{"id":40350,"date":"2026-04-03T22:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40350"},"modified":"2026-04-03T22:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:32:49","slug":"broadway-star-moans-about-not-getting-recognized-on-flight-full-of-theater-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=40350","title":{"rendered":"Broadway star moans about not getting recognized on flight full of theater kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tony-winning Broadway star Laura Benanti was served a piece of humble pie when a group of theater kids had no idea who she was on a recent flight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I would say about 83 percent of the people on this airplane are teenagers in a theater group, and not a single one of them recognized me,\u201d she opened her video, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dom_lucre\/status\/2039924528193618033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reposted on X<\/a> Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could not tolerate that, obviously. So, I said, \u2018Are you guys part of a theater group?\u2019 And they said yes. Then I said, \u2018I do theater.\u2019 Then, a young man in a beret and a jacket draped over his shoulders said, \u2018Cool,&#8217;\u201d she said, before she joked, \u201cRIP.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Laura Benanti was quickly humbled by the internet after she shared a video expressing her shock after she went unrecognized by a flight full of teenagers in a theater group, pictured above.   <span class=\"credit\">X\/dom_lucre<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI would say about 83 percent of the people on this airplane are teenagers in a theater group, and not a single one of them recognized me,\u201d Benanti (pictured above in a follow-up video posted on Friday) said in the clip.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@laurabenanti<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Of course, it didn\u2019t take long for fans to file in with comments criticizing Benanti \u2014 whose Broadway credits include (2008) \u201cGypsy,\u201d (2016) \u201cShe Loves Me,\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/08\/23\/laura-benanti-to-replace-lauren-ambrose-in-my-fair-lady-on-broadway\/\">(2018) \u201cMy Fair Lady\u201d<\/a> \u2014 for expecting that the kids would recognize her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no idea who she is. Poor baby has to fly like the rest of us, unnoticed. Awwww, lol,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PattyPodcast64\/status\/2040146839664517185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X user wrote <\/a>in response to Benanti\u2019s clip. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t recognize her either. I still don\u2019t know who she is,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoarTheRapper\/status\/2040061977444429900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said another<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Benanti went onto share that she informed the group that she\u2019s also a theater performer, which earned her a simple \u201ccool\u201d from one of the students.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@laurabenanti<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udea8JUST IN: Hollywood actress Laura Benanti was in complete disbelief as not nobody recognized her on a plane. <\/p>\n<p>Benanti: \u201cNot a single one of them recognized me and I could not tolerate that obviously.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q00vD56tfU\">pic.twitter.com\/q00vD56tfU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dom_lucre\/status\/2039924528193618033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actress (seen on stage in 2016) became the target of jokes as social media users criticized her video. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/La_Parachi\/status\/2039926775279431874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third person added<\/a>: \u201cPeople have their lives to live. You are just one out of thousands of actresses, get on with life and stop drooling over lack of attention.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, the actress walked back her original video, explaining that she was making a joke about herself in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWrM6GuEY56\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow-up post<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I posted a video also on an airplane in this hat and jacket and it has made people very mad. Here\u2019s what I wanna say: That video is me making fun of myself \u2014 not making fun of those kids, not expecting them to know me. That kid is an icon,\u201d Benanti declared. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actress (pictured here at the 2018 Drama League Awards) later explained in a follow-up post on Friday that she was \u201cmaking fun\u201d of herself in the original post.  <span class=\"credit\">Bruce Glikas\/FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI know nobody cares about me. I literally have a comedy show called \u2018Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares.\u2019 So, all you mean meanies, you\u2019re not telling me anything I don\u2019t know. I thought this was going to be my niche theater community and somehow, it ended up on the bad side of the internet. So, just here to say, eww.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She reiterated the comments made in her new video in the caption, adding: \u201cDear Internet, I was making fun of MYSELF. That is <em>literally<\/em> why my comedy show is called \u2018NOBODY CARES.&#8217;\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how real celebrities deal with this stuff. Heading back to my sweet theater side of the internet where people understand my self deprecating humor,\u201d she closed. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI know nobody cares about me. I literally have a comedy show called \u2018Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares,&#8217;\u201d Benanti (seen above at the opening of \u201cInto the Woods\u201d in April 2002) explained.  <span class=\"credit\">Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Several stars including Pamela Adlon, Bianca Del Rio, and Alexandra Billings (not pictured above) offered words of support for Benanti in the comments under her post.  <span class=\"credit\">Bruce Glikas\/FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Several stars showed up to offer some supportive words to Benanti amid the backlash. Pamela Adlon and Bianca Del Rio reacted to the clip sharing several laughing emojis in her comments section. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour idea was BRILLIANT! Please don\u2019t pay attention to those humans trying hard to understand their own misery. It\u2019s a waste of time. Thank you for your joy. Your gift and your radiance,\u201d said actress Alexandra Billings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour people got it. \ud83d\ude02 more importantly did the kid in the jacket reach out yet? I\u2019m dying for him to figure it out,\u201d said fellow Broadway actress Rachel Potter. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/03\/celebrity-news\/broadway-star-moans-about-not-getting-recognized-on-flight-full-of-theater-kids\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony-winning Broadway star Laura Benanti was served a piece of humble pie when a group of theater kids had no idea who she was on a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}