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Being interviewed by MD Theatre Guide's Joel Markowitz a few minutes after being awarded Outstanding Book of a Musical at the 2011 Drama Desk Awards.
 
 
Beating out the expected winner The Book of Mormon, Adam Mathias was the recipient of the 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical for See Rock City & Other Destinations! One of only two of the awards to go to an artist from a non-Broadway show.

http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-2011-Drama-Desk-Awards-The-Press-Room-20110524
 
 
 
 
Josh Young and Laura Pietropinto present the second installment of Cutting Edge Composers: A New Generation of Musical Theater Songwriters.

Moday, November 9, 2009
8:00pm - 9:30pm
The Canal Room
285 W. Broadway (at Canal Street)
New York, NY


The concert will showcase some fan favorites and world premiere songs by Brad Alexander and Adam Mathias, Jonathan Reid Gealt, Joe Iconis, Peter Lerman, Carmel Dean and Anna Jacobs, Creighton Irons and Sean Mahoney, Brian Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan, Chris Miller and Nathan Tysen, Ryan Scott Oliver, Jeremy Schonfeld, and Joshua Salzman and Ryan Cunningham. Directed by Laura Pietropinto (Next to Normal) with Music Direction by Julie McBride and a band featuring Mike Aarons, Jay Mack, Orlando Marin, and Leah Potteiger.

With an All-Star Lineup of performers including:
Tituss Burgess (The Little Mermaid; Guys and Dolls)
Lilli Cooper (Spring Awakening)
Matt Doyle (Spring Awakening)
Molly Hager (Factory Girls)
Michael Hunsaker (Ragtime)
Jay Johnson (HAIR)
Morgan Karr (Spring Awakening)
Lauren Kennedy (Vanities)
Jeremy Kushnier (Footloose, Jersey Boys)
Brooke Sunny Moriber (The Threepenny Opera)
Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent)
Lance Rubin (The Black Suits)
Katie Thompson (R.R.R.ED)
Jason "Sweettooth" Williams (The Black Suits)
Josh Young (Les Miserables)
and more!

Tickets are $20 or $15 with Student ID.

18 and over permitted. Under 18 contact cuttingedgecomposers@gmail.com and we will make an accommodation for you.

Tickets are available in advance through Smarttix.com or by calling (212) 868-4444.

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Lots of our favorite See Rock... performers are busily buzzing around Broadway and beyond!  Here's a quick rundown:

Wesley Taylor (Evan/Rick, Barrington Stage & NAMT) has departed Broadway's Rock of Ages to start work on the new Addam's Family musical.
Kerry O'Malley (Lauren/Judy, Transport Group workshop) just finished a stint in the Broadway hit Billy Elliot.
John Jellison(Grampy, Barrington Stage & NAMT) is beginning work on Memphis, coming to Broadway this fall.
Jill Abramowitz (Claire/Kate, Barrington Stage & demos) was recently featured in Broadway's 9 to 5.
Broadway's new revival of Ragtime boasts alumni from every major showing of SRC:  Mamie Parris (Dodi, 2008 Reading & demo recordings), Benjamin Schrader(Jess/Cutter, Barrington & demos) and Jonathan Hammond (Dempsey/Tour Guide, Transport Group workshop)
Lisa Brescia (Lauren, 2008 Reading) and Hunter Foster (Jess/Tour Guide, NAMT) will be appearing in Adam Gwon's Ordinary Days at Roundabout.

...and Cassie Wooley (Lauren/Judy, Barrington Stage) has been crowned NYMF's Next Broadway Sensation!
 
 
Several songs from Adam & Brad's musical See Rock City & Other Destinations were featured at Birdland on Monday, September 7th 2009 at the world famous jazz venue Birdland!  See the pictures here.

Songs included:
"You Are Not Alone" sung by Wesley Taylor
"Q Train to Coney Island" sung by Wesley Taylor & Josh Young
"All There is to Say" sung by Kerry O'Malley
"Rock City" sung by Josh Young