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Laura Benanti Explains the Broadway Plays of the 2013-2014 Season

A Broadway education in less than two minutes, plus Laura nails pronunciations.

The most recent installment in TheaterMania's "Laura Benanti Explains" series found the star giving a thoughtful synopsis of each musical that opened in the 2013-2014 season. Now she's back to explain the year in plays, with even more insights into plot development and how to pronounce "Godot."

Laura Benanti Explains the Broadway Plays of the 2013-2014 Season
posted on 04-18-2014
Opening Night: James Franco, Chris O'Dowd, and Leighton Meester Make Their Broadway Debuts In Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
posted on 04-17-2014
I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Sutton Foster
Violet
posted on 04-16-2014
Opening Night: Audra McDonald Is Back on Broadway as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
posted on 04-14-2014
Leslie Uggams, Mario Cantone, and If/Then's Jerry Dixon Have Had Some Horrifyingly Invasive Neighbors
The Realistic Joneses
posted on 04-12-2014
Opening Night: Woody Allen and Susan Stroman Bring Bullets Over Broadway to the Stage
Bullets Over Broadway
posted on 04-11-2014
Laura Benanti Explains the Broadway Musicals of the 2013-2014 Season
posted on 04-11-2014
Meet Daniel Radcliffe and the Cast of Broadway's The Cripple of Inishmaan
The Cripple of Inishmaan
posted on 04-10-2014
Meet the Cast of South Pacific at Paper Mill Playhouse
South Pacific
posted on 04-09-2014
Opening Night: The Realistic Joneses Welcomes Michael C. Hall and Marisa Tomei Back to Broadway
The Realistic Joneses
posted on 04-07-2014
Opening Night: Denzel Washington Returns to Broadway in A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
posted on 04-04-2014
Footage From Guys and Dolls Starring Nathan Lane, Megan Mullally, Patrick Wilson, and Sierra Boggess
Guys and Dolls
posted on 04-04-2014
Highlights From The Most Happy Fella, Starring Shuler Hensley, Laura Benanti, and Cheyenne Jackson
The Most Happy Fella
posted on 04-03-2014
I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Betsy Wolfe
Bullets Over Broadway
posted on 04-02-2014
Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson, and Shuler Hensley Fall in Love With The Most Happy Fella
The Most Happy Fella
posted on 04-01-2014
Opening Night: Idina Menzel Returns to Broadway in If/Then
If/Then
posted on 03-31-2014
Meet the Explosive Cast of Broadway's The Velocity of Autumn
The Velocity of Autumn
posted on 03-30-2014
Harvey Fierstein Introduces the Cast of Broadway's Casa Valentina
Casa Valentina
posted on 03-29-2014
Meet Tyne Daly and the Modern Family of Broadway's Mothers and Sons
Mothers and Sons
posted on 03-25-2014
Opening Night: Les Misérables Is Back on Broadway
Les Misérables
posted on 03-24-2014
Five-Time Tony Winner Audra McDonald Introduces Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill to Broadway
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
posted on 03-22-2014
Alan Menken, Chad Beguelin, Harvey Fierstein, and More Talk Wishes and Genies on Aladdin's Opening-Night Red Carpet
Aladdin
posted on 03-21-2014
Stephanie J. Block and Andrew Rannells Celebrate Broadway With the New York Pops
New York Pops
posted on 03-18-2014
Meet Sutton Foster and the Cast of Broadway's Violet
Violet
posted on 03-16-2014
Opening Night: Sylvester Stallone Brings Rocky to Broadway
Rocky
posted on 03-14-2014
Fyvush Finkel Proves Its Never Too Late to Make Your Cabaret Debut
Fyvush Finkel
posted on 03-12-2014
Tony Shalhoub and Santino Fontana Reintroduce Broadway to Moss Hart and Act One
Act One
posted on 03-12-2014
I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Michael McKean
All the Way
posted on 03-11-2014
Opening Night: Bryan Cranston Makes His Broadway Debut in All The Way
All the Way
posted on 03-07-2014
Michael C. Hall, Marisa Tomei, Toni Collette, and Tracy Letts Talk Broadway's Realistic Joneses
The Realistic Joneses
posted on 03-06-2014
Denzel Washington and the Cast of Broadway's A Raisin in the Sun On the Timeliness of Lorraine Hansberry's Drama
A Raisin in the Sun
posted on 03-04-2014
Meet Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, and the Cast of the New Broadway Musical If/Then
If/Then
posted on 03-01-2014
Les Misérables Returns to Broadway With Ramin Karimloo, Will Swenson, and More
Les Misérables
posted on 02-26-2014
Behind the Music of The Bridges of Madison County: Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale Open Up About Their Sweeping Duet
The Bridges of Madison County
posted on 02-24-2014
Aladdin Stars and Creators on How Disney Made Their Broadway Dreams Come True
Aladdin
posted on 02-23-2014
I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Idina Menzel
If/Then
posted on 02-21-2014
Inside the Rehearsal Room of Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway
posted on 02-20-2014
Hand to God's Tyrone McHansely, Avenue Q's Lucy T. Slut and Rod, and Kinky Boots' Annaleigh Ashford Throw Back a Few
Hand to God
posted on 02-19-2014
Behind the Music of The Bridges of Madison County: In Her Broadway Debut, Whitney Bashor Opens the Ex-Files on Robert Kincaid
The Bridges of Madison County
posted on 02-18-2014
Neil Patrick Harris on the Miley Cyrus-like "Sexy Bastard" That Is Broadway's Hedwig (and the Angry Inch)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
posted on 02-17-2014
Broadway First Dates: Orfeh and Andy Karl
Rocky
posted on 02-14-2014
Original Broadway Stars Brian d'Arcy James, Martin Moran, and More Share a Poignant Return to Titanic
Titanic
posted on 02-13-2014
Opening Night: The New York Yankees Take Broadway in Bronx Bombers
Bronx Bombers
posted on 02-07-2014
Behind the Scenes at Broadway's All The Way With Breaking Bad Star Bryan Cranston
All the Way
posted on 02-06-2014
I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Jeremy Jordan
Rock of Ages
posted on 02-05-2014
The Kitchen Concerts: The Cast of Broadway's Once
Once
posted on 02-03-2014
Meet the Cast of Little Me, the Season Opener of New York City Center Encores!
Little Me
posted on 02-02-2014
Behind the Music of The Bridges of Madison County: Steven Pasquale Croons as Robert Kincaid
The Bridges of Madison County
posted on 01-30-2014
Kinky Boots Star Annaleigh Ashford Brings Nearly Two Decades of Cabaret Experience to 54 Below
Annaleigh Ashford
posted on 01-29-2014
Opening Night: Debra Messing Makes Her Broadway Debut in Outside Mullingar
Outside Mullingar
posted on 01-24-2014
I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Shuler Hensley
No Man's Land
posted on 01-22-2014
Broadway’s Machinal Has Audiences Raving Over Rebecca Hall
Machinal
posted on 01-16-2014
Phil Collins and Hoda Kotb Welcome Carole King to Broadway at the Opening Night of Beautiful
Beautiful — The Carole King Musical
posted on 01-13-2014
I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Ethan Hawke
Macbeth
posted on 01-08-2014
Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale Introduce Broadway Audiences to The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison County
posted on 01-07-2014
Meet the Cast of Broadway’s Tribute to the New York Yankees: Bronx Bombers
Bronx Bombers
posted on 01-02-2014
Video Roundup: 2013 on Broadway
posted on 12-30-2013
I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Christian Camargo
posted on 12-26-2013
The Kitchen Concerts: Joe Iconis and Family
The 6th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Spectacular
posted on 12-20-2013
Chatting With Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, and More Stars of the Film August: Osage County
posted on 12-19-2013
Celebrate New Year's Eve With Chita Rivera at 54 Below
Chita Rivera on New Year's Eve
posted on 12-18-2013
I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Mary-Louise Parker
The Snow Geese
posted on 12-12-2013
Meet Jessie Mueller and the Cast of Beautiful — The Carole King Musical
Beautiful — The Carole King Musical
posted on 12-11-2013
In Honor of Jefferson Mays’ A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Antics, Broadway’s Favorites Remember Their Most Insane Quick-Changes
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
posted on 12-10-2013
Jeremy Jordan, Krysta Rodriguez, and the Cast of Smash Perform Hit List at 54 Below
posted on 12-07-2013
I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Laura Benanti
posted on 12-05-2013
Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen Celebrate Opening Night on Broadway
No Man's Land
posted on 11-25-2013
I Hope I Get It: Stories From the Audition Room With Amanda Peet
The Commons of Pensacola
posted on 11-21-2013
La Soirée Makes the Circus Sexy
La Soirée
posted on 11-20-2013
Meet the Cast of Oliver! at Paper Mill Playhouse
Oliver!
posted on 11-20-2013
In Case You Missed It: Bernadette Peters, Jeremy Jordan, and More Sing Sondheim in A Bed and a Chair
A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair
posted on 11-18-2013
Tony Winner Jefferson Mays and the Cast of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder Celebrate Opening Night on Broadway
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
posted on 11-18-2013
Derek Jeter and Lisa Lampanelli Celebrate with Billy Crystal at the Opening Night of 700 Sundays on Broadway
700 Sundays
posted on 11-14-2013
A Day With Broadway's Newest “Annie,” Taylor Richardson
Annie
posted on 11-13-2013
Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry Celebrate Shakespeare on Broadway at the Opening Night of Twelfth Night and Richard III
Twelfth Night
posted on 11-11-2013
Bernadette Peters Sings Jazzy Sondheim in A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair
A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair
posted on 11-07-2013
A Christmas Story The Musical Comes Back to New York This Holiday Season
A Christmas Story, The Musical
posted on 11-05-2013
Harlem’s Famed Cotton Club Comes to Life as After Midnight Opens on Broadway
After Midnight
posted on 11-04-2013
The Kitchen Concerts: The Skivvies
posted on 11-01-2013
Fantasia Is Back on Broadway, Soul-Singing Alongside West Wing Star Dulé Hill in After Midnight
After Midnight
posted on 10-29-2013
MCC Theater’s Small Engine Repair Star James Ransone (aka The Wire’s Ziggy Sobotka) Reminds Haters That He’s Not Actually Ziggy From The Wire
Small Engine Repair
posted on 10-28-2013

Mary-Louise Parker Celebrates Opening Night With the Cast of The Snow Geese
The Snow Geese
posted on 10-25-2013

Neil Patrick Harris Brings Magic to New York City With Nothing to Hide
Nothing to Hide
posted on 10-24-2013
“Sing for Your Seniors” Brings Music, Joy, and Broadway’s Kinky Boots to New York Seniors
Kinky Boots
posted on 10-22-2013
Novelist John Grisham’s A Time to Kill Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway
A Time to Kill
posted on 10-21-2013

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