Program Alums contribute songs and book to new musical 'WITNESSES'

Friday, Jul 15, 2022

Several alums from The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program contributed new material for the new musical WITNESSES based on holocaust diaries that will have it's world premiere July 15, 2022 at Escondido Center for the Arts.

Amongst the 5 teams of songwriters who contributed were Carmel Dean (Cycle 12), Mindi Dickstein (Cycle 5 and Program faculty), and Anna K. Jacobs (Cycle 17). Program alum Robert L. Freedman (Cycle 1) created the book for the new musical which had it's world premiere on July 15, 2022 at Escondido Center for the Arts.