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Julia Hisoo Riew

Maestra Classes Offered

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Julia Hisoo Riew

  • She/Her
  • Biography

    Julia Riew is a Korean-American composer-lyricist, librettist, and writer. She is best known for Dive, which is currently being developed into a stage musical with Tony-Award winning director Diane Paulus and GLAAD-Award winning playwright Diana Son for the American Repertory Theater, and into a middle grade novel for HarperCollins after amassing 130k+ followers and 3M+ likes worldwide. In addition to the recipient of the 2022 Fred Ebb Award, Julia has been Playbill’s Featured Songwriter of the Month, a Woman to Watch on Broadway, the inaugural Harvardwood Artist Launch Fellowship winner, and the inaugural Musicians United for Social Equity (MUSE) Linda Twine Scholarship winner. Julia graduated magna cum laude and a member of Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University in 2022 with a B.A. in Theater and Music. 

    Professional Experience

    • Regional
    • Concerts/Cabaret
    • Education
    • TV/Film

    Regions

    • NYC/Tri-State Area

    Maestra Expertise

    • Theatrical Composer (Music and Lyrics)
    • Theatrical Composer (Music only)
    • Theatrical Lyricist
    • Theatrical Bookwriter
    • Songwriter
    • Singer/Songwriter

    Additional Instruments

    • Violin

    Software

    • Finale
    • GarageBand
    • Logic
    • Sibelius

    Affiliations

    • BMI
    • MUSE

    Person of Color?

    • Yes