"As Portia... Lauren Dodds gives a performance that is a perfectly calibrated comic gem."
Don Aucoin
The Boston Globe
"Dodds is the show's true standout; her sonorous soprano, laced with innuendo in 'I Love the Way,' sweeps throughout the room. Her physical comedy is as sharp as her wit, transitioning from fervent fangirling to swooning drunkenness with ease."
Helen Ganley
The New England Theatre Geek
"Dodds excels at the perkiness of the nerdy Portia character, lifting up the lilting song, 'I Love the Way.'"
Kevin T. Baldwin
METR Magazine
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A perfectly calibrated comic gem.
- The Boston Globe
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Lauren is a Houston-raised, Boston-trained performer & creator now based in NYC.
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With her spunky personality, powerful soprano mix & sharp comedic timing, it’s no wonder she's often told she is “shorter in-person.”
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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 (her 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
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RECENTLY...
Lauren was back in her college town of Boston, MA this spring to play Portia in Lyric Stage Boston's critically acclaimed production of Something Rotten!, directed by Ilana Ransom-Toeplitz & choreographed by Chris Shin.
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
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