• Fixing the Musical Pipeline: Interview w/ THE GREAT GATSBY's Kait Kerrigan & Nathan Tysen

  • Feb 28 2025
  • Length: 39 mins
  • Podcast

Fixing the Musical Pipeline: Interview w/ THE GREAT GATSBY's Kait Kerrigan & Nathan Tysen

  • Summary

  • Jen Uphoff Gray welcomes Kait Kerrigan and Nathan Tysen, writer and lyricist of Broadway's THE GREAT GATSBY! In this episode, this musical power couple shares their insight into the broken pipeline of musical theater development, which leaves countless new works stuck in limbo. We discuss the roadblocks that prevent fresh stories from reaching American audiences and why regional theaters hesitate to take the leap. But it’s not all bad news - we also explore real solutions for making the pipeline more accessible, sustainable, and artist-friendly. A candid, insightful conversation about the future of musical theater and what it will take to get new voices heard. Bonus:

    Kait and Nathan reference the types of grants and financial assistance that keeps many writers afloat while they create America's next musical sensation. Here's a link to the Dramatists Guild resource directory of Grants & Fellowships.

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