Broadway BUZZ

Lauren Patten was the breakout star of the Alanis Morissette/Diablo Cody musical Jagged Little Pill. She won the Tony Award, Grammy Award, and Drama Desk Award for her performance as Jo, a role she originated and developed from the production’s earliest readings. Patten followed that run with a starring role in the world-premiere production of the new rock musical The Lonely Few at the Geffen Playhouse, as well as its Off-Broadway run at MCC Theater. Additional stage credits include Fun Home on Broadway; The Wolves (Playwrights Realm, Obie and Drama Desk Awards); The Counterfeit Opera (Little Island); Days of Rage (Second Stage Theater); and Spring Awakening (Deaf West Theatre, Los Angeles). On television, Patten was most recently seen in Hulu’s mystery-thriller Death and Other Details, alongside Mandy Patinkin. She is possibly best known for her six-season turn as Rachel Witten on CBS’s long-running drama Blue Bloods. Her additional television credits include The Good Fight (Paramount+) and Succession (HBO). She will next be seen in Prime Videos’ college-age romance Off-Campus, based on the best-selling book by Elle Kennedy. As a musician, Patten has performed at many storied venues in New York, including Sony Hall, Rockwood Music Hall, Mercury Lounge, and Tavern on the Green. In 2024, she released her first EP titled covers. It is available across streaming platforms