We're celebrating 1979 this month so let's talk about one of its most underused / overtalented showbiz babies: LAURA BENANTI.
She's a Tony Winner (Gypsy) with great pipes, Broadway's Queen of Twitter (giving her 71 thousand followers more joy with hilarity than you can fathom if you don't follow her), and this decade she's been making inroads to television stardom with recurring characters on several shows including "Nurse Jackie" and "Nashville" but she's still without a big leading role which she more than obviously deserves!
She'll next be seen as Supergirl's birthmother in the pilot of "Supergirl" (2015) - currently having pirating problems -- so add psychic to her many gifts. See, In 2013 she stripped down into Supergirl costume at a Skivvies* concert! See the video after the jump...
There's a really good interview wither over at Playbill in which she talks about her career, the upcoming She Loves Me Broadway revival, her TV roles, and the weird non-momentum from her success as the Baroness in The Sound of Music Live!
I really thought after “The Sound of Music" they were going to be like, “What musical would you like to do, Laura Benanti?” But that didn't happen.
and icymi the much discussed trailer to "Supergirl" which looks too CW generic for me (I'm aware it's on CBS) but which many people find exciting
*For those who are unfamiliar The Skivvies are a musical duo, Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley, who perform in their underwear, often at 54 Below, and always have celebrity guest stars.