STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 7/15/16- Laura Benanti

Welcome to BWW's ON THIS DAY Series celebrating theatrical birthdays, openings and special events that took place on this day in theatre history!

Happy Birthday Laura Benanti! Benanti starred as Candela in 2010's Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown and in the title role of the Patti LuPone revival of Gypsy in 2008, for which she was honored with the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award, and a Drama League nomination. Most recently she played Elsa in NBC's live version of The Sound of Music. Broadway: The Sound of Music (Maria, opposite Richard Chamberlain), Swing! (Tony nomination: Best Featured Actress), Into The Woods (Cinderella; Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, LA Ovation and Tony nominations), Nine (Claudia, opposite Antonio Banderas; Outer Critics Circle, Drama Leauge nominations), The Wedding Singer (Julia Sullivan) and much more. Most recently, she earned a Tony nomination for her portrayal of Amalia in She Loves Me.

In celebration of this day, we bring you 'Model Behavior' as performed at the 2011 Drama Desk Awards. Click below to check it out!