EXCLUSIVE: On March 13, two days after the coronavirus was declared a pandemic, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Laura Benanti walked outside of her parents’ home in New Jersey – whe…
walked outside of her parents’ home in New Jersey – where the actress-singer was isolating with her husband and three-year-old daughter – and gave what might be the closest thing to a commencement address many students will experience this year., was a standout as Baroness Elsa Schräder in NBC’s 2013The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,
Those endeavors come fast on the heels of Benanti’s just-released version of the Jonas Brothers’ “Sucker,” along with a video that includes some of those students, her family and friends and a tribute to the doctors and nurses putting their lives on the line. All proceeds from the single will go to the charitable organization FoodCorps.
here’s no sign of it stopping. I’ve watched every single one and have commented on every single one and it’s not slowing down, and that makes me incredibly happy. I think it caught on in part because of the timing – it was the first day of quarantine and nothing quite like it existed yet. So I think part of it was timing, frankly.
A little boy named Noah, who is five, he has Down syndrome, and he posted a SunshineSong, and through that I’ve now become friends with both of his dads, who adopted him at birth and who live outside of Detroit. There are so many people that I feel I’ve connected with through this, and a lot of parents are reaching out to say they’re so grateful that their child has something to focus on right now. Not to get too deeply into this, but the physiological benefits of singing are undeniable.
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