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BIO

Rona Siddiqui is a composer and music director based in New York City. Rona wrote the music for the original musical One Good Day which has been selected for the 2014 ASCAP/Dreamworks Musical Theatre Workshop with Stephen Schwartz. She also composed the music for an original 20-minute musical, The Tin, which was selected to be part of the 2012 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival. She is the 2011 recipient of the ASCAP Foundation/Max Dreyfus Scholarship and the 2010 recipient of the award for Best Musical Direction by the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle in San Francisco. She vocal arranged and music directed Tree of Life, the Oneida Nation float song in the 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. She received international recognition for her composition Storms and Whispers from the International Association of Women in Music. She was recently a featured songwriter in The Bill Finn Cabaret: A Night of Comedy Songs, Songs By Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists You Probably Don't Know But Should at Barrington Stage, and the concert series Broadway’s Future at Lincoln Center. She received her B.A. in music composition from UCLA and her Masters from NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.


Off-Broadway Music Direction - Piggy Nation The Musical. Off Off-Broadway Musical Direction - Hard Times-An American Musical. Regional Music Direction - Funked Up Fairy Tales, Baby, A New Brain, Cotton Patch Gospel, Putting It Together, Spitfire Grill. Original scores - Sightlines, The Vagina Monologues, The Good Person of Szechuan, The Clean House, and Love Song of J Robert Oppenheimer.

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[West End, 2023]
Music Supervisor
 
[Broadway, 2022] [Replacement]
Music Director[Replacement]
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Music Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Music Direction and Additional Arrangements
 
[Off-Broadway, 2017]
Music Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Musical Director

Awards and Nominations


winner
Obie Awards - 2020 - Special Citation

Rona SiddiquiA Strange Loop

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Hudson Valley Shakespeare Unveils 2025 Season Featuring THE COMEDY OF ERRORS & More

Hudson Valley Shakespeare has revealed their 2025 Season. Hudson Valley Shakespeare’s season will include William Shakespeare’s uproarious comedy The Comedy of Errors and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.
Photos: The 2024 Hermitage Artful Lobster Raises Over $380,000 For Artists Residency Program

The Hermitage Artist Retreat (Sarasota County, Florida) raised over $380,000 at the 2024 Hermitage Artful Lobster luncheon on Saturday, November 9. See photos from the event.
Dramatists Guild Foundation Reveals 2024-2025 Fellows Class

Dramatists Guild Foundation has revealed the 2024-2025 class of Fellows. The program propels the most promising creative talents to their full potential to help shape the future of theater. Learn more about the Fellows.
Bryce Pinkham, Bebe Nicole Simpson, and More Will Perform at Hudson Valley Shakespeare's 2024 Gala

Hudson Valley Shakespeare has announced performers for the 2024 Gala, The Future Is Now, which will take place on Sunday October 13, 2024 at 4:45pm at The Garrison (2015 US 9)
Applications Open For Johnny Mercer Foundation's 2025 Young Songwriters Intensive

The Johnny Mercer Foundation has announced applications open October 1st for the second annual JMF Young Songwriters Intensive at New England Music Camp (NEMC).
Adam Gwon, Kaitlin Hopkins & More to Take Part in Benefit Concert at The Green Room 42

The Johnny Mercer Foundation will present a benefit concert at GreenRoom42, hosted by Adam Gwon, Kaitlin Hopkins, and Nikko Benson Siddiqui. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs, and More Will Lead THE APPLE BOYS Industry Reading

THE APPLE BOYS, a new fast-paced musical comedy set in Gilded Age Coney Island, with book by Jono Lyons and music and lyrics by 2017 Jonathan Larson Grant recipient Ben Bonnema, will have industry presentations on Monday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 24 in Manhattan at Ripley Grier 38th St. Studios.
New York Stage And Film Reveals 2024 Filmmakers' Workshop Participants & 2024 Awards Recipients

New York Stage and Film announces participants for the 2024 Filmmakers' Workshop and recipients of the 2024 Awards, highlighting emerging talent and their contributions to film and theater.
Margaret Cho, Amber Ruffin & More to be Featured in New York Stage and Film 2024 Summer Season

New York Stage and Film has revealed additional casting for its 2024 Summer Season at Marist College, kicking off this July in Poughkeepsie, NY. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Jeanine Tesori and Bess Wohl Join Dramatists Guild Council

Jeanine Tesori and Bess Wohl have joined The Dramatists Guild Council, the leadership team of the Guild.
Video: Elizabeth Stanley Sings 'Back To Before' from RAGTIME at 54 Below

Watch as Tony Award nominee Elizabeth Stanley sings 'Back to Before' from Ragtime at 54 Below. In celebration of Women’s History Month, acclaimed women musical theatre writers who are Council members of the Dramatists Guild of America gathered at 54 Below to share stories and introduce some of the songs they’ve written from Broadway and beyond.
Amber Ruffin & Kevin Sciretta's BIGFOOT & More Set for New York Stage And Film 2024 Summer Season

New York Stage and Film has revealed the 2024 summer season at Marist College. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets!
Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs & More to Star in THE APPLE BOYS Industry Reading

Jelani Remy, Emily Skeggs and more will star in an industry reading of the new musical THE APPLE BOYS. Learn more about the show!
Photos: Go Inside the Jonathan Larson Grants Concert Celebration

The American Theatre Wing celebrated the recipients of the 2023 Jonathan Larson Grant, the esteemed annual prize awarded to exceptional emerging musical theatre composers, lyricists, and librettists, or writing teams. A special concert, showcasing the past four years of Jonathan Larson Grant winning artists, was held at Florence Gould Halland BroadwayWorld was there for the special night. Check out photos below!
Writers Announced For Johnny Mercer Foundation's Inaugural Songwriting Intensive In Maine

The Johnny Mercer Foundation (JMF) has announced the writers selected for their first annual Songwriting Intensive at Snow Pond Center for the Arts.
Dramatists Guild Foundation to Present Work by 2022-23 Class of Musical Theater Writing Fellows

The Dramatists Guild Foundation will present selections of work by the 2022-2023 Class of Musical Theater Writing Fellows on Monday, March 25, at Playwrights Horizons. Learn more about the Fellows here!
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Lynn Ahrens and More Will Celebrate Women's History Month at 54 Below

54 BELOW will present Songs From Women At The Table on March 4, 2024 at 7:00 and 9:30pm. The 7:00pm performance will also be livestreamed.
Larry Owens, Veronica Mansour & More to Receive 2023 Jonathan Larson Grants

The American Theatre Wing has revealed the recipients of the 2023 Jonathan Larson Grant. Learn more about the grant and the winners here.
Photos: Danny Burstein, Michael R. Jackson And More Turn Out for the 2024 Kleban Prize Ceremony!

The Kleban Foundation has announced the recipients of the 34th annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre. The 2024 Kleban Prize for the most promising musical theatre lyricist has been awarded to Rona Siddiqui. See photos from inside the ceremony!
Danny Burstein, Andrea Martin & More to Join 34th Annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre Ceremony

The Kleban Foundation will present the 34th annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre on Monday, February 5 at 4PM in a private ceremony (by invitation only) hosted by ASCAP and BMI at New World Stages.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Rona Siddiqui been nominated for?

and Special Citation (Obie Awards) for A Strange Loop.

What awards has Rona Siddiqui won?

Rona Siddiqui has won the Special Citation at the Obie Awards for A Strange Loop.

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