Watch: Laura Benanti Resurrects Her Melania Trump for the Democratic National Convention
The Tony winner has been playing the former first lady since 2016.
She’s baaaaaaack! Tony winner Laura Benanti has dusted off and resurrected one of her most cherished and heartfelt performances: former First Lady Melania Trump. In the real world, Mrs. Trump has been notably absent from public appearances on the campaign trail. On last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, she turned up in the most unlikely of places: the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Find out “Melania’s” takes on Trump’s vice president pick J.D. Vance, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, and more in the appearance above.
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Benanti has been doing her satirical take on Mrs. Trump since the 2016 election, after it became clear she has an uncanny resemblance to the former first lady. See her first official outing on Late Show With Stephen Colbert here. Benanti is a Tony winner for her performance in the title role of Gypsy, and was also nominated for Swing!, Into the Woods, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and She Loves Me.