Cabaret Artist & Vocalist Honoring Karen Carpenter

Laurie Roldan is a passionate vocalist and performer whose mission is to uplift, inspire, and comfort others through music. With a voice that blends warmth and soul, Laurie believes singing is her life’s purpose, a calling she’s honored to share on stages across the West Coast and beyond.

She has appeared as a guest artist at numerous special events and as a soloist with several California symphony orchestras, including the Diablo Symphony and the Livermore-Amador Symphony. Laurie has also performed leading roles with a variety of Bay Area theaters. Notable credits include The Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Shellie Award nominee), Percy in The Spitfire Grill (Shellie Award nominee), Sarah in Guys and Dolls, Rose in The Secret Garden, and Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar. She was also part of the Dean Goodman Award–winning cast of A Grand Night for Singing.

Her solo work includes Laurie Sings Gershwin, featured on FOX KTVU News, and her inspirational album Even That, created to bring peace and comfort to those navigating life’s difficult seasons.

After years in musical theatre, cabaret, and inspirational music, and raising three daughters, Laurie felt called to create something deeply personal. The result was her one-woman show A Song for You: The Music of Karen Carpenter, which premiered to rave reviews in 2021 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California. In 2022, she followed with A Song for You: The Christmas Music of Karen Carpenter, a seasonal version of the concert that has since played at venues throughout the Bay Area to sold-out audiences and critical acclaim.

In August 2024, Laurie was featured on KRON4’s Live in the Bay to share her passion for using music to connect and heal. In May 2025, she made her New York City debut with a standing ovation performance at The Green Room 42 and she’s thrilled to return this November with her 54 Below debut.

“Singing is what Heaven has called me to do — the task that the Universe has set before me.”
– Laurie Roldan