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“Mimosa” is a Winner in the National Alliance Musical Theater’s 15-Minute Musical Challenge
“The National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced 12 winners from its 15 Minute Musical Challenge. The contest was developed in March as a push for creativity during times of self-isolation during the pandemic…Challenge winners will receive a cash prize supported by the Alhadeff Family Charitable Foundation. Over the course of the application period, 269 projects of both self-contained and full-length new works were submitted….First Award Level: Mimosa (Book and lyrics by Lauren Kahane, Music by Danny Ursetti)…”
Lauren Kahane and Danny Ursetti Premiuere “Built For Joy” Music Video Featuring Keri René Fuller
“To mark the occasion of their now postponed Lincoln Center concert as part of the Broadway's Future Songbook Series, musical theater writers Lauren Kahane and Danny Ursetti have released a music video for their song "Built for Joy." The song, which would have been performed at the April 20th concert, comes from In My Book, a musical commissioned by Coastal Carolina University and presented there last spring, inspired by students' real-life stories.”
Jeff Blumenkrantz and Anne L. Nathan to Star in “Regretting Almost Everything” at 54 Below
“Writers 50-something Kahane and 30-something Ursetti met in 2015 as MFA classmates in New York University's Tisch School for the Arts Musical Theater Writing program, and Regretting Almost Everythingmarks their first major collaboration. Two-time Tony Award winner William Finn describes it as 'Outrageous, wise, and honest. Anyone who cares about the future of musical theatre would be well advised to see this.”