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date = "2016-10-27T13:39:00+01:00"
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Lauren Worsham is a Drama Desk Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress and singer. She recently completed her run on Broadway in *A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder* (2014 Tony Award winner for Best Musical). Other favorite roles include Lisa in *Dog Days* at Montclair Peak Performances, Fort Worth Opera and LA Opera (dir. Robert Woodruff), Flora in *Turn of the Screw* at New York City Opera (dir. Sam Buntrock), Amy in *Where's Charley* at New York City Center (dir. John Doyle), Cunegonde in New York City Opera's *Candide*, and Olive in the first National tour of *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*. Other credits include *La Perichole* at New York City Opera, Carnival (Lili) at Goodspeed Opera House, *Into the Woods* (Cinderella) at Kansas City Rep, *Master Class* (Sophie) at Paper Mill Playhouse, *The Light in the Piazza* (Clara) at Weston Playhouse and *The Fantasticks* (Luisa) at Emelin Theatre. She is the recipient of a 2014 Drama Desk and a 2014 Theatre World Award for her performance in Gentleman's Guide.

In addition to her work in theater and opera, Lauren is the lead singer for the rock band Sky-Pony. Lauren performs in concert frequently, including shows at Carnegie Hall, Caramoor, Merkin Hall, Oregon Bach Festival, Joe's Pub, Galapagos Art Space and New York City Opera's VOX Program. Lauren was second-place award winner of the Kurt Weill Foundation's Lotte Lenya competition. She is the co-founder and executive director of the downtown opera company, The Coterie.

Among her screen credits, Lauren is especially proud of her performance as the voice of the cousin-loving Urara in the English-language dub of the anime classic *The Sakura Diaries*. Lauren graduated cum laude from Yale University, with a B.A. in Spanish Literature. She is represented by Tim Stone and Ben Sands of Stone Manners Salners and managed by Tim Schachter.
