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2015 Jonathan Larson Grants Presented by American Theatre Wing

Check out the up-and-coming musical theater writers who are following in the footsteps of the late ”Rent” composer.

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Jonathan Larson Grant recipients Tim Rosser, Sam Willmott, Max Vernon, and Charlie Sohne.
Jonathan Larson Grant recipients Tim Rosser, Sam Willmott, Max Vernon, and Charlie Sohne.
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The American Theatre Wing presented the 2015 Jonathan Larson Grants during a ceremony on March 23 at the WNYC Greene Space.

Honorees include writing team Tim Rosser (composer) and Charlie Sohne (lyricist) receiving $10,000, Sam Willmott (composer and lyricist) receiving $10,000 and a weeklong residency at the Running Deer Musical Theatre Lab, and Max Vernon (composer and lyricist) receiving $10,000. This year’s recipients were selected by a panel consisting of Amanda Green (Hands on a Hardbody), Steven Lutvak (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder), and Ted Chapin (president and executive director of Rodgers & Hammerstein). The prestigious grants total $30,000.

Given annually to honor emerging composers, lyricists, and book writers, the Jonathan Larson Grants aim to continue composer Jonathan Larson’s dream of "infusing musical theater with a contemporary, joyful, urban vitality."

Julie and Al Larson with Heather Hitchens and William Ivey Long of the American Theatre Wing.
Julie and Al Larson with Heather Hitchens and William Ivey Long of the American Theatre Wing.
(© American Theatre Wing)