Selections from the musical Songbird
John Dias, Lauren "LOLO" Pritchard |
TEDxAsburyPark 2018
• May 2018
Selections from the musical Songbird as written and performed by Lauren "LOLO" Pritchard with an introduction by Two River Theater Artistic Director John Dias.
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John Dias assumed his position as Artistic Director of Two River Theater in August 2010 after working as a producer and dramaturg in New York for 20 years. In partnership with Managing Director Michael Hurst, he has brought new vitality to the 24-year-old Red Bank theater by producing subscription shows on two stages for the first time, launching the theater’s first literary department, and creating a program to commission new plays.
Lauren "LOLO" Pritchard is a show-stopping singer from Jackson,TN who has "so much music flowing through [her] that it fills two people," according to the Associated Press. She has proven herself a venerable songwriter, with work ranging from hits penned for Panic! At The Disco’s recent #1 blockbuster album to the off-Broadway musical Songbird, which received raves from The New York Times. With a daring and emotionally-charged voice, Songbird was a perfect segue from LOLO's role as the originator of Ilse in the critically-acclaimed smash musical Spring Awakening. Her music evokes a hot southern night – rough around the edges but with a velvety quality that soothes the soul.