METRMAG Spotlight On: "Nobody Cares" - Created by and starring Laura Benanti - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.)
(Cover Photo: Todd Almond on keyboard as Laura Benanti performs in The Huntington Selects presentation of "LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES," starring and created by Laura Benanti, directed by Annie Tippe, with music direction and songs co-written by Todd Almond. Photo by Avery Brunkus.)
Huntington Theatre Company
Presents
"LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES"
Tony Award WINNER!
Limited Engagement!
Created by and Starring Laura Benanti
Directed by Annie Tippe
Music Direction and Songs Co-Written by Todd Almond
Performances:
October 22, 2026 through October 25, 2026
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Roberts Theatre/Calderwood, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. 02116
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For tickets and more information regarding where this show is next appearing, visit nobodycaresisacomedy.com
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METRMAG Spotlight On: "Nobody Cares" - Created by and starring Laura Benanti - Huntington Theatre Company (Boston, MA.)
(Note: The following is for an event that has already passed - but for future dates, please click on the associated links)
For a fabulous fun night out, audiences should run (not walk) to see LAURA BENANTI's fabulous one-woman (plus three-musician) show "LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES."
Although the show wrapped up a far-too-brief limited engagement here in Boston, fortunately the show is on tour and fans of BENANTI can visit her website for future dates.
Direct from an acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe and two sold-out Off-Broadway engagements "LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES" intersperses music and comedy with quite (un)relatable and hilarious personal experiences.
From the mind of Tony Award® winner BENANTI, with songs co-written with Todd Almond, "LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES" brings us back to her humble beginnings as a mediocre athlete blossoming into a true Broadway icon.
(Photo: Laura Benanti with an unusual family photo in a moment from The Huntington Selects presentation of "LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES," starring and created by Laura Benanti, directed by Annie Tippe, with music direction and songs co-written by Todd Almond. Photo by Avery Brunkus.)
The press release for this show does not stretch the facts as it states: “Known for her dazzling Broadway performances and razor-sharp wit, BENANTI takes the stage to share her hilarious, heartfelt, and sometimes brutally honest takes on motherhood, people-pleasing, and the joys of aging.”
At the October 23rd performance in Boston, at the outset BENANTI announced the show's running time was exactly 62 minutes - which sounded short and ultimately felt all the much shorter when you are enjoying yourself so much that you find yourself wishing the show could go on at least for another 10-20 minutes.
(Photo: Laura Benanti performs in a moment from The Huntington Selects presentation of "LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES," starring and created by Laura Benanti, directed by Annie Tippe, with music direction and songs co-written by Todd Almond. Photo by Avery Brunkus.)
There aren't any greatest hits or medleys by BENANTI, so for those expecting them they might walk away disappointed - but there is enough fun original material here that such omissions should be (and are) quickly forgiven.
Each of the original songs for this onslaught of melodic humor, as written by BENANTI and co-conspirator Todd Almond, help tell her very personal story that has a wit and wisdom that only comes with time and experience.
And the experiences shared by BENANTI are conveyed not to merely reflect on her life's journey thus far, but to recall (and occasionally vent over) some notable milestones in any person's - but especially in a woman's - life.
(Photo: Todd Almond on keyboard as Laura Benanti performs in The Huntington Selects presentation of "LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES," starring and created by Laura Benanti, directed by Annie Tippe, with music direction and songs co-written by Todd Almond. Photo by Avery Brunkus.)
Incorporating multiple monologues recalling some truly embarrassing moments while growing up, performing, dating, performing, marrying, performing, child birth, performing - and I mean we're talking humiliating, cringe-worthy, toe-curling moments - BENANTI delivers a seemingly honest - and utterly hilarious - verbal scrapbook of memories.
The relationship shared between BENANTI and her bandmates on stage, particularly with co-writer and keyboardist Almond, comes across as that of complete genuine admiration.
Blending side-splitting storytelling with original songs, New York Times Critic's Pick "LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES" is a love letter to recovering people pleasers, mothers, and anybody working on themselves.
For tickets and more information regarding where this show is next appearing, visit nobodycaresisacomedy.com
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Approximately one hour, 2 minutes with no intermission.
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ABOUT THE SHOW
Direct from an acclaimed run at Edinburgh Fringe and two sold-out Off-Broadway engagements comes "LAURA BENANTI: NOBODY CARES" - a one-woman comedy show from the mind of Tony Award®-winner LAURA BENANTI.
Known for her dazzling Broadway performances and razor-sharp wit, BENANTI takes the stage to share her hilarious, heartfelt and sometimes brutally honest takes on motherhood, people pleasing and the joys of aging.
Blending side-splitting storytelling with original songs, New York Times Critic’s Pick"NOBODY CARES" is a love letter to recovering people pleasers, mothers and anybody working on themselves.
ABOUT THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY
THE HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY is Boston’s leading professional theatre and one of the region’s premier cultural assets since its founding in 1982. Recipient of the 2013 Regional Theatre Tony Award, THE HUNTINGTON brings together superb local and national talent and produces a mix of groundbreaking new works and classics made current to create award-winning productions. THE HUNTINGTON runs nationally renowned programs in education and new play development and serves the local theatre community through its operation of the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. THE HUNTINGTON has long been an anchor cultural institution of Huntington Avenue, the Avenue of the Arts, and will remain so on a permanent basis with plans to convert the Huntington Avenue Theatre into a first-rate, modern venue with expanded services to audiences, artists, and the community. THE HUNTINGTON cultivates, celebrates, and champions theatre as an art form.
