2009 Grant Awards: Access to Artistic Excellence
[ March 10, 2008 deadline ]
Dance |
Design |
Folk & Traditional Arts |
Literature |
Local Arts Agencies
Media Arts |
Museums |
Music |
Musical Theater |
Opera |
Presenting
Theater |
Visual Arts
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior
Endowment approval.
Musical Theater
Amas Musical Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support a mainstage production of Wanda's World, a new "tween" musical with book by Eric H. Weinberger and music and lyrics by Beth Falcone. The production is targeted to children between the ages of 10 and 13 and will be directed and choreographed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett.
American Theater Company
Chicago, IL
$15,000
To support the development and world premiere production of Yeast Nation: The Triumph of Life. The new musical by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollmann, creators of the Broadway hit Urinetown, will explore America's responsibility to its environment in a satirical rock musical format.
Burnon, Inc. (aka Rubicon Theatre Company)
Ventura, CA
$20,000
To support the creation and world premiere production of The Best is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman, a new musical revue at the Rubicon Theater Company. Tony and Drama Desk Award-winner and Coleman collaborator David Zippel will create and direct the adaptation.
Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles (consortium)
Los Angeles, CA
$50,000
To support a revival of the Tony Award-winning musical Pippin by Stephen Schwartz and Roger O. Hirson. The theater will partner with Deaf West Theatre Company to develop and co-produce a new sign language adaptation of the musical which debuted on Broadway in 1972.
Collaborative Arts Project 21, Inc. (aka CAP21)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the New Works Development Program. The annual program includes in-house readings, public readings, and fully staged productions of new plays and musicals.
Coterie, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
$25,000
To support the development and production of U:bug:Me, a new folk rock musical for young audiences by writer/composer/arranger Jeremiah Clay Neal. The project will be developed as part of the Coterie Theater's Lab for New Family Musicals.
East-West Players
Los Angeles, CA
$15,000
To support an artistic collaboration to develop a contemporary musical that blends hip-hop dance and music with Japanese anime storytelling. Artistic director Tim Dang will direct with choreographer Jason T. Chong and composer Marc Macalintal to create an urban multicultural work, with accompanying outreach activities and staged readings.
Goodspeed Opera House Foundation, Inc.
East Haddam, CT
$30,000
To support a new musical based on Roald Dahl's 1982 book James and the Giant Peach, with Timothy McDonald as bookwriter, choreography by Pilobolus Dance Theatre, and new songs by composer Paul Williams. The production will combine physical theater traditions with a work of the golden age of musicals and accompanying educational and outreach activities.
Guthrie Theatre Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
$50,000
To support the production and new staging of the musical Caroline, or Change (2004) by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer/playwright Tony Kushner and Jeannine Tesori. Marcella Lorca will direct the musical masterwork on the Guthrie's Wurtele thrust stage with accompanying education and outreach activities.
Imagination Stage, Inc.
Bethesda, MD
$20,000
To support the commissioning and world premiere of a musical adaptation of Heidi (1880). Playwright Marty De Silva and composer/lyricist Joan Cushing will collaborate on the production to bring the classic tale by Johanna Spyri to a new generation of audiences.
Madison Repertory Theatre, Inc.
Madison, WI
$15,000
To support a production of Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady as part of a Great American Musical series, with accompanying educational activities. Artistic director Richard Corley will direct the musical with pre- and post-show talkbacks and performances for area high school students.
Main Street Theater At Autry House
Houston, TX
$10,000
To support the creation and world premiere of a musical with the working title Ps and Qs. The theater has commissioned the artistic team of Steve Garfinkel (book) and Ezra Idlet and Keith Grimwood (music, lyrics, and creators of Trout Fishing in America) to create a new work for families about manners.
National Alliance for Musical Theatre, Inc.
New York, NY
$60,000
To support the 21st annual Festival of New Musicals and Fall Conference. The festival and conference will bring together musical theater writers and industry professionals with the goal of developing and nurturing new musicals.
National Music Theater Network, Inc. (aka New York Musical Theatre Festival)
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the New York Musical Theatre Festival, a new works festival that takes place annually at numerous theaters in midtown New York City. The festival will feature musical theater productions performed in repertory alongside readings, concerts, educational seminars, and special events.
North Carolina Theatre
Raleigh, NC
$10,000
To support the development and production of The Existents, a new rock musical by Douglas Crawford, Ty Taylor, and Jason Wooten. The fast-paced, modern musical tells the story of a rock band's climb to superstardom and the dynamics that determine their success or failure.
North Shore Community Arts Foundation, Inc.
Beverly, MA
$20,000
To support the New Works Festival at North Shore Music Theatre. Previously unproduced musicals will be featured in readings and staged workshop productions, and new works will be evaluated for a mainstage production in an upcoming season.
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
$15,000
To support the development and production of Girls vs. Boys, a new musical developed by the university's American Music Theater Project. Northwestern students will collaborate with Chicago's House Theater professional ensemble to create a new coming of age musical that explores gender and the social tensions of the American teenager.
Prospect Theater Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the production of a new musical titled Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge. The project, by composer/lyricist/librettist Peter Mills, is a bluegrass adaption of Playboy of the Western World.
Red Mountain Theatre Company
Birmingham, AL
$10,000
To support a production of Stephen Sondheim's 1979 classic musical Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The production will be directed by Chan Harris, with musical direction by Kevin Finn.
San Francisco Mime Troupe, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support the development and tour of a musical comedy titled Fifty Sense. During its 50th anniversary season, the Tony Award-winning company will develop and produce an entertaining comedy that explores the similarities between the present and 1959 when the company was founded.
Shotgun Players, Inc.
Berkeley, CA
$25,000
To support the final development, workshop, reading, and production of a new musical titled This World Is in a Woman's Hands, with accompanying educational and outreach activities. Aaron Davidman will direct the work by playwright Marcus Gardley with original music by Molly Holm.
Signature Theatre, Inc.
Arlington, VA
$40,000
To support the world premiere production of the musical Giant, based on the novel written in 1952, with music and lyrics by Michael John LaChiusa and book by Sybille Pearson. Artistic director Eric Schaeffer will direct the work based on the novel by Edna Ferber for 17 actors, a 12-person design team, and a 21-piece orchestra.
Staret...The Directors Company, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the final development and concert version of a new musical drama titled Stoker. Tony Award-winner Judith Dolan will direct the work, with book by Raymond Hardie and music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning composer Joe Jackson.
Thalia Spanish Theatre, Inc.
Sunnyside, NY
$15,000
To support the creation and production of Tango in Hot Salsa/Tango en Salsa Picante, a new musical fusing the tango and salsa genres of music and dance with American musical theater. The work will feature original compositions and arrangements by bandoneon (a free-reed instrument that plays an essential role in the tango orchestra) master Raul Jaurena.
TheatreWorks
Palo Alto, CA
$35,000
To support the New Works Initiative. The program will foster the development of new plays and musicals through readings and workshops, a writer's retreat, the annual New Works Festival, and full productions of world premieres.
Transport Group
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the world premiere production of the musical titled Being Audrey. Artistic director Jack Cummins will direct, with music and lyrics by Ellen Weiss and book by James Hindman and Cheryl Stern.
Unicorn Theatre
Kansas City, MO
$15,000
To support a production of Bare: a Pop Opera by playwrights Damon Intrabartolo and John Hartmere. Jeff Church will direct with musical direction by Molly Jessup and choreography by Anthony Humrichouser.
Village Theatre
Issaquah, WA
$15,000
To support the development and production of Stunt Girl, a new musical by lyricist/book writer Peter Kellogg and composer David Friedman. The piece will tell the story of the adventurous life of Nelly Bly (1864-1922), New York's first female reporter, world traveler, and captain of industry.
Waterwell Productions, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the creation and production of a new music theater piece with the working title Untitled #9. Tom Ridgely will direct the ensemble-created work that will explore the use of electronic data and how it shapes our identities and relationships.
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