Adryan Russ

Biography

My musical INSIDE OUT played off-Broadway at The Cherry Lane, followed by many more productions across the U.S., in Europe and Belgrade, Serbia. Other musicals produced: iGHOST, LOVE AGAIN, THE UGLY DUCKLING, VANITIES. CDs: "Everyone Has A Story: The Songs of Adryan Russ"; "Changing My Tune" -- songs co-written with Joel Evans of songs placed in film/TV. My songs have been recorded by many theater artists, including Susan Egan, David Burnham, Sharon McNight. My song "The Better Love Is, The Worse It Is When It's Over" recorded by Barry White got a rave review in Record World and has had more than 300,000 views on YouTube. I have served on the board of The Society of Composers & Lyricists (TheSCL.com), moderating many seminars on songwriting, and have also interviewed wonderful writers for the SCL magazine such as Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. There is a new musical in the works called THE RIGHT IS OURS!, an intimate musical about how Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony's friendship began changing the world by drumming up interest in getting women the vote. It has its world premiere September 8, 2023 at Sierra Madre Playhouse in Sierra Madre, California. Excited to have orchestrations by Kat Sherrell, and a cast that's starting to come together, including Anna Mintzer, Emily Abeles, Jacquelin Schofield, Carlin Castellano, Paige Berkovitz and Katherine Chatman. More to come -- stay tuned!