Lauren Kennedy
Lauren Kennedy | |
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 At Broadway in Bryant Park, July 23, 2009 | |
| Born | September 3, 1973[1] Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | University of Cincinnati (BFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
Lauren Kennedy (born September 3, 1973)[1] is an American actress and singer who has performed numerous times on Broadway. She is now the producing artistic director of Theatre Raleigh in her home state of North Carolina.
Education
Kennedy was born and raised in
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music[4] where she pursued a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. She left school at the age of 19, when she was cast in the 1993 Los Angeles production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard,[2][5] After a nine-month run, she moved to New York for the musical's 1994 Broadway opening.[2]
Career
Kennedy frequently appeared in the original cast of the short-lived Kate Shindle and Rob Evan. However, she left the tour before it concluded, to be replaced by Brandi Burkhardt, who is heard on the recording of the tour.[citation needed]
In 2005, Kennedy starred in the world premiere of
Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure.[citation needed
]
She released two solo albums on PS Classics, an album of Jason Robert Brown material entitled Songs of Jason Robert Brown, and an album dedicated to new musical writers, titled Here and Now.[citation needed]
Kennedy starred in the musical Second Stage Theatre.[7]
Lauren is the artistic director of Theatre Raleigh, a theatre company in Raleigh, North Carolina.[8]
She portrayed Diana Goodman, a mother struggling with bipolar disorder, in the North Carolina Theatre's 2015 production of Next to Normal.[9]
Theatre credits
Broadway
- Monty Python's Spamalot– The Lady of the Lake (First Replacement) (2006–2007)
- Les Misérables – Fantine (2002–2003)
- Side Show – Daisy Hilton (Standby for Emily Skinner) (1997)
- Sunset Boulevard – Mary/1st Masseuse, understudy for Betty Schaeffer (under Alice Ripley) (1994–1995)
Off-Broadway
- Good Ol' Girls – Several roles, leading actress (2010)
- Vanities, A New Musical – Mary (2009)
West End
- South Pacific – Ensign Nellie Forbush (2001–02), National Theatre
Regional stage
- 9 to 5 – Violet Newstead (2021), North Carolina Theatre
- Mamma Mia! – Donna Sheridan (2019), North Carolina Theatre
- Big Fish – Sandra Templeton Bloom (2018), Theatre Raleigh
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood– Miss Alice Nutting/Edwin Drood (2016), Theatre Raleigh
- Next to Normal – Diana Goodman (2015), North Carolina Theatre
- Parade – Lucille Frank (2014), Theatre Raleigh
- Les Misérables – Fantine (2014), North Carolina Theatre
- August: Osage County – Karen Weston (2012), Theatre Raleigh
- Zelda: An American Love Story – Zelda Fitzgerald (2012), The Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock, North Carolina
- Into the Woods – The Witch (2012), Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut
- Evita – Eva Perón (2011), North Carolina Theatre
- Violet – Violet Karl (2011), Theatre Raleigh
- Evita – Eva Perón (2011), Casa Mañana, Fort Worth, Texas[10][11][12]
- 1776 – Martha Jefferson (2009), Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey
- Annie Get Your Gun – Annie Oakley (2008), North Carolina Theatre
- Lone Star Love – Agnes Ford (2007), Seattle, Washington
- Marlton, NJ, Lenape Performing Arts Center) (2005) (World premiere)
- Beauty and the Beast – Belle (2005), North Carolina Theatre
- Kodak Theatre
- Marlton, NJ, Lenape Performing Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun, CT) (2004)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's – Holly Golightly (2004), St. Louis, MUNY)
- The Last Five Years – Cathy (2001), Chicago
- The Rhythm Club – Petra (2000), Washington, D.C.
- White Christmas – Judy Haines, (2000), St. Louis, MUNY
- Hot Shoe Shuffle – Maddy(Theatre Under the Stars, Houston)
- Sunset Boulevard – Mary/1st Masseuse, understudy for Betty Schaeffer (under Judy Kuhn) (1993–1994) (Los Angeles)
- Good News – Corda (1993), Wichita, Kansas
Tour
- Sunset Boulevard – Betty Schaeffer (1995–1997)
Film
Discography
- Good Ol' Girls: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording
- Vanities, A New Musical: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording[13]
- Lauren Kennedy: Here and Now (solo album)
- Lauren Kennedy: Songs of Jason Robert Brown (first solo CD)
- The Ten Commandments: The Musical World Premiere at Kodak Theatre, DVD
- Dracula: The Musical: Concept Recording
- I Sing, the new musical: Original Cast Recording
- South Pacific: 2002 Royal National Theatre Recording
- Side Show: Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Sunset Boulevard: Original Cast Recording
- Good News!
- This Ordinary Thursday, The Music of Georgia Stitt[14]
- Life Upon the Wicked S.T.A.G.E: A Tribute to Jerome Kern
- Paul Simon.[15]
References
- ^ a b "Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy". CVNC.org. August 17, 2005.
31-year-old Lauren Kennedy
- ^ a b c "North Carolinians in New York: Lauren Kennedy". Metro Magazine. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 2003. Archived from the original on March 20, 2006.
- ^ "Lauren Kennedy: Biography". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "UC alumni currently or recently on Broadway". UC Magazine. University of Cincinnati.
- ^ Rosati, Nancy (December 2, 2002). "An Interview with Lauren Kennedy". Talkin' Broadway.
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (July 15, 2005). "First Performance of Waiting for the Moon, Frank Wildhorn's New Musical, Bumped to July 17". Playbill.com. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Hernandez, Ernio (July 2, 2009). "Three Cheers: New Musical Vanities Begins Off-Broadway Run July 2". Playbill.
- ^ "Staff". TheatreRaleigh.com. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ McDowell, Robert W. (May 1, 2015). "In "Next to Normal" at NCT, Lauren Kennedy Plays a Mother Struggling with Bipolar Disorder". triangleartsandentertainment.org. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
- ^ Evita at Casa Mañana, February 5 – 13, 2011 Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Video: Lauren Kennedy – The star of Casa Mañana's Evita on revisiting the role and being a working actress in New York". TheaterJones.com. February 5, 2011. Archived from the original on February 13, 2011.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (February 5, 2011). "'What's New Buenos Aires?': Lauren Kennedy Is Evita for Casa Mañana Starting Feb. 5". Playbill.com. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ^ Zielinski, Peter James (August 22, 2009). "Photo Coverage: Off-Broadway's 'VANITIES' Heads To Legacy Studios For Original Cast Recording". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ^ "This Ordinary Thursday". GeorgiaStitt.com.
- ^ LaurenKennedy.com: Music. Official site.
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