It's a difficult subject matter, especially for a comedy. It's not everyone's cup of tea. People magazine gave it four stars; the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times hated it. We had eight days [to do each of the seven half-hour episodes], and it was filmed out of sequence. I'm proud of my work in it; I felt like I did a pretty good job. The reviews for me have been nice. I loved working with Sterling Brown and Del Pentecost. It was a great learning experience. Laura Benanti
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![[Also a songwriter (and guitarist), she's working on a solo CD.] It's kind of up in the air, ... I'm having a hard time; I want to make it special. Musical theatre is my first love. My writing is sort of folk-rock. I get compared to Tori Amos and Joni Mitchell ââ¬â though I'm not nearly as talented as either. Neither a straight-pop album nor a musical-theatre album seems the way to go. I want to take my music and orchestrate it in a kind of old fashioned style, and take some standards and 'popularize' them ââ¬â do a true crossover. I'm working on it. - Laura Benanti Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBMYXVyYSBCZW5hbnRpICAgIA==&num=3 "[Also a songwriter (and guitarist), she's working on a solo CD.] It's kind of up in the air, ... I'm having a hard time; I want to make it special. Musical theatre is my first love. My writing is sort of folk-rock. I get compared to Tori Amos and Joni Mitchell ââ¬â though I'm not nearly as talented as either. Neither a straight-pop album nor a musical-theatre album seems the way to go. I want to take my music and orchestrate it in a kind of old fashioned style, and take some standards and 'popularize' them ââ¬â do a true crossover. I'm working on it. - Laura Benanti Quotes")
![[Also a songwriter (and guitarist), she's working on a solo CD.] It's kind of up in the air, ... I'm having a hard time; I want to make it special. Musical theatre is my first love. My writing is sort of folk-rock. I get compared to Tori Amos and Joni Mitchell though I'm not nearly as talented as either. Neither a straight-pop album nor a musical-theatre album seems the way to go. I want to take my music and orchestrate it in a kind of old fashioned style, and take some standards and 'popularize' them do a true crossover. I'm working on it. - Laura Benanti Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBMYXVyYSBCZW5hbnRpICAgIA==&num=13 "[Also a songwriter (and guitarist), she's working on a solo CD.] It's kind of up in the air, ... I'm having a hard time; I want to make it special. Musical theatre is my first love. My writing is sort of folk-rock. I get compared to Tori Amos and Joni Mitchell though I'm not nearly as talented as either. Neither a straight-pop album nor a musical-theatre album seems the way to go. I want to take my music and orchestrate it in a kind of old fashioned style, and take some standards and 'popularize' them do a true crossover. I'm working on it. - Laura Benanti Quotes")
![It's a difficult subject matter, especially for a comedy. It's not everyone's cup of tea. People magazine gave it four stars; the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times hated it. We had eight days [to do each of the seven half-hour episodes], and it was filmed out of sequence. I'm proud of my work in it; I felt like I did a pretty good job. The reviews for me have been nice. I loved working with Sterling Brown and Del Pentecost. It was a great learning experience. - Laura Benanti Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBMYXVyYSBCZW5hbnRpICAgIA==&num=4 "It's a difficult subject matter, especially for a comedy. It's not everyone's cup of tea. People magazine gave it four stars; the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times hated it. We had eight days [to do each of the seven half-hour episodes], and it was filmed out of sequence. I'm proud of my work in it; I felt like I did a pretty good job. The reviews for me have been nice. I loved working with Sterling Brown and Del Pentecost. It was a great learning experience. - Laura Benanti Quotes")
![[Since he's in the business, Chris Barron fortunately understands the demands of his wife's career.] Even though he sings rock and roll, ... he loves musical theatre maybe even more than I do. He loves Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein. . . - Laura Benanti Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1NpbmNlIGhlJ3MgaW4gdGhlIGJ1c2luZXNzLCBDaHJpcyBCYXJyb24gZm9ydHVuYXRlbHkgdW5kZXJzdGFuZHMgdGhlIGRlbWFuZHMgb2YgaGlzIHdpZmUncyBjYXJlZXIuXSBFdmVuIHRob3VnaCBoZSBzaW5ncyByb2NrIGFuZCByb2xsLCAuLi4gaGUgbG92ZXMgbXVzaWNhbCB0aGVhdHJlIG1heWJlIGV2ZW4gbW9yZSB0aGFuIEkgZG8uIEhlIGxvdmVzIENvbGUgUG9ydGVyLCBMZW9uYXJkIEJlcm5zdGVpbi4gLiAuIA==&author=ICBMYXVyYSBCZW5hbnRpICAgIA==&num=12 "[Since he's in the business, Chris Barron fortunately understands the demands of his wife's career.] Even though he sings rock and roll, ... he loves musical theatre maybe even more than I do. He loves Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein. . . - Laura Benanti Quotes")
![[Since he's in the business, Chris Barron fortunately understands the demands of his wife's career.] Even though he sings rock and roll, ... he loves musical theatre ââ¬â maybe even more than I do. He loves Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein. . . - Laura Benanti Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1NpbmNlIGhlJ3MgaW4gdGhlIGJ1c2luZXNzLCBDaHJpcyBCYXJyb24gZm9ydHVuYXRlbHkgdW5kZXJzdGFuZHMgdGhlIGRlbWFuZHMgb2YgaGlzIHdpZmUncyBjYXJlZXIuXSBFdmVuIHRob3VnaCBoZSBzaW5ncyByb2NrIGFuZCByb2xsLCAuLi4gaGUgbG92ZXMgbXVzaWNhbCB0aGVhdHJlIMODwqLDosKCwqzDosKAwp0gbWF5YmUgZXZlbiBtb3JlIHRoYW4gSSBkby4gSGUgbG92ZXMgQ29sZSBQb3J0ZXIsIExlb25hcmQgQmVybnN0ZWluLiAuIC4g&author=ICBMYXVyYSBCZW5hbnRpICAgIA==&num=12 "[Since he's in the business, Chris Barron fortunately understands the demands of his wife's career.] Even though he sings rock and roll, ... he loves musical theatre ââ¬â maybe even more than I do. He loves Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein. . . - Laura Benanti Quotes")
![[Of Yugoslavian-German-Irish-Native American heritage, she was raised in Kinnelon, NJ, the daughter of Dr. Salvatore Benanti, a psychotherapist, and the former Linda Wonneberger, who's Laura's vocal coach. Younger sister Mariel is a sophomore (and psych major) at Philadelphia's St. Joseph's University.] I love her! ... She's wonderful, so bright, and so athletic the most generous person. I constantly try to be more like her. - Laura Benanti Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBMYXVyYSBCZW5hbnRpICAgIA==&num=7 "[Of Yugoslavian-German-Irish-Native American heritage, she was raised in Kinnelon, NJ, the daughter of Dr. Salvatore Benanti, a psychotherapist, and the former Linda Wonneberger, who's Laura's vocal coach. Younger sister Mariel is a sophomore (and psych major) at Philadelphia's St. Joseph's University.] I love her! ... She's wonderful, so bright, and so athletic the most generous person. I constantly try to be more like her. - Laura Benanti Quotes")
![[For the November 2004 National AIDS benefit performance of Pippin , she played Catherine, opposite Michael Arden (] who was fantastic ... I couldn't believe that Ben Vereen remembered me by name: 'Hi, Laura!'...'Hi, Ben Vereen!' - Laura Benanti Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W0ZvciB0aGUgTm92ZW1iZXIgMjAwNCBOYXRpb25hbCBBSURTIGJlbmVmaXQgcGVyZm9ybWFuY2Ugb2YgUGlwcGluICwgc2hlIHBsYXllZCBDYXRoZXJpbmUsIG9wcG9zaXRlIE1pY2hhZWwgQXJkZW4gKF0gd2hvIHdhcyBmYW50YXN0aWMgLi4uIEkgY291bGRuJ3QgYmVsaWV2ZSB0aGF0IEJlbiBWZXJlZW4gcmVtZW1iZXJlZCBtZSBieSBuYW1lOiAnSGksIExhdXJhIScuLi4nSGksIEJlbiBWZXJlZW4hJyA=&author=ICBMYXVyYSBCZW5hbnRpICAgIA==&num=5 "[For the November 2004 National AIDS benefit performance of Pippin , she played Catherine, opposite Michael Arden (] who was fantastic ... I couldn't believe that Ben Vereen remembered me by name: 'Hi, Laura!'...'Hi, Ben Vereen!' - Laura Benanti Quotes")