Lauren Lopez Explained

Lauren Lopez is an American actress and singer best known for her involvement with American musical theatre company StarKid Productions.

Career

Lopez first entered the public eye for her performance as Draco Malfoy in A Very Potter Musical, a parody musical performed by University of Michigan students in 2009.^[1] Shortly afterward, the group formally organized as Team StarKid, and Lopez remained with group both as an actor and as a company manager. She joined the company for their SPACE and Apocolyptour tours in 2011 and 2012 respectively.^{[2] [3]} She has remained involved in the group through 2024.

A clip of Lopez's 2016 performance as Zazzalil in Firebringer has become a meme on the internet.^[4]

In October 2023, Lopez joined Darren Criss as a special guest for his concert at the London Palladium, Darren Criss in Concert.^[5] She performed as part of StarKid's London Palladium concert in May 2024.^[6]

Personal life

Lopez owns a dog named Diane whom she adopted in 2016.^[7]

In 2020, Lopez announced her engagement and then-eight year relationship with fellow StarKid Productions member Joey Richter.^[8] They married in 2023.^[9]

Roles

!Year!Show!Role!Type!Ref

2009	A Very Potter Musical	Draco Malfoy	StarKid Productions	^[10]
2010	A Very Potter Sequel			^[11]
2011	Starship	Taz / Buggette Buggington		^[12]
2012	Holy Musical B@man!	Commissioner Gordon, et al		^[13]
	A Very Potter Senior Year	Draco Malfoy		^[14]
2013	The Last Days of Judas Iscariot	Saint Monica / Mother Theresa	Regional	^[15]
	Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier	Monkey / Ensemble	StarKid Productions	^[16]
2014	The Trail to Oregon!	Son
2015			Off-Broadway	^[17] ^[18]
2016	Firebringer	Zazzalil	StarKid Productions	^[19]
	Spies Are Forever	Cynthia Houston / Mrs. Mega / Ensemble	Tin Can Brothers
2017	The Tempest	Caliban	Hollywood Fringe Festival	^[20]
	The Solve It Squad	Esther	Tin Can Brothers	^[21]
2018			Off-Broadway	^[22]
	The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals	Emma Perkins, et al.	StarKid Productions
2019	Black Friday	Linda Monroe / Emma Perkins, et al.	StarKid Productions
2020	Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye	Agnes Florentine	Tin Can Brothers
2022	Living with Sin	Cece	Edinburgh Festival Fringe	^[23]
	Lottie Plachett Took A Hatchet	Lottie		^[24]
2023	Nerdy Prudes Must Die	Ruth Fleming, et al	StarKid Productions
	VHS Christmas Carols	Emily Cratchit
2024	Cinderella's Castle	Rancilda / Lucy / Ensemble

Awards

!Year!Award!Category!Show!Role!Result!Ref

2019

BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards

Leading Actress in a Musical - Local

The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals

Emma

^[25]

References

1. Web site: Oliveros . Oliver . StarKid's Lauren Lopez: How To Launch A Starship And Keep It Flying . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
2. Web site: Henry . Sally . Team StarKid Launches Space Tour Tonight! . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
3. Web site: Thompson . Paul W. . Team StarKid's APOCALYPTOUR Set List Released! . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
4. Web site: Hadsall . Joe . 2023-03-01 . Meme brings spotlight to musical comedy 'Firebringer' . 2024-04-02 . Joplin Globe . en.
5. Web site: Rabinowitz . Chloe . Carrie Hope Fletcher to Join Darren Criss as Special Guest at London Palladium Concert . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
6. Web site: Wild . Stephi . StarKid Make UK Debut at the London Palladium in May . 2024-04-02 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
7. Web site: Instagram . 2024-07-31 . www.instagram.com.
8. Web site: Instagram . 2024-07-31 . www.instagram.com.
9. Web site: Instagram . 2024-07-31 . www.instagram.com.
10. http://teamstarkid.com/avpm.html Team StarKid's Home Page for "A Very Potter Musical"
11. http://teamstarkid.com/avps.html Team StarKid's Home Page for "A Very Potter Sequel"
12. Web site: Team StarKid's Home Page for "Starship" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811235246/http://www.teamstarkid.com/starship.html . 2011-08-11 . 2011-08-03.
13. Web site: Harding . James T. . Team StarKid's HOLY MUSICAL B@MAN! Available on YouTube from Tonight . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
14. Web site: July 17, 2012 . Team StarKid's Darren Criss, Joey Richter and More Perform A VERY POTTER 3D: A VERY POTTER SENIOR YEAR at LeakyCon, 8/11 . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
15. Web site: Peterson . Tyler . August 22, 2013 . Photos: THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT, Now Playing at Stage 773 Through 9/8 . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
16. Web site: July 4, 2013 . Team StarKid's Latest Musical TWISTED Plays Chicago's Greenhouse Theater, Now thru 7/28 . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
17. Web site: Peck . Erin Leigh . April 6, 2015 . BWW JR: The Trail to Oregon! . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
18. Web site: Gioia . Michael . May 22, 2015 . Team StarKid's Latest Musical, Inspired By "Oregon Trail" Computer Game, Will Travel To NYC . October 31, 2023 . Playbill.
19. Web site: StarKid Productions . December 31, 2016 . Firebringer . January 2, 2016 . YouTube.
20. Web site: May 26, 2017 . Say Yes! Collective to Bring All-Female THE TEMPEST to Hollywood Fringe . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
21. Web site: Musbach . Julie . April 20, 2017 . New Play by YouTubers Tin Can Brothers THE SOLVE IT SQUAD RETURNS Coming This Summer . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
22. Web site: Cristi . A. A. . March 28, 2018 . Tickets Now On Sale for SOLVE IT SQUAD Off-Broadway . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
23. Web site: Cristi . A. A. . New Musical LIVING WITH SIN to Have World Premiere at Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
24. Web site: Wild . Stephi . May 31, 2022 . LOTTIE PLATCHETT TOOK A HATCHET Comes to Edinburgh Fringe . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.
25. Web site: Final Week To Vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Los Angeles Awards . 2023-10-31 . BroadwayWorld.com . en.