Reprising the role of Christmas Eve in Avenue Q at the Waterfro9nt Playhouse.  For more info go to www.waterfrontplayhouse.org

The popular recording O BABY MINE: SING A SONG OF SHAKESPEARE is set to make its live concert debut at Joe’s Pub next Sunday, January 21st at 1 pm. Released in 2014, O BABY MINE: SING A SONG OF SHAKESPEARE is an album for all ages featuring songs from and inspired by Shakespeare’s plays. 

Lora will be singing with  Ty Freedman (creator and star of the award-winning comedy hit series “Ty the Pie Guy”), Joshua Camp (Broadway’s Fiddler on the Roof), Jeremiah Fox (Luck & Senses), Christopher Higgins (“Glee,” “The Goldbergs”), Rob Kendt (I’m Not Sentimental, I Hope It’s Me),country music sensation Kailey Nicole, and Melissa Wrolstad (Adventures of a Cheese Princess), with musical direction by Rob Kendt.

Tickets are $25 and are available through www.publictheater.org. O BABY MINE: SING A SONG OF SHAKESPEARE LIVE! is being presented at Joe’s Pub at The Public (425 Lafayette Street) by New York City Children’s Theater and 134 West.

Lora will be singing with friends at Misfit Dog Productions' "A Retrospect" at Bar Thalia, 2537 Broadway, at 9 p.m. 

Shot a web commercial for Clairol Nice and Easy, pictured onset.

Lora will play the role of Marietta in a reading of a new play, "Dance Me!" written by Linda Faigao-Hall and directed by Joe Barros.

Lora will be onset shooting a featured role  in Investigation Discovery's The Perfect Murder Season 5.

Lora read for the role of Marisol in a reading of new musical, Marisol: The Mail-Order Country Music Star, with music and lyrics by Ben Boecker and book and lyrics by Laurel Haines. 

Lora sings with Broadway Barkada at the 35th Anniversary Benefit Gala of Womankind, an organization that helps empower women by providing refuge, recovery and renewal to survivors of human trafficking, domestic abuse and sexual assault/ violence. The event raised more than $500,000 for the cause! Thank you Womankind for 35 years of service!

In cooperation with Sun and Moon Entertainments, Lora taught 3 musical theatre workshops in Japan (2 adult classes and 1 kids class) with English translator, Marie Kuroda and pianist, Akiko Almanzar.

Lora leads a musical concert entitled "Show Tunes" produced by Sun and Moon Entertainments, and musically directed by Akiko Almanzar. It will be held at the Kiwa Theater, near Futako-tamagawa Station in Setagaya, Tokyo. For more info email: info@sunandmoonentertainments.com

Lora is the featured performer in "From NY to Brilliant Stars Collection", a concert in celebration of musicals held at Utsonomiya in Tochigi, Japan. 

Touchdown Tokyo, Japan! Lora sings as a guest performer in Eriko Koitabashi's solo concert entitled ERI x Mimuras Aiko Naito at  Venue Cafe & Live Spot FJ's (Nakameguro)

For info go to: http://fjslive.com/

Shot a web commercial for Oscar Health Insurance. 

Update: Here is a link to the ad. 

Recorded a demo, singing the part of Celeste for the song Everyday by composer Lonnie Ginsberg. 

Lora was featured in a new short film directed by Nic Yulo called Knights in Newark, which also features Tony award winner LaChanze. Photo taken onset. 

Lora is cast as the lead in a short film, LDR, shooting for 3 days in Scarsdale, NY. Photo taken onset. 

Lora will be playing a dream role, Janet Van de Graaff in Playhouse 22's production of The Drowsy Chaperone. The show opens June 9th and runs Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. until June 25th. 

For tickets, click here, or call the box office at (732) 254-3939.

Lora will be reprising the role of Loida Lewis at the second reading of Reginald: From Baltimore to Billionaire, opposite Kyle Scatliffe, who will be playing the title role of Reginald F. Lewis, the first African American to own a billion dollar corporation. The reading, written and directed by Kevin Ray Johnson, will take place in Shetler Studios, Pent House 1 at 7 p.m. Lora will be assistant directing in this reading as well. Details on reservations coming soon. 

Click here for the Broadwayworld.com article. 

Lora sings with Broadway Barkada in this special rendition of Lupang Hinirang (the Philippine National Anthem), for the Global Filipino Watch by Philip Stein.

Proceeds of the Global Filipino Watch will be destined to Mano Amiga Pilipinas, a non-profit school in the Manila which provides scholarships and sustainable livelihood to low-income families in the Philippines so they can break out of poverty.

Click on this link to watch the ad.

Lora will be singing with Broadway Barkada at Mayi Theatre Company's 28th Anniversary Benefit Gala.

Lora will be singing at MuseMatch's "Time to Rise" a concert benefitting the American Civil Liberties Union at Feinstein's/54 Below at 11:30 p.m. For tickets, call 646.476.3551 or visit www.54below.com

Cast as Janet Van De Graaff in Playhouse 22's upcoming production of The Drowsy Chaperone.

Lora was a guest in actress Kristen Michelle's podcast, The Accidental Activist. They discuss immigration, race, and the need for more diverse representation in art and media, especially in today's political climate.

The episode (3) is available for a free download in iTunes, here. 

Lora will be playing Christmas Eve at the Waterfront Playhouse's production of Avenue Q from March 2nd-25th, with previews on February 28 and March 1st. Shows are at 8 p.m., Tuesdays to Saturdays. For tickets, call 305-294-5105 or go to the website: www.WaterfrontPlayhouse.org

#WhiteWashThis is now an official selection for the Universe Multicultural Film Festival! The music video was directed by Diane Phelan, and conceived and produced by Rebecca Lee Lerman. Lora and her fierce Asian American friends dance in it to weigh in on the conversation about the whitewashing of Asian roles in Hollywood. Click here to watch the video.

Lora participated in a mini-collaboration project at the Women's Project Lab, where 15 writers, producers, and directors create a 3-5 minute piece in one hour that was presented in front of the group. 

Lora sang for JCI Philippine-New York ICONS GALA 2016 at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel. 

Lora played the lead, Harper, in a reading of a new musical, Unshelved. With lyrics by Emily Chiu, music by Xiaodan Zhang and book by KC Hur, the piece was presented for NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. 

Bristol Valley Theatre's The Cookie Fight garnered nominations for  Best Play, and Best Director in a Play for David E. Shane. BVT also garnered several nominations for all other categories for the 2016 season.

Voting ends on December 31st, 2016. Click here to vote for BVT all the way! 

Cast as Christmas Eve in Waterfront Playhouse's upcoming production of Avenue Q in Key West, Florida. Running from March 2-25, 2017. Click here for more details. 

Lora will be in the ensemble for a brand new musical, Men With Money with music by Joseph Trefler and book and lyrics by Bill Nelson. Directed by Geoffrey Goldberg. 

Showdates are on the 17th at 8pm, the 18th at 8pm, and the 20th at 3pm at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City Queens. 

For more info and tickets click here.

Played the lead in a Columbia University MFA short, "Women Channel", directed by Akiko Matsumoto.

Played the role of Nicole, a reporter in New Footage, a short film produced by      For Art's Sake 125 and directed by Simone Smith.

In production, playing a lead role, Chloe Park in a new web series, Cocina de Soul. Written and directed by Desiree Monae Gibbs. Shooting from Fall 2016 to Spring 2017. Photo taken onset. 

Lora will be playing Miss B. in a reading of Enter Laughing with PanAsian Repertory, and will be directed by Raul Aranas. For reservations, email: info@panasianrep.org

Lora will sing with Broadway Barkada at the Barclays Center for the Filipino variety show, ASAP which will be shooting an episode in New York. The concert's "Broadway" section features Ali Ewoldt, current Christine in Phantom of the Opera, Karla Garcia from Hamilton, Jaygee Macapugay from School of Rock, and John Viktor Corpuz from The King and I, along with Filipino singers Martin Nieverra, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Erik Santos and Morisette Amon. 

The show will air on Sept. 17th on The Filipino Channel (TFC).

Update: Photo taken during the concert. 

Isaiah Johnson from Broadway's The Color Purple plays the titular role in the reading of a new play, Reginald: From Baltimore to Billionaire written and directed by Kevin Ray Johnson based on the life of first African American billionaire, Reginald F. Lewis. Lora will play the role of Loida, the wife of Reginald, in this reading.

The reading will take place in Shetler Studios, Penthouse 2, 244 W 54th St. at 7 p.m. Email kevinrayjohnson@hotmail.com to reserve seats.

Update: Photo taken from the reading. 

Looking For, a short film Lora played a supporting role at will be screening at the 4th Annual Chain Film Festival, on August 10th at 6:30 p.m. at the Lower East Side. For more details, go to their website: www.chainfilmfestival.com

Here is also a link to the film in IMDB.

Bristol Valley Theatre presents the world premiere of a new play The Cookie Fight, written by Judith Leora and directed by David E. Shane.

Synopsis: Joy and her brothers return home to divide their mother's estate...including the last ball of frozen dough for Mom's Christmas cookies. Mix in family secrets, sibling rivalry, and old flames rekindled, and this world premiere comedy is a recipe for dysfunctional family fun. Lora will originate the role of Lucy, right-hand person to eldest sibling, Charlie. 

To order tickets, call the box office at (585) 374-6318 or order online here. 

World premiere of the music video #WhiteWashThis as a protest to the casting of Scarlet Johansson in the role of Major Motoko Kusunagi of the iconic anime, Ghost in the Shell. Directed and shot by Diane Phelan and conceptualized/edited and produced by Rebecca Lee Lerman, Lora, along with her fierce Asian American friends dance to Beyonce's single, Diva to contribute to the conversation against the whitewashing of Asian roles  in Hollywood.

To watch the video, click here. 

The Davenport Theatre will be hosting a one-night staged reading entitled Before It Got Unpredictable: Short Plays by Kevin Ray Johnson on June 5th at 5:30 p.m. and 6:45 pm. Lora will play Norah Andrews in A Week in the Life of Norah Andrews and Kaije's Mom on Life Inside an Open Kaije--2 out of the 3 featured short plays that will also be directed by Kevin Ray Johnson.

For more info, click on this link: http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway

Click here for tickets.

Sang "Helpless" from Hamilton at a WNYC Radio Event focusing on diversity and inclusion with Broadway Barkada. 

Lora will be singing the music of Joseph Trefler, as part of the Lincoln Center's Broadway Future Songbook Series on Monday, May 23rd, 6:00 p.m. at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center. Admission is free. 

Click here for more details. 

Shot a music video. Details to be announced soon. 

Cast as the lead, Thomasa in a short film entitled Confinados, shooting in May.

Lora played one of her dream roles, Jo March in Little Women as part of Misfit Dog's cold reading series. 

Lora, along with Joshua dela Cruz (from Broadway's Aladdin) will lead the cast of Interstate, a new musical  directed by Jessi D. Hill with music and lyrics by Melissa Li and Kit Yan. 

Cast in the role of Lucy in Bristol Valley Theatre's world premiere production of "The Cookie Fight", a comedic play by Judith Leora in August. 

Lora joined the ensemble of Phantom of the Opera for Misfit Dog's cold reading series. 

Lora will join Broadway Barkada's annual Valentine concert, So This is Love at the Cutting Room. 

To purchase tickets, click here.

Lora played the role of Qing in the workshop of a new musical, 

Eastbound by Cheeyang Ng and Khiyon Hursey, and presented at the Musical Theater Factory. Directed by Joe Barros (Gigi, Beaches)

Lora joined the ensemble of A New Brain for Misfit Dog's cold reading series. 

Lora played the role of Chrissy in Hair (revival version) for Misfit Dog's cold reading series. 

Lora will be playing the lead, Gaby Tramonte in a new musical, Let Her Kick. With music by Minjoung Hwang, book and lyrics by Brandon Michael Lowden and directed by Akane Ukagi, Let Her Kick is one of four shows that will be presented on NAAP's (National Asian Artists Project) Discover: New Musicals, an evening of staged readings of new short musicals on Monday, December 7, 2015 at 7:30pm at the 47th Street Theater (304 West 47thStreet, New York). 

To reserve seats, email: Discover@naaproject.org

For more info, click here.

Lora will be dancing in a group piece choreographed by Billy Bustamante at Broadway Barkada's fourth annual dance concert entitled, Lumipad: A Pinoy Night of Dance at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater/In the Ailey Studios, The Joan Weill Center for Dance, 405 W. 55th Street (at 9th Avenue) – 5th Floor, Studio 5B in New York.

Doors open at 7:30PM for cocktails, showtime is 8:00PM. Seating is limited. Click here to purchase tickets. 

Update: To watch a news feature on the show, click here. 

Lora plays Yoko Ohno, Sara Michelle Gellar's Japanese best friend in OpenBar Theatricals' workshop of Grudgical, a new musical parody based on the Grudge/Ju-On movies. Music, book and lyrics by Aaron Michael Krueger and Peej Mele.  The workshop will be staged at The Producers Club, at 358 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036.

Click here to get your tickets.

Lora will be singing  with a cast of over 100 performers at the National Asian Artists Project's 5th Anniversary Gala entitled Past, Present and Future at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. This one night only benefit gala will be supervised by directors Baayork Lee and Richard Jay-Alexander  with direction and choreography by Broadway friends and supporters including Lee Roy Reams & Margo Sappington. Musical supervision by Broadway Musical Director Kevin Stites. 

Purchase tickets at http://nyuskirball.org/calendar/pastpresentfuture 

Ticket Prices:
$250 includes show & VIP Post Show Party ($150 tax deductible)
$100 ($50 tax deductible)
$75 ($25 tax deductible)
$50
$35

Support Asian American artists! Buy your tickets now!

Lora sang with Broadway Barkada at the Opening Ceremonies & Community Awards Night by Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS) Metro NY Chapter in honor of Filipino American History month, held at John Jay College.

Cast in Open Bar Theatricals' workshop of Grudgical: The Parody Musical, based on The Grudge/ Ju-On movie series.

For more details go to: http://www.grudgical.com

Lora sang several songs (also with singer/actor Toren Nakamura) at Columbia University's Learner Hall to represent EnoB, a non-profit organization geared towards uplifting the human spirit through music. To learn more go to: www.enob.org/newyork

Played a supporting role in a short film entitled "Looking For" (TBD) by Murphy Bros. productions, directed by Jeremiah Murphy.

Lora joined the ensemble of Thoroughly Modern Millie for Misfit Dog's Cold Reading Series. Organized by Brian McCormick and with accompaniment by Will Shuler. 

Lora will be playing the lead in the fully staged production of the reading she participated in last March entitled This Time: A New Musical Romance.

Performance dates:

August 20-September 6

Thursdays to Saturdays, 8pm

Sundays, 3pm

At the Theatre for the New City (Cino Theatre) in the East Village. For tickets and more information, click here.

Lora plays Joanne in Bristol Valley Theatre's production of Rent from July 9 to 19, 2015 at Naples NY. 

For tickets call 585 374- 6318 or click here for more details.

Here is a news feature on Jenny Wiley Theatre's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Running from April 30th-May 16th, 2015 in Pikeville, KY.

For details call the box office (877) 225-5598 x217.

Cast as Joanne in Bristol Valley Theatre's upcoming production of RENT. Running from July 9 to 19 in Naples, NY. Directed by Suzi Takahashi.

For more information, click on this link: http://www.bvtnaples.org/

Balut, a short film written by Frank L. Parker is in pre-production. Lora will be playing Gina, a domineering Filipina who wants her boyfriend, Vincent (Melvin Olaes) to prove his manliness by eating a Filipino delicacy called balut, a fertilized duck egg. It will be directed by Steven Holloway.

Lora was granted a scholarship with West Side Dance Project's Dance program for musical theater performers.

Shot an ad for MiracleSuit Swimwear.

Update: Click here to view the commercial.

Lora will be featured with Melvin Olaes for ComplexTV's upcoming web feature on couples.

Cast as Marcy Park in Jenny Wiley Theatre's upcoming production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Running from April 30 to May 16 in Pikeville, KY. 

For more info, click here. 

Lora will take part in a reading of a new musical romance,This Time. 

With music, lyrics, and book written by Huey Esquire and directed by Matt Okin, the reading will take place at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, E 3rd St, NYC 10009 on Sunday and Monday, March 15th and 16th, at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. 

The Association of Asian American Yale Alumni (AAYA) held their 7th annual fundraiser at the Golden Unicorn Restaurant in Chinatown, honoring Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award-winning composer and Yale alumnus, Bobby Lopez. Lora was thrilled to be singing songs from Avenue Q and Frozen alongside friends and Broadway Barkada members: Brian Jose, Liz Casasola and Allen Lucky Weaver.

Lora will join Broadway Barkada's annual Valentine concert, "So This is Love". It will be on Friday, February 8th, at The Cutting Room, NYC

at 7:30 PM.

For tickets, click here.

Thank you to everyone who voted at the 2014 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards! Midtown Arts Center's Miss Saigon swept in all the categories it was nominated in, including Best Dramatic Musical, and  with Lora winning  Best Actress for her performance as "Kim".

Here is a link for the full list of winners.

Lora is nominated at the 2014 BroadwayWorld Denver Awards for her performance as "Kim" in Miss Saigon in three categories: Best Actress in a Musical, Best Actress in a Play, and Best Colorado Debut!

Midtown Arts Center’s Miss Saigon has also been nominated for several BroadwayWorld awards, including best dramatic musical, direction of a musical, musical direction, set, lighting and sound design, choreography, and other leading/supporting actor nominations.

Please vote for Midtown Arts Center's Miss Saigon all the way! 

http://www.broadwayworld.com/denver/vote2014region.cfm

Voting period ends on Dec. 31, 2014.

Click here to watch a B-roll promotional trailer for Midtown Arts Center's production of Miss Saigon. Running until Nov. 22, 2014! Directed by Kurt Terrio, with choreography by Michael Lasris and musical direction by Jalyn Webb and Casey Cropp. 

For tickets, call the box office at (970) 225-2555 or click here.

Reprising the role of Kim in Midtown Arts Center's production of Miss Saigon. The show runs from Sept. 5 to Nov. 22 in Fort Collins, CO. This will be her third appearance in the show.

Lora will be singing at the Bound for Broadway cabaret on Friday, Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m. at the West End Lounge at 955 West End Ave (107th St.). There is a $15 cover charge, and a 2-drink mimimum.

Shot an advertisement for Scholastic Books. The ad also features Melvin and Kalel Olaes (pictured onset here).

Click here to view the ad.

Lora will be singing at the Heights Players' Annual Gala. Entitled "The Sweetest Sounds: Rodgers Without Hammerstein", on June 6 and 7 at 8 pm. The revue will feature songs by Richard Rodgers. To reserve tickets, call (718) 237-2752 or go to www.heightsplayers.org 

Lora plays Anita in The Heights Players' production of West Side Story from May 9 to 25, 2014. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m.  and Sundays at 2 p.m. To reserve tickets, call (718) 237-2752 or go to www.heightsplayers.org.

Click here for the Broadwayworld feature article.

Shot an infomercial for the Genie Bra. 

Lora will be singing for "Who I Am and Who I Want to Be",  a concert cabaret to support the fundraising efforts of PS/MS 123’s Harlem students so they can compete for a national chess tournament in Atlanta, Georgia from April 25-27, 2014.

For tickets email or call Scott Paranada-Fried at scott41679@yahoo.com, 

phone (917) 301-3184.

Or click here. 

Shot an advertisement entitled "Before Becoming Another Zombie" for Career Forum, a Japanese job placement agency. She played a featured office zombie who files her nails at work.

Update: Click here to view the completed commercial. 

Cast as Anita, one of her dream roles, in The Heights Players production of West Side Story! Directed by Tom Tyler, the show will open on May 9th.

Modeled for the HTC Phone Launch to exhibit the phone's new depth of field camera feature. 

Walked the runway for Redken's Hair Show at the International Beauty Show at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in NYC. 

Lora joined the ensemble of Boublil and Schonberg's "Do You Hear the People Sing?", a benefit concert in support of Habitat for Humanity's Typhoon Yolanda rebuilding program. The concert is topbilled by Tony award winner Lea Salonga, and international artists David Harris, and Marie Zamora.

Update: The concert was able to raise 24 Million Pesos for the cause! 

Catch Lora in TLC's Secret Wedding, featuring her friend, Sara Valencia.

Synopsis: Bride Sara thinks she is on a show about budget weddings but she's not. Host Cat Deeley conspires with her family and friends to secretly upgrade her frugal affair to the wedding of her dreams. The Secret Wedding plans are all revealed on Sara's big day.

Airs Dec. 27, 2015 at 7:00 PM on TLC. 

Lora will be singing with Broadway Barkada for a benefit concert on Friday, November 23, 8 p.m. at the Philippine Consulate's  Kalayaan Hall. Tickets are $35.

100% of the proceeds will benefit #YolandaPH relief efforts. For tickets call:

Elton Lugay (212) 417-0419

Sally Nunez (201) 888-7955

Nanding Mendez  (917) 612-8861 

Lora will be singing at "We Are Survivors", a benefit concert for the survivors of super typhoon Haiyan (a.k.a. Yolanda), presented by UNSRC - Philippine Cultural Society  in cooperation with Marisse Panlilio Entertainment - MPE

When: 8PM Saturday, 11.16.2013
Where: Payag Restaurant, 51-34 Roosevelt Avenue (corner 52nd Street), New York, New York 11377.
General Admission: $25

Will Call tickets are available here.

100% of the proceeds generated by this event will be donated to Gawad Kalinga relief and rehabilitation efforts for communities ravaged by Typhoon Haiyan. For more info, click here.

Shot an advertisement for Lycamobile Communications. 

Update: Click here to view the completed commercial. 

Shot an advertisement for Synagis Pharmaceuticals. 

Shot a PSA for Covidien, to raise awareness on pregnancy blood clot prevention. Pregnant women have up to five times increased risk for potentially dangerous and life threatening blood clots. For more information and to watch the PSA, go to: http://www.onein1000.com

Update: Click here link to view the PSA.

For three consecutive Saturdays, Lora will be playing the Blue Fairy at Millbrook Playhouse's Theatre for Young Audiences' production of Pinnocchio, written and directed by Edward Carignan. For tickets, call the box office at (570) 748-8083 or email Info@Millbrookplayhouse.org

StinkyKids The Musical won Best Family Show at the Off-Broadway Alliance Awards! Other nominees included Alice in Wonderland, The Amazing Max and the Box of Interesting Things, The Berenstain Bears LIVE!, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and The Ohmies.

For a complete list of winners, click here.

Lora plays crabby Lucy Van Pelt in Millbrook Playhouse's production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", directed by Snehal Desai and with choreography by Edward Carignan. 

For tickets call (570) 748-8083 or email Info@Millbrookplayhouse.org

Catch Lora in the ensemble of She Loves Me at Millbrook Playhouse! Directed by Rob Winn Anderson. 

For tickets call (570) 748-8083 or email Info@Millbrookplayhouse.org

Lora will be singing at the Bound for Broadway cabaret on Sunday, 9:30 p.m. at the Duplex Theatre at 61 Christopher St. There is a $15 cover charge, and a 2-drink mimimum.

Lora will be singing with Broadway Barkada at the Philippine Independence Day Parade this Sunday, at Madison Square Park. Their set starts at 2:40 p.m.  

For more details click here.

Photo update: "Barkada" picture taken onsite. 

Lora will be singing at Talent Center Stage cabaret on Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. at the Duplex Theatre at 61 Christopher St. There is a $15 cover charge, and a 2-drink minimum. 

A reading of The Joker's Game, a new musical originally developed and produced in China, will be held on Wednesday, 3:00 p.m. at the Playroom Theatre, at 151 W 46th St. Lora will be playing the role of Yoyo.

The musical features a book by Kemin Zhang, Anthony Stimac and James Racheff; music by Louis St. Louis; additional songs by Mark Allen; and English lyrics by James Racheff translated from the original Chinese lyrics by Kemin Zhang.

Lora will be singing at For the Love Mondays between 8:00-10:00 p.m. at Toshi's Living Room, Flat Iron Hotel, 9 W 26th St. 

Due to popular demand, Vital Theatre's StinkyKids the Musical is extending its run for 3 consecutive Saturdays this May, and will be moving from the Upper West Side to Theatre 80 located at 80 St. Marks Place between 1st and 2nd Avenue.

For more information, click here.

Lora will be singing at the Bound for Broadway cabaret on Sunday, 9:30 p.m. at the Duplex Theatre at 61 Christopher St. There is a $15 cover charge, and a 2-drink mimimum.

Lora will originate the role of Hannah in StinkyKids, a new musical from Vital Theatre Company.

Directed by Tim Drucker (Fat Camp), and with book/lyrics by Sammy Buck and music by Dan Acquisto (Like You Like It, The Bully), StinkyKids the Musical is based on the award winning StinkyKids® books by Britt Menzies, which follows the adventures of a group of kids--little "stinkers" who learn to make the right choices through their childhood mistakes and live by the motto "Always be a leader of good."

For more information on show dates and times, click on this link: http://vitaltheatre.org/stinkykids.php

The cast of StinkyKids the Musical will be singing selections from the show at Chelsea Piers, Pier 60 (23rd and Hudson River) for the annual UJA Family Fun Day! 

Photo update: Pictured here is the cast (along with the characters' dolls) with StinkyKids author and creator, Britt Menzies. 

Cast as Lucy in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and ensemble for She Loves Me at the Millbrook Playhouse in Lockhaven, PA. Running from June 28 to July 22.

Broadway Barkada will hold its first Valentine concert entitled, "So This Is Love" on Friday, 8:00 p.m. at Trump Place, 220 Riverside Drive. Tickets are $25 at the door. 

Photo update: "Barkada" picture taken post-concert. 

Lora will originate the role of Hannah in StinkyKids, a new musical from Vital Theatre Company, based on the award winning books of the same name by Britt Menzies. Directed by Tim Drucker, the show will open on March 10th.

Lora will join over 60 Filipino American musical theater performers who will take the stage and sing songs by the legendary Stephen Sondheim for the benefit of the Philippine Development Fund. The concert, Suites by Sondheim will be held at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center this Monday at 7:30 pm and is topbilled by Broadway stars Lea Salonga, Jose Llana, Adam Jacobs, Ali Ewoldt, Paolo Montalban, and many others. Directed by Victor Lirio, and with music direction and orchestrations by Tom Myron. 

For tickets, call (212) 721-6500 or go to www.lincolnceter.org

Update: The concert raised over $100,000 for PhilDev.

Click here to watch a B-roll promotional tralier of Ogunquit Playhouse's Miss Saigon. Running from September 21 until October 23, 2010! Directed by Paul Dobie, with choreography by Robert Tatad and musical direction by Ken Cliftwood. Jennifer Paz, who played Kim during the first Broadway National Tour in 1991 will be reprising her role in this production. 

For tickets, call the box office at  (207) 646-5511  or click here.  

Lora was in the ensemble of the Public Theatre's workshop of Off-Broadway bound musical Here Lies Love, conceived and created by David Byrne (of "Talking Heads") based on the life of former Philippine first lady, Imelda Romualdez Marcos. Directed by Tony-nominee Alex Timbers and choreographed by Annie B. Parson. 

The Gallery Players Theatre, Brooklyn's Premiere Off-Off Broadway Theatre is holding their 14th Annual Blackbox New Play Festival, their signature season-ending festival of new works by both new and established playwrights, from June 2-26, 2011. More than 300 plays have graced their stages in the 13 years of producing the festival, including Nat Cassidy’s The Reckoning of Kit and Little Boots, a New York Innovative Theatre Award-winner for Best Play in 2008. 

Lora will be playing the role of Amy in "Brooklyn Crossing", one of the selections for this year and will be directed by Mo Zhou.

Performance schedule:

Thursday June 16, 8pm
Friday June 17, 8pm
Saturday June 18, 5pm
Sunday June 19, 5pm

For tickets call (212) 352-3101 or click here.

The historic Players Theatre in the heart of Greenwich Village will be holding its annual Short Plays and Musicals Festival. Lora will be playing the role of "Fray" in "A Brooklyn Bargain Basement Christmas", a new musical written by Mark Butler and directed by Richard Butler. 

Performace schedule:

Thursday June 9, 9pm

Friday June 10, 9pm

Saturday June 11, 9pm

Sunday June 12, 3pm 

For more info, click here. 

For tickets please call (212)475-1449 or email playfestival@theplayerstheatre.com

Tickets are also available at the door. The Players Theatre is located at 115 MacDougal St., New York, NY 10012.

Starting in June, Lora will be taking over the role of Cinderella in Once Upon A Time Inc.'s production of Cinderella. 

Performances will take place in various schools and communtiy venues all over NYC. 

Repertory Philippines won a total of 10 awards for their productions of Equus and Little Women (pictured here) at the 2010 Gawad Buhay Philstage Awards for the Performing Arts!

Little Women won:

Outstanding Musical Production

Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical

Female Lead Performance in a Musical for Caisa Borromeo (Jo March)

Female Featured Performance in a Musical for Cara Barredo (Beth March)

Outstanding Musical Direction by Gerard Salonga

For a complete list of winners and nominees, click here.

Congrats to the cast and crew of Little Women and all the winners! 

Cast in the Public Theatre's workshop of Here Lies Love, a new musical based on David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's concept album of the same name. Directed by Tony nominee Alex Timbers.

Cast as ensemble in Ogunquit Playhouse's upcoming production of Miss Saigon in Ogunquit, Maine. 

Cast in Brooklyn Crossing, one of the selections for The Gallery Players' 14th Annual Blackbox New Play Festival in Brooklyn. 

Cast in A Brooklyn Bargain Basement Christmas, one of the selections for the Players Theatre's Short Plays and Musicals Festival in the West Village. 

Lora joined Once Upon A Time, Inc. as a company member. She will be in the ensemble of Cinderella (understudying Cinderella), and in the ensemble of Alice in Wonderland (understudying Alice).

Once Upon A Time is a non-profit performing arts company and chartered academic school, located in Richmond Hills, Queens. The organization, founded by Teresa and Mark Aubel in 1972, brings theater and dance productions to children from underserved communities who may not otherwise have as many opportunities to see theatre. 

Performances are on select dates in school and/or community venues all over Manhattan, Queens, Bronx and Brooklyn. 

Lora plays Meg March at Repertory Philippines' production of Little Women the Musical which will run from November 19 to December 12, 2010 with 8 p.m. shows on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and 3:30 p.m. shows on Saturdays and Sundays, at Onstage Theater, 2/F Greenbelt 1, Ayala Center, Makati City. 

For ticket inquiries and other information, call Repertory Philippines 571-6926, 571-4941 or e-mail info@repertory-philippines.com. Tickets are also available at Ticketworld 891-9999 or www.ticketworld.com.ph 

Update: Repertory Philippines has added evening shows on Sundays at 8 p.m. on Nov. 21 and 28 and Dec. 5 and 12, 2010. 

The cast of Little Women will be at Greenbelt 3 Cinemas at 12 noon for a Press Preview. 

The cast will be singing a few numbers from the show including Our Finest Dreams, Five Forever, and Astonishing (with Caisa Borromeo who plays Jo).

Update: Click here to watch Five Forever. 

Lora joined the cast of Repertory Children's Theatre's production of Sleeping Beauty which will run until December 10, 2010. She will be playing the role of the Queen. 

Shows are Tuesdays-Sundays at various times at Onstage Theatre, 2/F Greenbelt 1, Ayala Center, Makati City. For ticket inquiries and other information, call Repertory Philippines 571-6926, 571-4941 or e-mail info@repertory-philippines.com. Tickets are also available at Ticketworld 891-9999 or www.ticketworld.com.ph 

Cast as Meg March in Repertory Philippines' production of Little Women, the Broadway musical adapted from the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott. Directed by Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo and with musical direction by Gerard Salonga. It will run from November to December later this year. 

The Tacoma Musical Playhouse will open their doors to the public at 7 p.m. for Flower Drum Song's Behind the Curtain Preview.

Lora will go on as Linda Low for all the performances that will be featured in the preview. Admission is free. 

Update: Click here to see Lora's rendition of "I Enjoy Being a Girl."

Tacoma Musical Playhouse's production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, Flower Drum Song will run in Tacoma, WA from April 16-May 9, 2010. 

Performance schedule: 

April 16th to 30th

Fridays and Saturdays, 8pm

Sundays, 2pm

May 1st to 9th

Fridays, 8pm

Saturdays, 2pm and 8pm

Sundays, 2pm

Tickets available here or by calling the box office (253) 565-6867. Group rates available. 

Cast as ensemble and Mei Li/ Linda Low understudy in Tacoma Musical Playhouse's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song. Directed and choreographed by Jon Douglas Rake and with musical direction by Jeff Stvrtecky.

Lora plays her dream role, Kim in Miss Saigon at the historic Count Basie Theatre in Redbank, NJ from November 13-22, 2009

Performance schedule:

Fridays, 8pm

Saturdays, 8pm

Sundays, 2pm

Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office: (732) 747-0014. For more information, call the box office or email tickets@phoenixredbank.com.  

Cast as Kim in Pheonix Productions' Miss Saigon this coming November. Directed and choreographed by James Grausam and with musical direction by Joe Wajda.

Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre's production of The King and I will run from May 7 to June 28, 2009 at Wytheville, VA. 

Performance schedule:

Thursday, Friday and Saturday Evenings

Dinner at 6 pm, Show at 8pm

Sunday Matinees

Lunch at 1 pm, Show at 3pm

For tickets call (276) 223-0891 and (888) 950-3382 (toll free) or email whboxoffice@ntelos.net

For special group rates contact Shane Terry at 1-888-950-3382

Cast as ensemble in Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre's production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, The King and I. It will run from May to June 2009 in Wytheville, VA. Directed by Jill Godfrey. 

Lora will take part in a benefit production of Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues and A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and A Prayer to raise awareness to end violence against women and girls.

Performance schedule:

2:30 pm (VM)

6:30 pm (MMRP)

This Sunday at the Philippine Consulate's Kalayaan Hall located at 556 Fifth Ave New York, NY.

For tickets and more information call Mia Fernandez at (917) 531-2014. Tickets are also availble at the door. 

Two Beans Productions' James and the Giant Peach is on a national tour from September 25 to December 18, 2008. 

Click here purchase tickets and to know where the tour stops next.

Lora is in the cast of Central Park the Musical, written and directed by Robert Kiernan. The show will have a 3-week run in The Drama Book Store's Arthur Seleen Theatre. 

Performance schedule:

Fridays and Saturdays, 8pm

Sundays, 3pm

For reservations, call (718) 253-1256. Tickets are available at the door for $15. 

Lora will be originating the role of Spider in a new musical by Two Beans Productions (in cooperation with TheatreWorks USA): James and the Giant Peach based on the classic Roald Dahl book. It will be directed by Rob Baron and choreographed by Cindy Thole and will go on tour starting in September. 

Lora will sing patriotic Filipino songs at the Annual Philippine Independence Day Parade on Madison Avenue this Sunday. She will be riding and singing on top of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) Philippine-New York  float. 

Update: Photo taken during the parade. 

Lora graduates from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy's  2 year conservatory program in New York. Pictured here is her graduating class, the D-4's on their musical showcase.