Lalit Sritara
She/Her
Lalit Sritara
She/Her
Biography
I write songs with giggles, whimsy and sass. Born in Bangkok and emotionally (and spiritually) raised by musicals, I’ve been turning real life into musicals because, honestly, it should be. I’m the first Thai wordsperson to complete the NYU Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, which sounds absurd… until you remember musicals raised me. I’ve found home in NYC/NJ, where life keeps giving me material.
Fascinated by how people connect to each other, to nature, to the universe, I love exploring those connections through music and storytelling. My mission is to write songs so honest – whether they’re whimsical or tender or awkward – that lonely hearts sigh, “Finally, someone said it!” That, and singing duets. 🙂
A recipient of the Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship, Asian American Arts Alliance’s WCWD grant and the Summer Song Theater Festival Artist Development Grant, my works have been featured on Musical Theatre Radio and Earmilk, and stages and festivals from NYC to Texas to Bangkok, including 54 Below, the Cutting Room, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, MTF Summer Roundtable Concert (Musical Theatre Factory), the Musical Writers Festival, the Summer Song Theater Festival, Songwriters Night in NYC (Society of Composers & Lyricists), Port Imperial Art Festival, Valentine’s Day at Port Imperial, Ourboroughs (ACN NYC), Bangkok Theatre Festival, Bangkok Design Week, Samyan Mitrtown, TIMELINE the Musical, BANGKOKIAN: A Concept Musical (FahFun Production), BREAKOUT: a Family Drama Zoomsical (New Musicals Inc) and more. I co-wrote the book for a Rachadalai musical, Thailand’s largest theatrical production company, and wrote lyrics for an LA-based musical film, a semi-finalist in Sundance’s Development Track. I was also named a Finalist for Folger Shakespeare Library’s Artistic Research Fellowship.
You can find some of my work on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Spotify and Apple Music.
My journey also includes a BA Philosophy from University College London (UCL), an MSt Entrepreneurship from the University of Cambridge and the TRU PDMP (Producer Development & Mentorship Program) Foundations Class.
Professional Experience
- Regional
- Concerts/Cabaret
Regions
- NYC/Tri-State Area
- Other Countries
Interested in touring?
- No
Hireable as
- Theatrical Lyricist
- Bookwriter/Librettist
- Songwriter
My Instruments
- Violin
- Voice
Affiliations
- ASCAP
- THE DRAMATISTS GUILD
- MAESTRA

