Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper, known professionally as Cyndi Lauper, is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She first achieved success in the early 1980s with the release of her debut solo album She's So Unusual in 1983, which was an instant commercial success. It spawned four top five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night". It became the first album in history recorded by a female artist to achieve this, and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with True Colors in 1986, which included two Billboard Hot 100 hits: The number one "True Colors" and "Change of Heart", which peaked at number 3. She also earned two nominations at the 29th Grammy Awards in 1987.
Since 1989, she has released nine studio albums to varying critical acclaim. Her most recent being 2010's Grammy nominated album, Memphis Blues which became Billboard's most successful blues album of the year, remaining at number one for 13 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Blue's Charts. Lauper has also written the music for the new Broadway musical Kinky Boots, which leads the 2013 Tony Awards with 13 nominations including best original score.
Cyndi Lauper is preparing for
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The Wiz – Stage Manager
11:00, Thu 19th – Sun 22nd November 2026 at Haymarket Theatre
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of…
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In the Heights – Violin
10:45, Fri 15th – Wed 20th January 2027 at Barbican Centre
In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is set over the course of three days, involving an ensemble cast of characters in…
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Medea – Kreon
20:00, Wed 20th – Sat 23rd January 2027 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in…
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Damn Yankees – Technical Director
19:15, Tue 23rd February 2027 at Gielgud Theatre
Damn Yankees is a musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during…
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The Comedy of Errors – Dromio of Syracuse
12:15, Wed 7th – Mon 12th July 2027 at Royal Opera House, London
The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity…
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Antony and Cleopatra – Composer
20:45, Mon 30th August 2027 at Random Venue 17
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives and follows the relat…
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The Cherry Orchard – Director, Dunyasha
20:30, Thu 23rd – Mon 27th September 2027 at Almeida Theatre
The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play…
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The Sound of Music – Friedrich von Trapp
15:00, Wed 29th September 2027 at Crucible Theatre
The Sound of Music is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of…
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Fame – Choreographer
21:00, Tue 26th – Sun 31st October 2027 at London Palladium
A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernande…
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The Crucible – Director
17:00, Tue 7th – Sun 12th December 2027 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good". It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Provi…
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Rock of Ages – Reeds
19:15, Thu 6th – Mon 10th January 2028 at Savoy Theatre
Rock of Ages is a rock/jukebox musical, with a book by Chris D'Arienzo, built around classic rock hits from the 1980s, especially from the famous glam metal bands of the decade. The musical features…
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Death of a Salesman – Cello
20:00, Thu 24th – Mon 28th February 2028 at Globe Theatre, London
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was the recipient of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. The play premiered on Broadway…
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Antony and Cleopatra – Set Designer, Photographer
17:30, Thu 2nd – Mon 6th March 2028 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives and follows the relat…
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Bud Frump
20:30, Thu 20th – Sun 23rd April 2028 at Almeida Theatre
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name. The story…
Cyndi Lauper has been involved with
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Assassins – James G. Blaine
20:00, Tue 27th October 2026 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
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The Trojan Women – Publicity Designer, Set Designer
20:30, Tue 26th May – Mon 1st June 2026 at Crucible Theatre
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead – Publicist
20:15, Mon 18th May 2026 at Almeida Theatre
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The King and I – Writer
20:30, Wed 1st – Sat 4th April 2026 at Haymarket Theatre
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Billy Elliot the Musical – Publicity Designer
19:45, Tue 24th – Sun 29th March 2026 at Chichester Festival Theatre
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The Music Man – Publicity Designer
19:45, Sun 30th November – Sat 6th December 2025 at Adelphi Theatre
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Richard III – Photographer
21:00, Thu 27th November 2025 at Crucible Theatre
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The Music Man – Set Designer
20:30, Tue 11th – Sun 16th November 2025 at Gielgud Theatre
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Hedda Gabler – Juliane Tesman
20:00, Sat 15th November 2025 at Adelphi Theatre
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Legally Blonde: The Musical – Writer
20:30, Mon 13th – Thu 16th October 2025 at Savoy Theatre
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Damn Yankees – Chief Electrician
20:15, Sun 28th September – Wed 1st October 2025 at Barbican Centre
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The Visit – Director
14:00, Wed 30th April 2025 at Random Venue 95
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Brigadoon – Keys
20:00, Sat 8th – Fri 14th February 2025 at Noël Coward Theatre
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Oliver! – Mr. Brownlow
20:00, Fri 20th December 2024 at Adelphi Theatre
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Damn Yankees – Rocky
19:15, Sat 9th – Fri 15th November 2024 at Royal Court Theatre
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Cats – Bustopher Jones
19:30, Sun 10th – Thu 14th November 2024 at Adelphi Theatre
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The Glass Menagerie – Jim O'Connor
20:15, Sun 20th – Wed 23rd October 2024 at Savoy Theatre
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A Midsummer Night's Dream – Composer
21:00, Fri 6th – Thu 12th September 2024 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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Evita – Costume Designer
11:30, Sun 14th – Thu 18th July 2024 at Royal Exchange, Manchester
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Cyrano de Bergerac – Composer
20:30, Thu 11th – Sun 14th July 2024 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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Three Sisters – Choreographer
16:45, Thu 11th April 2024 at Liverpool Empire Theatre
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Peter and Wendy – Carpenter
23:45, Sat 6th – Wed 10th April 2024 at Random Venue 36
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Cyrano de Bergerac – Director
19:45, Wed 7th – Sat 10th February 2024 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
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Carousel – Choreographer
20:45, Tue 8th – Fri 11th August 2023 at Royal Opera House, London
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We Will Rock You – Drums, Clarinet
20:30, Sat 1st April 2023 at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
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The Rocky Horror Show – Cello
19:15, Thu 12th – Mon 16th January 2023 at Random Venue 38
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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes – Harper Pitt
20:15, Thu 16th June 2022 at Crucible Theatre
