Librettist - Lyricist
2020 Robert and Stephanie Olmsted MacDowell Fellow
UPCOMING
The release of Leighanna, and the After They’ve Gone Concept Album.
Presentation of the William Finn Danny Ursetti song cycle, Once Every Hundred Years — in Williamstown on June 6th and 54 Below this summer. Also facilitating production and release of studio Cast Album of the song cycle.
CURRENTLY
Developing The Girl Who Cried Different with Tommy Barbarella (former keyboardist with Prince) and Mariella Elm, a musical about what it’s like to be — and to parent — a girl with special needs in middle school.
Continuing to develop Mimosa, a musical about the friendship between a plant and a human that reminds us that plants are our companions, not commodities, and that by working together, plants and humans can restore our world, one garden at a time.
RECENTLY
Regretting Almost Everything (Concept Album), featuring Beth Leavel and Jeff Blumenkrantz, and produced by Kathy Sommer and Matt Anthony, is now streaming on all platforms.
To promote the album release, Lauren gave a variety of interviews, including on You’re Not Invisible Over 50 with Kiran Kumar.
Singles “The Music You Made,” “Built for Joy” and “Love Wins”, both by Ursetti & Taslitz, are now available on all streaming platforms.
“Can’t Do It Alone” from Mimosa named Song Slam Finalist by TYA/USA Conference, 2023. Listen here!
Induction into the Recording Academy!