NEWS!
CHILLI NEUROTIC: A NEW LATIN URBAN POP MUSICAL
August 24th, 2019
7:00pm
Brooklyn Commons Cafe
Broadviews on Broadway Festival
388 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY
Lauren will be playing the lead role of Chilli, an aspiring pop star in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Directed by Andres Lopez-Alicea
Written by Venuz Marie Delmar
Tickets are free!
Chilli Neurotic, The Day I Became A Pop Star! is a Latin Urban Pop Musical set in Tostón (Fried Plantain) Puerto Rico, post-Hurricane María with Chilli a singer-sonwriter getting her way back into the music industry. While her cousin Gringa will do anything to be an Influencer. In the meantime Jevo Da'Bird and Dj Loop, a famous urban group ask themselves if they are in the right path. When the girls meet the boys, a new journey of self discovery begins, betrayals and finding out what's the true meaning of following your dreams in a destroyed Puerto Rico.
TV: IN PURSUIT WITH JOHN WALSH
Lauren was featured in an episode of In Pursuit with John Walsh on Investigation Discovery! It aired Feb. 27th, 2019.
PAST NEWS!
May 08, 2019
CHILLI NEUROTIC: 29HR AEA READING
Lauren played the lead of "Chilli" in the new musical Chilli Neurotic written by Venuz Delmar and Jack Trzcinski. Chilli is an aspiring pop star helping her community in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
It is being proposed to workshop at Goodspeed Musicals!
August 02, 2018
THE PETRIFIED FOREST
Lauren played the role of "Paula" in The Berkshire Theatre Festival's production of The Petrified Forest.
BERKSHIRE THEATRE GROUP'S FITZPATRICK MAIN STAGE
SYNOPSIS: A dangerous gangster on the run with his band holds up an Arizona diner full of various characters, including a dying intellectual and a waitress striving for a more cultured life, in Robert E. Sherwood's play.
Directed by David Auburn (writer of Proof)
Previews: Thursday, August 2 at 7pm and Friday, August 3 at 8pm
Press Opening/Opening Night: Saturday, August 4 at 8pm
Talkback: Monday, August 6, following the 7pm performance
Closing: Saturday, August 25 at 8pm
Tickets: Preview: $45
Tickets: $66
July 25, 2018
WTF is Going On? @ 54 BELOW
Lauren played the lead role of "Rosa" in a concert reading of the new musical "WTF is Going On?" at 54 Below on July 25th at 9:30PM.
Part cabaret, part rock concert, and part investigative journalism, join us as Feinstein’s/54 Below presents a wild and thought-provoking evening of songs from What The F*ck Is Going On: A New Musical. Award winning-composer Zach Spound brings the world of contemporary journalism to life as we follow a young woman’s journey to the heart of the Russia Investigation. Along the way, familiar figures including Rachel Maddow, Robert Mueller, Kamala Harris, James Comey, and Sally Yates come to life to tell us their story. It’s a timely, cathartic, one-of-a kind musical experience that awakens the active citizen in all of us.
June 17, 2018
NAAMAH'S ARK
Lauren performed as a member of the Hispanic Choir in Naamah's Ark featuring VICTORIA CLARK on June 17th at Rockefeller Center!
By Marisa Michelson and Royce Vavrek
JUNE 17, 2018 at 7:00PM | FREE CONCERT | ROCKEFELLER PARK, ENTRANCE AT WARREN STREET AND RIVER TERRACE
Inspired by the resilience of communities affected by Hurricane Sandy, this Father’s Day performance of Naamah’s Ark features community members from Lower Manhattan, the MasterVoices Chorus, and leading lady Victoria Clark, under the direction of Tony Award-winning conductor Ted Sperling.
June 08, 2018
LONG ISLAND PRIDE
Lauren debuted her entire EP "Ode D'Elle" at Long Island Pride on June 8th and 9th with a set from 7-7:15PM!
Listen for ELLE BAEZ on WGBB Radio!
April 16, 2019
PYM: A NEW MUSICAL
Lauren played the role of "Narrator Pym/Ensemble" in a 29 hr reading of the new musical PYM.
PYM is a modern, female-driven adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's only novella, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket with book, music, & lyrics by Sarah Fiete.
The reading of this new musical took place April 16, 2018 in the Dress Circle lobby of Broadway's Hudson Theatre. Directed by Marella Martin Koch, Music Directed by Robert Frost, "PYM" is a vibrant, indie-rock adventure tale about a mutiny, a mystery, and a sidekick who must become the protagonist of her own story.
FOR TICKETS PLEASE EMAIL pym.the.musical@gmail.com
March 19, 2018
BOLEROS FOR THE DISENCHANTED
Lauren played the of "Milla" in the play Boleros for the Disenchanted at NYU Playwrights Horizons directed by Maria Contreras
It ran March 29th-31st.
March 16, 2018
COUNTING BACKWARDS
Lauren played the role of "Stella" in a workshop of the new play with music "Counting Backwards" It was March 16th in the evening at the Park Avenue Armory (http://armoryonpark.org)
February 17, 2018
THE NYC FRIGID FESTIVAL: CAT MASSACRE
Lauren performed in the 2018 Frigid Festival's presentation of The Great Cat Massacre this February & March!
Dates & Show Times:
Sat 17-Feb 1:40
Sat 24-Feb 5:00
Thu1-Mar 10:30
Sat 3-Mar noon
Sun 4-Mar 5:10
Tickets are 20$
February 20, 2018
FACINGS: A NEW MUSICAL
Lauren played the role of Carlita in a reading of the new musical "Facings"!
She also recorded two songs from the show which will be released soon. The show will be having more readings in the future.
January 25, 2018
BROADWAY SESSIONS WITH BROADWAY CAST OF SPONGEBOB
Lauren was the featured RISING STAR at BROADWAY SESSIONS on January 25th, 2018! She performed with the Broadway cast of SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical!. $10 door charge includes a donation to Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights Aids.
November 30, 2017
CUMMING FOR PUERTO RICO
Lauren performed with star Alan Cumming at his exclusive downtown club in a fundraiser for Puerto Rico. She revived "Dos Divas" with fellow actress Sarah Fernandez after their sold-out successful show at 54 Below.
November 18, 2017
THE DREAM MAKER
Lauren will performing in a new holiday opera entitled "The Dream Maker" with Alpha Omega Theatre Company on November 18th from 6-7pm at Holy Cross Church.
All proceeds go to Harvesters Soup Kitchen
October 30, 2017
THE GREAT CAT MASSACRE
Lauren performed in the Actor Equity's Showcase of a new musical "The Great Cat Massacre"
OCTOBER 30TH, 7PM, The Kraine Theatre
It's was to be a hilarious and hummable Halloween Eve!
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Greg Moss & Casey O'Neil
Directed by Marella Martin Koch
Music Directed by Mark T Evans
September 25, 2017
DANNY AND THE ROCKET
Lauren played the role of "Nonna" in a concert version of the new musical Danny & the Rocket at the Two River Theater on September 25th!
August 05, 2017
DOS DIVAS @ 54 BELOW
Sarah Fernandez and Lauren Baez made their Feinstein’s/54 Below debut on August 5th in their show, Dos Divas! From NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts comes two fierce newcomers to the Broadway scene. With their unique sense of versatility – ranging from the Golden Age of Musical Theatre to pop hits of the 21st Century – these two Latina beltresses join forces on stage in this special one night only performance to convey through song and story the trials and tribulations of what it takes to make it in New York City. Join us for a night of powerhouse belting, special guests, and Latina flair! Wepa!
July 22, 2017
WEST SIDE STORY
Lauren just played the role of Consuela in West Side Story at Priscilla Beach Theatre this summer directed by Emily Maltby! The show ran July 6th-July 22nd.
May 16, 2017
SHOWCASE
Lauren performed with the New Studio on Broadway's Class of 2017 on May 16th at the Green Room 42!
April 19, 2017
GABI DOES GASPARINI
Lauren performed in a cabaret with her friend Gabi Garcia performing songs by the acclaimed composer, Drew Gasparini!
