Emily wins the 2021 Stephen Schwartz Award for Musical Theatre
The Stephen Schwartz Award is given annually to a musical theatre writer whose voice is seen as critical to the continued success of the craft. Composer, lyricist, playwright, and actor Gardner Xu Hall won the 2019 American Theatre Wing Jonathan Larson Award and was the inaugural winner of the 2018 “Go Write a Musical” Lilly Award for Women in Theatre. Among Gardner Xu Hall's numerous credits are Untitled Cherry Orchard Musical, Cymbeline, Mei-Do, Nascent Phase, Nomad Motel with Carla Ching, and Ruth. She is currently developing Untitled Chongqing Musical with Tom Donaghy and working on a film project with Tony and Oscar winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.