From Maria Rainer to Gypsy Rose Lee! Celebrating the Stage Work of Birthday Gal Laura Benanti

Photos From Maria Rainer to Gypsy Rose Lee! Celebrating the Stage Work of Birthday Gal Laura Benanti

Jul 15, 2015

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, who will return to Broadway later this season in She Loves Me, celebrates her birthday July 15. We look at her varied stage, screen and concert career. Happy birthday, Laura!

From Gypsy to Eliza: Celebrating the Career of Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti and Richard Chamberlain in <i>The Sound of Music</i> — Laura Benanti and Richard Chamberlain in *The Sound of Music*

Laura Benanti in <i>The Sound of Music</i> — Richard Chamberlain and Laura Benanti in *The Sound of Music*

Laura Benanti in <i>Into the Woods</i> — Laura Benanti in *Into the Woods*

Stephen Lynch and Laura Benanti in <i>The Wedding Singer</i> — Stephen Lynch and Laura Benanti in *The Wedding Singer* Joan Marcus

Laura Benanti in <i>The Wedding Singer</i> — Laura Benanti in *The Wedding Singer* Joan Marcus

Boyd Gaines, Laura Benanti and Patti LuPone in <i>Gypsy</i> — Boyd Gaines, Laura Benanti, and Patti LuPone in *Gypsy* Joan Marcus

Laura Benanti in <i>Gypsy</i> — Laura Benanti in *Gypsy* Joan Marcus

Benanti received Tony Award nominations for her work in Swing!, Into the Woods and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown and won Best Featured Actress in a Musical Tony for her performance in Gypsy. Her stage work also includes Nine, The Wedding Singer and In the Next Room.

Her TV work includes "The Playboy Club," "Law & Order: SVU," "Royal Pains" and "Go On." She recently played Elsa Schrader on NBC's The Sound of Music Live!