Constance Wu to join Javier Bardem in "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"!
Constance Wu will co-star opposite Javier Bardem.
Emily wins the 2021 Stephen Schwartz Award for Musical Theatre
Emily wins the 2021 Dramatists Guild Stephen Schwartz Award for Musical Theatre.
VIDEO: "PROSPERO THE CAT" (a tiny musical)
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.
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.
Page 73 Interstate 73 Resident 2021-22
Emily is a resident writer in Page 73’s Interstate 73 for 2021-22.
VIDEO: Emily's entry in Page 73 Time Capsule
Watch and listen to a song by Emily, an entry into Page 73’s Pandemic Time Capsule.
Commission for new musical "Not Working"
Emily will write a song for the new multi-composer musical “Not Working.”
VIDEO: "THIS ONE THING WILL GET YOU THROUGH 2020"
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.
Emily's song in New York Times Cooking newsletter
Emily’s song appears in Sam Sifton’s New York Times Cooking newsletter!
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.
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.
Sappho Project interview: Emily Gardner Xu Hall
The Sappho Project interviews Emily Gardner Xu Hall on her work, and writing through the pandemic.
Beat The Quarantine "I've Just Touched My Face"
“I never knew how much I touched my eye, I’m gonna die…“
Beat The Quarantine "Ticket To Frozen"
“They’re turning off the marquee, they’re closing Broadway, yeah…”
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.
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!