Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti, a Tony Award® winner and five-time Tony Award® nominee, took Broadway by storm at the age of 18 as Maria in The Sound of Music and has subsequently starred in many more Broadway shows (musicals, straight plays, comedies, and dramas) including Into the Woods, Nine (opposite Antonio Banderas), Gypsy (for which she won a Tony Award), She Loves Me, My Fair Lady, and Steve Martin’s Meteor Shower opposite Amy Schumer and Keegan-Michael Key. Benanti recently debuted her highly celebrated solo comedy show, Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares,which she created, wrote, and starred in. This New York Times critic pick is available for streaming on Audible.

She co-starred in the hit film No Hard Feelings with Jennifer Lawrence and Matthew Broderick and guest stars on TV’s Gilded Age, Life & Beth (created by and starring Amy Schumer), and Elsbeth. Laura earned rave reviews for her portrayal of a grieving widow in Netflix’s film Worth, starring Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, and Amy Ryan. She can be seen in the film Goodrich opposite Michael Keaton and Everything’s Going to Be Great with Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney. Her iconic impression of Melania Trump on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is widely praised. Other TV work includes Younger, Ziwe, Gossip Girl, Supergirl, Nashville, and Inside Amy Schumer (among many others).