Tony Winner Laura Benanti Brings "Nobody Cares" to Steppenwolf Theatre for Five August Shows

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The Steppenwolf presentation marks the first stop on a national tour for the project following a summer run at London’s Underbelly Soho this July.

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Steppenwolf Theatre will present Laura Benanti : Nobody Cares, a one-woman comedy show from the mind of Tony Award winner Laura Benanti , playing five performances only August 6 – 9, 2026 in Steppenwolf’s Downstairs Theater, 1650 N. Halsted St. in Chicago.

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Benanti takes the stage to share her hilarious, heartfelt and sometimes brutally honest takes on motherhood, people pleasing and the joys of aging. Blending side-splitting storytelling with original songs, New York Times Critic's Pick Nobody Cares is a love letter to recovering people pleasers, mothers and anybody working on themselves.

Nobody Cares is created by Laura Benanti with songs co-written by Todd Almond and direction by Annie Tippe . The Steppenwolf presentation marks the first stop on a national tour for the project following a summer run at London’s Underbelly Soho this July, with further stops to be announced.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/LAURA-BENANTI-NOBODY-CARES-is-Coming-to-Steppenwolf-Theatre-20260514)._