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Prospect Musicals' IGNITE Concert Festival to Launch Next Week With Katrina Lenk and More
Cherry Orchard
Prospect Musicals' IGNITE Concert Festival to Launch Next Week With Katrina Lenk and More
Cherry Orchard

BroadwayWorld press release for Prospect Musicals’ IGNITE Concert Festival, including information about Cherry Orchard concert.

Cherry Orchard
Cherry Orchard at Prospect Musicals
Cherry Orchard at Prospect Musicals

A concert performance of Cherry Orchard at Prospect Musicals, starring Katrina Lenk.

World Premiere of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical
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World Premiere of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical
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The stage musical for children will have its world premiere February—March in Burbank, California!

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BMI Musical Theatre Workshop Spotlight Concert 2024
BMI Musical Theatre Workshop Spotlight Concert 2024

Emily’s work was featured in the BMI Workshop Spotlight Concert 2024.

Letters To The President Reading at Goodspeed Musicals
Letters To The President Reading at Goodspeed Musicals

A reading of the multi-composer song cycle at Goodspeed Musicals.

Letters To The President to receive Industry Presentation
Letters To The President to receive Industry Presentation

Letters To The President, a musical with a song by Emily, will receive an industry presentation in December.

“A Wrinkle In Time" cast announced
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“A Wrinkle In Time" cast announced
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Emily will sing in a developmental workshop of new musical A Wrinkle In Time at NYSAF.

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Emily joins the NYCLU Artist Ambassadors
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Emily joins the NYCLU Artist Ambassadors
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Emily is an Artist Ambassador for the New York Civil Liberties Union.

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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Performs Across the Globe
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Performs Across the Globe
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile was the top-grossing movie musical of 2022 in cinema box offices worldwide.

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Cherry Orchard at Polyphone
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Cherry Orchard at Polyphone
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University of the Arts Polyphone Festival of New Musicals presents Cherry Orchard (music, lyrics and book by Emily Gardner Xu Hall).

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Documentary about Polyphone Festival
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Documentary about Polyphone Festival
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American Theatre Wing documentary about Polyphone Festival, where Emily will be workshopping Cherry Orchard in a few months.

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Acting in workshop of new musical SUFFS by Shaina Taub
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Acting in workshop of new musical SUFFS by Shaina Taub
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Emily is acting in a workshop of Shaina Taub’s new musical SUFFS.

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Red Carpet Premiere of "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"
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Red Carpet Premiere of "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"
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Emily walks the red carpet for the first time as a writer.

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Official Trailer for "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile" released!
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Official Trailer for "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile" released!
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The full trailer is here!

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Rehearsal photos from As You Like It
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Rehearsal photos from As You Like It
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Rehearsal photos of Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park PublicWorks’ As You Like It by Joan Marcus.

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Casting announced for As You Like It
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Casting announced for As You Like It
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Emily will be making her Shakespeare in the Park debut in As You Like It.

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Teaser Trailer released for Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
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Teaser Trailer released for Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
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The teaser trailer for Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is finally here!

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Emily part of Space On Ryder Farm Working Farm 2022
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Emily part of Space On Ryder Farm Working Farm 2022
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Emily has been selected for a residency at Space on Ryder Farm.

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Arranger and Music Supervisor for Page 73 Benefit honouring Barbara Whitman
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Emily arranged and music supervised Page 73’s Spring Benefit, celebrating Barbara Whitman and their Broadway co-production, A Strange Loop.

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NYU Tisch recognizes Emily’s Dramatists Guild Stephen Schwartz Award
NYU Tisch recognizes Emily’s Dramatists Guild Stephen Schwartz Award

NYU Tisch School of the Arts recognizes Emily’s Dramatists Guild award for her musical theatre writing.

'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' to be released in October 2022
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'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' to be released in October 2022
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The movie, starring Javier Bardem and Constance Wu, is slated to be released a month earlier than before.

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Shawn Mendes to sing Emily's song in 'Lyle Lyle Crocodile' movie
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Shawn Mendes to sing Emily's song in 'Lyle Lyle Crocodile' movie
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Pop superstar Shawn Mendes has been cast in the new live action movie musical.

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Emily joins Pasek and Paul's movie musical for Sony Pictures
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Emily joins Pasek and Paul's movie musical for Sony Pictures
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Emily will co-write a song with Pasek and Paul for a major motion picture live action musical.

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Concert performance of Cherry Orchard
Cherry Orchard
Concert performance of Cherry Orchard
Cherry Orchard

Bedlam Theatre Company to produce a concert performance of Cherry Orchard on October 18th. Click here for more details.

Cherry Orchard
Constance Wu to join Javier Bardem in "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"!
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Constance Wu to join Javier Bardem in "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"!
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Constance Wu will co-star opposite Javier Bardem.

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Emily wins the 2021 Dramatists Guild Stephen Schwartz Composer Award for Musical Theatre
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Emily wins the 2021 Dramatists Guild Stephen Schwartz Composer Award for Musical Theatre
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Emily wins the 2021 Dramatists Guild Stephen Schwartz Award for Musical Theatre.

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Virtual reading of new musical
Virtual reading of new musical

Reading of Mei-Do, a new musical by Emily Gardner Xu Hall.

VIDEO: "PROSPERO THE CAT" (a tiny musical)
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VIDEO: "PROSPERO THE CAT" (a tiny musical)
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Emily’s song “Prospero the Cat” for the 24 Hr Plays! Performed by Joél Peréz (Fun Home, Kiss My Aztec!) with book by Daniel K. Isaac, music and lyrics by Emily Gardner Xu Hall.

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Emily to write for Musical Edition of 24 Hr Plays: Viral Monologues — again!
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Emily to write for Musical Edition of 24 Hr Plays: Viral Monologues — again!
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Emily is writing a song for the 24 Hr Plays Viral Monologues: Musicals edition, in support of the Theatre Development Fund.

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Page 73 Interstate 73 Resident 2021-22
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Page 73 Interstate 73 Resident 2021-22
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Emily is a resident writer in Page 73’s Interstate 73 for 2021-22.

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