Danielle Koenig
Latest News on Danielle Koenig:
Second Stage's NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL To Return This Winter (Nov 14, 2024)
TRANS VOICES CABARET to Return to Caveat in October (Sep 17, 2024)
Stars From HAMILTON, WICKED And More Join For WRITE OUT LOUD, Volume 6 At 54 Below (Aug 27, 2024)
Second Stage's NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL To Return This Winter (Nov 14, 2024)
TRANS VOICES CABARET to Return to Caveat in October (Sep 17, 2024)
Stars From HAMILTON, WICKED And More Join For WRITE OUT LOUD, Volume 6 At 54 Below (Aug 27, 2024)
BIO
Danielle Koenig is an award-winning writer and actor based in NYC and LA. They
are a graduate of NYU Tisch’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and an alumnus of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television. Their work has been performed at Lincoln Center, 54 Below, and the Duplex Theatre. They have been commissioned by The Brooklyn Children’s Theater. Their musical, The Myth of the Mountain, with music by Justin D. Cook, has had developmental readings at NYU and UCLA, and will go to Syracuse University to participate in their ‘New Works, New Voices’ this Winter. Their 20-minute musical, Stuck, with music by Julio Vaquero, premiered Off-Off Broadway at the Chain Theatre, winning the Audience Choice Award and extending its nearly sold-out run. Their original musical Wake, with music and lyrics by Sammy Grob and Asher Muldoon, played to sold out audiences at the Emerging Artists Theater. Their original musical, Camp Song, debuted in Fall of 2019 on UCLATheater’s Mainstage and was selected as a finalist for the New York Musical Festival. Their original pilot, Soccer Moms, won ‘Best Graduate Pilot’ at the Fusion Film Festival and was a semifinalist for the Humanitas’ David and Lynn Angell Comedy Award and the Austin Film Festival Comedy Teleplay Screenplay Competition. After winning Playdate Theatre Company’s Holiday Special, their song My Half Brother, The Saint was professionally recorded by TikTok star JJ Niemann for Spotify release. They have extensive improv
and sketch training, having written comedy videos that have been viewed over 1.5 million times on Youtube, and participated in a prestigious Writer's Room Internship at Saturday Night Live. Recent acting projects include a workshop of Carmel Dean and Mindi Dickstein's 'Maiden Voyage' through New Works Provincetown, Minoru (The Tank), Too Much Lesbian Drama, One Star (Playwright's Horizons), Starsong (The Chain Theatre), Charlotte Lucas is 27 And Not Dead (Piper Theater), Parx (Live Source Theatre Group), and Alice Formerly of Wonderland (Whitefire Theatre).
News
Second Stage's NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL To Return This Winter
Second Stage Theater has revealed the lineup for its 2nd NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL, consisting of four distinct programs dedicated to supporting early career playwrights. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Second Stage Theater has revealed the lineup for its 2nd NEXT STAGE FESTIVAL, consisting of four distinct programs dedicated to supporting early career playwrights. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
TRANS VOICES CABARET to Return to Caveat in October
Trans Voices Cabaret will return to Caveat in Manhattan with a Halloween show featuring transgender and nonbinary performers. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Trans Voices Cabaret will return to Caveat in Manhattan with a Halloween show featuring transgender and nonbinary performers. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Stars From HAMILTON, WICKED And More Join For WRITE OUT LOUD, Volume 6 At 54 Below
54 BELOW will present Write Out Loud: From Contest to Concert Volume 6 on September 9th at 7pm.
54 BELOW will present Write Out Loud: From Contest to Concert Volume 6 on September 9th at 7pm.
FEISTY DISABLED ARTISTS Cabaret to be Presented at Joe's Pub
Join an inspiring evening at Joe's Pub for Feisty Disabled Artists: A Disability Pride Month Cabaret, featuring performances by disabled artists in musical theater, poetry, comedy, and more.
Join an inspiring evening at Joe's Pub for Feisty Disabled Artists: A Disability Pride Month Cabaret, featuring performances by disabled artists in musical theater, poetry, comedy, and more.
Performers Set for NEO 2024: A CONCERT CELEBRATION at The Green Room 42
The York Theatre Company has revealed the artists scheduled to perform at the celebrated concert series NEO. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.
The York Theatre Company has revealed the artists scheduled to perform at the celebrated concert series NEO. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets.
NEO 2024: A CONCERT CELEBRATION to be Presented at The Green Room 42
The York Theatre Company will present the return of its celebrated concert series NEO at The Green Room 42. Learn how to purchase tickets.
The York Theatre Company will present the return of its celebrated concert series NEO at The Green Room 42. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Musical Theatre Factory Wraps Season By Sparking Crucial Conversation Among Arts Organizations
Join Musical Theatre Factory (MTF) for the grand finale of this season's salon series, the Collective Understanding Salon, in partnership with Live & In Color.
Join Musical Theatre Factory (MTF) for the grand finale of this season's salon series, the Collective Understanding Salon, in partnership with Live & In Color.
Winners And Finalists Announced for WRITE OUT LOUD 2024 Songwriting Competition
Winners of the Write Out Loud contest, created by Taylor Louderman and Benjamin Rauhala, have been announced. The competition celebrates emerging musical theater talent.
Winners of the Write Out Loud contest, created by Taylor Louderman and Benjamin Rauhala, have been announced. The competition celebrates emerging musical theater talent.
Kitchen Sink Theatre Company Announces Complete Casting For Staged Reading of STRIKE/OUT
Kitchen Sink Theatre Company has announced complete casting for the staged reading of STRIKE/OUT, written by Lizz Mangan and directed by Em Hausmann. Learn more here!
Kitchen Sink Theatre Company has announced complete casting for the staged reading of STRIKE/OUT, written by Lizz Mangan and directed by Em Hausmann. Learn more here!
Latiné Musical Theatre Lab to Present NEW MUSICALS MIXTAPE Featuring Songs From Six Work-in-Progress Musicals
Latiné Musical Theatre Lab and Prospect Theater Company have partnered to present New Musicals Mixtape, a first look at new musicals written by members of the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab’s Julia de Burgos Cohort.
Latiné Musical Theatre Lab and Prospect Theater Company have partnered to present New Musicals Mixtape, a first look at new musicals written by members of the Latiné Musical Theatre Lab’s Julia de Burgos Cohort.
Wild Project Unveils Complete Programming For December 2023
wild project has revealed complete programming for December 2023. Tickets are available now.
wild project has revealed complete programming for December 2023. Tickets are available now.
FLUFFY THE PINE Puts Down Roots at The Wild Project
'Fluffy the Pine' is an environmentally-friendly dysfunctional-family holiday musical running from December 7-10, 2023 at The Wild Project. Follow Fluffy on a magical adventure to show the world what real trees can do.
'Fluffy the Pine' is an environmentally-friendly dysfunctional-family holiday musical running from December 7-10, 2023 at The Wild Project. Follow Fluffy on a magical adventure to show the world what real trees can do.
JERRY ORBACH'S BROADWAY, Stella Katherine Cole, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.
Finalists Announced For SOUND BITES X, 10th Annual Festival Of 10-Minute Musicals
Theater Now New York, one of the nation's leading producers of original short form musicals, has selected 10 finalists to be presented in its SOUND BITES X Festival of 10-Minute Musicals. The festival will take place on May 8th at 7pm at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center (129 W 67th St, New York).
Theater Now New York, one of the nation's leading producers of original short form musicals, has selected 10 finalists to be presented in its SOUND BITES X Festival of 10-Minute Musicals. The festival will take place on May 8th at 7pm at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center (129 W 67th St, New York).
The Broadway's Future Songbook Series To Present HOLIDAY SONGBOOK, November 28
The Broadway's Future Songbook Series, in association with Arts and Artists of Tomorrow, will present a HOLIDAY SONGBOOK on Monday, November 28th at 6PM in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
The Broadway's Future Songbook Series, in association with Arts and Artists of Tomorrow, will present a HOLIDAY SONGBOOK on Monday, November 28th at 6PM in the Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.
American Opera Project and NYU Tisch Present LOSING CONTROL
The American Opera Project announces Losing Control, a live performance of eleven fifteen-minute World Premiere operas, performed at 7:30pm on May 26 and 27, 2022 at NYU's Black Box Theater in NY, NY.
The American Opera Project announces Losing Control, a live performance of eleven fifteen-minute World Premiere operas, performed at 7:30pm on May 26 and 27, 2022 at NYU's Black Box Theater in NY, NY.
See Andrew Barth Feldman, Lillias White & More Next Week at Feinstein's/54 Below
Next week, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.
Next week, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.
Feinstein's/54 Below to Present WORK IN PROGRESS: THE NEXT GENERATION OF NEW WRITERS
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Work in Progress: The Next Generation of New Writers. What’s more fun than gathering in Broadway’s living room to celebrate new writers?
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Work in Progress: The Next Generation of New Writers. What’s more fun than gathering in Broadway’s living room to celebrate new writers?
Emerging Artists Theatre Announces Line-up For Week Three Of The NEW WORK SERIES
Emerging Artists Theatre is pleased to announce the line-up for the final week of their bi-annual New Work Series. The three-week festival is currently running at TADA Theater until April 10.
Emerging Artists Theatre is pleased to announce the line-up for the final week of their bi-annual New Work Series. The three-week festival is currently running at TADA Theater until April 10.
Ariana DeBose, George Takei & More to Present at Writer's Guild Awards
Hugh Fink is the Executive Producer of the 2022 Writers Guild Awards. The ceremony is co-produced by Joselyn Allen and Kelly Brock. Head writers are Ann Cohen and Joe O’Brien. Additional writers include Timothy Cooper, Bonnie Datt, Hugh Fink, Don Hooper, Danielle Koenig, Ed Lee, and Bill Scheft. Host writers are Kristen Bartlett and Mike Drucker.
Hugh Fink is the Executive Producer of the 2022 Writers Guild Awards. The ceremony is co-produced by Joselyn Allen and Kelly Brock. Head writers are Ann Cohen and Joe O’Brien. Additional writers include Timothy Cooper, Bonnie Datt, Hugh Fink, Don Hooper, Danielle Koenig, Ed Lee, and Bill Scheft. Host writers are Kristen Bartlett and Mike Drucker.
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