Frederick Loewe Award!
Lisa Kron, Victor I. Cazares, Bess Wohl, Migdalia Cruz, Benjamin Velez, Maggie Marie Lawson, Liberty Welch and Kimber Lee
Joy Huerta and Myself were awarded this year’s Frederick Loewe award by the Dramatist Guild at their annual awards event and we’re over the moon! The award is presented annually by the Dramatists Guild Council to a composer, recognizing achievement in a theatrical score presented in the previous theatrical season, and this year we were awarded for our work on CURVES.
It was an honor to be in the company of the other awardees, including Bess Wohl, Migdalia Cruz, and Lisa Kron. I also got to take this special photo with some legends and peers, including Stephen Flaherty who performed a song from RAGTIME with Lynn, and Scott Frankel who presented us with the award, which was very special. What a night to celebrate incredible writers!
"Borderline" at the Dramatist Guild Foundation Fellows Showcase
I had a blast presenting material from Borderline at the DGF Fellows Showcase at the Signature Theater! Aryanna and I had a wonderful experience developing Borderline in the Fellows Program over the last year under the guidance of Michael Korie, Larry O’Keefe, and Allison Gold. It was a thrill to see the work presented by our other fellows, such a phenomenal showcase of talent.
Special thanks to Associate Director Signe V. Harriday, Director Candis C. Jones and Music Director Josh Kight, not to mention Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty who created the program in the first place!
You can check out more pictures from the event on Lia Chang’s site or on BroadwayWorld!
1st Row: Michael Korie, Benjamin Velez, Jay Adana, Kit Yan. 2nd Row: Michael Korie, Charles Gershman, Melissa Li, Ericka Dickerson-Despenza, Aryanna Garber, Nambi E. Kelley, Zeniba Now, Rae Binstock, Zack Zadek, Mathilde Dratwa, Laurence O’Keefe. Photo by Lia Chang