, the NY Pops, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the Pasadena Pops and appearing in such venues as Carnegie Hall, The Cafe Carlyle, 54 Below, Lincoln Center, Feinstein’s at the Nikko’s, NJPAC, and the Las Vegas Smith Center. In addition to being heard on several cast recordings, Laura has two solo albums, Dream A Little Dream: Live at The Café Carlyle and If I Tell You: The Songs of Maury Yeston.
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