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Lauren Pastorek is a native Houstonian. After graduating Summa cum Laude from Eastman School of Music with a Bachelors of Music and receiving her Masters of Music from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, she moved to New York City, where she enjoyed a career in musical theatre and opera.

In her varied career, Lauren starred Off-Broadway in the original cast of The Marvelous Wonderettes, performed in three National Broadway Tours, was featured on the stage of the Kennedy Center, performed lead roles in numerous regional houses, sailed the high seas as a showgirl, collaborated with composers and premiered several new works in NYC, and appeared in productions at NYC's Town Hall, Symphony Space, the New Amsterdam, and the Palace Theatres, as well as with Encores! at City Center. Her favorite past roles include Ulla in The Producers, Gloria in Boeing-Boeing, Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress, Xerxes in Handel's Xerxes, and Mr. Potato Head! As a Resident Artist with The Opera Company of Brooklyn, Lauren sang the roles of Dorabella in Così Fan Tutte, Bradamante in Alcina, Third Lady in Die Zauberflöte, and Giulietta in The Tales of Hoffmann. She was recently a guest recitalist at the National Opera Center in New York City, where she performed her solo concert, Women on Top. Lauren premiered her original solo opera cabaret, Lend Me a Soprano, at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina alongside their production of Lend Me A Tenor, in which she played the role of Diana. Also at home in operetta, Lauren performed the role of Celia in Iolanthe with the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players. She spent several summers singing with the Ohio Light Opera, where she performed in nearly 40 operettas and musicals. She is featured on several OLO recordings, including The Yeomen of the Guard as Phoebe, Autumn Maneuvers as Treszka, Blossom Time as Hedy, and Gold and Silver: Celebrating 25 Years of Ohio Light Opera, singing Meg Brockie from Brigadoon.

Lauren was the very first grand prize winner of the prestigious Lotte Lenya Competition, held annually by the Kurt Weill Foundation. Additionally, she had the honor of singing for Philip Glass as the mezzo soloist in the midwest premiere of his Choral Symphony No. 5.

Visit laurenpastorek.com for production photos and recordings. Lauren can be seen this summer at Miller Theatre performing in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with TUTS, and she is the new Interim Artistic Director of HITS Theatre in Houston.

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[Off-Broadway]
2008
Cindy Lou / Missy / Suzy (Understudy)


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TV: PIPPIN Finds Its 'Corner of the Sky' at TUTS - Watch Highlights!


TUTSThe all-new Theatre Under The Stars production of PIPPIN just opened at the Miller Outdoor Theatre on July 11th, and BroadwayWorld has footage from the show below!

Photo Flash: Get a Magical First Look at PIPPIN at TUTS


The all-new Theatre Under The Stars production of PIPPIN just opened at the Miller Outdoor Theatre on July 11th, and BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below!

BWW Review: Gary Laird - PIPPIN Has Magic To Do at Miller Outdoor Theatre


It's a show business aphorism that the meaning of the musical PIPPIN, first produced on Broadway in 1972, is anybody's guess. I can go along with that.

BWW Review: Jenny Taylor Moodie - PIPPIN Treads Shallow Waters With Excellent Staging And Choreography


If you're going to see this production of PIPPIN, go for Michelle Gaudette's inspired choreography and Holland Vavra's unflagging singing voice. If you want more than great musical numbers and excellent dancing Pippin will probably not do it for you.

Thomas Williams, Holland Vavra to Lead All-Houston Cast in PIPPIN at TUTS


Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) introduces the fully Houston-based cast and creative team for the upcoming production of PIPPIN.  

VIDEO: Cast Has 'Magic To Do' in Rehearsal for PIPPIN at TUTS


In the video below, watch the cast of the all-new Theatre Under The Stars production of PIPPIN rehearse the famous opening number 'Magic To Do' before the show opens at Miller Outdoor Theatre on July 11th!

Thomas Williams, Holland Vavra to Lead All-Houston Cast in PIPPIN at TUTS


Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) introduces the fully Houston-based cast and creative team for the upcoming production of PIPPIN.  

Houston Symphony Celebrates Dr. Seuss With 'Green Eggs and Ham' Concert, 4/29


The Houston Symphony celebrates the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss with a semi-staged, orchestral version of “Green Eggs and Ham” at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017.Led by Associate Conductor Robert Franz, the animated, fun-filled celebration of Dr. Seuss at the Symphony will also feature familiar music from animated television classics and lively musical works that capture the imagination.

HITS Theatre Presents LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, Now thru 4/11


HITS Theatre starts the spring season in style with the production of Legally Blonde The Musical at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park at 6000 Hermann Park Drive with performances scheduled for tonight, April 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 at 8 p.m.

HITS Theatre Presents LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL, 4/2-11


HITS Theatre starts the spring season in style with the production of Legally Blonde The Musical at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park at 6000 Hermann Park Drive with performances scheduled for April 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 at 8 p.m.

Houston Grand Opera Honors Houston Ship Channel's Centennial in Song Today


Houston Grand Opera's community collaboration initiative, HGOco, will present an original song cycle,On This Muddy Water: Voices from the Houston Ship Channel, in a series of free concerts beginning today, December 10, 2014.

Houston Grand Opera to Honor Houston Ship Channel's Centennial in Song, 12/10


Houston, November 25, 2014—Houston Grand Opera's community collaboration initiative, HGOco, will present an original song cycle,On This Muddy Water: Voices from the Houston Ship Channel, in a series of free concerts beginning December 10, 2014. Presented in conjunction with the Houston Arts Alliance's Folklore and Traditional Arts Program's exhibition Stories of a Workforce: Celebrating the Centennial of the Houston Ship Channel, the songs will give voice to the men and women who make up the Houston Ship Channel's immense workforce. Composed by D. J. Sparr to a libretto by Janine Joseph and performed by mezzo-soprano Lauren Pastorek and baritone Heath Martin, On This Muddy Water will capture and explore stories from the history and tradition of the port through words and song. The concerts will take place on December 10, 17, January 7, and 21 at 5:30 p.m., with a reception following the December 10world premiere, all at the Julia Ideson Library. Each concert will be preceded by a brief conversation with a member of the Ship Channel community.

Michelle DeJean, Kevin Cooney, Michael Tapley & More to Lead TUTS' THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS


Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) has announced the cast of The Best Little W...house In Texas, playing July 15 - 20 for TUTS' 47th consecutive year of offering free musical theatre at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

TUTS Announces Cast of THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS - Michelle DeJean, Kevin Cooney and More!


Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is proud to announce the cast of The Best Little W…house In Texas, playing June 15 - 20 for TUTS' 47th consecutive year of offering free musical theatre at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

Photo Coverage: The Broadway Musicals of 1921 at Town Hall


Last night, February 14, Town Hall continued its 'Broadway by the Year' series with the Musicals of 1921, licking off the series 90th anniversary season. Written, created and hosted by Scott Siegel, the cast featured Erin Davie (A Little Night Music), Stephen Mo Hanan (Cats) Kevin Earley (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Liz Lark-Brown (2011 Nightlife Award Winner), Tony Award nominees Bobby Steggert (Ragtime), Kate Baldwin (Finian's Rainbow), Jeffry Denman (Drama Desk Nominee, Yank!), Erin Denman (42nd Street), and KendRick Jones (The Scottsboro Boys). Also featured were the 10 'Siegfeld' Follies Girls that will help recreate the look and style of a Broadway that existed 90 years ago, the year when Town Hall, itself, was built. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the concert and brings you photo coverage below.

Photo Flash: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES CD Release Party


Off-Broadway's hit sensation THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES celebrated their original cast recording, with a release party and CD signing on Tuesday, November 11th.

My Fair Lady- Almost Loverly


While you may have grown accustomed to its face, this resurrected classic still needs a little bit of luck to fully capture the charm of this 'old friend' we've grown to love.

Podcast Interview with Cast of 'My Fair Lady'


Christopher Cazenove and Walter Charles who play Professor Higgins and Colonel Pickering in the U.S. Tour of the hit London revival of 'My Fair Lady' discuss this new production, their amazing careers and the legend of this historic show.

'My Fair Lady' Visits Chicago Jan.22-Feb.3


Broadway In Chicago presents Cameron Mackintosh and the National Theatre of Great Britain's acclaimed new production of Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady which will premiere in Chicago in a limited two-week engagement at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W. Randolph St.) from January 22 - February 3, 2008.

Photo Flash: 'My Fair Lady' US Tour Press Preview


My Fair Lady, Lerner & Loewe's legendary musical, premieres in the United States direct from its 50th Anniversary London production, beginning performances in September at Tampa, FL.

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