Laura Osnes
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 Laura Osnes, 2007. Photography by Nathan Johnson |
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| Born | November 19, 1985 Burnsville, Minnesota |
| Spouse(s) | Nathan Johnson (May 11 2007-present) |
Laura Ann Osnes (b. November 19, 1985) is an American stage actress, and the winner of the role of "Sandy" on the televised Grease: You're the One that I Want! competition. She plays Sandy in the 2007 Broadway run of Grease, which opened August 19,[1] starring alongside the other winner, Max Crumm, who plays the role of Danny.
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[edit] Biography
Osnes was born November 19, 1985 in Burnsville, Minnesota, and raised in Eagan, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. She is the daughter of Russell Osnes and Jane Raduechel Osnes Clark. Laura's stepfather is Donald Clark. Her first acting performance was in the second grade, where she played a munchkin in The Wizard of Oz. She attended Eagan High School, and then the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for one year where she majored in Musical Theatre and appeared in Fiddler on the Roof and Seussical the Musical.
Laura also participated in productions at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts and the Guthrie Theatre before she graduated from Eagan High School
In 2005–2006 she returned to Minneapolis to be a performing apprentice at the Children's Theater Company, performing in Working, Aladdin Jr., Prom, and Pippi Longstocking. In 2006, she choreographed and starred in Peter Pan in Eagan community theatre. She also played the lead of Sandy in Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's production of Grease, but her run was cut short when she was chosen to compete in the nationally televised Broadway talent competition Grease: You're the One that I Want!.
Osnes was engaged to Nathan Johnson,[2] whom she met when both were understudies on Aladdin. Their first kiss was on stage.[citation needed] They were originally planning to marry on March 24 and honeymoon in Aruba, but postponed the wedding so that she could participate in the competition. They rescheduled the wedding to May 11, 2007[3] and are now married and reside in New York City.
Laura Osnes flew home to Minnesota from New York to make an appearance at the Minnesota Ivey Awards on September 24, 2007. She sang Hopelessly Devoted To You, from Grease.
[edit] Grease: You're the One that I Want!
Laura Osnes was nicknamed "Small Town Sandy" in the show, even though Eagan is a large suburb of St. Paul, a major city and state capital. She was a favorite to win during the entire course of the show, never showing up in the "sing-off" bottom two during the show's run. She was named the winner on March 25, 2007, which meant she would perform the lead character of Sandy opposite Max Crumm, the show's male competitor who won the role of "Danny." In April 2008, Osnes announced via her Myspace blog that she does not plan to continue with Grease when it begins its national tour in late 2008.
[edit] Awards
- "Outstanding Youth Performer of the Year", 2003, Minneapolis Star Tribune. For the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, with the Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis.
- Grease: You're the One that I Want!, 2007, winner of the role of Sandy
[edit] References
- ^ Grease - Theater - Review - New York Times
- ^ March 18, 2007 showing of Grease: You're the One that I Want!
- ^ March 25, 2007 episode
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