Music From Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham (2013 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipients)

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From The American Theatre Wing's 2013 Jonathan Larson Grants Presentation in NYC.

"Get Gone" from The Legend Of New York

Music by Joshua Salzman, Lyrics by Ryan Cunningham

Performed by: J. Bernard Calloway (lead vocals); Carey Anderson, 
Kathy Calahan, and Bethany Fagan (backing vocals); Kristin da Costa, Kenny Francoeur, Jarrad Green, and Joanne Shea (ensemble); 
Joshua Salzman (piano), Michael Croiter (drums), Pete Donovan (bass)

"Goodbye" from I Love You Because

Music by Joshua Salzman, Lyrics by Ryan Cunningham

Performed by: Colin Hanlon (vocals), 
Joshua Salzman (piano), Michael Croiter (drums), Pete Donovan (bass)


Joshua Salzman (music) and Ryan Cunningham (book and lyrics) are Drama Desk and MAC Award-nominated writers. Their Off-Broadway musical, I Love You Because, has been produced all over the world and translated into Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Finnish. Their new musical, Next Thing You Know, was produced at CAP21 in New York with the help of a grant from NAMT and has gone on to be produced across America and in Europe. The cast album is now available on Yellow Sound Label. They continue their collaboration with a musical about the '77 New York City blackout called The Legend of New York. Ryan and Joshua are graduates of the NYU graduate musical theatre writing program and are both members of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild.

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