bio

Laura Michelle Kelly is an Oliver Award winning actress for her star-making performance as the title role in the London production of Disney’s Mary Poppins. Kelly recently completed a year and a half touring america in the Lincoln Center production of The King and I as Anna. Previously she played Sylvia Llewelyn Davies in the Broadway production of Finding Neverland, starring opposite Matthew Morrison and Kelsey Grammer after originating the role at the American Repertory Theater (2015 Elliott Award Nominee). Her other Broadway credits include reprising her role in Mary Poppins, the 2004 revival of Fiddler on the Roof and City Center’s Encores! production of Me and My Girl (Sally Smith). West End credits include: My Fair Lady (Eliza), Speed The Plow, (Karen), Lord of the Rings: The Musical(Galadriel), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), Whistle Down the Wind (Swallow), Peter Pan (Wendy), Les Miserables (Eponine), Mamma Mia! (Sophie). Regional: The King and I (Anna) and South Pacific (Nellie).  Film: “Sweeney Todd” (Lucy/Beggar Woman; dir. Tim Burton) and “Goddess” (2012 Cannes Film Festival) Album: The Storm inside (2006).  Recipient: Awarded Voice of Musical Theatre. Numerous radio, TV, concert appearances including Pioneer Day with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra, Albert Hall, Hampton Court Palace, Royal Opera House, Millennium Stadium, Buckingham Palace and Performed for President Obama for the 4th of July celebrations.