Laura Schein

Biography

Laura Schein is an actor/lyricist. She is the co-creator of the acclaimed new musical Emojiland (New York Times Critics Pick; Richard Rodgers Award Finalist; Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Off-Broadway Alliance Nominee), and originated the role of Smize. She co-wrote the original songs for the 2022 stop motion Disney holiday film Mickey Saves Christmas and the Paramount+ feature Honor Society, and was on the music team for the animated feature UglyDolls, for which she co-wrote the Kelly Clarkson/Janelle Monae duet “Unbreakable,” shortlisted for the 2020 Academy Awards. She’s a lyricist on the musical feature Marriage Material, in development with Chernin Entertainment, based on the short film acquired by Fox Searchlight. Her 1/2 hour comedy pilot Thrup was a semi-finalist at the 2021 Austin Film Festival. She’s currently developing the stage musical Miss Hysteria, selected by Stephen Schwartz as part of the 2023 ASCAP Musical Workshop at The Wallis. A Chicago native, Laura is a graduate of Northwestern University.