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date = "2017-08-30T12:26:00-04:00"
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short_bio = "Loren Lester will soon be making his Broadway debut in _Cabaret_. He also was in the 1st National Tour of the Tony-award winning Broadway musical, _The Band's Visit_, which played in 44 cities in 28 states. Loren is an actor, writer and the director of Los Angeles-area productions of _Madama Butterfly_, _Aida_, and _Carmen_ (starring Suzanna Guzman), _Pagliacci_ (both in Los Angeles and in Las Vegas), the Los Angeles premiere of Viktor Ullmann’s _The Emperor of Atlantis_, and the world premiere of the one-act operas Vayero and Khazak V’Hamtaz. He also directed _La Bohème_ with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra."
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Loren Lester will soon be making his Broadway debut in _Cabaret_. He also was in the 1st National Tour of the Tony-award winning Broadway musical, _The Band's Visit_, which played in 44 cities in 28 states. Loren is an actor, writer and the director of Los Angeles-area productions of _Madama Butterfly_, _Aida_, and _Carmen_ (starring Suzanna Guzman), _Pagliacci_ (both in Los Angeles and in Las Vegas), the Los Angeles premiere of Viktor Ullmann's _The Emperor of Atlantis_, and the world premiere of the one-act operas Vayero and Khazak V'Hamtaz. He also directed _La Bohème_ with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra.

Loren has also directed numerous musicals and plays, including the award-winning production of T.S. Eliot's _The Cocktail Party_. His original plays and musicals include _Will & Bess_ and _A Green Umbrella_. He is also the director of the musical web series _Let’s Do Lunch!_, and the stage show _It’s Magic: The Music of Doris Day_. Loren is also a book editor on the memoirs of actor William Daniels (_There I Go Again_, University of Nebraska Press, 2017), and _Middle of the Rainbow_, the autobiography of Emmy-winning actress Bonnie Bartlett.

As an actor, Loren is a familiar face with over 40 years of credits, guest-starring in over 200 TV shows (_Curb Your Enthusiasm_, _The Orville_, _Hung_, _Parenthood_, etc.) and in numerous films (_Red Eye_, _Rock 'N Roll High School_, etc.) Loren is married to singer/actress Kelly Lester and together they have three actress daughters, including Tony-nominee Julia Lester.