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Spotlight: Frank Lazarus & Mark Shenton

January 11th, 2016

Frank Lazarus How long have you been a member of MMD? Since seeing “The Challenge” in 1992.  I thought “I have to be a part of this!” How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? At 17, in Cape Town, I began writing the book, music and lyrics of my adaptation of a...



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Spotlight: Zara Nunn & John Cohen

December 9th, 2015

Zara Nunn How long have you been a member of MMD? I’ve only recently joined actually after getting to the final four for this year’s Cameron Mackintosh Resident Composer’s Scheme, but I have been on the periphery of the network for many, many years,  so it’s very nice to now be a part of it...



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Spotlight: Mark Carroll & Seán Gray

October 13th, 2015

Mark Carroll How long have you been a member of MMD? That’s a good question and I am not quite sure but it must be a while! How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I am an actor by profession presently in Memphis and for most of my career have performed in […]...



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Spotlight: Claire E Rivers & John Sparks

August 13th, 2015

Claire E Rivers How long have you been a member of MMD? I joined MMD in 2012, just after I finished uni.  So almost 3 years. How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I started writing musical theatre at Goldsmiths, on the musical theatre MA (2011-12).  I hadn’t ever written musica...



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Spotlight: Michael Patrick Walker & Caroline Underwood

July 13th, 2015

Michael Patrick Walker How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I officially began writing for musical theatre while I was studying at Carnegie Mellon University. I became heavily involved in a theatre group there called “Scotch’n’Soda”. At the time, one of their primary missi...



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Spotlight: Ella Grace & Joanne Benjamin

June 13th, 2015

Ella Grace How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? Back in 2009 I was working for a youth drama group and the theatre where we met decided to put on a festival. I asked the organiser if I could present a show I had written as part of the line-up. I didn’t […]...



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Spotlight: Dike Okoh & Francis Matthews

May 13th, 2015

Dike Okoh How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I began writing for Musical Theatre during my MA studies at university in 2012. I studied on the MA programme for musical theatre writing at Goldsmiths College. I’d been writing songs since childhood and I previously had a career as...



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Spotlight: Rebecca Applin & Teresa Howard

April 1st, 2015

Rebecca Applin How and when did you start writing for Musical Theatre? I started at University – I had a very traditional, classical musical background and also adored theatre as a young performer. I was in my second year at university when I realised these two passions could come together. I spot...



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