SIDE SHOW's Lauren Elder Recording Debut Album

Lauren Elder, most recently seen in the Broadway revival of SIDE SHOW, is currently recording her debut album of original music. Written by Lauren, the album is being recorded at Motel Room Studios in Long Island City, and co-produced with Bobby Cronin and Dan Crowley.

Lauren blends the sweet sounds of the ukulele with influences of folk, jazz and pop to create her unique, whimsical sound, which will be backed by a full band on the album. Lauren's signature expert whistling will be highly featured on the album, as well.

Lauren has been using the crowd funding website, RocketHub, to fund her album, and she beat her initial goal of $6,500 in less than one week. She has since posted a stretch goal of $10,000, which she has almost met, and still has two weeks left in her campaign. You can fund her project, in return for some cool goods, here. Watch the video!

Lauren Elder is an actress, singer-songwriter and whistler living in New York City. She has been seen on Law & Order SVU, Louie, and HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Also seen in the Broadway and West End revivals of Hair, and the La Jolla, Kennedy Center, and Broadway revival of Side Show. She has been writing her own music for the past four years, and has played solo shows at 54 Below and Joe's Pub. Follow Lauren on Twitter @LalabirdLauren or on Facebook at Facebook.com/lalabirdmusichttp://reverbnation.com/laurenelder. Plus watch Lauren's full concert at 54 Below!

Bobby Cronin is a multi-award winning composer for theatre, film, web and pop. His musicals include: (un)Lucky In Love with book co-written by Cronin and Crystal Skillman - originally commissioned by ArtsEd London (President: Andrew Lloyd Webber); Mary & Max with director Stafford Arima (Allegiance), book writer Crystal Skillman (Geek), Homunculus Mask Theatre's Joe Osheroff, and AchesonWalsh Studios on puppetry; 'Til Death Do Us Part with bookwriter Caroline Prugh; Sunset City book by Wade Dooley; Daybreak, W2ML and Alone in the U.S. with a book and co-lyrics by Terry Berliner. Films include: Startup.com (for which he also produced and orchestrated the score and songs), Walk the Walk, Winning New York. Webseries: Settling Up by Kathleen Wallace; Thank You, Next. Written pop songs for Italy's Io Canto winner Miriam Di Pisa, and more.

Dan Crowley is the founder of Motel Room Studios, a sound engineer, and a multi-faceted musician.