Shaina Taub to Host Musical Theatre Factory's FACTORY SALON Tomorrow

Musical Theatre Factory (MTF) will present its monthly Factory Salon with guest host Shaina Taub, and featuring the work of singer/songwriter Jean Rohe (Jean Rohe & The End of the World Show), and singer/songwriter Eisa Davis (Flowers Are Sleeping, Bulrusher).

The Factory Salon is an informal open mic night for new musical theatre songs. Writers and performers are encouraged to showcase their new works. The Factory Salon takes place Thursday, February 26th form 8pm to midnight and has a $10 suggested donation at the door. $8 advance reservations can be made at http://mtf.nyc/events/factory-salon-8/

SHAINA TAUB A fellow of the MacDowell Colony, the Yaddo Colony, the Sundance Institute and the Johnny Mercer Songwriter's Project, winner of the 2013 MAC John Wallowitch Award, a TEDx conference speaker, and a featured artist in the Gc Watches ad campaign, Shaina served on the music theatre faculty at Pace University, and is a University Scholar alumnus of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. As a songwriter, Shaina won the 2014 Jonathan Larson Grant, and was Ars Nova's 2012 Composer-in-Residence. She's currently developing Robin, a new musical commissioned by Ars Nova, with playwright Jen Silverman, as well as writing the score for There's A House, a musical commissioned by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, with playwright Kim Rosenstock. Her original soul-folk opera, The Daughters, was a finalist for the Richard Rodgers Award, and has been developed by the Yale Institute of Music Theatre, CAP21 Theater Company, and was featured in NYU's mainstage season. She has created songs for Walt Disney Imagineering, Sesame Street, and recently signed a publishing deal with Ghostlight / Sh-k-Boom Records and Razor & Tie, as the first artist in their new joint venture to represent songwriters that fuse theatrical and pop music. Six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald is currently performing Shaina's song, The Tale of Bear & Otter, on her world concert tour.

Musical Theatre Factory is a volunteer-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping musical theatre artists develop and present new work in a collaborative atmosphere free from the pressures of critical or commercial success. More information can be found at www.MTF.nyc

Musical Theatre Factory is located at 250 West 40th Street (between 7th & 8th Ave) on the fourth floor.