Lily Librach Brings One-Woman Musical I Belong Here to Toronto Fringe

Toronto-born performer Lily Librach will debut her one-woman musical, I Belong Here: Reclaiming My Voice, at the Toronto Fringe Festival from June 30 to July 12, 2026.

The 60-minute production follows Librach’s personal journey after a virus attacked her vocal cords just six weeks before a planned performance at Third Street Music School in New York. At 26, she had already built years of stage training and performance work. She also held a master’s degree from New York University in Vocal Performance, Music Theatre, and Vocal Pedagogy.

Then, suddenly, she was told to stay completely silent.

For a performer whose life had been shaped by singing, acting, and dance, the silence became more than a medical instruction. It forced Librach to face her identity without the tool she had relied on since childhood.

A Story That Started on Pink Cue Cards

While recovering, Librach began writing the first pieces of the show in Central Park.

Unable to speak, she sat on a bench with a stack of pink cue cards. She wrote down ideas, kept the ones that fit, and threw away the ones that did not. People walking past often stopped to ask if she was doing performance art. Since she could not answer, Librach smiled and shook her head.

Those early notes became the foundation for I Belong Here, a musical about voice, identity, recovery, and the pressure performers place on themselves.

Music, Memory, and the Return to Performance

The show blends personal storytelling with pop, folk, classical, and musical theatre songs. It also includes the original song “Angel Watching Over Me,” written by Jack Lenz.

Through music and narration, Librach traces how she first found her voice as a child, how she lost it, and how the recovery process changed her relationship with performance.

“I started performing at the age of five,” said Lily Librach. “I knew that building a career would be an uphill battle, but I never imagined that my greatest challenge would be finding my way back to my voice. It was an opportunity to learn so much about myself and I am thrilled to be able to share that.”

Toronto Fringe Run

I Belong Here: Reclaiming My Voice will be presented at Alumnae Theatre Mainspace as part of Toronto Fringe 2026.

The production is written and performed by Lily Librach, with direction and choreography by Sarah O’Brecht and music direction by Michael Mulrooney.

Show Details:

• Show: I Belong Here: Reclaiming My Voice
• Performer: Lily Librach
• Festival: Toronto Fringe Festival
• Dates: June 30 to July 12, 2026
• Runtime: 60 minutes
• Venue: Alumnae Theatre Mainspace, 70 Berkeley Street, Toronto
• Tickets: https://fringetoronto.com/fringe/show/i-belong-here

About Lily Librach

Lily Librach is a Toronto-born performer based in New York City. She works as a singer, actor, dancer, creator, producer, and voice teacher.

She holds a master’s degree from New York University in Vocal Performance, with a focus on Music Theatre and Vocal Pedagogy. I Belong Here: Reclaiming My Voice marks a deeply personal return to the stage through music, humour, and lived storytelling.