2/21/23 2/21/23

Cherry Orchard at Polyphone

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

12/27/22 12/27/22

Documentary about Polyphone Festival

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

7/28/22 7/28/22

Rehearsal photos from As You Like It

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

7/7/22 7/7/22

Casting announced for As You Like It

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

5/31/22 5/31/22

Emily part of Space On Ryder Farm Working Farm 2022

Emily has been selected for a residency at Space on Ryder Farm.

10/6/21 10/6/21

Concert performance of Cherry Orchard

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

7/25/21 7/25/21

Virtual reading of new musical

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

5/4/21 5/4/21

Emily to write for Musical Edition of 24 Hr Plays: Viral Monologues — again!

Emily is writing a song for the 24 Hr Plays Viral Monologues: Musicals edition, in support of the Theatre Development Fund.

1/26/21 1/26/21

Page 73 Interstate 73 Resident 2021-22

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

10/15/20 10/15/20

Commission for new musical "Not Working"

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

9/22/20 9/22/20

Emily to write for Musical Edition of 24 Hr Plays: Viral Monologues

Emily is writing a song for the 24 Hr Plays Viral Monologues: Musicals edition, in support of the Theatre Development Fund.

9/15/20 9/15/20

Emily wins 2020-2021 Frank Young Fund NAMT Musical Grant

Emily has been awarded a 2020-21 NAMT Grant from Frank Young Fund for New Musicals.

5/21/20 5/21/20

Sappho Project interview: Emily Gardner Xu Hall

The Sappho Project interviews Emily Gardner Xu Hall on her work, and writing through the pandemic.

3/1/20 3/1/20

CANCELLED: Emily's songs in Songwriters' Salon concert March 16th

Emily will perform her work in a concert at Triad Theatre, alongside writers Rona Siddiqui and Charlie Sohne.

2/18/20 2/18/20

Letters To The President Premieres at the Berkshire Theatre Group

The musical LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT, for which Emily wrote music and lyrics, will premiere at BTG this summer!

2/15/20 2/15/20

Berkshire Theatre Group announces their 2020 season!

Emily’s music and lyrics will be presented in a run of LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT at the Berkshire Theatre Group this summer.

11/15/19 11/15/19

Cherry Orchard at AMTP

As part of her 2019 Jonathan Larson Award from the American Theatre Wing, Emily is workshopping her Cherry Orchard musical (music/lyrics/book) at American Music Theater Project.

6/8/19 6/8/19

Nomad Motel at the Atlantic Theater Company

Nomad Motel at the Atlantic Theater Company is now open.

5/26/19 5/26/19

Prospect Theater Lab: Message In A Bottle

Composing a new short musical for Prospect Theater Company’s annual Musical Theater Lab.

4/12/19 4/12/19

Nomad Motel at the Atlantic Theater Company

Emily is composing and sound designing the Off-Broadway premiere of Carla Ching’s play NOMAD MOTEL.

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