Top 25 Laura Osnes Quotes

As wonderful as being on stage is, family comes first.

I think knowing where you can generally fit is important, but the fun thing about being an actor is sometimes stretching beyond that stereotype and stretching beyond the box that people put you in.

Broadway has been my dream since I was 5 years old.

If I can impact people with my music, that’s what I want.

I was always a very good student, 3.98 GPA… But once I found out I only had to take math and science for two years, I didn’t take them junior or senior year. And I convinced my high school to give me actual credits for doing professional shows in Minneapolis… as work-study.

Julie Andrews is so iconic, and I grew up watching ‘The Sound of Music’ – it’s every girl’s dream to play Maria, in a way, I think. That music!

That’s the ideal. Not to get stuck in a rut playing the same role.

My first Broadway show wasn’t until I was a freshman in high school. It was my first trip to New York. I came with a group of theatre kids, and we saw four shows. The very first one was ‘Contact.’

Oh, I am such a nerd when it comes to music – I only listen to Broadway!

‘South Pacific’ – I really learned a lot. I swear I like to say that during ‘South Pacific,’ I went from being a girl to being a woman.

I don’t think I want to transition into being a recording artist for the rest of my life or anything like that, but it’s something I’d like to try.

That’s the joy of getting to be an actor – getting to play all kinds of different roles and showing so many different sides of yourself.

I really have been so, so blessed with all my leading men.

‘Carousel,’ please! I would die to do that.

I found an agent midway through my year-long run at ‘Grease’ and just started to audition. I fortunately booked ‘South Pacific’ six months after ‘Grease’ was over, and I feel like that was a huge turning point in legitimizing myself in the Broadway community, and getting to do that was absolutely amazing.

I let the whole ‘Grease’ experience be a springboard for me. I wanted to use the exposure I got from that very wisely to continue a successful career. It’s taken a lot of work and perseverance.

I’ve never dyed my hair or even gotten highlights. All the products I need for my hair are at the drugstore!

I’d love to do movies and be on TV. But I think if I transitioned into TV/film completely, I would really miss singing and dancing. It would be ideal to be cast in a movie musical!

Cinderella is making her Broadway debut. It’s an honor to step into that position and, in that way, I am creating a role because it’s never been done on Broadway. I feel so honored.

I was born in Burnsville, Minnesota, and raised in Eagan, which is right by Burnsville. I’ve been in that area my whole life.

Getting to perform at the Carlyle, following in the footsteps of women like Elaine Stritch, Barbara Cook, Christine Ebersole, Kelli O’Hara, and so many others, is nothing short of a dream come true.

I was never like, ‘Oh, I really want to play Cinderella.’ That’s not necessarily always been the dream. But it’s super fun to play a princess.

I don’t have a gym membership. I usually do a bit of basic yoga or stretches at home or in my dressing room before the show. I’ve done plank for 60 seconds almost every day since 2009, when I had to wear a bikini onstage in ‘South Pacific.’

I’m doing what I wanted to do since I was a young girl. I pinch myself every day to make sure it’s true.

I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in ‘The Sound of Music’ at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard my voice, it was all I could do to keep myself from doing a British accent and sound like Julie Andrews!