121 Project 2025 Recipients Announced!

Built for This

Lauren Gunderson – Book

Kira Stone – Music & Lyrics

King of Harlem

David Gomez – Book, Music & Lyrics

John-Michael Lyles

Book, Music & Lyrics

Legendary

Cheeyang Ng – Book, Music & Lyrics

Lighthouse 

Abs Wilson – Book, Lyrics & Story

Veronica Mansour – Music & Story

For one-night-only, the Lortel will showcase excerpts from 5 new musicals in development, all recipients of support from the inaugural year of our 121 Project, a tailored artistic development program to help writers take their musicals to the next level. Featuring a 6-piece live band, join us to hear selections from Barnstormer by Cheryl L. Davis & Douglas J. Cohen, Coal by Nicholas Connors, Hart Island by Michelle Elliot & Danny Haengil Larsen, Little Duende by Georgina Escobar & Robi Hagar, and The Break by Christopher Dimond & Michael Kooman.

121 Project is a tailored musical development program.

Rather than just presenting readings, we work with you to find out your specific needs and provide the targeted development that will move your show forward.

Tell us what you need!
121 Project provides up to $10,000 of support based upon the specific needs of your project.

Applications are now closed.

2024 Recipients

Barnstormer by librettist Cheryl Davis and composer Douglas Cohen
Coal by composer Nicholas Connors
Hart Island with book and lyrics by Michelle Elliott and music and lyrics by Daniel Haengil Larsen
Little Duende by librettist and lyricist Georgina Escobar and Composer and Lyricist Robi Hager
The Break, with book and lyrics by Christopher Dimond and music by Michael Kooman

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