whIMSICAL.
SPUNKY.
INVENTIVE.
Lauren is a Houston-raised, Boston-trained performer & creator now based in NYC.
With her larger-than-life personality, powerful soprano mix & sharp comedic timing, it’s no wonder that she's often told she is “shorter in-person.”
She is a born & raised Texan, where playing Jojo in Seussical The Musical Jr. radicalized her at age nine.
She trained with The Academy at TUTS before obtaining her BFA in Musical Theatre & Marketing Minor at Emerson College.
FUN FACT:
She was named after Lauren Bacall & Olivia de Havilland (my parents are not actors... it was destiny).
HER favorite things:
Remi Wolf on repeat, reruns of Community & RuPaul's Drag Race, thrifting fruit-related
clothing & jewelry, finding new coffee shops, & playing Pokémon Go.
HEr As A SONg:
"Short Skirt, Long Jacket" by Cake
What's Up?
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RecENTLY...
In March, she finished her run as Li'l Petey in the national tour of TheaterWorksUSA's
Dog Man: The Musical directed by
Jen Wineman!
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Last fall, she made her National Tour Debut as Poppy (and others) in TheaterWorksUSA's Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical directed by Marlo Hunter!
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Lauren is the proud producer, creator, & resident host of the monthly Rep Book Roulette Cabaret at The Green Room 42, alongside co-producer Anthony Allocca & music director Cullen Curth. It has occurred monthly since June of 2024 with 150+ singers who've "spun the wheel" so far!
Special guests have included Jasmine Amy Rogers, Jake Pedersen, Cara Rose DiPietro, Anania, Alysha Umphress, & more. There are currently performance dates through December '26!
Hosting duties went to Lauren Dodds, who kept the energy light and fun while ushering the audience through each unpredictable round.
- Alex Del Cueto, BroadwayWorld 2025
@WHO.LET.THE.DODDS.OUT
