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Georgia Stitt (born June 17, 1972) is an American composer and lyricist, arranger, conductor, and musical director.[1]

Early life and education

Stitt was born in Atlanta, but spent most of her childhood in Covington, Tennessee.[2] She earned a B.Mus degree in Music Theory and Composition from Vanderbilt University and a M.F.A. in Musical Theater Writing from New York University.[3]

Career

Stitt began her career in New York City as a pianist, conductor and musical director on Little Shop of Horrors,[4] Avenue Q, Sweet Smell of Success, The Music Man, Titanic, Annie, and the national tour of Parade.[5][6]

Stitt composed music for The Water,[7][8][9] which won the 2008 ANMT “Search for New Voices in American Musical Theatre”. [10] She has also composed for the musicals Snow Child,[1] Samantha Spade - Ace Detective,[1][11] The Big Boom,[1] Big Red Sun,[1][12] Sing Me A Happy Song,[13][14][15] Mosaic,[1][16][17] and Hello! My Baby.[18][19]

Stitt's recorded music includes A Quiet Revolution,[1] My Lifelong Love, This Ordinary Thursday: The Songs of Georgia Stitt,[20][21] Alphabet City Cycle,[22] De Profundis, Joyful Noise,[23] A Better Resurrection and The Promise of Light.[24] She regularly performs with Broadway performer Susan Egan, and the two of them maintain a blog called "Glamour And Goop."[citation needed]

Stitt was the vocal coach for season three of America's Got Talent,[citation needed] the on-camera vocal coach for the NBC reality TV show Grease: You're the One That I Want![citation needed] and the production music coordinator for the Disney–ABC TV production of Once Upon a Mattress starring Tracey Ullman and Carol Burnett.[citation needed] She contributed two songs to the 2008 MTV movie The American Mall.[citation needed]

Stitt founded Maestra Music, a community of female, non-binary, and gender non-conforming musicians in the theatre industry.[25]

Personal life

Since 2003, Stitt has been married to fellow theatre composer Jason Robert Brown.[5] They have two daughters.[26]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g ""How This Music Maestra Discovered Her Inner Uprising" Jeryl Brunner interview". forbes.com. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ^ WhatsOnStage (October 24, 2014). "20 Questions: Georgia Stitt - My Lifelong Love". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Owens, Ann Marie Deer (July 8, 2015). "Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame 2015 class named". Vanderbilt News. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ^ The Broadway League (August 22, 2004). "Little Shop of Horrors | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Georgia Stitt, Jason Robert Brown – New York Times". The New York Times. October 19, 2003. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  6. ^ "Broadway World - Broadway News, Tickets, Videos & More".
  7. ^ "Weekend Preview (April 14, 2004)". Paloaltoonline.com. April 14, 2004. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  8. ^ "University Productions Presents – The Water". Music.umich.edu. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  9. ^ "The Water, Musical About a Town in Peril, Gets Premiere at University of Michigan Nov. 18–21". Playbill. October 19, 2004. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  10. ^ "New Musical News". Anmt.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  11. ^ Stitt, Georgia. "Samantha Spade – Ace Detective". Georgia Stitt: words and music. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  12. ^ "ASCAP Foundation Awards". Ascap.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  13. ^ "Kirshenbaum & Stitt Test New Revue Sing Me a Happy Song at Goodspeed Musicals". Playbill. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  14. ^ "COC Theatre Department Upcoming Productions". Canyons.edu. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  15. ^ "2010 Festival of New American Musicals Announced, New Partnership With NYMTF". Losangeles.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  16. ^ Bacalzo, Dan (February 26, 2010). "David Simpatico, Georgia Stitt, et al. Set for Inner Voices: Solo Musicals: Theater News on TheaterMania.com – 02/26/2010". Theatermania.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  17. ^ "Heidi Blickenstaff and Judith Blazer to Star in Inner Voices: Solo Musicals". Playbill. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  18. ^ "Halston, McGillin & More Set for HELLO! MY BABY Reading, 3/29". Broadwayworld.com. March 29, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  19. ^ "Rubicon Theatre Company – Summer Programs". Rubicontheatre.org. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  20. ^ "This Ordinary Thursday: The Songs of Georgia Stitt". ps classics. April 10, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  21. ^ "ON THE RECORD: Stitt's "this ordinary thursday" Plus Kitt at the Carlyle". Playbill. September 3, 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  22. ^ "Finian's Rainbow Star Kate Baldwin Sings "Alphabet City Cycle," Released Digitally". Playbill. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  23. ^ Robles, Jaime (May 1, 2009). "Raising a Joyful Song: San Francisco Classical Voice". Sfcv.org. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  24. ^ "A Better Resurrection, Georgia Stitt, Walton Choral – Hal Leonard Online". Halleonard.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  25. ^ Foy, Ryan (October 10, 2018). "About • Maestra". maestramusic.org. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  26. ^ "Broadway World.com - Broadway's Premier Web Resource". October 24, 2009. Archived from the original on October 24, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

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