Several alums of The Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program had original songs featured in Emerson Stage's new digital musical THIS GOLDEN DAY.
The alums whose work was featured amongst the various writers included Maggie-Kate Coleman (Cycle 17), Timothy Huang (Cycle 11), Kim Jinhyoung (Cycle 28), Erato A. Kremmyda (Cycle 17), Yan Li (Cycle 22), Jaime Lozano (Cycle 18), Marcus Perkins (Cycle 28), Rona Siddiqui (Cycle 21), and Paulo K Tiról (Cycle 24).
Conceived and created by Annie G. Levy and Devanand Janki, directed by Devanand Janki, with music direction by Jonathan Goldberg, the Emerson Stage musical is comprised of ten mini musicals featuring new songs and music. Students worked in conjunction with nearly 20 professional award-winning lyricists and writers to refine the musical. Emerson Stage collaborated with Live & In Color, an organization that creates new stage works that promote diversity, particularly multi-ethnic participants.