At Tuesday’s opening night performance of CINDERELLA, Cincinnati native Lauren Sprague sat in the audience to take in the whole production. She wasn’t attending as a theater fan, but as the National Tour’s newest ensemble member (and understudy for the Fairy Godmother).
The first time I saw Lauren on stage was also at the Aronoff Center, right next door in the Jarson-Kaplan Theatre, Then 17 years old, Sprague astounded as triple-threat Peggy Sawyer in Cincinnati Music Theatre’s production of 42ND STREET.
Lauren Sprague as Silvia in CCM’s TWO GENTELMEN OF VERONA. Photo by Mark Lyons.
After graduating from Lakota West High School, Sprague attended the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music’s renown Musical Theatre program, graduating in 2010. While attending CCM, her roles included Hope Harcourt in ANYTHING GOES, Silvia in TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA, Hedy LaRue in HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING and Estelle in THE FULL MONTY.
CINDERELLA is Sprague’s third national tour and she is so excited to finally have one stop in Cincinnati. Previous tours included LA CAGE AUX FOLLES and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE WIZARD OF OZ. Lauren’s first performance is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 16th.
For more information on her career, you can check out her official website at http://laurensprague.com.
Break legs!!
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