About Athena
Athena Reich is an actress, singer/songwriter, and "World’s Top Lady Gaga Impersonator" (Chatelaine), hailed as a New York “Best Bet” by New York Magazine. Her hit comedy Lady Gaga: #ARTBIRTH received Time Out New York’s Critic’s Pick, ran in Toronto’s Berkeley Street Theatre, and was scheduled for a UK and U.S. tour before the pandemic hit. Her journey to parenthood — and life as a Gaga impersonator — is featured in the Emmy-nominated documentary Vegas Baby, now streaming on Amazon Prime, iTunes, and more.
Athena is also a published writer (HuffPost, Chatelaine, Today’s Parent) and a proud solo mom. She is currently fulfilling a lifelong dream of becoming a physician, now a second-year medical student at the Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine. She leads national research on LGBTQIA+ healthcare professional experiences and is presenting at Women in Medicine (WIM) and GLMA’s 2025 national conferences. She recently won an AMWA grant to adapt this research into a musical that uplifts queer and female-identified voices in medicine.
This site is currently a work in progress as Athena merges her past and present — artist, activist, and future doctor. Thanks for following along.
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