<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1658594" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Laura-Osnes">Laura Osnes</keyword> said she "withdrew" from a <keyword id="45845" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Theater">theater</keyword> production after a <keyword id="24209" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccine">vaccine</keyword> mandate was introduced.</li><li>Page Six previously reported that Osnes had been fired after refusing the vaccine. </li><li>Osnes said she is still deciding whether or not to get the vaccine yet.</li></ul><keyword id="41411" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="broadway">Broadway</keyword> star Laura Osnes has denied reports that she was fired from an upcoming theater production after refusing to be vaccinated against <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword>, saying she instead "withdrew" after a vaccine mandate was introduced by the theater.Late last week, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2021/08/12/broadway-superstar-laura-osnes-fired-from-show-for-not-being-vaccinated/">Page Six reported that Osnes</a> had been removed from a one-night production of the musical "Crazy For You" at the Guild Hall in East Hampton, New York, on August 29 after she revealed that she had not been vaccinated - which the Guild Hall requires from all staff and performers. In an Instagram post on Monday evening, Osnes confirmed that she has not been vaccinated but said Page Six's report had made "erroneous allegations" that generated "a firestorm of negative conclusions and comments." <div type="image" title="A picture of Laura Osnes at Carnegie Hall in 2018." height="2579" width="3600" msid="85399840" hostid="261"></div>In the post, Osnes said that she accepted an invitation to perform at the Guild Hall in May but was informed in June that "protocols had changed" and she would now need to provide proof of vaccination to participate."I was disappointed but responded that I would have to withdraw, as I have not yet gotten the vaccine," Osnes wrote.Osnes continued to deny that any of her co-stars "pressed" her on the issue of vaccinations - which Page Six reported had happened. "It was a drama-free and discrete transition," she wrote.Page Six also reported that an unnamed representative for the Guild Hall said performers had the option to provide either "proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID test result" to participate in a production. Later in her Instagram statement, however, Osnes wrote that the option of a recent negative COVID test had not been extended to her."I would have tested in a heartbeat - something that I have been doing for months and will continue to do so, in order to keep working safely," Osnes wrote.Citing anonymous sources, Page Six further reported that Osnes said she doesn't trust any of the COVID-19 vaccines. The publication did not state why. All three of the vaccines authorized in the US have been <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/vaccines-are-remarkably-safe-finds-20-year-study-2020-7?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">proven safe and effective</a>. Earlier this month, Insider's Erin Snodgrass reported that a new study estimated around <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-vaccine-rollout-saved-nearly-300000-lives-report-says-2021-7?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">300,000 lives have been saved and 1.25 million hospitalizations prevented</a> due to America's vaccine program.Osnes concluded her statement by writing that she stands by the decision she and her husband have made for their "family planning, and our future.""There is so much that is still unknown. Someday, perhaps we will feel more confident in the research to consider a different position," she wrote. "With the information that is currently available, however, I have a conviction that I (and many others, both in and out of my industry) feel compelled to stand by."<blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px); data.width~540;"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:62.4537037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"></div></div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CSqFFW5s91R" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank"></a> <p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A post shared by Laura Osnes (@lauraosnes)<time style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;" datetime=""></time></div></blockquote>Insider has reached out to both the Guild Hall and Page Six for comment. Osnes withdrawal and statement comes as the Broadway League, which represents the owners and operators of all 41 Broadway theaters in New York City, set a new mandate that requires all audience members as well as performers, backstage crew, and theatre staff <a href="https://www.broadwayleague.com/press/press-releases/broadway-theatres-in-new-york-city-announce-vaccination-and-mask-requirement-for-audiences/">to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for all live performances</a> through to October 2021.Masks are also required for audiences inside the theatre.Vaccine mandates have become increasingly common across the US. Later this year, employees of the federal government <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-all-federal-employees-must-be-vaccinated-or-tested-2021-7?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">will be required to get the shot.</a>Last week, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/over-half-of-us-population-vaccinated-for-covid-19-2021-8?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">Insider's Connor Perrett reported that 50.1% of the US population</a> has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC data states that 58.5% of the population is partially vaccinated, meaning they've only received the first part of the two-part vaccination process.

Broadway star Laura Osnes denies being fired from theater production for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="1658594" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Laura-Osnes">Laura Osnes</keyword> was removed from a show in East Hampton after refusing to be vaccinated, Page Six reported.</li><li>The site reports that Osnes said she will not be vaccinated because she doesn't trust the jab.</li><li>"We're sorry not to have Laura on this," the theater's artistic director said. </li></ul>Broadway star Laura Osnes has been fired from an upcoming theater production after she refused to be vaccinated against <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword>, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2021/08/12/broadway-superstar-laura-osnes-fired-from-show-for-not-being-vaccinated/">according to a new report by Page Six</a>. The publication reports that Osnes had been scheduled to perform in a one-night production of the musical "Crazy For You" at the Guild Hall in East Hampton, New York, on August 29.However, Page Six says insiders told them that Osnes was removed from the production after she revealed that she had not been vaccinated - which the Guild Hall requires from all staff and performers - and she would not be getting her shot because she doesn't trust any of the COVID-19 vaccines.The newspaper further reported that Osnes's co-star Tony Yazbeck raised the issue of <keyword id="54639" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccination">vaccination</keyword> and "pressed" her on the matter because "he has two little kids at home."<div type="image" title="Laura Osnes Rei Kawakubo Comme des Garcons Met Gala 2017" height="450" width="600" msid="85304020" hostid="261"></div>Reports in both the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9889691/Laura-Osnes-removed-upcoming-production-refusal-vaccinated.html">Daily Mail</a> and Page Six state that Osnes has been replaced in the production by the Laurence Olivier-nominated actress Sierra Boggess. In a statement given to Page Six, the Guild Hall theater's artistic director Josh Gladstone said the theater had implemented a "requirement" that is "along the lines of what Actors' Equity is requiring and what Broadway is requiring" for performances to take place. The Broadway League, which represents the owners and operators of all 41 Broadway theaters in New York City, currently requires all audience members as well as performers, backstage crew, and theatre staff to be <a href="https://www.broadway.org/info/covid-19-updates/">fully vaccinated against COVID-19</a> for all live performances through to October 2021. Masks are also be required for audiences inside the theatre."We're sorry not to have Laura on this, [and] we will look forward to working with Laura again. We are concerned about maintaining the safety of our staff and our audiences," Gladstone's statement continued. "We're very excited with the cast that we have, and we're delighted Susan [Stroman, the show's choreographer] has put together a beautiful evening."<div type="image" title="Actress Laura Osnes (R) performs a scene from Rodgers and Hammerstein's &quot;Cinderella&quot; during the American Theatre Wing's annual Tony Awards in New York June 9, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" height="2333" width="3110" msid="85304024" hostid="261"></div>A separate and unnamed representative for the Guild Hall later told Page Six that the theater provides performers with "the option to provide proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID test result."Insider has reached out to both the Guild Hall and Laura Osnes's representatives for comment. Osnes, who picked up a Tony nomination in 2012 for her role in a musical rendition of "Bonnie &amp; Clyde," previously told the <a href="https://reflectionsinthelight.blogspot.com/2013/06/interview-laura-osnes-of-broadways.html#.YRZXdtNKj9E">Christian theater blog site Reflections in The Light</a> that she often feels like she is judged for being "so sweet and so conservative." She told the blog that the word "Christian" can get "such a bad rap," and she instead uses words like "contemporary" and "worship" to describe her faith.Earlier this week, Insider's Connor Perrett <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/over-half-of-us-population-vaccinated-for-covid-19-2021-8?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">reported that 50.1% of the US population has been fully vaccinated</a> against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC data states that 58.5% of the population is partially vaccinated, meaning they've only received the first part of the two-part vaccination process. This milestone comes as vaccine mandates become more common across the US. Later this year, employees of the federal government <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-all-federal-employees-must-be-vaccinated-or-tested-2021-7?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">will be required to get the jab</a>.

Broadway actress Laura Osnes was reportedly fired from a new theater production after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/517fcf88ecad04e474000006-613-892/screen%20shot%202013-04-30%20at%2010.04.17%20am.png?maxX=400" border="0" alt="Kinky Boots Broadway play" width="400" />Bennett Raglin/Getty"Kinky Boots" got 13 nods, but many celebs were snubbed.</div></div>The <a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/tony-awards-2013-nominations-live-blog/" target="_blank">nominations were just announced</a> for the 67th annual <keyword id="374635" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tony-Awards">Tony Awards</keyword>, which take place on June 9.
New <keyword id="41411" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="broadway">Broadway</keyword> musical <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/04/cyndi-lauper-kinky-boots-musical" target="_blank">“Kinky Boots”</a> (based on the 2005 film, with new lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein) led the pack with 13 nominations, while “Matilda” had 12 nominations in many of the same categories.
<keyword id="95258" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Tom-Hanks">Tom Hanks</keyword> got a nod for Nora Ephron's "Lucky Guy," but among those snubbed were Bette Midler, Alec Baldwin, Jessica Chastain, Katie Holmes, Scarlett Johansson, and Al Pacino.
Check out the full list of nominees below:
Best Play "The Assembled Parties" by Richard Greenberg "Lucky Guy" by Nora Ephron "The Testament of Mary" by Colm Toibin "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Christopher Durang
Best Musical "Bring It On, The Musical" "A Christmas Story, The Musical" "Kinky Boots, The Musical" "Matilda, The Musical" Best book of a musical "A Christmas Story, The Musical" Joseph Robinette "Kinky Boots" Harvey Fierstein "Matilda, The Musical" Dennis Kelly Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" Douglas Carter Beane
Best Revival of a Play "Golden Boy" Producers: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/lincoln-center-PLCUL000173.topic" title="Lincoln Center" class="taxInlineTagLink">Lincoln Center</a> <keyword id="45845" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Theater">Theater</keyword>, André Bishop, Bernard Gersten "Orphans" "The Trip to Bountiful" "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Best Revival of a Musical "Annie" 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood' "Pippin" "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella" Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre "A Christmas Story, The Musical" Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul "Hands on a Hardbody" Music: Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green Lyrics: Amanda Green "Kinky Boots" Music &amp; Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper "Matilda The Musical" Music &amp; Lyrics: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/music/tim-minchin-PECLB0000013491.topic" title="Tim Minchin" class="taxInlineTagLink">Tim Minchin</a> Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/tom-hanks-PECLB002203.topic" title="Tom Hanks" class="taxInlineTagLink">Tom Hanks</a>, "Lucky Guy" Nathan Lane, "The Nance" Tracy Letts, "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" David Hyde Pierce, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/tom-sturridge-PECLB0000008591.topic" title="Tom Sturridge" class="taxInlineTagLink">Tom Sturridge</a> "Orphans"
 Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/laurie-metcalf-PECLB0000007465.topic" title="Laurie Metcalf" class="taxInlineTagLink">Laurie Metcalf</a>, The Other Place <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/amy-morton-PECLB00000060748.topic" title="Amy Morton" class="taxInlineTagLink">Amy Morton</a> , "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Kristine Nielsen, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/holland-taylor-PECLB0000006511.topic" title="Holland Taylor" class="taxInlineTagLink">Holland Taylor</a>, "Ann" <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/cicely-tyson-PECLB00000059470.topic" title="Cicely Tyson" class="taxInlineTagLink">Cicely Tyson</a>, "The Trip to Bountiful" Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Bertie Carvel, "Matilda, The Musical" Santino Fontana, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella" Rob McClure, "Chaplin" Billy Porter, "Kinky Boots" <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/stark-sands-PECLB0000008965.topic" title="Stark Sands" class="taxInlineTagLink">Stark Sands</a>, "Kinky Boots"
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Stephanie J. Block, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" Carolee Carmello, "Scandalous" Valisia LeKae, "Motown The Musical" Patina Miller, "Pippin" Laura Osnes, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella" Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Danny Burstein, "Golden Boy" <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/richard-kind-PECLB0000008302.topic" title="Richard Kind" class="taxInlineTagLink">Richard Kind</a>, "The Big Knife" Billy Magnussen, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" Tony Shalhoub, "Golden Boy" <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/courtney-b.-vance-PECLB00000060100.topic" title="Courtney B. Vance" class="taxInlineTagLink">Courtney B. Vance</a>, "Lucky Guy" Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Carrie Coon, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/movies/whos-afraid-of-virginia-woolf%3F-%28movie%29-ENMV0011643.topic" title="Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (movie)" class="taxInlineTagLink">"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"</a> Shalita Grant, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/judith-ivey-PECLB0000006998.topic" title="Judith Ivey" class="taxInlineTagLink">Judith Ivey</a>, "The Heiress" Judith Light, "The Assembled Parties" Condola Rashad, "The Trip to Bountiful" Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Charl Brown, "Motown, The Musical" <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/keith-carradine-PECLB0000007279.topic" title="Keith Carradine" class="taxInlineTagLink">Keith Carradine</a>, "Hands on a Hardbody" Will Chase, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" Gabriel Ebert, "Matilda The Musical" <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/terrence-mann-PECLB00000161094.topic" title="Terrence Mann" class="taxInlineTagLink">Terrence Mann</a>, "Pippin" Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Annaleigh Ashford, "Kinky Boots" Victoria Clark, "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" Andrea Martin, "Pippin" Keala Settle, "Hands on a Hardbody" Lauren Ward, "Matilda, The Musical" Best Scenic Design of a Play John Lee Beatty, "The Nance" Santo Loquasto, "The Assembled Parties" David Rockwell, "Lucky Guy" Michael Yeargan, "Golden Boy"
Best Scenic Design of a Musical Rob Howell, "Matilda, The Musical" Anna Louizos, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" Scott Pask, "Pippin" David Rockwell, "Kinky Boots" Best Costume Design of a Play Soutra Gilmour, "Cyrano de Bergerac" Ann Roth, "The Nance" Albert Wolsky, "The Heiress" Catherine Zuber, "Golden Boy" Best Costume Design of a Musical Gregg Barnes, "Kinky Boots Rob Howell, "Matilda, The Musical" Dominique Lemieux, "Pippin" William Ivey Long, "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella" Best Lighting Design of a Play Jules Fisher &amp; Peggy Eisenhauer, "Lucky Guy" Donald Holder, "Golden Boy" Jennifer Tipton, "The Testament of Mary" Japhy Weideman, "The Nance" Best Lighting Design of a Musical Kenneth Posner, "Kinky Boots" Kenneth Posner, "Pippin" Kenneth Posner, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella" Hugh Vanstone, "Matilda The Musical" Best Sound Design of a Play John Gromada, "The Trip to Bountiful" Mel Mercier, "The Testament of Mary" Leon Rothenberg, "The Nance" Peter John Still and Marc Salzberg, "Golden Boy"
Best Sound Design of a Musical Jonathan Deans &amp; Garth Helm, "Pippin" Peter Hylenski, "Motown The Musical" John Shivers, "Kinky Boots" Nevin Steinberg, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella" Best Direction of a Play Pam MacKinnon, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Nicholas Martin, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" Bartlett Sher, "Golden Boy" George C. Wolfe, "Lucky Guy" Best Direction of a Musical Scott Ellis, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" Jerry Mitchell, "Kinky Boots" Diane Paulus, "Pippin" <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/matthew-warchus-PECLB000012359.topic" title="Matthew Warchus" class="taxInlineTagLink">Matthew Warchus</a>, "Matilda, The Musical" Best Choreography Andy Blankenbuehler, "Bring It On: The Musical" Peter Darling, "Matilda, The Musical" Jerry Mitchell, "Kinky Boots" Chet Walker, "Pippin" Best Orchestrations Chris Nightingale, "Matilda, The Musical" Stephen Oremus, "Kinky Boots" Ethan Popp &amp; Bryan Crook, "Motown The Musical" Danny Troob, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella" Recipients of <keyword id="6360366" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="awards">Awards</keyword> and Honors in Non-competitive Categories Special <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/theater/tony-awards-EVHST000005162.topic" title="Tony Awards" class="taxInlineTagLink">Tony Award</a> for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Bernard Gersten Paul Libin Ming Cho Lee Regional Theatre Award Huntington Theatre Company, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/topic/us/massachusetts/suffolk-county-%28massachusetts%29/boston-PLGEO100100501131244.topic" title="Boston" class="taxInlineTagLink">Boston</a>, MA Isabelle Stevenson Award Larry Kramer Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre Career Transition For Dancers William Craver Peter Lawrence The Lost Colony The four actresses who created the title role of Matilda The Musical on Broadway - Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro Tony Nominations by Production "Kinky Boots" - 13 "Matilda The Musical"- 12 "Pippin" - 10 "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella" - 9 "Golden Boy" - 8 "Lucky Guy" - 6 "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" - 6 "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" - 5 "The Nance" - 5 "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" - 5 "Motown The Musical" - 4 "The Trip to Bountiful" - 4 "The Assembled Parties" - 3 "A Christmas Story, The Musical" - 3 "Hands on a Hardbody" - 3 "The Testament of Mary" - 3 "Bring It On: The Musical" - 2 "The Heiress" - 2 "Orphans" - 2 "Ann" - 1 "Annie" - 1 "The Big Knife" - 1 "Chaplin" - 1 "Cyrano de Bergerac" - 1 "The Other Place" - 1 "Scandalous" - 1

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Broadway star Laura Osnes denies being fired from theater production for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

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