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| name = Lauren Kennedy
| name = Lauren Kennedy
| image = Lauren Kennedy Broadway in Bryant Park.JPG
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| caption = At Broadway in Bryant Park,<br/>July 23, 2009
| caption = Kennedy at Broadway in Bryant Park on July 23, 2009
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|9|3}}<ref name="CVNC"/>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|9|3}}<ref name="CVNC"/>
| birth_place = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], U.S.
| residence = Raleigh, North Carolina
| occupation = Actress, singer
| occupation = Actress, singer
| years_active = 1980s–present
| years_active = 1980s–present
| education = [[University of Cincinnati]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Alan Campbell (actor)|Alan Campbell]]|1999|2013|reason=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Charlie Brady|2016}}
| children = 1
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'''Lauren Kennedy''' (born September 3, 1973)<ref name="CVNC">{{cite web | url = http://cvnc.org/articleprint.cfm?articleid=3427 | title = Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy | website = CVNC.org | date = August 17, 2005 | quote = 31-year-old Lauren Kennedy}}</ref> 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.

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'''Lauren Kennedy''' (born September 3, 1973)<ref name="CVNC">{{cite web | url = http://cvnc.org/articleprint.cfm?articleid=3427 | title = Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy | publisher = CVNC.org | date = August 17, 2005 | quote = 31-year-old Lauren Kennedy}}</ref> 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==
==Education==
Kennedy was born and raised in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] and graduated from [[Needham Broughton High School]] in 1991.<ref name="Metro 2003">{{cite news | url = http://www.metronc.com/article/?id=949#KENNEDY | title = North Carolinians in New York: Lauren Kennedy | work = Metro Magazine | location = Raleigh, North Carolina | date = September 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/186416/Lauren_Kennedy_Biography | title = Lauren Kennedy: Biography | publisher = Hollywood.com | accessdate = September 13, 2011}}</ref> She started acting at the [[North Carolina Theatre]] while in high school. Kennedy attended the [[University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://magazine.uc.edu/famousalumni/broadway/current.html | title = UC alumni currently or recently on Broadway | work = UC Magazine | publisher = [[University of Cincinnati]]}}</ref> where she pursued a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. She left school at the age of 19, when she was cast in the [[Sunset Boulevard (musical)#Los Angeles production|1993 Los Angeles production]] of [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'',<ref name="Metro 2003" /><ref name="talkinbroadway.com">{{cite web | url = http://www.talkinbroadway.com/rialto/past/2002/12_02_02.html | title = An Interview with Lauren Kennedy | publisher = Talkin' Broadway | year = 2002}}</ref> After a nine-month run, she moved to New York for the musical's [[Sunset Boulevard (musical)#Original Broadway production|1994 Broadway opening]].<ref name="Metro 2003" />
Kennedy was born and raised in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] and graduated from [[Needham Broughton High School]] in 1991.<ref name="Metro 2003">{{cite news | url = http://www.metronc.com/article/?id=949#KENNEDY | title = North Carolinians in New York: Lauren Kennedy | work = Metro Magazine | location = Raleigh, North Carolina | date = September 2003 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060320120541/http://www.metronc.com/article/?id=949#KENNEDY | archive-date = March 20, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/186416/Lauren_Kennedy_Biography | title = Lauren Kennedy: Biography | website = Hollywood.com | access-date = September 13, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121004135750/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/186416/Lauren_Kennedy_Biography | archive-date = October 4, 2012}}</ref> She started acting at the [[North Carolina Theatre]] while in high school. Kennedy attended the [[University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://magazine.uc.edu/famousalumni/broadway/current.html | title = UC alumni currently or recently on Broadway | work = UC Magazine | publisher = [[University of Cincinnati]]}}</ref> where she pursued a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. She left school at the age of 19, when she was cast in the [[Sunset Boulevard (musical)#Los Angeles production|1993 Los Angeles production]] of [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'',<ref name="Metro 2003" /><ref name="talkinbroadway.com">{{cite web | last = Rosati | first = Nancy | url = http://www.talkinbroadway.com/rialto/past/2002/12_02_02.html | title = An Interview with Lauren Kennedy | website = Talkin' Broadway | date = December 2, 2002}}</ref> After a nine-month run, she moved to New York for the musical's [[Sunset Boulevard (musical)#Original Broadway production|1994 Broadway opening]].<ref name="Metro 2003" />


==Career==
==Career==
Kennedy frequently appeared in the original cast of the short-lived ''[[Side Show]]'' as the standby for [[Emily Skinner (actress, born 1970)|Emily Skinner]]. She has also starred in ''[[Monty Python's Spamalot]]'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as a replacement for the Lady of the Lake. She has been seen on Broadway in ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' with [[Glenn Close]], ''[[Side Show]]'', and ''[[Cinderella]]'' with the [[New York City Opera]]. She originated the role of Cathy in [[Jason Robert Brown]]'s ''[[The Last Five Years]]'' in its Chicago premiere, but opted to do ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' at the National Theatre in London instead of following the show Off-Broadway (she was replaced by [[Sherie Rene Scott]]). In 2004, she starred as Emma Carew in the concert-style version of [[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde - The Musical]] entitled Resurrection, opposite [[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|date=September 2011}}
Kennedy frequently appeared in the original cast of the short-lived ''[[Side Show (musical)|Side Show]]'' as the standby for [[Emily Skinner (actress, born 1970)|Emily Skinner]]. She has also starred in ''[[Monty Python's Spamalot]]'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] as a replacement for the Lady of the Lake. She has been seen on Broadway in ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'', ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' with [[Glenn Close]], ''Side Show'', and ''[[Cinderella]]'' with the [[New York City Opera]]. She originated the role of Cathy in [[Jason Robert Brown]]'s ''[[The Last Five Years]]'' in its Chicago premiere, but opted to do ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' at the National Theatre in London instead of following the show Off-Broadway (she was replaced by [[Sherie Rene Scott]]). In 2004, she starred as Emma Carew in the concert-style version of [[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde – The Musical]] entitled Resurrection, opposite [[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|date=September 2011}}


In 2005, Kennedy starred in the world premiere of [[Frank Wildhorn]] & Jack Murphy's [[Waiting for the Moon (musical)|''Waiting for the Moon'']], as [[Zelda Fitzgerald]], which took place in [[Marlton, NJ]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/94040-First_Performance_of_Waiting_for_the_Moon_Frank_Wildhorn's_New_Musical_Bumped_to_July_17 | title = First Performance of Waiting for the Moon, Frank Wildhorn's New Musical, Bumped to July 17 | publisher = Playbill.com | date = July 15, 2005}}</ref> She was nominated for a [[Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater|Barrymore Award]] for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. In 2006, Kennedy played the role of Princess Nefertari in ''[[The Ten Commandments: The Musical]]'' opposite [[Val Kilmer]]. From 2007 through 2009, Lauren has worked actively with the new Wildhorn / Murphy musical ''[[Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}
In 2005, Kennedy starred in the world premiere of [[Frank Wildhorn]] & Jack Murphy's [[Waiting for the Moon (musical)|''Waiting for the Moon'']], as [[Zelda Fitzgerald]], which took place in [[Marlton, NJ]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Jones | first = Kenneth | url = https://www.playbill.com/article/first-performance-of-waiting-for-the-moon-frank-wildhorns-new-musical-bumped-to-july-17-com-126989 | title = First Performance of ''Waiting for the Moon'', Frank Wildhorn's New Musical, Bumped to July 17 | website = Playbill.com | date = July 15, 2005 | access-date = June 21, 2022}}</ref> She was nominated for a [[Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater|Barrymore Award]] for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. In 2006, Kennedy played the role of Princess Nefertari in ''[[The Ten Commandments: The Musical]]'' opposite [[Val Kilmer]]. From 2007 through 2009, Lauren has worked actively with the new Wildhorn / Murphy musical ''[[Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}}


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|date=September 2011}}
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|date=September 2011}}


Kennedy starred in the musical ''[[Vanities: A New Musical|Vanities]]'' at the [[Pasadena Playhouse]], in California from August to September 2008. She then followed the musical to its [[Off-Broadway]] venue [[Second Stage Theatre]].<ref>Hernandez, Ernio.[http://www.playbill.com/article/three-cheers-new-musical-vanities-begins-off-broadway-run-july-2-com-162385 "Three Cheers: New Musical 'Vanities' Begins Off-Broadway Run July 2"] playbill.com, July 2, 2009</ref>
Kennedy starred in the musical ''[[Vanities, A New Musical|Vanities]]'' at the [[Pasadena Playhouse]], in California from August to September 2008. She then followed the musical to its [[Off-Broadway]] venue [[Second Stage Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Ernio |title=Three Cheers: New Musical ''Vanities'' Begins Off-Broadway Run July 2 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/three-cheers-new-musical-vanities-begins-off-broadway-run-july-2-com-162385 |website=Playbill |date=July 2, 2009}}</ref>

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Lauren is the artistic director of [[Theatre Raleigh]], a theatre company in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theatreraleigh.com/about-us/|title=About Us {{!}} Bringing intimate professional theatre to Downtown Raleigh|website=www.theatreraleigh.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-12}}</ref>


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Lauren is the artistic director of [[Theatre Raleigh]], a theatre company in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatreraleigh.com/staff/|title=Staff|website=TheatreRaleigh.com|language=en-US|access-date=June 21, 2022}}</ref>
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She portrayed Diana Goodman, a mother struggling with bipolar disorder, in the North Carolina Theatre's 2015 production of ''[[Next to Normal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/2015/05/in-next-to-normal-at-nct-lauren-kennedy-plays-a-mother-struggling-with-bipolar-disorder/|title=In "Next to Normal" at NCT, Lauren Kennedy Plays a Mother Struggling with Bipolar Disorder {{!}} Triangle Arts and Entertainment|website=triangleartsandentertainment.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-12}}</ref>


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She portrayed Diana Goodman, a mother struggling with bipolar disorder, in the North Carolina Theatre's 2015 production of ''[[Next to Normal]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McDowell|first=Robert W.|url=http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/2015/05/in-next-to-normal-at-nct-lauren-kennedy-plays-a-mother-struggling-with-bipolar-disorder/|title=In "Next to Normal" at NCT, Lauren Kennedy Plays a Mother Struggling with Bipolar Disorder|website=triangleartsandentertainment.org|language=en-US|date=May 1, 2015|access-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511002227/http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/2015/05/in-next-to-normal-at-nct-lauren-kennedy-plays-a-mother-struggling-with-bipolar-disorder|archive-date=May 11, 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life==
On October 10, 1999, Kennedy married actor [[Alan Campbell (actor)|Alan Campbell]], with whom she appeared in ''[[Sunset Boulevard]]'' on Broadway. They are divorced and have one child, Riley Rose Campbell.
On November 7, 2016, Kennedy married actor Charlie Brady.


==Theatre credits==
==Theatre credits==


===Broadway===
===Broadway===
* ''[[Monty Python's Spamalot]]'' - The Lady of the Lake (First Replacement) (2006–2007)
* ''[[Monty Python's Spamalot]]'' – The Lady of the Lake (First Replacement) (2006–2007)
* ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' - [[Fantine]] (2002–2003)
* ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' – [[Fantine]] (2002–2003)
* ''[[Side Show]]'' - Daisy Hilton (Standby for [[Emily Skinner (actress, born 1970)|Emily Skinner]]) (1997)
* ''[[Side Show (musical)|Side Show]]'' – Daisy Hilton (Standby for [[Emily Skinner (actress, born 1970)|Emily Skinner]]) (1997)
* ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' - Mary/1st Masseuse, understudy for Betty Schaeffer (under [[Alice Ripley]]) (1994–1995)
* ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' – Mary/1st Masseuse, understudy for Betty Schaeffer (under [[Alice Ripley]]) (1994–1995)


===Off-Broadway===
===Off-Broadway===
* ''Good Ol' Girls'' - Several roles, leading actress (2010)
* ''Good Ol' Girls'' – Several roles, leading actress (2010)
* ''[[Vanities: A New Musical]]'' - Mary (2009)
* ''[[Vanities, A New Musical]]'' – Mary (2009)


===West End===
===West End===
* ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' - Ensign Nellie Forbush (2001–02), National Theatre
* ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' – Ensign Nellie Forbush (2001–02), National Theatre


===Regional stage===
===Regional stage===
* ''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'' - Donna Sheridan (2019), North Carolina Theatre
* ''[[9 to 5 (musical)|9 to 5]] –'' Violet Newstead (2021), North Carolina Theatre
* ''[[Big Fish (musical)|Big Fish]]'' - Sandra Templeton Bloom (2018), Theatre Raleigh
*''[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia!]]'' – Donna Sheridan (2019), North Carolina Theatre
* ''[[Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' - Miss Alice Nutting/Edwin Drood (2016), Theatre Raleigh
* ''[[Big Fish (musical)|Big Fish]]'' – Sandra Templeton Bloom (2018), Theatre Raleigh
* ''[[Next to Normal]]'' - Diana Goodman (2015), North Carolina Theatre
* ''[[Drood (musical)|The Mystery of Edwin Drood]]'' – Miss Alice Nutting/Edwin Drood (2016), Theatre Raleigh
* ''[[Parade (musical)|Parade]]'' - Lucille Frank (2014), Theatre Raleigh
* ''[[Next to Normal]]'' – Diana Goodman (2015), North Carolina Theatre
* ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' - Fantine (2014), North Carolina Theatre
* ''[[Parade (musical)|Parade]]'' – Lucille Frank (2014), Theatre Raleigh
* ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|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, Henderson County, North Carolina|Flat Rock, North Carolina]]
* ''[[August: Osage County]]'' – Karen Weston (2012), Theatre Raleigh
* ''[[Zelda: An American Love Story]]'' – Zelda Fitzgerald (2012), [[The Flat Rock Playhouse]], [[Flat Rock, Henderson County, North Carolina|Flat Rock, North Carolina]]
* ''[[Into the Woods]]'' - The Witch (2012), [[Westport Country Playhouse]], [[Westport, Connecticut]]
* ''[[Into the Woods]]'' – The Witch (2012), [[Westport Country Playhouse]], [[Westport, Connecticut]]
* ''Evita'' - Eva Perón (2011), North Carolina Theatre
* ''Evita'' – Eva Perón (2011), North Carolina Theatre
* ''[[Violet (musical)|Violet]]'' - Violet Karl (2011), Theatre Raleigh
* ''[[Violet (musical)|Violet]]'' – Violet Karl (2011), Theatre Raleigh
* ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' - [[Eva Perón]] (2011), [[Casa Mañana]], [[Fort Worth, Texas]]<ref>[http://www.casamanana.org/broadway/evita.html Evita at Casa Mañana, February 5 - 13, 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216035258/http://www.casamanana.org/broadway/evita.html |date=2011-02-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.theaterjones.com/features/20110205152248/2011-02-05/Video-Lauren-Kennedy | title = Video: Lauren Kennedy - The star of Casa Mañana's Evita on revisiting the role and being a working actress in New York | publisher = TheaterJones.com | date = February 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/147394-Whats-New-Buenos-Aires-Lauren-Kennedy-Is-Evita-for-Casa-Maana-Starting-Feb-5 | title = 'What's New Buenos Aires?': Lauren Kennedy Is Evita for Casa Mañana Starting Feb. 5 | publisher = Playbill.com | date = February 5, 2011}}</ref>
* ''[[Evita (musical)|Evita]]'' – [[Eva Perón]] (2011), [[Casa Mañana]], [[Fort Worth, Texas]]<ref>[http://www.casamanana.org/broadway/evita.html Evita at Casa Mañana, February 5 – 13, 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216035258/http://www.casamanana.org/broadway/evita.html |date=2011-02-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.theaterjones.com/features/20110205152248/2011-02-05/Video-Lauren-Kennedy | title = Video: Lauren Kennedy – The star of Casa Mañana's Evita on revisiting the role and being a working actress in New York | website = TheaterJones.com | date = February 5, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110213100058/http://www.theaterjones.com/features/20110205152248/2011-02-05/Video-Lauren-Kennedy | archive-date = February 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Hetrick | first = Adam | url = https://www.playbill.com/article/whats-new-buenos-aires-lauren-kennedy-is-evita-for-casa-manana-starting-feb-5-com-175888 | title = 'What's New Buenos Aires?': Lauren Kennedy Is ''Evita'' for Casa Mañana Starting Feb. 5 | website = Playbill.com | date = February 5, 2011 | access-date = June 21, 2022}}</ref>
* ''[[1776 (musical)|1776]]'' - Martha Jefferson (2009), [[Paper Mill Playhouse]], Millburn, New Jersey
* ''[[1776 (musical)|1776]]'' – Martha Jefferson (2009), [[Paper Mill Playhouse]], Millburn, New Jersey
* ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'' - [[Annie Oakley]] (2008), North Carolina Theatre
* ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'' – [[Annie Oakley]] (2008), North Carolina Theatre
* ''[[Lone Star Love]]'' - Agnes Ford (2007), Seattle, Washington
* ''[[Lone Star Love]]'' – Agnes Ford (2007), Seattle, Washington
* [[Frank Wildhorn]]'s ''[[Waiting for the Moon (musical)|Waiting for the Moon]]'' - [[Zelda Fitzgerald]] ([[Marlton, NJ]], Lenape Performing Arts Center) (2005) (World premiere)
* [[Frank Wildhorn]]'s ''[[Waiting for the Moon (musical)|Waiting for the Moon]]'' – [[Zelda Fitzgerald]] ([[Marlton, NJ]], Lenape Performing Arts Center) (2005) (World premiere)
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' - Belle (2005), North Carolina Theatre
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' – Belle (2005), North Carolina Theatre
* ''[[The Ten Commandments: The Musical]]'' - Nefertari (2004), [[Los Angeles]], [[Kodak Theatre]]
* ''[[The Ten Commandments: The Musical]]'' – Nefertari (2004), [[Los Angeles]], [[Kodak Theatre]]
* ''[[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde]]'' - Emma Carew ([[Marlton, NJ]], Lenape Performing Arts Center, and [[Mohegan Sun]], CT) (2004)
* ''[[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde]]'' – Emma Carew ([[Marlton, NJ]], Lenape Performing Arts Center, and [[Mohegan Sun]], CT) (2004)
* ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (musical)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' - Holly Golightly (2004), St. Louis, MUNY)
* ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (musical)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'' – Holly Golightly (2004), St. Louis, MUNY)
* ''[[The Last Five Years]]'' - Cathy (2001), Chicago
* ''[[The Last Five Years]]'' – Cathy (2001), Chicago
* ''The Rhythm Club'' - Petra (2000), Washington, D.C.
* ''The Rhythm Club'' – Petra (2000), Washington, D.C.
* ''[[White Christmas (musical)|White Christmas]]'' - Judy Haines, (2000), [[St. Louis]], MUNY
* ''[[White Christmas (musical)|White Christmas]]'' – Judy Haines, (2000), [[St. Louis]], MUNY
* ''Hot Shoe Shuffle'' - Maddy([[Theatre Under The Stars (Houston)|Theatre Under the Stars]], Houston)
* ''Hot Shoe Shuffle'' – Maddy([[Theatre Under The Stars (Houston)|Theatre Under the Stars]], Houston)
* ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' - Mary/1st Masseuse, understudy for Betty Schaeffer (under [[Judy Kuhn]]) (1993–1994) (Los Angeles)
* ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' – Mary/1st Masseuse, understudy for Betty Schaeffer (under [[Judy Kuhn]]) (1993–1994) (Los Angeles)
* ''[[Good News (musical)|Good News]]'' - Corda (1993), Wichita, Kansas
* ''[[Good News (musical)|Good News]]'' – Corda (1993), Wichita, Kansas


===Tour===
===Tour===
* ''Sunset Boulevard'' - Betty Schaeffer (1995–1997)
* ''Sunset Boulevard'' – Betty Schaeffer (1995–1997)


===Film===
===Film===
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==Discography==
==Discography==
* Good Ol' Girls: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording
* Good Ol' Girls: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording
* [[Vanities|Vanities, a new musical]]: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording<ref name="losangeles.broadwayworld.com">{{cite web | url = http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_OffBroadways_VANITIES_Heads_To_Legacy_Studios_For_Original_Cast_Recording_20090822 | title = Photo Coverage: Off-Broadway's 'VANITIES' Heads To Legacy Studios For Original Cast Recording | publisher = BroadwayWorld.com | date = August 22, 2009}}</ref>
* [[Vanities, A New Musical]]: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording<ref name="losangeles.broadwayworld.com">{{cite web | last = Zielinski | first = Peter James | url = https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photo-Coverage-OffBroadways-VANITIES-Heads-To-Legacy-Studios-For-Original-Cast-Recording-20090822 | title = Photo Coverage: Off-Broadway's 'VANITIES' Heads To Legacy Studios For Original Cast Recording | website = BroadwayWorld.com | date = August 22, 2009}}</ref>
* Lauren Kennedy: Here and Now (solo album)
* Lauren Kennedy: Here and Now (solo album)
* Lauren Kennedy: Songs of Jason Robert Brown (first solo CD)
* Lauren Kennedy: Songs of Jason Robert Brown (first solo CD)
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* I Sing, the new musical: Original Cast Recording
* I Sing, the new musical: Original Cast Recording
* [[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]: 2002 Royal National Theatre Recording
* [[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]: 2002 Royal National Theatre Recording
* [[Side Show]]: Original Broadway Cast Recording
* [[Side Show (musical)|Side Show]]: Original Broadway Cast Recording
* [[Sunset Boulevard]]: Original Cast Recording
* [[Sunset Boulevard]]: Original Cast Recording
* Good News!
* Good News!
* This Ordinary Thursday, The Music of [[Georgia Stitt]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.georgiastitt.com/cd_thisordinarythursday.html | title = This Ordinary Thursday | publisher = GeorgiaStitt.com}}</ref>
* This Ordinary Thursday, The Music of [[Georgia Stitt]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.georgiastitt.com/cd_thisordinarythursday.html | title = This Ordinary Thursday | website = GeorgiaStitt.com}}</ref>
* Life Upon the Wicked S.T.A.G.E: A Tribute to Jerome Kern
* Life Upon the Wicked S.T.A.G.E: A Tribute to Jerome Kern
* Paul Simon.<ref>[http://www.laurenkennedy.com/music.html LaurenKennedy.com: Music]. Official site.</ref>
* Paul Simon.<ref>[http://www.laurenkennedy.com/music.html LaurenKennedy.com: Music]. Official site.</ref>

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Lauren Kennedy
Kennedy at Broadway in Bryant Park on July 23, 2009
Born (1973-09-03) September 3, 1973 (age 51)[1]
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1980s–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

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Kennedy was born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated from Needham Broughton High School in 1991.[2][3] She started acting at the North Carolina Theatre while in high school. Kennedy attended the 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

[edit]

Kennedy frequently appeared in the original cast of the short-lived Side Show as the standby for Emily Skinner. She has also starred in Monty Python's Spamalot on Broadway as a replacement for the Lady of the Lake. She has been seen on Broadway in Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close, Side Show, and Cinderella with the New York City Opera. She originated the role of Cathy in Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years in its Chicago premiere, but opted to do South Pacific at the National Theatre in London instead of following the show Off-Broadway (she was replaced by Sherie Rene Scott). In 2004, she starred as Emma Carew in the concert-style version of Jekyll & Hyde – The Musical entitled Resurrection, opposite 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 Frank Wildhorn & Jack Murphy's Waiting for the Moon, as Zelda Fitzgerald, which took place in Marlton, NJ.[6] She was nominated for a Barrymore Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. In 2006, Kennedy played the role of Princess Nefertari in The Ten Commandments: The Musical opposite Val Kilmer. From 2007 through 2009, Lauren has worked actively with the new Wildhorn / Murphy musical 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 Vanities at the Pasadena Playhouse, in California from August to September 2008. She then followed the musical to its Off-Broadway venue 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

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Broadway

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Off-Broadway

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West End

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  • South Pacific – Ensign Nellie Forbush (2001–02), National Theatre

Regional stage

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Tour

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  • Sunset Boulevard – Betty Schaeffer (1995–1997)

Film

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Discography

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy". CVNC.org. August 17, 2005. 31-year-old Lauren Kennedy
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Lauren Kennedy: Biography". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  4. ^ "UC alumni currently or recently on Broadway". UC Magazine. University of Cincinnati.
  5. ^ Rosati, Nancy (December 2, 2002). "An Interview with Lauren Kennedy". Talkin' Broadway.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Hernandez, Ernio (July 2, 2009). "Three Cheers: New Musical Vanities Begins Off-Broadway Run July 2". Playbill.
  8. ^ "Staff". TheatreRaleigh.com. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Evita at Casa Mañana, February 5 – 13, 2011 Archived 2011-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Zielinski, Peter James (August 22, 2009). "Photo Coverage: Off-Broadway's 'VANITIES' Heads To Legacy Studios For Original Cast Recording". BroadwayWorld.com.
  14. ^ "This Ordinary Thursday". GeorgiaStitt.com.
  15. ^ LaurenKennedy.com: Music. Official site.
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