New Works Initiative History
Pieces which have received their World Premiere through the New Works Initiative:
Emma
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Paul Gordon
Vanities: A New Musical
Book by Jack Heifner
Music and Lyrics by David Kirshenbaum
Based on the original play Vanities by Jack Heifner
Baby Taj
By Tanya Shaffer
A Little Princess
Book and Lyrics by Brian Crawley
Music by Andrew Lippa
My Antonia
Adapted from the novel by Willa Cather by Scott Schwartz
Original music by Stephen Schwartz
Memphis
Book and Lyrics by Joe Dipietro
Music and Additional Lyrics by David Bryan
Legacy Codes
by Cherylene Lee
Kept
Book by Stephen Chbosky and Bill Russell
Lyrics by Bill Russell
Music by Henry Kreiger
Summer of ’42
Book by Hunter Foster
Music and Lyrics by David Kirshenbaum
Everything’s Ducky
Book by Bill Russell and Jeffery Hatcher
Lyrics by Bill Russell
Music by Henry Krieger
Pieces which have received development work (staged readings and workshops) through the new works intitiative:
Writing Arthur
Book, Music, and Lyrics by David Austin
Story development by Jennifer Maloney
The Burnt Part Boys
Book by Mariana Elder
Music by Chris Miller
Lyrics by Nathan Tysen
These Shining Lives
By Melanie Marnich
Equivocation
By Bill Cain
Wheelhouse
By Gene Lewin, Brendan Milburn, Rachel Sheinkin, and Valerie Vigoda
The Funkentine Rapture
Book by Lee Summers and Ben Blake
Music and Lyrics by Lee Summers
Vrooommm!!!
By Janet Allard
Laughing Without an Accent
Written and performed by Firoozeh Dumas
Piece
Music and Lyrics by Scott Alan
Book by Tara Smith
Vanities
Music and Lyrics by David Kirshenbaum
Book by Jack Heifner
Based on the play by Jack Heifner
Philosophy of the World
Book by Joy Gregory
Music and Lyrics by Gunnar Madsen
Memphis
Book and Lyrics by Joe Dipietro
Music and Additional Lyrics by David Bryan
My Antonia
Adapted from the novel by Willa Cather by Scott Schwartz
Original music by Stephen Schwartz
Mistress Cycle
Book and Lyrics by Beth Blatt
Music by Jenny Giering
Jerry Christmas
Book by Daniel Goldfarb
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Striking 12
by Brendan Milburn, Rachel Sheinkin, Valerie Vigoda
Caraboo
Book by Marsha Norman
Lyrics by Beth Blatt
Music by Jenny Giering
The Legacy Codes
By Cherylene Lee
Baby Taj
By Tanya Shaffer
Malaya
By Chay Yew
Coyote Creek Flat
By David Ford
Party Come Here
Book by Daniel Goldfarb
Music and Lyrics by David Kirshenbaum
The Water
Book by Jeffery Hylton and Tim Werenko
Lyrics by Jeffery Hylton
Music by Georgia Stitt
Participants in the annual writers’ retreat:
Neil Bartram
Nell Benjamin
Beth Blatt
Kirsten Childs
Jenny Giering
Daniel Goldfarb
Paul Gordon
Brian Hill
Aaron Jafferis
Tom Jones
Lynne Kauffman
David Kirshenbaum
Gihieh Lee
Gene Lewin
David Lindsay-Abaire
Andrew Lippa
Taj Mahal
Brendan Milburn
Michael Nash
Laurence O’Keefe
Billy Philadelphia
Steven Sater
Duncan Sheik
Rachel Sheinkin
Georgia Stitt
Lee Summers
Joseph Thalken
Valerie Vigoda
Carey Williams
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