A LITTLE NEW MUSIC Makes Debut at the Wallis This Month

A Little New Music brings its entertaining showcase of emerging musical theatre talents to The Sorting Room's 2018 Summer Sessions at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts On Thursday, July 19th at 7pm. A Little New Music's audiences will discover brand new musical theatre songs firsthand before they land on Broadway or beyond.

The event will be co-hosted by a dynamic duo of film, TV, and Broadway: Michael-Leon Wooley (Film: The Princess and the Frog, Dreamgirls, B'way: Little Shop of Horrors, TV: "Grace and Frankie") and Carly Hughes (B'way: Pippin, Beautiful, TV:"American Housewife"), alongside music director Gregory Nabours (Marilyn, The Musical), with the ALNM band.

The writing teams featured will include: Amy Engelhardt (Bastard Jones), Claire Partin (Sky Mall, the Musical) & Angela Parrish (Grand Prize Winner in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest), Terry Delsing & Brian Dykstra (Crazy Make Crazy), Sam Carner & Derek Gregor (Unlock'd), Jessica Fleitman & Rick Bassett (The Average-Sized Mermaid), Ari Afsar & Lauren Gunderson, and more!

Performers will include: Ari Afsar ("American Idol," Eliza in Hamilton Chicago), Jason Michael Snow (B'way The Book of Mormon, South Pacific), Amy Engelhardt (the Bobs), Natalia Vivino (Cabrillo's Children of Eden - Ovation nomination ) and Daniel Bellusci (Winner of Stage Star 2017), Matt Merchant (3D's Parade and Oklahoma) and Benai Boyd (Violet at Actors' Co-op), and Kelley Dorney (Nice Work If You Can Get It at MTW). More casting announcements to come!

The evening will also feature a special guest performance by Julian Hornik who will perform selections from his original musical, TENN, based on the life of the American playwright, Tennessee Williams, which was previously featured in the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop at The Wallis.

About A Little New Music

A LITTLE NEW MUSIC is the best 90 minutes of new and unheard musical theater material in Los Angeles. Whether a premiere from an established writer, or an undiscovered tune from a promising up-and-comer, our mission is to showcase these talents with a program that keeps your finger on the pulse of the musical theater scene. Since 2013, ALNM has introduced an impressive array of over 200 songs by over 125 writing teams. Previous writing teams include Academy and Tony Award winners Pasek & Paul (The Greatest Showman, La La Land, Dear Evan Hansen) and Sankoff & Hein (Come From Away) to name a few. LA Weekly claims, "A Little New Music is bringing the best of new musical theatre to LA, one song at a time."

Single ticket prices for the July 19th show are $35/$25/$15. Audiences are invited to purchase craft cocktails, wine, or beer at the Briskin Bar located in the Jim and Eleanor Randall Grand Hall and may enjoy drinks at their seats during the performance. To purchase tickets, visit TheWallis.org/SortingRoom, call 310.746.4000, or in person at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Ticket Services located at 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. For more information visit: www.alittlenewmusic.org or Twitter/Instagram: @ALittleNewMusic.