I thought things would calm down a bit after releasing my debut album as a songwriter, and it did for … a couple weeks. After a whirlwind trip to Italy to see family after 5 long years away – where my partner and I got engaged! – I returned to a couple projects.

First up was some more work with Epic Theatre Ensemble, where we had the delight of three weeks of in-person rehearsals devising a production that we hope to continue to work on in the fall. The showings went really well!

Secondly, I got to work on an off-Broadway stage for the first time, in a reading of the truly bilingual play “El Corrido de California” at Roundabout. It was a lovely challenge to work in Spanish on stage again, and the cast and creative team was a delight. You can stream the recording of the reading in the fall, apparently!

Next up, a visit to Northern Stage in Vermont to play a leading role in Gina Femia’s wonderful play “meet you at the Galaxy Diner” … and here’s hoping for a busy fall as well!

It’s been a little bit since I updated this part of my life as a performer as I waded through grief at my mother’s passing and slowly started some new ventures. I now have a thriving little cocktail Patreon, and am an ensemble member with Epic Theatre Ensemble, where I teach in public schools. We’re also currently devising a show! I also recently joined CUNY’s Creative Arts Team, where I am doing more outreach, engagement, and making.

But most excitingly, I released my debut folk rock album as a solo act, with my new moniker “the amazing Lorenzo Landini”

The record a moving spectacle for compassionate minds is now available most places you may enjoy music. For more info, check out amazinglandini.com 🙂

Peace and love friends. We’re all in this together.

It’s been a hard year for everyone, but I also recently had the misfortune of losing my mother to a terminal brain tumor. Putting the pieces of my life back together would have been a struggle in the best of times, and, of course, it hasn’t been the best of times. For any of us.

Regardless, I am blessed to keep finding ways to grow as a performer, to find joy in telling the truth and being heard in community. Last week I had the great blessing of working on Gina Femia’s gorgeous play meet me at the Galaxy Diner. as part of VoxLab’s summer residencies. Look at the beautiful humans I shared the stage with!

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I also leave town this week to head to a studio in Burlington, VT to record my debut folk-rock album. It’s been a long time coming, and I am so grateful to finally be giving these songs the time and care they deserve with some trusted collaborators. More info on the album release and shows to come!

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Even as nearly a whole year of pandemic living approaches, small good things come through and we are more grateful for them than ever before. I finally got back some footage from a feature film after its digital release this summer, I added part of a scene from it to my reel!

Lorenzo Landini 2021 Actor Reel from Lorenzo Landini on Vimeo.

Keep on keeping on everyone. Things will be better soon.

as we celebrate the first days without a COVID-19 related fatality in New York City, our hearts are still heavy with the great losses we have suffered.

and yet time marches on. July is here already, and crumbs of my primary art have still revealed small joys

the webseries I guest starred in – the BRILLIANT “Sidways Smile” – is out of post-production and hittting internet spaces near you soon.

the feature film I shot in the early days of 2019 (boy doesn’t that feel like a LONG time ago) is getting its full digital debut in September. you can follow “Odd Man Rush” on Instagram for updates, and look out for me as an elementary school English teacher in the flashback sequences!

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Official poster for #oddmanrushmovie streaming September 1st! #jackmulhern #dylanplayfair #hockeymovie

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finally, the greatest little acting joy of quarantine was getting to perform a wonderfully spooky and funny new play written for Zoom and presented by Fullscreen Blackbox. we were incredibly humbled to present two performances for charity, and we raised over a thousand dollars for the Stonewall Community Foundation.

I thought the show was a great success and I dearly loved the role, despite working… in my bedroom. but that’s our reality, and the play was a great blessing in so many ways.

some more exciting interdisciplinary things are coming from me too, as the world changes, and I endeavor to change with it. I’ve already got a Linktree set up in preparation for these new websites, soon featuring my cocktails and my songwriting.

meantime… make your voice heard y’all.

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starting to get myself back together. reading, learning, and starting to make again too. think some fresh stuff will be coming down the pipeline. new handle, websites being made, still missing the stage meantime we keep fighting, organizing, nurturing, and healing, huh folx?🤙🏻 thanks to @mildred_moody for the 📸 and the set up (and the love) #nycartist #keepingonkeepingon #nyc #songwriter #artist #performer #writer #youknowwhatnomoredefiningmyselfforhashtags #newshit

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I got the absolute delight of taking some new photos with the wonderful Nalin Springer last month, and have a lot of new images for me to use around here and for gigs!

Take a look at a couple of my favorites, and be sure to check out some of her other work!

Yes, it finally happened. 2 years of work, and footage from 6 different projects, (shout out to the projects who didn’t get me their footage for reasons ranging from normal to laughable).

Proud, and I know it’s just the start.

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It’s been a quiet fall full of near misses with both big gigs and big representation, but little creative projects continue to pop up. I had the greatest of pleasures taping the Broadwaysted! podcast’s annual holiday radio play, “Broadwaysted, Actually” playing the surprisingly important role of “Kevin #2” [read: did NOT think I was going to have to do so much work when cast]

You can listen to the first of the three episodes below. Even got a shout out from Robbie Rozelle for my work on it, so, you know, NYC theatre royalty now eh??

https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/broadywasted/broadwaysted/e/65742533

Regional theatre accomplished, as I am back to New York City from Pennsylvania, and enjoying the end of summer at home.

What a terrific run, and what a joy to play Stephano in THE TEMPEST, The Phoenix Theatre’s inaugural production. Here are some great photos from the show by Wide Eyed Studios! I didn’t have any fun at all… (yes, that is a “Vote for Pedro” t-shirt)

I am so honored to be a part of the inaugural production of The Phoenix Theatre, a new Equity regional house outside Philadelphia. I’m keeping my good groove of Shakespeare clowns going by taking on Stephano, and it is such a privilege to be playing him with such a warm and talented group of collaborators.

You can check out the Broadway World press release here and you can already purchase tickets as well, if you happen to be in the Philadelphia area in July.

NYC, see you soon!