LATEST NEWS & PROJECTS
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Laura is excited to be spending the autumn of 2019 in Washington DC, serving as the Music Director and Conductor for Disney's NEWSIES at ARENA STAGE! |
Laura is proud to have joined the team of the New York Times' Critic's Pick, and Outer Critic's Circle Award Winner - FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Laura is conducting at select performances. Tickets are available HERE.
Laura's been enjoying serving as Musical Director for multiple events at The Green Room 42. She has collaborated with Tony Award Winner Milly Shapiro on her wildly successful cabaret, IT'S ME, MILLY. She also had a blast as the Music Director for SEKHMET SISTERHOOD'S NIGHT OF BROADWAY. |
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RECENTLY:
Laura returned as the Music Director for the
2018 BROADWAY BACKWARDS Benefit! She was the Music Director for the 2017 event as well. Click here to see more performance clips from BROADWAY BACKWARDS! |
Josh Groban sings "SOMEONE ELSE'S STORY" from CHESS at Broadway Backwards - 2017.
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Broadway Backwards is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and benefiting Broadway Cares and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City.
Laura's new musical, NOT ANOTHER CHRISTMAS LETTER!, had its World Premiere in 2016 and is NOW available for licensing! Click HERE to listen to demo tracks and find out how to add this charming and hilarious show to your upcoming season. Check out Laura's composer page to find out more.
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Laura recently traveled to Texas as the Music Director on Paul Cozby's PATHER CITY, THE MUSICAL. The original musical, directed by Jonathan Cerullo, had a staged reading in Fort Worth in early 2019. Paul Cozby previously collaborated with Laura on NOT ANOTHER CHRISTMAS LETTER, THE MUSICAL (book, lyrics & additional music).
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Laura is thrilled to be a part of the casting team for Disney Parks and Resorts! She’s been an accompanist and vocal coach for Disney for years and is now delighted to move “behind the table” to help find the best and brightest talents for the Disney Cruise Ships and Theme Parks. Yay MICKEY!!
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Laura was thrilled to meet with the stars of Cleveland Musical Theatre’s JANE EYRE - Andrea Goss and Matt Bogart - in NYC and sing through Paul Gordon’s gorgeous score prior to their rehearsals in Cleveland.
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Laura was excited to be the Music Director for
this star-studded production, directed by
Eric Woodall. GYPSY was produced by North
Carolina Theatre Company in Raleigh, NC
with a cast of over 30! Evenmore exciting?
Conducting the best overture everwith full
orchestra of 22 players including a harp!
Laura returned from San Diego where she was Musical Director and Conductor of the world premiere musical Sense and Sensibility, from Tony Award®-nominated composer Paul Gordon.
Read the RAVE REVIEWS Here! 
Laura was pleased to serve as the Musical Director and Conductor for the Broadway Production of ALLEGIANCE in the 2015 -2016 Theatrical Season.
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Laura was the Musical Director for Robert Cuccioli and the cast of the new musical, BROOKLYN BRIDGE, at St. Luke's Theatre. Find out more about the show via the Broadway World Article.
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Based on the popular Jean Webster novel (and a childhood favorite of Laura’s!), this show garnered stellar reviews around the country, in Canada, and on London's West End. Daddy Long Legs received it's New York premiere at The Davenport Off-Broadway last autumn. Laura was the music director and also conducted the show.
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Fellowship of Performing Arts
Laura hosted and accompanied concerts with
Broadway performers for private events in Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, and Tulsa.
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Look for Laura peeking out above the piano!
"It was a treat accompanying music educators from around the country under the direction of my great friend and colleague, Ronnie Oliver, Jr from Manhattan School of Music." Check it out HERE. Education & Community Music educators who work in schools and communities with K–12 students strengthen their skills in a series of professional training and musical activities in the Resnick Education Wing. From September to June, New York City directors at all stages of their careers have the opportunity to participate in workshops with student ensembles and visiting faculty, learn from professional artists, and attend Carnegie Hall concerts. Each July, national Summer Music Educators Workshop participants attend four days of intensive workshops focused on ensemble instruction and classroom strategies, observe student-ensemble demonstration rehearsals, build a community of peers, and interact with NYO-USA. |
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