Podcast Exclusive: The Theatre Podcast With Alan Seales: Laura Osnes
By: Chloe Rabinowitz Apr. 15, 2020
Podcast Exclusive: The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales: Laura Osnes
"I feel like I got to where I am because my parents always said yes."
Listen to the episode below!
Laura Osnes is a two-time Tony Award nominee for her roles as Bonnie in Bonnie & Clyde, and Cinderella in Roger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella. After winning NBC's 2006 reality TV show You're The One That I Want, she made her Broadway debut as Sandy in the 2007 revival of Grease. Other Broadway credits include starring roles in South Pacific, Anything Goes, and most recently Bandstand. You can also see her on TV as Shirley McClaine in Fosse/Verdon, and the Hallmark movie In the Key of Love.
As a child growing up in Egan, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, Laura always gravitated towards music and theatrics. She listened to musical soundtracks and acted them out in her living room, danced competitively for 13 years, and started working professionally in Minneapolis when she was in middle school. After attending the University of Wisconsin for a year studying theater, she got offered a job as a performing apprentice at a theater in Minneapolis, and said "yes" to the opportunity. Instead of going back to school, Laura then found herself in Los Angeles competing on a reality TV show for a starring role in Grease, and shortly after, arrived in New York City for her Broadway debut.
Laura shares with us her thoughts on the culture shock she experienced upon moving to LA from Minnesota. As a self-declared introvert, she admits she most enjoys becoming a character onstage - transforming into someone else, and working with a cast of people. Laura says performing is the one thing she always wanted to do - the thing she knew she was always meant to do.
In this episode, they talk about:
- How she is spending her time during quarantine
- Why she Googles herself sometimes
- What the experience of filming her first Hallmark movie taught her
- Why she turned down the National Tour of Grease
- A day in the life of being a Tony nominee
- How she approaches creating her roles
- How she is keeping busy by teaching online classes
What is The Theatre Podcast?
A weekly release of intimate, personal conversations with theatre's biggest talents showcasing what makes them human. Featuring stars of the stage and the producers, stage managers, directors, press and marketing agents, theatre owners and other creatives of this industry. Hosted by Alan Seales. Music by Jukebox the Ghost.
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