Next Stop, Broadway

Western Michigan University’s annual cabaret showcases our senior musical theatre majors while they perform alongside this year’s guest star, Lauren Worsham!

Lauren Worsham is a Tony-nominated actress and singer. She was nominated for a Tony and won Drama Desk and Theatre World awards for the role of ‘Phoebe’ in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (2014 Tony winner for Best Musical). She recurred on multiple episodes of The CW’s Valor. She was seen in New York City Center’s gala production of Sunday in the Park with George and the Encores! productions of Call Me Madam and Big River.  Other favorite roles include ‘Lisa’ in Dog Days at Montclair Peak Performances, Fort Worth Opera, and LA Opera for director Robert Woodruff; ‘Flora’ in Turn of the Screw at New York City Opera for Sam Buntrock; ‘Amy’ in Where’s Charley? at Encores! for 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. Lauren performs frequently in concert at the Getty Villa, Carnegie Hall, 54 Below, Joe’s Pub, Caramoor, Merkin Hall, Oregon Bach Festival, Galapagos Art Space, and New York City Opera’s VOX. Lauren placed second in the Kurt Weill Foundation’s Lotte Lenya competition. She’s a founding member of the band, Sky-Pony. More at laurenworsham.com.