We have announced the 36 established and emerging composers, lyricists, and librettists chosen to participate in the 13th annual Johnny Mercer Foundation Writers Grove at Goodspeed Musicals, to be held from January 27 through February 23 on the Goodspeed campus in Connecticut.
The Writers Grove is an unparalleled, long-term residency program devoted exclusively to musical theatre writing. It’s a colleague-to-colleague experience that provides a sanctuary for these talented artists to embark on a new musical theatre project or devote substantial time to a work-in-progress. This year’s cohort represent 19 new musicals in development.
The chosen participants are, in alphabetical order: Luna Abréu-Santana, Adrian Alexander Alea, Finn Anderson, Christopher Anselmo, Emma Ashford, Truth Future Bachman, Joe Barros, Utsav Bhargava, Clare Fuyuko Bierman, Jonathan Brielle, Shannon Burkett, Jimena Caballero, Heather Christian, Brandy Hoang Collier, Jared Corak, Emma Cordray, Florencia Cuenca, Fouad Dakwar, Kelly Lynne D’Angelo, Neil Gillis, Addie Gorlin-Han, Jacinth Greywoode, Harold Hodge Jr., Julian Hornik, Erika Ji, Nico Juber, Jordan Kamalu, Jaime Lozano, Nora Brigid Monahan, Julia Newman, AriDy Nox, Alex Petti, Charlie Romano, Laura Schein, Morna Young, and Ben Zeadman.
You can read the full press release on Broadway World here and you can find brief biographies and headshots for all of the participants here.
