Contemporary Musical Theatre Songwriters You Should Know: LIVE - January 27

Playbill

 Who's Who 

  • Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk

    Kait (words) and Brian (music) wrote Henry and Mudge which is still touring nationally. They released the albums "Our First Mistake" and "Kerrigan-Lowdermilk Live". Other musicals include The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown, Tales from the Bad Years, The Woman Upstairs, Wrong Number, The Freshman Experiment, Republic and Flash of Time. The received the 2006 Larson Award and 2004-2005 Dramatists Guild Fellowship, and they have held residencies at the Orchard Project and MacDowell Arts Colony.

  • Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond

    Michael (music) and Christopher (book & lyrics) received the 2013 Fred Ebb Award, a 2010 Jonathan Larson Grant and the Lorenz Hart Award. They are currently working on the original musical The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes. Other musicals include Dani Girl, Judge Jackie Justice, Orphie & The Book of Heroes, Golden Gate, Homemade Fusion and Junior Claus. Their debut album is "Out of Our Heads."

  • Ryan Scott Oliver

    Ryan is a 2009 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipient, 2008 Rodgers Award Winner, and 2011 Lortel Award Nominee. He wrote the music and lyrics for 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, Darling, Mrs. Sharp, Out of My Head, as well as the commissions Jasper in Deadland (book by Hunter Foster, presented by Prospect Theatre Company Spring 2014).

  • Katie Thompson

    Katie has penned 3 albums: “What I’ve Done Right”, “KT LIVE”, and “Private Page”, and 2 musicals: R.R.R.E.D. a Secret Musical and her current creation Haunted with Sara Montgomery writing the book. Katie’s music has been featured on "So You Think You Can Dance", America, Canada, and Brittain. She was also seen as Vashti in Michael John LaChiusa’s Giant at The Public Theater.

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