Episode 205 - Lauren Marcus

Little Known Facts with Ilana Levine

Lauren is an acclaimed singer-songwriter who reaches over 90,000 listeners monthly. As

an actor, she recently made her Broadway debut as Brooke Lohst in the viral sensation Be

More Chill while enjoying her first month-long residency at the legendary Rockwood

Music Hall in New York City.

As an actor, select regional and New York credits also include: Audrey in Little Shop of

Horrors (Pittsburgh Public Theater), Brooke Lohst in Be More Chill (Two River

Theater and Signature Theatre), Brigid in The Humans (St. Louis Rep), Amy

in Company (Barrington Stage), Beatsville (Asolo Rep), The Jonathan Larson

Project (Feinstein’s/54 Below), Mary Flynn in Merrily We Roll Along (Sharon

Playhouse), Pregnancy Pact (Weston Playhouse), and Miss Asp in Love in Hate

Nation (Two River Theater).

Lauren is an alumnus of the Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project, and released

her debut EP, Never Really Done With You, in July 2016. In 2015, her children’s musical,

The Meanest Birthday Girl (book/lyrics), was part of the New York Children’s Theatre

Festival and played the Player’s Theatre in Greenwich Village. Love Letter (co-written by

husband Joe Iconis), an original cabaret show exploring the lives and music of Johnny

Cash and June Carter Cash, played sold out runs at both Don’t Tell Mama’s and

Feinstein’s 54 Below.

Lauren is a current writer for GoNoodle Inc.’s new girl group, The Best Tees. She holds a

Bachelor of Music from NYU and a Master of Arts from The Royal Conservatoire of

Scotland.

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