Laura Coward grew up dancing and performing in the chorus of her junior high and high school musicals. Now she's an avid theatre-goer and a big fan of Broadway musicals. She has a BS in Journalism from Texas A&M University, and she is a frequent contributor to The Mighty and The Huffington Post. She credits Ruta Lee's Casa Mañana performances for igniting her love of musicals.
When Linda Gray won the part of Dallas's Sue Ellen Ewing in 1978, she thought she was signing on for a five-episode guest role as J.R. Ewing's long-suffering wife. Sue Ellen's penchant for vodka was rivaled only by her love for younger men, and soon tens of millions of viewers tuned in each week to watch their favorite little Texas Tornado self-destruct.