Living Logo
Wounded Warrior Project is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which was founded in Roanoke, Virginia by a group of veterans and friends who took action to help the injured service men and women of this generation.
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Grandma
Wounded Warrior Project is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which was founded in Roanoke, Virginia by a group of veterans and friends who took action to help the injured service men and women of this generation.
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We Go To Eleven
Lauren’s 10-minute musical, The Chorus (book and lyrics by Emmy Laybourne), was featured in a night of 10-minute musicals at Don’t Tell Mama in January. Performing the piece was a very talented cast, including Jennifer Blood, Chris Critelli, LaDonna Burns, and many others. The piece is currently being developed into a full-length musical as part of [...]
River Credit
In “River Credit,” we hear Jay Gould as he formulates what would become our current system of credit, underscored by the unsuspecting populus.
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The Chorus
The Chorus (working title) is about a mystical Greek chorus who attempts to help certain New Yorkers solve their problems via sung riddles and persuasive prodding. It is based on a 10-minute musical written by Lauren and Emmy Laybourne as part of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.
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Once There Was A Girl
In “Once There Was A Girl,” Victoria Woodhull gives voice to the three women of the piece: herself – an empowered suffragette and business woman; Josie Mansfield – a notorioius chorus girl and paramour of Gould’s partner Jim Fisk; and Helen Gould – Jay’s pious and doting wife.
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The Gold Corner Opera
In “The Gold Corner Opera,” we hear the epic tale of how Gould and Fisk attempted to corner the gold market in 1869, leading to the infamous Black Friday. All in operatic format, as is fitting.
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Railroad to NYC
In “Railroad to NYC,” we hear a snippet of the music that takes us through Act 2, as Jay Gould travels the country via the railroad system he would come to dominate and restructure.
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Lauren is asked to join BMI’s Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop
Lauren was accepted into BMI’s acclaimed workshop for composers, lyricists and librettists.
