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Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares

 
Amy Macrae Review by Amy Macrae 5 Published: 4 Aug 2025 Underbelly, Bristo Square Show Dates: 30 Jul 2025-24 Aug 2025

What do you get when you mix a Tony Award-winning actress with an hour of confessional comedy and original songs? The answer is perfection. Laura Benanti’s electric new show is as touching as it is dazzling.

Benanti is a razor-sharp performer, commanding the stage but with unending warmth and sincerity

Benanti exudes leading-lady energy from the moment she hits her opening mark. Although this show pays homage (and good riddance) to the unwitting ingénue in life and on stage, Benanti is far from a wide-eyed protagonist. She is a razor-sharp performer, commanding the stage but with unending warmth and sincerity.

The songs, co-written by Benanti and long-time friend Todd Almond, nod to musical theatre without being heavy-handed. We got a little of the golden age, a slice of contemporary and a few tributes to some theatre greats, all in just a few numbers. Almond and Benanti’s back-and-forth interaction only added to the feeling of familiarity and joy threaded through the hour.

While Benanti may be a recovering people-pleaser, this show left every audience member not just pleased but ecstatic, as we were treated to a rollercoaster of highs and lows covering everything from break-up turmoil to perimenopause. With deft movement, gestures and smiles, Benanti showed off her impeccable comic timing, never wasting an opportunity to make the crowd laugh.

It was a delight to watch a Broadway legend perform, but this wasn’t a far-removed performance in some expansive room. This was emotional, intimate and heartwarming as Benanti brought everyone in the room along with her through the trials of bad boyfriends, motherhood and being misunderstood.

With so many wonderful credits under her belt, it was hard to imagine a performance that tops them but this work is undoubtedly her best. In an hour, you get a snapshot of a flawed, funny but undeniably talented performer who will stay with you long after the show is over.

From standing ovations in its first week, it’s clear that this show is set for a sell-out run and yet more, very well-deserved accolades for Benanti. This show is already on its way to London and, with a reception like that, perhaps Benanti will be back on Broadway with this gem of a production in years to come.

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A love letter to people pleasers everywhere. Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares is a one-woman comedy show from the mind of Tony Award winner Laura Benanti. With her razor-sharp wit, the star of stage and screen blends side-splitting storytelling with original songs co-written with Todd Almond. The New York Times Critic's Pick Nobody Cares is a hilarious, heartfelt and sometimes brutally honest tribute to recovering ingenues, mothers and anybody working on themselves.