Musical Theatre Composers Of Color
Feb 22
2021, 05:45:40 AM
missthemountains said: "I'm trying to branch out and learn new musicals fromcomposers from artists of color. Here is a list of all the composers of colorcould think of, and it did take some digging from MTF's website and this list. I'm including as many as I can think of, though I would prefer names from any living, emerging composers and voices too! - Michael R. Jackson— composer, lyricist, bookwriter (2020 pulitzer prize winner forA Strange Loop)
- Kirsten Childs— composer, lyricist, bookwriter (The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, Bella: An American Tale.)
- Douglas Lyons— composer, lyricist, bookwriter(Polkadots, Five Points)
- Karole Foreman— bookwriter, lyricist(Rule My World)
- Troy Anthony— composer(The River is Me)
- Jacinth Greywoode— composer(Iron John: An American Ghost Story)
- Eric Ulloa — bookwriter (Passing Through, Molly Sweeney)
- David Henry Hwang — bookwriter, lyricist(Soft Power)
- Stew — composer, lyricist(Passing Strange)
- Lin Manuel Miranda – composer, lyricist(In The Heights; Hamilton)
- Sukari Jones– bookwriter, lyricist(The River Is Me; Ain’t Far From Home)
- Ari Asfar– composer, lyricist, bookwriter(Jeannette)
- Jason Ma — composer, lyricist, bookwriter(Gold Mountain)
- Janelle Lawrence — composer, lyricist(Group Therapyand others)
- Kit Yan — bookwriter, lyricist(Interstate)
- Melissa Li — composer(Interstate)
- Ling Men-Huan— playwright & lyricist(Tropical Angels)
- Sheng Lei - composer(Tropical Angels)
- Jay Kuo - composer(Allegiance)
- Micki Grant - composer & lyricist (Working, Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope,Your Arms Too Short To Be Boxin' With God)
- Ann Duquesnay - composer(Bring In The Noise, Bring In Da Funk)
- Diana Oh - composer, playwright, and lyricist([my lingerie play])
- Bert Keyes - composer(But Never Jam Today)
- Vinette Caroll - lyricist/playwright/director -(But Never Jam Today)
- Brenda Russell - composer(The Color Purple)
- Stephen Bray - composer(The Color Purple)
- Eubie Blake - composer/lyricist(Shuffle Along)
- Noble Sissle - composer/lyricist(Shuffle Along)
- Troy Anthony - composer/lyricist
- Marcus Scott - playwright/lyricist
- Cheeyang Ng - bookwriter/lyricist(Eastbound)
- Khiyon Hursey - bookwriter/composer(Eastbound)
- Michelle J. Rodriguez(The Tempestat The Public)
- Jerry Dixon - playwright/composer/lyrics(Rock Of Ages)
- Jillian Walker - playwright/composer/lyrics(SKiNFoLK: An American Show)
- Heathcliff Saunders- playwright/composer/lyrics
- Jahn Sood-playwright/composer/lyrics(The Disappearing Man)
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Thanks for the information...
In another words, This is a general list of composers who have written music for the musical theater, along with their works organized by first production date.
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