Laura Osnes Laura Osnes Laura Ann Osnes (born November 19, 1985) is an American actress and singer known for her work on the Broadway stage. She has played starring roles in "Grease" as Sandy, "South Pacific" as Nellie Forbush, "Anything Goes" as Hope Harcourt, and "Bonnie and Clyde" as Bonnie Parker, for which she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. She also starred in the title role of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella" on Broadway, for which she received a Drama Desk Award and her second Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. Osnes was born
Little Nellie Kelly (musical) "The Belle of New York"", the "Star" "a real novelty full of swift surprises, haunting melodies, dancing phenomena, and playful burlesque". "The Daily Telegraph" made a prediction: "For months all New York has been drawn to see, to listen to, and to applaud "Little Nellie Kelly", and London is going to follow its example for an even longer period." Sources – Broadway: and West End: Little Nellie Kelly (musical) Little Nellie Kelly was a two-act musical comedy of the Roaring Twenties, written, produced and directed by George M. Cohan. After opening in Boston in July 1922, it had long runs