I did a lot of lying. I went through a big lying phase when I was in like third and fourth grade. I told all my friends I was in Les Misรฉrables, and I was not. I also told them I was an Indian princess. Also not an Indian princess.
Laura BenantiMy favorite show tune has got to be Stephen Sondheim's "I Remember Sky." It's probably the saddest song of all time I sing it to myself in the mirror. No, I am kidding. That's the joke.
Laura BenantiThere's an infantilization that happens to actresses in general - musical theatre, straight theatre, television, film - we're spoken to like children. Actors are spoken to like children a lot of the time.
Laura Benanti