First workshop to be held in October
Pittsburgh, PA and New York, NY (October 1, 2007): Pittsburgh CLO and Carnegie Mellon School of Drama are proud to announce a new partnership with The ASCAP Foundation and composer/lyricist and Carnegie Mellon alumnus Stephen Schwartz to develop new musicals as part of the Pittsburgh CLO/Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama New Works Program. The ASCAP Foundation and Mr. Schwartz will select musicals for this initiative from participants in the prestigious ASCAP Foundation/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop. The first musical selected for further development through the partnership will be Alive at Ten by Ryan Scott Oliver and Kirsten A. Guenther. The workshop will take place October 15-20, 2007, and will culminate in a staged reading for invited guests at 3pm on Saturday, October 20 in the Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater at Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh CLO’s Associate Artistic Director and Carnegie Mellon alumnus, Jason Coll, will serve as music director, and Ryan MeKenian will direct.
Get the info here: http://www.ascap.com/press/2007/100107_musicals.html