Janelle Lawrence
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Birth Place: Queens, NY
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Janelle Lawrence received her B.F.A. in Musical Theatre Performance from Manhattanville College. In her career she has worked with Award Winning artists such as Austin Pendleton, Ntozake Shange, Chris Wells, and Jeremy Bass. In 2018 she performed with The Lobby Project for DON'T BOTHER ME I CAN'T ...
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Janelle Lawrence received her B.F.A. in Musical Theatre Performance from Manhattanville College. In her career she has worked with Award Winning artists such as Austin Pendleton, Ntozake Shange, Chris Wells, and Jeremy Bass. In 2018 she performed with The Lobby Project for DON'T BOTHER ME I CAN'T COPE* at Encore! City Center and at 54 Below. As a writer, composer, and lyricist Janelle has had her musicals SUBLIMINAL, 'TIS THE SEASON, and GROUP THERAPY at various Theaters in the NYC area such as Club Cumming, Teatro La Tea, and Joe's Pub. Her operetta MIXING MARX WITH MADNESS was presented at Dixon Place on the Main Stage. Janelle Lawrence is the Artistic Director of Broad Views on Broadway, a non-profit Theatre Company dedicated to providing equal opportunity and representation of new theatre works. She recently finished her residency with the 92nd St Y Musical Theatre Development Lab: Collective and is the Co-Moderator of Musical Theatre Factory's Women/Trans/Gender Non-Conforming Roundtable. Janelle is a 2019 Greenhouse Resident with SPACE on Ryder Farms and a Resident in the Hamilton Project with Barn Arts Collective.Janelle Lawrence News

by A.A. Cristi - Jan 30, 2023
Nominations have been announced for the 37th Helen Hayes Awards, which will be presented on Monday, May 22. Nominees include productions from Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, GALA Hispanic Theatre and more.

by A.A. Cristi - Jan 27, 2023
Brooklyn performance and civic space JACK shines a light on healing and renewed connection in their 2023 spring-summer–season!

by A.A. Cristi - Jan 19, 2023
JACK kicks off their Spring/Summer season with Black and Asian solidarity presenting Janelle Lawrence and Sugar Vendil,

by A.A. Cristi - Jun 30, 2022
The Latiné Musical Theatre Lab, an organization that develops and advocates for new Latiné-written works of musical theatre in order to radically change who gets to tell musical stories on stages across the country, is presenting its inaugural Julia de Burgos Cohort.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 16, 2022
Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein today announced that The Keen Teens Festival of New Work will offer three new one-acts by C. Quintana, Bleu Beckford-Burell, and Stephanie Swirsky, featuring a cast of New York City high school students.

by Morgan Musselman - Apr 12, 2022
BEASTGIRL, a captivating new musical centered around three first-generation Dominican-American sisters, begins its world premiere at the Kennedy Center’s Studio K this month. Don’t miss your chance to see it.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2022
 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the full cast and creative team for Beastgirl, a Kennedy Center-commissioned world premiere for young adults based on the book Beastgirl and Other Origin Myths by New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo.

by Stephi Wild - Oct 22, 2021
WET, a new musical by Janelle Lawrence, has its New York Premiere at Town Stages (221 West Broadway) in Downtown Manhattan on Friday, October 22 at 7pm. A Facilitated talkback follows the reading.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 13, 2021
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2021 – 2022 Performances for Young Audiences season with eight world premiere Kennedy Center commissions and co-commissions.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 3, 2021
HAUS OF DUST, a bold and imaginative immersive production written and directed by Gabriel Torres, will make its world premiere in NYC beginning Thursday, June 17 for a limited engagement through Sunday, July 25. Press Opening is Sunday, June 20 at 3:30 pm. Â