Photo Coverage: Tim Rosser & Charlie Sohne Awarded 2015 Jonathan Larson Grants
By: Jennifer Broski Mar. 24, 2015
The American Theatre Wing just recognized the recipients of the 2015 Jonathan Larson Grants: writing team Tim Rosser (composer) & Charlie Sohne (composer) receiving $10,000,Sam Willmott (composer/lyricist) receiving $10,000 and a week-long residency at the Running Deer Musical Theatre Lab, and Max Vernon (composer/lyricist) receiving $10,000. This year's recipients were selected by an expert panel consisting of Amanda Green (Hands on a Hardbody), Steven Lutvak (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder), and Ted Chapin (President and Executive Director of Rodgers & Hammerstein). The prestigious grants totaling $30,000 were presented last night, March 23, 2015 at a private event at the WNYC Greene Space. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from inside the special event below!
The grants, given annually to honor emerging composers, lyricists and book writers, help to continue Tony Award-winning composer Jonathan Larson's dream of infusing musical theatre with a contemporary, joyful, urban vitality. Dedicated to celebrating excellence and supporting theatre, the American Theatre Wing awards the Larson Grants to artists to recognize and showcase their work with no strings attached - except to put it to the best use possible to help further the artists' creative endeavors.
Past recipients of the Larson Grants include Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (A Christmas Story), Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812), Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey (Next to Normal), Chad Beguelin & Matthew Sklar (The Wedding Singer), John Bucchino (A Catered Affair), Laurence O'Keefe (Bat Boy: The Musical), Michael Korie (Grey Gardens), Amanda Green (Hands on a Hardbody), Sara Cooper & Zach Redler (The Memory Show), and Shaina Taub (The Daughters).
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Sam Willmott, Max Vernon, Charlie Sohne, Tim Rosser
Max Vernon, Sam Willmott, Heather Hitchens, Charlie Sohne, Tim Rosser
Victoria Leacock-Hoffman, Al Larson, Diana Barrows
Julie Larson, Al Larson, Heather Hitchens, William Ivey Long
Christopher Dimond, Michael Kooman
Joshua Salzman, Melissa Li
Heather Hitchens, William Ivey Long
Benjamin Rauhala, Anthony Medina, Jeremy Greenbaum, Daniel Quadrino
William Ivey Long, Heather Hitchens
Manasa Vedula, Meetu Chilana
Manasa Vedula, Meetu Chilana
Jeremy Greenbaum, Mary Kate Morrissey, Max Vernon, Angela Travins, Aaron Komo
Jeremy Greenbaum, Mary Kate Morrissey, Max Vernon, Angela Travins, Aaron Komo
Anthony Medina, Daniel Quadrino
Anthony Medina, Daniel Quadrino
Taylor Trensch and SpringboardNYC Chorus
SpringboardNYC Chorus
Taylor Trensch and SpringboardNYC Chorus
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