@veeYAYgahsMary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar
at the Ordway Center
"Lauren Villegas's earthy, urgent singing of 'I Don’t Know How to Love Him' blew me away."
"Lauren Villegas as Mary nearly brings down the house with her powerful performance of 'I Don’t Know How to Love Him.'"
"Lauren Villegas truly impresses in this role. She brings a humanity to Jesus, and her 'I Don't Know How to Love Him' is a sweet and lovely moment in the show."
"Lauren Villegas is sweetly expressive as Mary Magdalene, commanding the stage in 'Everything's Alright' and a heartrending 'I Don't Know How to Love Him.'"
"Lauren Villegas, performing Mary Magdalene with a powerful, but exquisite voice, and bringing depth and heart to a role which can be passive and inert."
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Spamilton Off Broadway
"Lauren Villegas might just be the next Idina Menzel — her voice punches you in the face and it's a spiritual experience."
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Grizabella in Cats at the Paramount Theatre
"...Grizabella (the heartbreaking, honey-voiced Lauren Villegas), who is more than ready for her close-up in 'Memory.'"
"...in the lead role of Grizabella, the still-youthful Lauren Villegas looks appropriately grizzled — and we're all glad she's aboard that death-cheating craft, rising up the heavens where a kitty may play in eternity, sans cameras to bring down their dignity."
"Lauren Villegas, who has appeared in such Paramount productions as In the Heights, Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man and Annie, delivers a knockout performance as Grizabella. Along with bringing just the right amount of empathy to the role, her version of the Cats signature song 'Memory' will make you forget all others."
"...Grizabella (played to perfection by Lauren Villegas) who as it turns out is the chosen for rebirth. Her big song 'Memory' is powerful and Ms. Villegas is up to the task."
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