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Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 18 (Carmel Dean)

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.

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 17 (Irene Sankoff)

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 (Lynne Shankel)

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.

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 15 (Ann Klein)

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 15. We interviewed Ann Klein, a Broadway guitarist and mandolin player most recently seen as a chair holder in Head Over Heels and freshly returned from playing for the Almost Famous musical in San Diego.

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 14 (Elena Bonomo)

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 14. We interviewed Elena Bonomo, the drummer for the Broadway musical SIX. Elena is a drummer, percussionist, band leader and music educator based in the NYC area. She is actively involved in both the pop/rock and musical theater scenes.

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 13 (Kristy Norter)

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 13. We interviewed Kristy Norter, the only female music coordinator on Broadway and a freelance musician specializing in woodwind instruments. Kristy is the music coordinator for SIX, and she also currently plays Saxophone on Broadway in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.