Dedicated to celebrating excellence and supporting theatre, the American Theatre Wing awards the Larson Grants to artists "to recognize and showcase their work with no strings attached - except to put it to the best use possible to help further the artist's creative endeavors," according to press notes.
This year's recipients are Danny Larsen (composer/co-lyricist) & Michelle Elliott (book writer/co-lyricist), Cloaked; Marisa Michelson (composer) & Joshua H. Cohen (book writer/lyricist), Tamar and the River; and Andy Monroe (composer), Jack Lechner (lyricist) & Michael Zam (book writer), The Kid.
Here's a look at the event:
Dylan McCollum, Al Larson, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Nan Larson
Michelle Elliot, Devyn Rush and Danny Larsen
Theodore S. Chapin, Marisa Michelson, Al Larson and Joshua Cohen
Dylan McCollum, Al Larson, Nan Larson and Julie Larson
The 2011 Jonathan Larson Grant Recipients with Al Larson, Nan Larson and Theodore S. Chapin
Andy Monroe, Michael Zam and Jack Lechner
Daphne Rubin-Vega and Michael Greif
Ashley Brown, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Devyn Rush and Jeff Blumenkrantz
Marisa Michelson, Joshua Cohen and Ashley Brown
Theodore S. Chapin
Al Larson
Devyn Rush performs a song by Danny Larsen and Michelle Elliot.
Andy Monroe, Michael Zam and Jack Lechner
Jeff Blumenkrantz
Marisa Michelson and Joshua Cohen
Ashley Brown
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Paul Scott Goodman, Amanda Yesnowitz and Julie Larson
Amanda Green, Al Larson and Victoria Leacock-Hoffman
