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Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE

Stand Alone: Songs About and Written By Losers, an evening of new songs by Sam Salmond, was presented last night, November 12 at The Laurie Beechman Theatre. BroadwayWorld was there for the festivities and you can check out coverage below! 

The evening featured the talents of Claybourne Elder (Bonnie and Clyde), Gideon Glick (Into the Woods, Spring Awakening), Jose Llana(The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Corey Mach (Godspell), Eric William Morris (Mamma Mia!), Anne L. Nathan (Once) and Etai BenShlomo (Wicked).

Sam Salmond wrote book and lyrics for Mormons, Mothers and Monsters (a Boston Globe Critic’s Pick) with music by Will Aronson. The show received its world premiere production at Barrington Stage Company in 2011. He also penned the book and lyrics to Missing Parents, with music by Yoonmi Lee, which had a limited run at NYU in August 2012. He has participated in writer's residencies at Goodspeed, CAP21 and the Berkshire Playwright's Lab. Sam’s music and lyrics have been featured at William Finn’s Songs by Ridiculously Talented Composers and Lyricists You Probably Don’t Know but Should, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, and other NYC venues. He is an alumnus of NYU’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.

Photo Credit: Stephen Sorokoff

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
William Finn & Sam Salmond

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Sam Salmond

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Gideon Glick

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Grace McLean

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Michael Winther

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Claybourne Elder

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Jason "Sweettooth" Williams

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Eric William Morris

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Salomon Lerner

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Jose Llana

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Alyse Alan Louis, Grace McLean, Etai Ben Shlomo, Jason "SweetTooh" Williams

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Sam Salmond

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Anne L. Nathan

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Anne L. Nathan

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Corey Mach

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Sam Salmond

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
The Laurie Beechman Theatre

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Songs About & Written By Losers

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
William Finn, Michael Winther, Jose Llana

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE
Michael Winther, Sam Salmond, Natasha Sinha

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE

Photo Coverage: Claybourne Elder, Jose Llana, and More Perform in STAND ALONE



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