Lauren Marcus

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Lauren Marcus (born November 27, 1985) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for originating the role of Brooke Lohst in the musical Be More Chill.

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Early life and education Marcus was raised in the suburbs of Chicago, and attended New Trier High School for three years before relocating to Garrison, NY, where she attended James I. O'Neill High School. She attended New York University's Vocal Performance program at the Steinhardt School of Education, and received a Bachelor of Music. Marcus received her Master of Arts at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where she studied acting.

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Career Marcus made her Broadway theatre debut as Brooke Lohst in Be More Chill at the Lyceum Theatre in February 2019, after originating the role first at Two River Theatre in 2015, and then again off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre in the summer of 2018.

She appeared as Amy in Company at Barrington Stage Company alongside Aaron Tveit. She received praise for her performance.

In winter 2018, she played Brigid in The Humans at the St. Louis Repertory Theatre, and was subsequently nominated for a BroadwayWorld Regional Theatre Award as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama. She also received a JJ Award from the St. Louis Post Dispatch for her performance alongside Kathleen Wise.

Marcus is also a singer and songwriter, and performs regularly with her band around New York City. She released her debut EP, Never Really Done with You, in July 2016 at Joe's Pub.

Marcus appears in the 2021 American biographical musical drama film Tick, Tick... Boom!.

In January of 2022, Marcus co-starred in Punk Rock Girl, a new musical that premiered at The Argyle Theatre in Babylon Village, NY. Later in 2022, she signed on as understudy for Beth Ann, played by Caissie Levy, in Sarah Silverman's play The Bedwetter at Atlantic Theatre Company, and performed on several dates while Levy was out sick. In September and October of 2022, Marcus played Tzeitzel in the Lyric Opera's production of Fiddler on the Roof.

In 2023, it was announced that Marcus would be co-writing the book for a stage musical adaptation of the 1985 movie Girls Just Want to Have Fun. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun Film Will Be Adapted into Jukebox Musical" - Playbill. Retrieved July 31st, 2024.

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Personal life Marcus has been married to musical theatre writer Joe Iconis since 2015. They reside in New York City and frequently work together. In April 2024, she gave birth to their first child.

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Theater credits

+ !Year !Production !Role !Venue !Level of production
2012	Pregnancy Pact	Jenn	Weston Playhouse	Regional
2014	The Marvelous Wonderettes	Suzy
2015	Merrily We Roll Along	Mary Flynn	Sharon Playhouse
	Be More Chill	Brooke Lohst	Two River Theatre
	Little Shop of Horrors	Audrey	Sharon Playhouse
2017	Beatsville	Carla	Asolo Rep
	Company	Amy	Barrington Stage Co.
2018	The Humans	Bridgid	St. Louis Rep
	Be More Chill	Brooke Lohst	Signature Theatre	Off-Broadway
2019			Lyceum Theatre	Broadway theatre
	Love in Hate Nation	Ms.Asp	Two River Theatre	Regional
2020	Little Shop of Horrors	Audrey	Pittsburgh Public Theater	Regional
2022	Punk Rock Girl	Patricia	The Argyle Theatre	Regional
	The Bedwetter	Beth-Ann u/s	Atlantic Theater Company	Off-Broadway
	Fiddler on the Roof	Tzeitzel	Lyric Opera	Regional

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