Award-winning composer, lyricist, playwright & actor based in New York City.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile now streaming on Netflix

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Emily’s first Hollywood movie credit as a writer, was released in cinemas in October 2022! Emily co-wrote “Rip Up The Recipe” with Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning songwriting team Pasek and Paul, a duet for Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians, Fresh Off the Boat, Hustlers) and pop superstar Shawn Mendes.

As of March 2023, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile grossed over $150 million in cinemas worldwide. Watch the movie now on Netflix!

Click here to watch the trailer

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Jr.

Emily is developing Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Jr. with Pasek & Paul into a school-friendly version for young people to perform!

This was a group of 52 people between the ages of 11-18 who performed our first workshop!

Letters To The President

Emily’s song “What Women Can Do” was performed in a Letters To the President reading at the 2024 Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals.

Updates

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BMI Musical Theatre Workshop Spotlight Concert 2024
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BMI Musical Theatre Workshop Spotlight Concert 2024
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Emily’s work was featured in the BMI Workshop Spotlight Concert 2024.

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Letters To The President Reading at Goodspeed Musicals
Letters To The President Reading at Goodspeed Musicals

A reading of the multi-composer song cycle at Goodspeed Musicals.

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Letters To The President to receive Industry Presentation
Letters To The President to receive Industry Presentation

Letters To The President, a musical with a song by Emily, will receive an industry presentation in December.

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“A Wrinkle In Time" cast announced
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“A Wrinkle In Time" cast announced
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Emily will sing in a developmental workshop of new musical A Wrinkle In Time at NYSAF.

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Emily joins the NYCLU Artist Ambassadors
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Emily joins the NYCLU Artist Ambassadors
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Emily is an Artist Ambassador for the New York Civil Liberties Union.

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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Performs Across the Globe
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Performs Across the Globe
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile was the top-grossing movie musical of 2022 in cinema box offices worldwide.

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Cherry Orchard at Polyphone
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Cherry Orchard at Polyphone
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University of the Arts Polyphone Festival of New Musicals presents Cherry Orchard (music, lyrics and book by Emily Gardner Xu Hall).

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Documentary about Polyphone Festival
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Documentary about Polyphone Festival
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American Theatre Wing documentary about Polyphone Festival, where Emily will be workshopping Cherry Orchard in a few months.

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Acting in workshop of new musical SUFFS by Shaina Taub
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Acting in workshop of new musical SUFFS by Shaina Taub
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Emily is acting in a workshop of Shaina Taub’s new musical SUFFS.

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Red Carpet Premiere of "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"
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Red Carpet Premiere of "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"
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Emily walks the red carpet for the first time as a writer.

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Official Trailer for "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile" released!
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Official Trailer for "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile" released!
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The full trailer is here!

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Rehearsal photos from As You Like It
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Rehearsal photos from As You Like It
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Rehearsal photos of Public Theater Shakespeare in the Park PublicWorks’ As You Like It by Joan Marcus.

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Casting announced for As You Like It
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Casting announced for As You Like It
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Emily will be making her Shakespeare in the Park debut in As You Like It.

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Teaser Trailer released for Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
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Teaser Trailer released for Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
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The teaser trailer for Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile is finally here!

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Emily part of Space On Ryder Farm Working Farm 2022
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Emily part of Space On Ryder Farm Working Farm 2022
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Emily has been selected for a residency at Space on Ryder Farm.

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Arranger and Music Supervisor for Page 73 Benefit honouring Barbara Whitman
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Emily arranged and music supervised Page 73’s Spring Benefit, celebrating Barbara Whitman and their Broadway co-production, A Strange Loop.

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'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' to be released in October 2022
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'Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile' to be released in October 2022
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The movie, starring Javier Bardem and Constance Wu, is slated to be released a month earlier than before.

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Shawn Mendes to sing Emily's song in 'Lyle Lyle Crocodile' movie
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Shawn Mendes to sing Emily's song in 'Lyle Lyle Crocodile' movie
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Pop superstar Shawn Mendes has been cast in the new live action movie musical.

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Emily joins Pasek and Paul's movie musical for Sony Pictures
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Emily joins Pasek and Paul's movie musical for Sony Pictures
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Emily will co-write a song with Pasek and Paul for a major motion picture live action musical.

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Concert performance of Cherry Orchard
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Concert performance of Cherry Orchard
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Bedlam Theatre Company to produce a concert performance of Cherry Orchard on October 18th. Click here for more details.

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Constance Wu to join Javier Bardem in "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"!
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Constance Wu to join Javier Bardem in "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"!
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Constance Wu will co-star opposite Javier Bardem.

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Emily wins the 2021 Stephen Schwartz Award for Musical Theatre
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Emily wins the 2021 Stephen Schwartz Award for Musical Theatre
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Emily wins the 2021 Dramatists Guild Stephen Schwartz Award for Musical Theatre.

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Virtual reading of new musical
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Virtual reading of new musical
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Reading of Mei-Do, a new musical by Emily Gardner Xu Hall.

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VIDEO: "PROSPERO THE CAT" (a tiny musical)
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VIDEO: "PROSPERO THE CAT" (a tiny musical)
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Emily’s song “Prospero the Cat” for the 24 Hr Plays! Performed by Joél Peréz (Fun Home, Kiss My Aztec!) with book by Daniel K. Isaac, music and lyrics by Emily Gardner Xu Hall.

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Emily to write for Musical Edition of 24 Hr Plays: Viral Monologues — again!
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Emily to write for Musical Edition of 24 Hr Plays: Viral Monologues — again!
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Emily is writing a song for the 24 Hr Plays Viral Monologues: Musicals edition, in support of the Theatre Development Fund.

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Page 73 Interstate 73 Resident 2021-22
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Page 73 Interstate 73 Resident 2021-22
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Emily is a resident writer in Page 73’s Interstate 73 for 2021-22.

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VIDEO: Emily's entry in Page 73 Time Capsule
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VIDEO: Emily's entry in Page 73 Time Capsule
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Watch and listen to a song by Emily, an entry into Page 73’s Pandemic Time Capsule.

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Commission for new musical "Not Working"
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Commission for new musical "Not Working"
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Emily will write a song for the new multi-composer musical “Not Working.”

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VIDEO: "THIS ONE THING WILL GET YOU THROUGH 2020"
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VIDEO: "THIS ONE THING WILL GET YOU THROUGH 2020"
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Emily’s song “This One Thing Will Get You Through 2020” for the 24 Hr Plays! Performed by Brittany O’Grady (Sara Bareilles’ Little Voice, Fox’s Star) with book by Isabella Dawis and music and lyrics by Emily Gardner Xu Hall.

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Emily's song in New York Times Cooking newsletter
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Emily's song in New York Times Cooking newsletter
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Emily’s song appears in Sam Sifton’s New York Times Cooking newsletter!

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