Hulu’s upcoming comedy “Life & Beth” nabbed Laura Benanti for a recurring guest star role, Variety has learned exclusively. Benanti will play Jane, a struggling mother, in the…
Benanti will play Jane, a struggling mother, in the series from Amy Schumer, who writes, directs, executive produces and stars as the titular character.
Benanti, who can currently be seen in Netflix’s “Tick, Tick… Boom!” adaptation and HBO Max’s reimagining of “Gossip Girl,” was already in production on “Life & Beth.” Benanti is a five-time Tony Award nominee, winning once . Although she made her Broadway debut at age 18 as Maria in “The Sound of Music,” she most recently she appeared as Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” in 2019. In between those performances, she also starred in “Meteor Shower,” “She Loves Me,” “In the Next Room,” “The Wedding Singer,” “Nine,” Into the Woods,” “Swing!,” “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” and the aforementioned “Gypsy.
But her musical talents extend beyond the stage: She released a self-titled album for Sony Music Masterworks in 2020; it features covers of songs such as “Someone You Loved” and “Lose You to Love Me,” as well as jazz-influenced torch songs and comedic takes on other favorite tracks. She also produced “Singing You Home – Children’s Songs for Family Reunification” in 2018, proceeds of which went to reuniting families separated at the border.
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