Laura Beth Wells, aka LB Wells, is an actor, singer, voice over actor, and teaching artist. They made their Broadway debut as Emily Osborn in the original company of Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark, directed by Julie Taymor and Philip McKinley. A classically trained actor, LB's other credits include Madge Hardwick in Top Hat (The Rev Theatre/Patrick O'Neil, dir.), Alison in Fun Home (River and Rail Theatre/Jessica Holt, dir.), Patsy Cline in Always...Patsy Cline (Clarence Brown Theatre/Terry Alford, dir.), Heather in Gideon's Knot (Bridge Street Theatre/John Sowle, dir.), Kafka/Waitress in All in the Timing (Hangar Theatre/Matt August, dir.), Madeline True in LaChiusa's The Wild Party (Columbia Stages/Saheem Ali, dir.), Mrs. Walker in The Who's Tommy (CT Repertory Theatre/Gabriel Barre, dir.), Rizzo in Grease (NCT/Matt Lenz, dir./Michele Lynch, chor.), Brenda/Babe and Mable u/s in The Pajama Game (David Ira Goldstein, dir./Patti Wilcox, chor.), and many others.
Having received a BA in Theatre from the University of Tennessee and an MFA in Acting from Kent State University, LB is also an accomplished teaching artist. They spent a year as a Resident Professional Teaching Artist at Cornell University teaching introductory acting classes, mentoring students, and performing in the theatre department's season. Other teaching credits include University of Tennessee- Knoxville, Maryville College, Pellissippi State, Knoxville Children's Theatre, Flying Anvil Theatre, Hangar Theatre, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Syracuse University, SUNY Binghamton, and Calaveras Repertory Theatre.
LB is a proud member of Actor's Equity Association and is managed by Encompass Arts.