Musical Theatre Dance - Lauren Celentano

Lauren Celentano's most recent credit is her performance as Ensemble (U/S Rosina) in the 2019-2020 North American National Tour of the Broadway musical A BRONX TALE (directed by Stephen Edlund with choreography by Tony winner Sergio Trujillo.) Lauren was also the assistant Dance Captain for the tour. Previous roles include Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar (Dir. Jerry Goehring, Leo Carusone) and Anita in West Side Story (Dir. Marylee Delaney.) In November of 2018, Lauren was the first American contestant to be cast on the popular Italian TV talent competition show "Amici di Maria de Filippi" (Season 17.) She competed as a dancer and, after 8 months and going on to become a finalist, Lauren emerged as the winner of the dance category as well as the prestigious Critic’s choice award. Italy has become a second home and Lauren is now completely fluent in Italian! Born and raised in Connecticut, Lauren began her dance training at the age of 4 and is trained in all styles including jazz, tap, contemporary, ballet, hip hop, heels and more. Special skills include ballroom, latin dance, and acrobatics/gymnastics. She has always had a special love for musical theater and began vocal training and performing live at the age of 8. Lauren is absolutely in love with the world of performing arts and is excited to continue passionately pursuing this career path!