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Biography
Infobox person| name = Lauren Kennedy| image = Lauren Kennedy Broadway in Bryant Park.JPG| caption = At Broadway in Bryant Park, July 23, 2009| birth_name =| birth_date = bbad|31|2005|8|17| birth_place = Raleigh, North Carolina | occupation = actress, singer| years_active = 1980s - present| spouse = Alan Campbell (actor)|Alan Campbell Lauren Kennedy (born circa 1973cite 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 in Raleigh, North Carolina ) is an actress and a singer who has performed numerous times on Broadway. She most recently starred in a production of Into the Woods at CENTERSTAGE in Baltimore during the 2011-2012 season.cite web | url = http://www.centerstage.org/woods/ShowDetails.aspx | title = CENTERSTAGE's show details for Into the Woods | publisher = centerstage.org | date = April 10, 2012
Education
Kennedy was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated from Needham Broughton High School in 1991.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 2003cite web | url = http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/186416/Lauren_Kennedy_Biography | title = Lauren Kennedy: Biography | publisher = Hollywood.com | accessdate = September 13, 2011 She started acting at the North Carolina Theatre while in high school. Kennedy attended the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music 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 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 Sunset Boulevard (musical)#Los Angeles production|1993 Los Angeles production of Andrew Lloyd Webber 's " Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard ",cite web | url = http://www.talkinbroadway.com/rialto/past/2002/12_02_02.html | title = An Interview with Lauren Kennedy | publisher = Talkin' Broadway | date = 2002 After a nine-month run, she moved to New York for musical's Sunset Boulevard (musical)#Original Broadway production|1994 Broadway opening .
Career
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 theatre|Broadway as a replacement for the Lady of the Lake. Additionally, 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 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, she 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 .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 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|date=September 2011
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|date=September 2011 Lauren starred in the new 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 .citation needed|date=September 2011 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|date=September 2011
Personal life
She is married to fellow actor Alan Campbell (actor)|Alan Campbell , whom she appeared with in Sunset Boulevard , since 1999. They have one daughter, Riley Rose.cite web | url = http://www.alancampbell.net/bio.html | title = Alan Campbell: Bio | publisher = AlanCampbell.net, official site
Barton College Theater
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|date=September 2011
Theatre credits
Broadway
'' Monty Python's Spamalot - The Lady of the Lake (First Replacement) (2006–2007)
Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables - Fantine (2002–2003)
Side Show - Daisy Hilton (Standby for Emily Skinner ) (1997)
Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard - Mary/1st Masseuse, understudy for Betty Schaeffer (under Alice Ripley ) (1994–1995)
Off-Broadway
''Good Ol' Girls - Several roles, leading actress (2010)
" Into the Woods " - Witch (2012), Westport Country Playhouse , Westport, Connecticut
Evita (musical)|Evita - Eva Duarte de Perón (2011), Casa Mañana , Fort Worth, Texas http://www.casamanana.org/broadway/evita.html Evita at Casa Mañana, February 5 - 13, 2011cite 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, 2011cite 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
Lone Star Love - (Seattle) (2007) (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)
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)
The Ten Commandments: The Musical starring Val Kilmer
Discography
Good Ol' Girls: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording
Vanities|Vanities, a new musical : Original Off-Broadway Cast Recordingcite 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
This Ordinary Thursday, The Music of Georgia Stittcite web | url = http://www.georgiastitt.com/cd_thisordinarythursday.html | title = This Ordinary Thursday | publisher = GeorgiaStitt.com
Life Upon the Wicked S.T.A.G.E: A Tribute to Jerome Kern
Paul Simon. http://www.laurenkennedy.com/music.html LaurenKennedy.com: Music. Official site.
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.laurenkennedy.com/ Lauren Kennedy's official website
Persondata | NAME =Kennedy, Lauren | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh , North Carolina | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Kennedy, Lauren Category:1970s births Category:Actors from North Carolina Category:American stage actors Category:Living people Category:People from Raleigh, North Carolina Category:University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music alumni
