2023 Grant Recipients
- Mauricio Vera Nuñez Classic Ballet & Contemporary Dancer
- Ryan Drake Playwriting
- Kate Douglas Writer/Composer
- Nic Adams Playwright & Producer of Live Performance
- Morgan Joy Sherwood Actress
- Sara Jumper Dancer
- Olivia Currier Opera
- David Belkovski Conductor and Keyboardist
- Penelope Gould Playwright
2022 Grant Recipients
- Zhanna Alkhazova Opera singer (2014 grantee)
- Carrie Caffrey Lyricist/Bookwriter
- Khristal Curtis Theatre Artist
- Alexis Seminario Operatic Soprano
- Addie Ulrey Playwright
- Corey Raquel Lovelace Soprano, Opera
- Isabella Dawis Librettist
- Chas LiBretto Playwright (2nd grant)
- The Pandora Consort Early Music Ensemble
- Parade Stone Book Writer and Lyricist
- Megan Moore Mezzo-soprano
- Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki Singer-Songwriters
- Ripley Lucas-Tagliani Soprano, Opera Singer
2021 Grant Recipients
- Mara Jill Herman Performing Artist, Writer, Event Producer & Digital Video Professional
- Suki John Choreographer, Writer, Professor of Dance
- Annie Gill Classical Voice – Soprano
- Jodi Karem Opera Singer
- James Harvey Musical Theatre Writer (2nd grant)
- Hsin-I Huang Concert Pianist
- Jared Hiscock Vocalist
- Paula A. Newberry Soprano, Opera
- Macy Schmidt Theatre/Music
- Jerome Brooks, Jr. Composer/Actor
- Brandon Bell Opera Singer/Baritone
- Nadia Marshall Professional Opera Singer
- Dorothy Gal Opera Singer
- Chase Kuesel Jazz Composition & Performance
- Elham Fanous Classical Piano
- Anastasia Malliaras Opera, Oratorio and Art Song
- Leo Schwartz Producer, Composer, Lyricist, Bookwriter
- Krista Eyler Musical Theatre Composition/Scriptwriting
- Linda Good Composer/Lyricist/Librettist
- James R. Monaghan Theater
- Cordelia O’Driscoll Composer/Lyricist
- Richard Isen Playwright, lyricist and composer
- Donald Rupe Playwright/Composer
- Ann Fogler, mezzo-soprano Opera Singer
- Bailey Williams Playwright – Theater
- Fiona Gorry-Hines Playwright
- Laura Zlatos and Andre Catrini Musical Theatre
- Steve N. Lewis Jr. Classical Music: Conductor
- Alyssa Martin Classical Vocalist
- Brian Giebler Tenor
- Gretchen Pille Vocal Arts
- Brenna Markey Opera Singer
- Brooke Iva Lohman Soprano
- Stephanie Ann Ball Lyric Coloratura Soprano/Concert Artist and Curator
- Stefanie A. Seskin Playwright, musician
- Kit Yan, Interstate: A New Musical Playwright/Poet/Performer/Lyricist
- November Christine Playwright/Composer
- Shirley Hunt Baroque Cello and Viola da Gamba
- Thomas John Hodges Composer
- Scott Etan Feiner Musical theatre composer & lyricist
- Lindsay Zaroogian Actor musician
- Luke Byrne Composer, Writer, Lyricist
- Peter Davenport Actor/Writer/Lyricist
- Anya Richkind Playwright
- Whitney Mosery Director
- Rebecca Aparicio Writer/Director/Producer
- Teresa Castillo Opera, Soprano
- Isaac Selya Opera and Orchestra Conductor
- Francesca Federico Opera Singer
- Stephanie Sanchez Opera-mezzo soprano
- Eliza Bent Playwright/Actor/Lyricist
- Sara Beth Pearson Operatic Soprano
- Angela Sclafani Performer and Songwriter
- Mary Claire Curran Opera Singer
- Madeline Myers Musical Theatre Composer and Lyricist
- Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical Musical Theatre
- Erik Johnke Lyricist, Bookwriter, Playwright
- Artie Sievers Musical Theatre Composer
- Jason Jacobs Playwright/Director
- Morgan Manifacier Voice & Opera Performance
- Celeste Fraser Classical Voice – Soprano
- Rachel Covey Writer & Composer
- Leo Hurley Composer
- EllaRose Chary Bookwriter/Lyricist
- Julia Meinwald Composer (musical theatre)
- Caroline Bergan Opera Singer
- Kristina Bachrach Classical Soprano
- Lauren D’Ottavio Voice, Piano, Music Educator
- Thea Lobo Mezzo-Soprano
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(partial listing, alphabetical)
- Margit Ahlin Musical Theater Bookwriter
- Brad Alexander Composer
- Rachel Arky Classical Voice-Mazzo Soprano
- Will Aronson Composer
- Tony Asaro Composer/Librettist
- Terrence Atkins & Jeffery Lyle Segal Musical Theatre
- Robert Atwood Musical Theatre Writer
- Jim Barbato Classical Voice/Opera
- Frederick A. Barton Arranger/Orchestrator/Librettist
- Megan Barrera Vocal Performance/Soprano
- Robert Battan Lyricist
- Andrew Bawden Classical Singing (Baritone)
- Jordan Beck Musical Theatre
- Timur Bekbosunov Music (Opera/Theatre)
- Sam Bernstein and David Snyder Musical Theatre Composition
- Jonathan Beyer Opera (Vocal Performance)
- Karen Bishko Musical Theatre
- Matt Black Theatre Producer/Director
- Charles Bloom Musical Theatre (Composer/Lyricist/Librettist)
- Laura Bohn Classical Voice/Opera
- Brett Boles Musical Theatre
- Alyssa Bowlby Soprano
- David James Boyd Composer/Lyricist/Librettist
- Susan Bradbeer Playwright/Librettist
- John Brandon Opera (Baritone)
- David Bridel Book Writer
- Newell Bullen Musical Theatre
- Benjamin Bunsold Opera Tenor
- Billy Butler Musical Theatre
- Kamila Bydlowska Violin
- Katie Calcamuggio Opera Singer
- Timothy W. Carter Clarinet
- David Caudle Playwright (Book and Lyrics)
- Brandon Cedel Vocal Performance (Baritone)
- Donna Lynne Champlin Theatre/Broadway Actress
- Matthew Cohen Musical Theatre
- Douglas Cohen Composer/Lyricist/Librettist
- John Colligan Composer
- Patrick Cook Musical Theatre (Author)
- Mark Craig Tenor
- Corey Crider Opera Singer
- David Eric Davis Musical Theatre
- Kate Davis Voice/Opera/Musical Theatre
- Julianne Wick Davis Composer
- Olivia D. Dawson Actor/Playwright
- Brian DeMaris Conductor/Vocal Coach
- Troy Deutsch Theater
- John Dietrich Author/Lyricist
- Annie Dinerman Singer/Songwriter
- Michael Domitrovich Playwriting
- Brandon Ellis Musical Theatre
- Elly Erickson Singer
- Frank Evans Theatre Writer/Lyrics
- Daryl Lisa Fazio Playwright/Lyricist/Librettist
- Ken Flagg Composer, Singer, Pianist
- Brian Feinstein Composer
- Melissa Fernandez Classic and Contemporary Dance
- Melissa Fogarty Opera and Concert Soprano
- Daniel Furman Music Theatre
- Joseph Gaines Tenor (Opera & Classical Concert)
- Donald Garverick Music Theatre
- Sam Gellerstein Jazz Studies/Bass/Trombone
- Elizabeth Gelman Playwright
- Gilbert Girion Play Production
- Megan Gloss Opera/Musical Theatre
- Megan Gogerty Playwriting
- Ilana Goldberg Vocal Performance
- Michael Goldfried Musical Theatre
- Luis Gonzalez Baritone
- Alexey Gorokholinsky Clarinet
- Martine Kei Green-Rogers, Ph.D. Dramaturgy/Playwrighting
- Amanda Grooms Opera-Soprano
- Tom Gualtieri Musical Theatre
- C. Sean Haefeli Music
- Libbe S. HaLevy Librettist
- Cecilia Hall Opera/Voice Performance
- Matthew Hardy Lyricist and Librettist
- Megan Hart Opera-Soprano
- Dora Hastings Opera
- Christin-Marie Hill Classical Vocal
- Leslie Hochman Opera, Oratorio, Art Song
- Gary Hughes Lyricist/Librettist
- West Hyler Writer/Director
- Jared Ice Opera Baritone Voice
- Vlad Iftinca Piano (collaborative)
- David Ingber Writer/Composer
- Amanda Jacobs Composer/Playwright
- Anna Jacobs Musical Theatre Writing
- Jerome L. Johnson Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist
- Kristin Johnson Theater Producer
- Christopher Johnstone Opera Singer
- Lee Kalcheim Writer of Musical Book and Lyrics
- Arden Kass Playwright/Librettist
- Noel Katz Musical Theatre Writing
- Amanda Keil Mezzo-Soprano/Baroque Performance
- Peter Kellogg Musical Theatre Book & Lyrics
- Tod Kimbro Book Writer/Lyricist/Composer and Singer/Actor
- Alastair William King Composer/Bookwriter
- Randy Klein Composer/Pianist
- Michael Kooman Musical
- Cassandra Kubinski Songwriter/Singer
- Danny Larsen Composer/Lyricist/Song Writer
- Antoinette LaVecchia Theatrical Performance of Original Material
- Jack Lechner Lyrics
- Ray Leslee Composer
- Robert Lindsay-Nassif Composer/Lyricist/Librettist
- Frances Limoncelli Writer, Plays and Musicals
- Josh Liveright Playright/Producer
- Michael Lluberes Musical Theatre Writer/Director
- Brett Macias Musical Composition
- Adrienne Mackey Theatre and Music
- Shannon Magee Opera
- Kate Mangiamelli Opera
- Dan Martin Musical Theater Composer
- Jaye Maynard Vocalist/Actress/Stage
- Sarah McCarron Performance Art/Theatre
- David McFerrin Opera
- Mary Liz McNamara Composer/Lyricist/Librettis
- Tom Megan Composer/Lyricist/Librettist
- Victor Micallef Opera
- Jonathan Michie Operatic Baritone
- Chris Miller Composer
- Andrea Edith Moore Opera Singer, Recitalist (Soprano)
- Jeff Myers Composer
- Shawn Northrip Composer/Bookwriter/Lyricist
- David Nugent Musical Theatre
- Solveig Olsen Opera Singer
- Robert Ost Composer/Lyricist
- Tom O’Toole Opera Singer-Baritone
- Heather Ousley Vocal Performance
- Rachel Peters Music Theater
- Anna Petrie Opera (Lyric Mezzo-Soprano)
- Heather Phillips Vocal Performance/Classical Voice
- Susanna Phillips Opera and Concert
- Christina Pier Opera-Soprano
- Brooke Pierce Book Writer Playwright
- William Pomerantz Musical Theatre
- Matt Prager Theater
- Troy Quinn Conducting/Voice
- Kevin Ray Composer/Lyricist
- Steve Ridgeway Composer/Librettist
- Colette Robert Directing
- Louis Rosen Music Composition/Lyric Writing
- Courtney Allison Ross Opera/Operetta
- Jennifer Rowley Opera-Soprano
- Stormy Sacks Composer
- Eric Schorr Music Composition
- Geoffrey Seelen Orchestral Trombone
- Deborah Selig Opera
- Ike Shambelan Theatre Producer/Director
- Catherine Shelley Classical Voice
- Bettina Sheppard Composer
- Daniel Shirley Operatic Tenor
- Daniella Shoshan Playwright, Book and Lyrics
- David Sicco Musical Theatre
- Jacek Skryzalin Piano
- Jason Slavick Writer/Director of Theatre and Musical Theatre
- Clinton Smith Conductor/Pianist/Opera Coach
- David Snyder and Sam Bernstein Musical Theatre Composition
- Ted Sod Librettist/Lyricist
- Melissa Solomon Opera/Concert
- Konstantin Soukhovetski Piano Performance
- Diane Sposito Playwright and Librettist
- William Squier Musical Theatre Book & Lyrics
- Randy Stern Singer/Songwriter
- Grant Sturiale Composer
- Rosalie Sullivan Opera Singer
- Shea Sullivan Choreography
- Diana Tash Opera Singer/Recitalist
- Rebecca Teem Opera/Dramatic Wagner Soprano
- Riley Thomas Playwright (Composer)
- Katrina Thurman Opera Singer
- Christianne Tisdale Broadway Performer/Playwright
- Susana Tubert Theatre Producer/Director
- Nathan Tysen Musical Theatre Lyricist
- Betsy Uschkrat Opera
- Heidi Vanderford Vocal Performance
- Noah S. Weber Conduction-Classical/Contemporary Music
- Todd Wedge Classical Voice Performance
- Brenna Wells Singer-Soprano
- Megan Weston Opera and Concert Soprano
- Wallace E. Wilhoit, Jr. Librettist
- Christopher Wilson Musical Theatre
- Dana A. Yeaton Musical Theatre
- Wendy Zaros Opera/Oratorio and Classical
- Jay Alan Zimmerman Composer/Author