Laura Dreyfuss

Laura Dreyfuss
Dreyfuss in September 2019
Born	Laura Catherine Dreyfuss (1988-08-22) August 22, 1988 (age 36) New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Alma mater	Boston Conservatory (BFA)
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2010–present

Laura Catherine Dreyfuss (born August 22, 1988)^[1] is an American actress and singer, known for her roles as Zoe Murphy in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, Madison McCarthy on the FOX musical series Glee and McAfee Westbrook on the Netflix series The Politician.

Life and career

Dreyfuss earned a BFA in musical theatre from the Boston Conservatory.^[2] Dreyfuss was cast in the ensemble of the Broadway revival of Hair, then served as stand-by and later was a replacement for the main character of Girl in the musical Once.^[3]

Dreyfuss originated the role of Zoe Murphy, the love interest of the title character, Evan Hansen, in the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen after previously playing the role in both the Arena Stage and Second Stage Theatre productions.^[4] On July 12, 2018 it was announced that Dreyfuss would leave Dear Evan Hansen, with her last show being July 15, 2018.^[5] On July 16, 2018 Dreyfuss was announced as a series regular on Ryan Murphy's Netflix series The Politician, with her Dear Evan Hansen co-Star, Ben Platt.^[6] On July 26, 2018, Dreyfuss released her debut single "Be Great" under the stage name Loladre.

Acting credits

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
2010	Hair	Swing u/s Sheila & Crissy	—	National tour
2011			St. James Theatre	Broadway
2011-2012		Tribe	National tour
2012–2013	Once	Girl (standby)	Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre	Broadway
2013		Girl
2013–2014	What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined	Performer	New York Theatre Workshop	Off-Broadway[7]
2015	Dear Evan Hansen	Zoe Murphy	Arena Stage	Original Washington, DC. production
2016			Second Stage	Off-Broadway
2016–2018			Music Box Theatre	Broadway

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	After Party	Lana	Lead role
2021	Voyagers	IVF Technician

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Glee	Madison McCarthy	Season 6; 11 episodes
2018	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Deecy	Season 2; 2 episodes
2019–2020	The Politician	McAfee Westbrook	Main cast
2022	Atlanta	Amber	Episode: "Three Slaps"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	Helen Hayes Award	Dear Evan Hansen	Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role, Resident Musical	Nominated
2017	Broadway.com Audience Award		Favorite Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical	Won
			Favorite Onstage Pair	Won
			Favorite Breakthrough Performance (Female)	Won
2018	Grammy Awards		Best Musical Theater Album	Won
	Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	"You Will Be Found" (performed on The Today Show)	Outstanding Musical Performance in a Daytime Program (Ben Platt & the Cast of Dear Evan Hansen)	Won	[8][9]

References

1. "Laura Dreyfuss, Award-Winning Star of 'Dear Evan Hansen' and 'The Politician', Unveils Powerful New Video for "Better Drugs"". Rapid River Magazine. December 9, 2019.
2. "Discovery: Laura Dreyfuss - Interview Magazine". Interview Magazine. February 17, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
3. Saciao, Christian. "'Glee' Season 6: Meet The Actors Who Will Play The New Members Of New Directions". Design & Trend. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
4. "DEAR EVAN HANSEN | A New Musical On Broadway | Cast & Creative". Dear Evan Hansen. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
5. "Laura Dreyfuss Leaving 'Dear Evan Hansen' for New TV Project". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
6. Otterson, Joe (July 16, 2018). "Ryan Murphy Netflix Series 'The Politician' Casts Zoey Deutch, Three More Series Regulars". Variety. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
7. Stasio, Marilyn (December 6, 2013). "Off Broadway Review: 'What's It All About? Burt Bacharach Reimagined'". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
8. "Ben Platt and Dear Evan Hansen Cast Receive Daytime Emmy Nomination". theatermania.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
9. "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES NOMINATIONS FOR THE 45th ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY® AWARDS - The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". emmyonline.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

External links

• Laura Dreyfuss on Twitter
• Laura Dreyfuss at IMDb
• Laura Dreyfuss at the Internet Broadway Database