MW56 - JEFF THOMSON & JORDAN MANN

      In early December, 2009, MW had the opportunity to interview the
2008 JONATHON LARSON PERFORMING ARTS FOUNDATION GRANT winners,
JEFF THOMSON (Music) and JORDAN MANN (Lyrics)
As a songwriting team, Jeff and Jordan received a 2008 Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Grant,
and they were 2006-2007 Dramatis Guild Musical Theatre Writing Fellows.
Their songs have been featured in the acclaimed York Theatre Company’s N.E.O Concert Series,
and Scott Alan’s Monday Night New Voices programs in Chicago and New York,
as well as two sold out engagements at The Duplex. Their song “When The Words Won’t Come”
was published in the Fall 2007 issue of “The Dramatist”.
Their original musical Trails was recently awarded a workshop at Millikin University.
Upcoming projects include, Virtually Me for TheaterWorks USA,
and adaptations of the films Pump Up The Volume and Jawbreaker. 
Coming Soon, Jeff and Jordan will be the featured songwriters in the acclaimed “Songbook” series at Lincoln Center.

  Music on this episode includes:
LEARN IT, LIVE IT, LOVE IT - from JAWBREAKER sung by Tracy McDowell, Natalie Weiss, Auri Marcus, Angie Marie Smith, Matt Lutz & Timothy Wilson
WALLFLOWER - from JAWBREAKER sung by Elizabeth Brackenbury 
WHEN THE WORDS WON'T COME - from PUMP UP THE VOLUME
ONE BLACK CRAYON - from PUMP UP THE VOLUME
PENNSYLVANIA NIGHTS - from TRAILS sung by Matt Lutz & Jonathon Shew (with bookwriter Christy Hall)
STORIES IN THE SKY - from TRAILS

To see more details on Jeff & Jordan's work, you can visit their website at:
www.thomsonandmann.com

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http://www.facebook.com/thomsonandmann 

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March 15th - Jeffrey Lyle Segal
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