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Kennedy was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated from Needham Broughton High School in 1991.[3][4] She started acting at the North Carolina Theatre while in high school. Kennedy attended the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music[5] where she was pursuing 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",[6][3] After a nine-month run, she moved to New York for musical's 1994 Broadway opening.[3]
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Kennedy appeared in the original cast of the short-lived Side Show on Broadway as an ensemble member, where she also understudied Emily Skinner. She has also starred in Monty Python's Spamalot on Broadway as a replacement for the Lady of the Lake. Additionally, she has been seen on Broadway in Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard with Glenn Close, Side Show, and Cinderella with 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, she starred in the world premiere of Frank Wildhorn & Jack Murphy's Waiting for the Moon, as Zelda Fitzgerald, which took place in Marlton, NJ.[7] 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 all Jason Robert Brown material entitled Songs of Jason Robert Brown, and an album dedicated to new musical writers, titled Here and Now.[citation needed]
Lauren starred in the 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.[citation needed]
Lauren is the artistic director of Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy, a theatre company in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company produces during the summer months (June–August) and comprises its casts of local and out-of-town talent.[citation needed]
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She is married to fellow actor Alan Campbell, whom she appeared with in Sunset Boulevard, since 1999.[6] They have one daughter, Riley Rose.[8]
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Barton College in Wilson, North Carolina, has announced plans to construct a theater building bearing the names of Lauren Kennedy and Alan Campbell.[citation needed]
[edit] | Tags: Broadway | 3>
Monty Python's Spamalot - The Lady of the Lake (First Replacement) (2006–2007)
Les Misérables - Fantine (2002–2003)
Side Show - Daisy Hilton (Standby for Emily Skinner) (1997)
Sunset Boulevard - Mary/1st Masseuse, understudy for Betty Schaeffer (under Alice Ripley) (1994–1995)
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Good Ol' Girls - Several roles, leading actress (2010)
Vanities: A New Musical - Mary (2009)
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"Into the Woods" - Witch (2012), Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut
Evita - Eva Duarte de Perón (2011), Casa Mañana, Fort Worth, Texas[9][10][11]
Lone Star Love - (Seattle) (2007) (World premiere)
Frank Wildhorn's Waiting for the Moon - Zelda Fitzgerald (Marlton, NJ, Lenape Performing Arts Center) (2005) (World premiere)
The Ten Commandments: The Musical - Nefertari (Los Angeles, CA, Kodak Theatre) (2004)
Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde (musical) Resurrection -Emma Carew (Marlton, NJ, Lenape Performing Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun, CT) (2004)
White Christmas - Judy Haines (St. Louis, MUNY) (2004)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (musical) - Holly Golightly (St. Louis, MUNY) (2004)
The Last Five Years - Cathy (Chicago) (2001)
The Rhythm Club - Petra (Lead) (Washington, DC) (2000)
Hot Shoe Shuffle - Maddy (Lead) (Theatre Under the Stars, Houston)
Sunset Boulevard - Mary/1st Masseuse, understudy for Betty Schaeffer (under Judy Kuhn) (1993–1994) (Los Angeles)
Good News (musical) - Corda (Wichita) (1993)
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Good Ol' Girls: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording
Vanities, a new musical: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording[12]
Lauren Kennedy: Here and Now (solo album)
Lauren Kennedy: Songs of Jason Robert Brown (first solo CD)
The Ten Commandments: The Musical World Premiere at Kodak Theatre, DVD
Dracula: The Musical: Concept Recording (not yet officially released)
I Sing, the new musical: Original Cast Recording
South Pacific: 2002 Royal National Theatre Recording
Side Show: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Sunset Boulevard: Original Cast Recording
Good News!
This Ordinary Thursday, The Music of Georgia Stitt[13]
Life Upon the Wicked S.T.A.G.E: A Tribute to Jerome Kern
Paul Simon.[14]
[edit] | Tags: References | 2>
^ a b "Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy". CVNC.org. August 17, 2005. http://cvnc.org/articleprint.cfm?articleid=3427. "31-year-old Lauren Kennedy"
^ "CENTERSTAGE's show details for Into the Woods". centerstage.org. April 10, 2012. http://www.centerstage.org/woods/ShowDetails.aspx.
^ a b c "North Carolinians in New York: Lauren Kennedy". Metro Magazine (Raleigh, North Carolina). September 2003. http://www.metronc.com/article/?id=949#KENNEDY.
^ "Lauren Kennedy: Biography". Hollywood.com. http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/186416/Lauren_Kennedy_Biography. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
^ "UC alumni currently or recently on Broadway". UC Magazine. University of Cincinnati. http://magazine.uc.edu/famousalumni/broadway/current.html.
^ a b "An Interview with Lauren Kennedy". Talkin' Broadway. 2002. http://www.talkinbroadway.com/rialto/past/2002/12_02_02.html.
^ "First Performance of Waiting for the Moon, Frank Wildhorn's New Musical, Bumped to July 17". Playbill.com. July 15, 2005. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/94040-First_Performance_of_Waiting_for_the_Moon_Frank_Wildhorn's_New_Musical_Bumped_to_July_17.
^ "Alan Campbell: Bio". AlanCampbell.net, official site. http://www.alancampbell.net/bio.html.
^ Evita at Casa Mañana, February 5 - 13, 2011
^ "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. http://www.theaterjones.com/features/20110205152248/2011-02-05/Video-Lauren-Kennedy.
^ "'What's New Buenos Aires?': Lauren Kennedy Is Evita for Casa Mañana Starting Feb. 5". Playbill.com. February 5, 2011. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/147394-Whats-New-Buenos-Aires-Lauren-Kennedy-Is-Evita-for-Casa-Maana-Starting-Feb-5.
^ "Photo Coverage: Off-Broadway's 'VANITIES' Heads To Legacy Studios For Original Cast Recording". BroadwayWorld.com. August 22, 2009. http://losangeles.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_OffBroadways_VANITIES_Heads_To_Legacy_Studios_For_Original_Cast_Recording_20090822.
^ "This Ordinary Thursday". GeorgiaStitt.com. http://www.georgiastitt.com/cd_thisordinarythursday.html.
^ LaurenKennedy.com: Music. Official site.
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