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Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 21 (Shaina Taub)

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 21. We interviewed Shaina Taub, a songwriter and performer. She has the won the Jonathan Larson Grant, the Kleban Prize, the Fred Ebb Award, the Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award and more, and is currently collaborating on many amazing projects including The Devil Wears Prada musical with Elton John.

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 20 (Angelica Chéri)

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 20. We interviewed Angelica Chéri, a playwright, musical theatre bookwriter/lyricist, screenwriter and poet. Angelica and collaborator Ross Baum received the prestigious Richard Rodgers Award for their musical Gun & Powder, which was also selected for the 30th annual NAMT Festival of New Musicals.

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 19 (Lauren Pritchard)

Women Who Wow Us: Spotlight 19. We interviewed Lauren Pritchard, known professionally as LOLO, a Composer, Singer/Songwriter, Orchestrator, and Music Producer. Her Off-Broadway musical Songbird was a New York Times Critic’s Pick, and she originated the role of Ilse in the original Broadway production of Spring Awakening.

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.