Goldrich & Heisler Receive ASCAP Foundation Jamie deRoy & Friends Award

Composer Zina Goldrich & lyricist Marcy Heisler took home the coveted ASCAP Foundation Jamie deRoy & friends Award on Wednesday, December 8th as part of the ASCAP Foundation 15th Annual Awards Ceremony at the Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center. Sponsored and presented by the award-winning cabaret performer and Broadway producer, Jamie deRoy, the award was a highlight of the annual Awards Ceremony which also included top honors to vocal great Tony Bennett and his wife, Susan Benedetto, for their longtime leadership in the effort to make arts education a priority in the nation's public schools. The invitation-only event, hosted by ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams, honors a wide variety of Scholarship and Award recipients, all of whom benefit from programs of The ASCAP Foundation.

Goldrich and Heisler are the first women ever honored as recipients of the Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Songwriting and were recently nominated for 2009 Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Lyrics and Music for Dear Edwina. They have earned Lucille Lortel Award nominations for their Junie B.Jones. Goldrich and Heisler have provided original songs for The Disney Channel, Disney Interactive and Feature Animation projects, Disney Theatricals, PBS, and Nickelodeon. As performers, they have toured domestically and internationally, presenting their music at some of the finest venues, including Carnegie Hall, Canada's "Juste Pour Rire" comedy festival and the Kennedy Center. November 2009 marked the release of MARCY AND ZINA: The Album on Yellow Sound Label, and their Songbooks Volumes 1 and 2 are available from Hal Leonard. A number of new theatrical projects are in the works, including an adaptation of the tale of Snow White and Rose Red and a musical version of Freakin Fabulous, based on the bestselling book by author and stylemaker Clinton Kelly of TLC's What Not To Wear.

Founded in 1975, The ASCAP Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting American music creators and encouraging their development through music education and talent development programs. Included in these are songwriting workshops, grants, scholarships, awards, recognition and community outreach programs, and public service projects for senior composers and lyricists. The ASCAP Foundation is supported by contributions from ASCAP members and from music lovers throughout the United States.

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