Laura Benanti CD (Autographed)

Purchase includes CD booklet signed by Laura Benanti.

Laura Benanti has announced the release of her self-titled debut album, out Friday, October 23. The 11-track album features the versatile artist performing a mix of covers both classic and contemporary, breathing new spirit into everything from modern pop songs to jazz-influenced ballads, including her fresh new take on Rufus Wainwrights classic Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk.

I hope the album becomes a part of someones own canon, says Laura Benanti of her major label debut album. You could put it on at a dinner party or listen to it in the bath. It could speak to so many different possible moments. Across the board, the record really fulfills my desire for musical outreach. I tried to showcase some really great playingand hopefully singing.

In the midst of an illustrious career spanning Broadway, film, and television, Tony Award-winning actress, singer, author, and activist Laura Benanti now brings a longstanding dream to life as she gears up to release new solo music with Sony Music Masterworks. With Broadway credits ranging from the My Fair Lady revival and Steve Martins Meteor Shower to She Loves Me, Laura garnered a Tony Award in the category of Best Featured Actress in a Musical for the 2008 production of Gypsyamong five career nominations to date. Meanwhile, her performance in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown would be honored with the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Simultaneously, she enchanted audiences on the small screen, appearing on Younger, Supergirl, Nashville, The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie, and more in addition to films including WORTH and the upcoming Here Today. Laura recently released a book for moms entitled M is for MAMA (and also Merlot): A Modern Moms ABCs.