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Biography

Nicole Lam is a musical director, orchestra conductor, pianist, and vocalist based in NYC, forging a career in musical theater and symphonies.

Recently, she served as the associate music director and keyboard on the Box 5 Phantom of the Opera national tour, and is currently the associate music director / conductor at Ogunquit Playhouse for Hello, Dolly. Other credits include: Associate Music Director for Guys and Dolls at the Ogunquit Playhouse, Into the Woods (Yale Dramat Mainstage), The Great Comet of 1812 (dir. Annette Jolles), john & jen, Gypsy, Violet, Pippin, A Chorus Line, West Side Story, and Cendrillon. She was also selected as a participant in the inaugural David Lee Conducting Program.

Previously, Nicole served as the Assistant Conductor of the Yale Symphony Orchestra during the 2024–2025 season under Maestro William Boughton, making her international conducting debut in spring 2025, conducting concerts across North Macedonia and Greece. She also served as the Music Director of the Berkeley College Orchestra (2023–2025), tripling the ensemble’s size along with the student-run board. 

In 2025, Nicole was awarded the Louis Sudler Prize—one of Yale College’s top five academic honors—for her work as a conductor and musical leader. She also received the Wrexham Prize for Music and the Joseph Selden Memorial Award for excellence in the arts and community leadership.

Nicole holds a B.S. and M.S. from Yale in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, graduating cum laude with distinction in both majors. She is endlessly grateful to the educators, mentors, and communities who inspire her to give fully and unconditionally.