Favorite young/contemporary Composers?
Favorite young/contemporary Composers?
Favorite young/contemporary Composers?#1
Posted: 10/15/20 at 2:51pm
With the Tony Nominations not including a single nomination for a musical theatre composer in the best score category (for obvious reasons), who are some of your favorite contemporary MT composers? (From the Pasek & Paul generation and beyond).
Updated On: 10/15/20 at 02:51 PMFavorite young/contemporary Composers?#2
Posted: 10/15/20 at 4:43pmShaina Taub and Michael R. Jackson
Favorite young/contemporary Composers?#3
Posted: 10/16/20 at 3:30pm
Gabriella Balsam
Josh Ben-Ami
Lydia Breckon
Jackson Brothers
Jamie Buxton
Pablo Concha
Trinity Chen
Elspeth Collard
Brandy Hoang Collier
Deniz Demirkurt
Ernest Deriabin
Sean Eads
Jessie Field
Dan Gibson
Alex Higgin-Houser
Erin Hoerchler
Durra Leung
Gabrielle Mirabella
Tristen Moseley
Nate Riebli
Samantha Rosenblatt
James Salem
Dani Shoulman
Daniel Taz Stahlnecker
Matt Stolfi
Maggie Tallan
Enzo Veiga
Favorite young/contemporary Composers?#4
Posted: 10/16/20 at 6:58pm
^ @Blank Name - did you just list an entire GMTWP cycle?
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
Favorite young/contemporary Composers?#7
Posted: 10/17/20 at 12:43am
ahhrealmonsters said: "^ @Blank Name - did you just list an entire GMTWP cycle?"
Yes, sorry, that's my cycle. It's been...rough, and my cyclemates are the people who have given me a reason to continue, both in their support for each other and in their incredible talent. They're all incredible people creating the equal of much of what is/was on Broadway, at least in my opinion, and I just want the world for them. They are my favorite composers working today, even if they don't realize it. (Sorry if this was not the place to drop all of this.)
Favorite young/contemporary Composers?#8
Posted: 10/17/20 at 12:57am
César Alvarez already has an active and fruitful career, but they haven't garnered as much widespread attention in the theatre community as I think they deserve for their brilliant work.
Favorite young/contemporary Composers?#9
Posted: 10/17/20 at 6:50am
Zoe Sarnak, Grace McLean
It's difficult because a lot of younger composers are not consistently putting out new music or getting the chance to have their shows produced. Or they have to work on other projects to support themselves.
Favorite young/contemporary Composers?#10
Posted: 10/18/20 at 8:53pm
Love hearing these! My personal favorites are
Michael R Jackson
Nick Blaemire
Michael Friedman (Rest In Peace.)
Drew Gasparini
Anais Mitchell
Sam Salmond (honestly haven't seen/listened to a ton of his work but "I'm cool" and his Jonathan Larson Grant performance are constantly stuck in my head)
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/13
Favorite young/contemporary Composers?#11
Posted: 10/18/20 at 10:04pmI do pretty confidently believe Shaina Taub will make it as big as a musical theater composer can get. I imagine Devil Wears Prada will help land her some Hollywood projects, and her choice of original theater projects to pursue. I love her voice and style, and am excited for the world to know her work.
Favorite young/contemporary Composers?#12
Posted: 10/18/20 at 10:07pm
SondheimianRhapsody2 said: "Love hearing these! My personal favorites are
Michael R Jackson
Nick Blaemire
Michael Friedman (Rest In Peace.)
Drew Gasparini
Anais Mitchell
Sam Salmond (honestly haven't seen/listened to a ton of his work but "I'm cool" and his Jonathan Larson Grant performance are constantly stuck in my head)"
Highly recommend Salmond’s demos on “Eighty-Sixed”
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