The grants, given annually to honor emerging composers, lyricists and book writers, help to continue Tony Award-winning composer Jonathan Larson’s (Rent; tick, tick… BOOM!) dream of infusing musical theatre with a contemporary, joyful, urban vitality.
This year’s grant recipients were chosen by an expert panel consisting of Amanda Green (Hands on a Hardbody), Steven Lutvak (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder), and Ted Chapin (president and executive director of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization).
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- 2015 Jonathan Larson Grant recipients Tim Rosser, Sam Willmott, Max Vernon and Charlie Sohne
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- Julie Larson, Al Larson, Heather Hitchens and William Ivey Long
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- Larson recipients Joshua Salzman (2013) & Melissa Li (2007)
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- Chairman William Ivey Long and President Heather Hitchens deliver opening remarks
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- Julie Larson
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- Panelist Steven Lutvak and Ted Chapin introduce the recipients
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- Sam Willmott accepts his grant
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- Meetu Chilana and Manasa Vedula sing “F**k Those Guys”
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- Max Vernon (center) sings “The Future is Great”
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- Charlie Sohne asks, “Who hasn’t cried at one of Jonathan’s songs?”
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- Anthony Medina and Daniel Quadrino sing “A Boy of My Own”
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- Tim Rosser compares the grant to his confirmation
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- Taylor Trensch (center) and the SpringboardNYC Chorus sing “La Vie Bohème”
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- SpringboardNYC alumni chorus
