Adam Wachter
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Adam Wachter is a composer, lyricist, and music director featured on six episodes of the Disney+ series “Encore!”, produced and hosted by Kristen Bell. He is the recipient of the 2018 Stiles + Drewe Prize for songwriting, and his original musical Tarrytown won the 2017 San Diego Critics’ ...
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Adam Wachter Biography
Adam Wachter is a composer, lyricist, and music director featured on six episodes of the Disney+ series “Encore!”, produced and hosted by Kristen Bell. He is the recipient of the 2018 Stiles + Drewe Prize for songwriting, and his original musical Tarrytown won the 2017 San Diego Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Musical. He composed the music for the ballet On Lincoln Square, which premiered at the Vail Dance Festival as the choreographic debut of Tiler Peck, and wrote both the score and screenplay for the award-winning short film “Sign”. Adam has created music for the series “Wacky Races,” “Cheat Sheet for the Voting Booth,” “The Battery’s Down,” and “Submissions Only,” and his music-directing credits include the New York productions of Old Jews Telling Jokes, Carrie, Unlock’d, and Yank!, as well as shows at regional theaters throughout the U.S., including the Old Globe, Signature Theatre, Barrington Stage, Shakespeare Theatre, Bay Street, Pittsburgh CLO, The Wallis Annenberg, Weston Playhouse, and more. His Broadway keyboard credits include War Paint, Allegiance, Finding Neverland, Peter Pan, and The Addams Family. Adam received a BTA from the University of Michigan and an MA from Goldsmiths, University of London, and is currently on the faculty of Point Park University’s musical theatre department in Pittsburgh.Adam Wachter News
Burman and Wallowitch Winners Announcedby Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2021
The Burman Award finalists were: Bob Levy and Alyce Finell. The Wallowitich Award finalists were: Alex Goldie Golden and Billy Recce.
Lineup of Jewish Writers Announced For The Latest Collaboration Between Signal and JW3by Stephi Wild - Feb 17, 2021
SIGNAL x JW3 is a the second collaboration between the acclaimed musical theatre concert series and JW3, the UK's biggest Jewish community centre. This live multi-location concert will gather together a selection of the best Jewish musical theatre writers from around the world for this Purim-themed digital concert that celebrates the historic triumph of good over evil.
MUSICALS WITH CHEESE Discusses FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE With Adam Wachterby Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2021
'In a house that will never be a home...' This week the hosts of Musicals with Cheese Jesse McAnally & Andrew DeWolf are joined by Adam Wachter of Encore on Disney+ and composer of the musical Tarrytown to talk about the crazy stage musical from Michael John LaChiusa about the daughters of the president.
Tyler Mount Stops By SOUP TROUPE ONLINE!by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2020
Tune in on Sunday, December 20 at 1PM EST for SOUP TROUPE ONLINE. Hosted by co-founder Danny Feldman (Hide and Seek) and co-president Dani Wergiles, the livestream is streamed every weekend to discuss soups and more with special guests.
Billy Recce and Adam Wachter Stop By SOUP TROUPE ONLINEby A.A. Cristi - Dec 10, 2020
Tune in on Saturday, December 12 at 1PM EST for SOUP TROUPE ONLINE. Hosted by co-founder Danny Feldman (Hide and Seek) and co-president Dani Wergiles, the livestream is streamed every weekend to discuss soups and more with special guests.
BWW Review: THE DAZZLE at Backyard Renaissance Theatre Companyby E.H. Reiter - Jun 26, 2020
Backyard Renaissance offers multiple theatre offering for your weekend enjoyment with THE DAZZLE and TARRYTOWN
West End Stars Celebrate New Writing In Online Concert For Stiles + Drewe's Best New Song Prizeby Stephi Wild - Jun 23, 2020
The winner of the 2020 annual Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize will be announced during a 'virtual concert' and online ceremony on Sunday 5 July.
New York Theatre Barn Will Live Stream Excerpts From New Musicals THE DOGS OF PRIPYAT and TARRYTOWNby Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2020
New York Theatre Barn will host a free live stream of its New Works Series on Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 at 7PM EDT, featuring excerpts from the new musicals The Dogs of Pripyat and Tarrytown. The 40-minute presentation will also feature the creators of the new musicals.
Caitlin Kinnunen, Daisy Eagan, Jeremy O. Harris and More Will Podcast for Pride This Monthby Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 17, 2020
The Broadway Podcast network will celebrate Pride month with a special section of the website highlighting a variety of programming to mark the occasion.
BWW Album Review: Forget Sleepy, Wachter's TARRYTOWN Will Awaken Your Soulby Courtney Savoia - May 18, 2020
Adam Wachter's original musical, Tarrytown, offers a contemporary twist to an iconic story, based on Washington Irving's 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and features the astonishing voices of Jeremy Jordan, Andy Mientus, and Krysta Rodriguez. This trio is pure magic and their voices make this legend anything but sleepy.
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BWW Exclusive: Go Inside the Recording Sessions for TARRYTOWN with Adam Wachter!by BroadwayWorld TV - May 11, 2020
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, studio cast recording of Adam Wachter's musical Tarrytown has just been newly released today, May 11, on all digital music platforms - including iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music - and all proceeds will be donated to The Actors Fund to support their work helping the creative community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Stage Tube - Aug 12, 2016
Bay Street Theater has just announced that MY FAIR LADY will be extended through September 4 due to popular demand. The classic musical has book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. It is based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw and Gabriel Pascal's motion picture. The production is directed by Michael Arden, Tony Award nominee and Outer Critics Circle Award-winner for Best Director of a Musical for the Broadway revival of Spring Awakening. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by Stage Tube - Oct 22, 2015
GIRLSTARSignature Theatre presents GIRLSTAR, directed by Signature Artistic Director Eric Schaeffer (Broadway's Gigi, Follies, Million Dollar Quartet). Featuring book and lyrics by Anton Dudley (Second Stage's Getting Home) and music by Brian Feinstein (New World Stages' Mimi Le Duck), this world premiere musical fairytale runs in the MAX Theatre now through November 15. Click below to watch highlights from the show!
by Stage Tube - Mar 29, 2015
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman, and The Transfer Group present the Los Angeles premiere of the all-new, reimagined, environmental and completely immersive theater production of the legendary musical CARRIE THE MUSICAL. Check out highlights from the show below!
by Stage Tube - Sep 3, 2013
To celebrate Labor Day, check out this fun musical short called 'WERQ (The Labor Day Song')', featuring a gospel number sung by Broadway's Raena White and featuring a slew of stage veterans. Click below to watch!
by Stage Tube - Apr 22, 2013
Check out what stage veterans Jake Wilson and Alysha Umphress love, in a just-released musical short titled 'Shit I Love.' Written and directed by Wilson, the video features cinematography by Andrew Keenan-Bolger and music by Adam Wachter. Also featured are Ismaelpeter Casillas, Alicia Charles, Manny Leach, Meara Levezow, Alex Redelico, Dani Spieler and Samantha Zack.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Sep 24, 2012
For the first time ever, the musical Carrie is available for performances by Schools and Theaters through R&H Theatricals and the recent MCC production has been preserved in a cast recording. The new recording, executive produced by Grammy Award winner Kurt Deutsch (In the Heights), will be released on September 25th on iTunes, Amazon.com, and is available for pre-order at Sh-K-Boom's website (http://sh-k-boom.com/carrie.shtml In the video below, get an exclusive look at the cast in the recording studio as they explain the story behind Carrie!
by Stage Tube - Jul 23, 2012
Hear co-creator Daniel Okrent and cast members Todd Susman and Audrey Lynn Weston from the off-Broadway hit OLD JEWS TELLING JOKES as they visit WNYC Radio's Leonard Lopate. Click below to listen!
by BroadwayWorld TV - Mar 12, 2011
Andrew Keenan-Bolger takes a first look at the new show SPIDERMUSICAL, which will run March 15th-March 21st at the Mint Theater. Click below for video footage.
by BroadwayWorld TV - Dec 6, 2010
The second episode of 'Submissions Only,' a new online television series, will premiere this Sunday, December 5th on YouTube featuring a slew of Broadway guest stars.
