“People want to go to a musical to be razzled and dazzled, so to have an opportunity to do a musical that feels serious and moving is exciting to me. Especially since people think of me as a silly, funny person, so I like to be able to show that other side of me.” PeopleThinkingWantFeelsPersonsShowsAbleMovingOpportunitySidesSeriousExcitingMusicalSillyThink Of Me Author:Laura Benanti
“I always love to see singing on television; any form of a musical is exciting to me.” FormTelevisionSingingExcitingMusical Author:Laura Benanti
“I feel like people used to leave their homes and go to their local theatre, and they used to watch ballet dancers and musical theatre performers and tap dancers and orchestras and dog acts. You had to leave your home, be in the presence of other people, know how to behave, and enjoy the human being whose beating heart was in front of you.” PeopleKnowsFeelsHumansHeartHomeUsedEnjoyHuman BeingsWatchesKnow HowDogFrontsMusicalTheatreLocalsBehaveDancerPerformersBalletOrchestraBallet DancerMusical TheatreTap Dancers Author:Laura Benanti
“There's an infantilization that happens to actresses in general - musical theatre, straight theatre, television, film - we're spoken to like children. Actors are spoken to like children a lot of the time.” ChildrenHappensFilmActorsTelevisionMusicalActressesTheatreChild ActorsMusical Theatre Author:Laura Benanti
“I think there's that weird bastardization where musical theatre actors are treated as almost like vaudevillians or circus performers - that we're somehow not good actors because we sing and dance.” ThinkingActorsMusicalTheatreTreatedPerformersCircusGood ActorsMusical TheatreTheatre Actors Author:Laura Benanti
“I do think that there is an almost more old fashioned mentality to the way musical theatre people and actresses especially are treated.” PeopleThinkingWayMusicalActressesTheatreTreatedMentalityOld FashionedMusical Theatre Author:Laura Benanti
“I think it's good to have an old fashioned musical as well as new musicals. There's a lot of room for different shows.” ThinkingWellsDifferentShowsRoomsMusicalOld Fashioned Author:Laura Benanti
“I don't think theater is dying, and musicals are a great American art form. We've got apple pie, jazz and musical theater.” ThinkingArtFormDyingTheaterJazzMusicalApplesPieGreat AmericanMusical TheaterApple Pie Author:Laura Benanti
“Musical theatre is my first love.” FirstsMusicalTheatreFirst LoveMusical Theatre Author:Laura Benanti
“I do think musical-theater actors can get a bad rap, and I see why. There is a certain slickness - there's nothing better than an amazing musical, but an okay musical can be one of the worst times you've ever had.” ThinkingCertainActorsWorstOkayTheaterMusicalRapMusical TheaterWorst Times Author:Laura Benanti
