She is known for her roles in various Broadway and off-Broadway productions such as Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, Bad Cinderella, Suffs, Bedbugs, Alice by Heart, and In The Green, the latter of which she wrote.
[3][4] In 2013, McLean starred as Marya Dmitriyevna in the original Off-Broadway production in Dave Malloy's EDM-rock opera Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.
In 2017, McLean was named one of Lincoln Center's writers-in-residence, allowing her free rein of office space and materials to create original theatre works.
[8] On December 8, 2022 it was announced that McLean would be originating the role of The Queen in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella on Broadway.
[13][14][15][16] A second single, "My Lovely Enemy", was described by Illustrate Magazine as "a hauntingly beautiful sonic journey", and a third, "Albertine" was described by TunesAround as "Intimate and haunting…a mesmerizing and thought-provoking single…[w]ith…rich composition and evocative lyrics”.