ABOUT LANA
Lana Schwartz is a 19-year-old performer, director and producer, who starred in the Off-Broadway musical ENDANGERED!, co-starred opposite Lakeith Stanfield in the short film TRACKS, played the title role in the concert presentations of the new musical RUTKA at Lincoln Center, and played her dream role of Fanny Brice in FUNNY GIRL at French Woods. Other favorite roles include Dot in SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, Charity in SWEET CHARITY, Christine in BE MORE CHILL, Katherine in NEWSIES, and Tina Denmark in RUTHLESS. She is tremendously excited to be reprising the role of Rutka Laskier in the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park World Premiere Production of RUTKA this October/November.
Lana has been developing her craft in workshops and classes in both New York and Los Angeles. She is currently a rising Sophomore at Harvard University, with dual concentrations in Theater and Economics. Lana attended middle school and high school at the Professional Performing Arts School (PPAS) in New York City. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity.
In 2019, when she was 14 years old, Lana launched the non-profit organization Nxt Generation Theatrics, a theater company run entirely by teens. The organization was formed in order to create more opportunities to empower teens and to help the next generation gain experience and exposure to the arts by jumping in and managing every aspect of creating a theatrical experience.
Their first production, NEXT TO NORMAL, ran Off-Broadway with sold-out performances in June of 2022, with Lana directing and producing, and with a team of 43 teens.
It was followed by VIOLET in June of 2023, which was nominated for 8 Broadway-World Off-Broadway Awards, including nominations of Lana for Best Direction of a Musical and Best Production of a Musical.
In June of 2024, she produced and directed FUN HOME for sold-out audiences Off-Broadway.
She and the NGT team are now working on their 2025 MainStage musical Sunday in the Park with George.
She is so incredibly proud of the entire NGT team.
To learn more, visit NxtGenTheatrics.com and @nxtgenerationtheatrics on Instagram.
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