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Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 18

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 18. We interviewed Carmel Dean, a Composer, Arranger, Music Director and Pianist. Her musical Renascence was produced Off-Broadway by the award-winning Transport Group, and was named Best New Musical at the 2018 Off-Broadway Alliance Awards.

Pass the Mic: The Conversation Continues (Newsletter #2)

Monica Davis curates a Newsletter in partnership with Women of 802 and Maestra. This month: Meet Patricia Prattis Jennings.

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 17

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 17. We interviewed Irene Sankoff, a Canadian writer/performer best known for creating the hit Broadway musical Come From Away.

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 16

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 16. We interviewed Lynne Shankel, an award-winning orchestrator, arranger, music director, and composer. She was music supervisor/arranger/orchestrator for Allegiance on Broadway and was the first woman to solely orchestrate a new musical on Broadway.

Pass The Mic: Black Women+ Musicians in Conversation

Women of 802 and Maestra are thrilled to co-sponsor three events in July, Pass the Mic: Black Women+ Musicians in Conversation. These panel discussions, for both affinity and intersectional groups, will feature some of the most in-demand artists and creators in our industry sharing their stories. It will be an opportunity to create community and […]

Celebrating Maestras in the Time of COVID

This year, especially, how can we highlight the accomplishments of the women breaking into music positions in the theatre, positions that often go unacknowledged even during the traditional awards season of a normal year?