Laura Catherine Dreyfuss (born August 22, 1988) 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. 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.
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. On July 12, 2018 it was announced that Dreyfuss would leave Dear Evan Hansen, with her last show being July 15, 2018. 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. 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 Swingu/s Sheila & Crissy National tour 2011 St. James Theatre Broadway2011-2012Tribe National tour 2012–2013 Once Girl (standby)Bernard B. Jacobs TheatreBroadway 2013 Girl 2013–2014 What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined Performer New York Theatre Workshop Off-Broadway 2015 Dear Evan Hansen Zoe MurphyArena 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 cast2022 Atlanta Amber Episode: "Three Slaps"2026 The Beauty Jennifer King Episode: "Beautiful Patient Zero"
Awards and nominations Year Award Work Category Result Ref.2016 Helen Hayes Award Dear Evan Hansen Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role, Resident Musical 2017Broadway.com Audience AwardFavorite Actress in a Featured Role in a MusicalFavorite Onstage PairFavorite Breakthrough Performance (Female)2018Grammy AwardsBest Musical Theater Album 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)
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