Lauren Ward (born June , ) is an American singer and actress. She has
appeared in Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End musicals and plays.
Ward originated the role of Miss Honey in the original
Stratford-Upon-Avon, West End, and Broadway productions of the musical
Matilda, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured
Actress in a Musical for her performance.Ward was born in Lincoln,
Nebraska and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Denis
Ward (â€"), a professor of geo-sciences at UMKC, and Holly Ward (née
Harvick, â€"). She graduated from Hickman Mills High School in and
received her B.F.A from University of North Carolina School of the
Arts. She is married to British stage director Matthew Warchus, with
whom she has three children.Ward made her Broadway debut in the
revival of Carousel as Jenny Sanborn and Heavenly Friend. She appeared
in the musical in as Martha Jefferson. She appeared in the revival
of Follies as Young Sally, where she met her future husband, director
Matthew Warchus.
appeared in Broadway, Off-Broadway and West End musicals and plays.
Ward originated the role of Miss Honey in the original
Stratford-Upon-Avon, West End, and Broadway productions of the musical
Matilda, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured
Actress in a Musical for her performance.Ward was born in Lincoln,
Nebraska and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Denis
Ward (â€"), a professor of geo-sciences at UMKC, and Holly Ward (née
Harvick, â€"). She graduated from Hickman Mills High School in and
received her B.F.A from University of North Carolina School of the
Arts. She is married to British stage director Matthew Warchus, with
whom she has three children.Ward made her Broadway debut in the
revival of Carousel as Jenny Sanborn and Heavenly Friend. She appeared
in the musical in as Martha Jefferson. She appeared in the revival
of Follies as Young Sally, where she met her future husband, director
Matthew Warchus.
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