Laura Benanti is the first “Gypsy” to win the Tony Award for best featured actress in a musical. Laura Benanti is the first actress to have played the role of Gypsy Rose Lee in a Broadway production of Gypsy to win a Tony Award for her performance.

Laura Benanti joins the best of the best. Laura Benanti, a 2008 Tony Nominee for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as ‘Louise’ in Gypsy, had her caricature unveiled at the world famous This Year’s Tonys Spread the Broadway Glory Around. “Gypsy” won awards for featured actress (Laura Benanti) and featured actor in a musical (Boyd Gaines). Laura Benanti was honored with Sardi’s caricature. Friends and fellow Gypsy cast members were in attendance at Sardi’s June 3 when Laura Benanti was honored with a caricature. Live from the Tony Awards tonight Kristin Chenoweth presents the award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical: Laura Benanti! This was a lock from what I understand, but also very gratifying to see her win. This is Laura Benanti’s third nomination. Arthur Laurents stood up for her. (She cried at the Drama Desk). Laura Benanti seems to be pretty unstoppable in the wake of her twin victories at the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Laura Benanti is a star on the rise with two previous nominations to her credit. Broadway’s newest Gypsy Rose Lee, Laura Benanti, talks about playing the title role in Gypsy both last summer at City Center and again this year on Broadway, including her thoughts on author and director Arthur Laurents.

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