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K+D win the Lorenz Hart Award
Kooman and Dimond were honored as the first recipients of the
Lorenz Hart award by the ASCAP Foundation
on December 7th, 2011. The award comes with a cash prize and was selected by Stephen Schwartz, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.
K+D At Goodpseed
Goodspeed Musicals
has invited Kooman and Dimond to their annual writers' cabaret in January 2012. They'll be taking part in Goodspeed's New Artists Cabaret on January 14th.
New Videos. New Songs.
Videos from the
Album Release Concert
at Birdland are UP! Featuring Patina Miller, Julia Murney, Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan, Kyle Dean Massey and many more Broadway talents!
Laura Osnes Records K+D song
Laura Osnes recorded
"Breathe"
a new song by Kooman + Dimond to play over the credits of the short film FLOUR BABY.
FLOUR BABY Premieres
On Nov 9, 2011, FLOUR BABY, a short film by Christopher Dimond, premiered at the Steeltown Film Factory competition.
Christopher was awarded $30,000 to make the film from the competition earlier in 2011.
The film is slated to screen at the Napa Valley film festival, among other festivals.
flourbaby.com.
DANI GIRL at NAMT
DANI GIRL was selected for the 2011
National Alliance for Musical Theatre's"
new works festival. On October 27th and 28th, a 45 minute selections was performed for the NAMT members by the amazing cast that included
Rozi Baker, Chris Hoch, River Alexander, and Kate Shindle.
An Evening with Stephen Schwartz
On Oct 3rd, 2011 Kooman and Dimond participated in a concert hosted by Stephen Schwartz at the Peter Norton Space on 42nd Street.
Jose Llana and Rachel Potter performed two K&D songs.
Also involved in the event were Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, as well as husband and wife writing team Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda.
Kimberly Lew wrote a
review of the evening.
Lecture on Musical Theatre
Michael Kooman has been invited to speak at the University of Colorado to the students studying musical theater.
He will make a presentation on the creating a new musical from a writer's perspective on Nov. 29th 2011.
K+D Masterclass
Kooman + Dimond held a masterclass with the talented students at
Rider University.
Congrats to all who participated and thanks to Marianne Cook for the invitation.
HOMEMADE FUSION production
HOMEMADE FUSION will be produced at
SUNY Fredonia
in New York in December 2011.
Download a FREE song from our new album!
Visit our store page
to download a FREE bonus track from the album performed by Chris Mann (Glee).
Accompaniment Tracks
Accompaniment Tracks for Kooman & Dimond songs are now available on our
store page. Tracks include two mp3s:
one with the melody line and one without.
Tracks will be added intermittently, so check back frequently!
Release Concert at Birdland
We released our album
OUT OF OUR HEADS
on June 28th, and we sold out Birdland on July 18th for our release concert. Check out the
videoclips from broadwayworld or
the amazing photo coverage from
playbill and
broadwayworld.
HOMEMADE FUSION Productions
HOMEMADE FUSION is being produced across the globe in August.
In Short productions will produce HOMEMADE FUSION at the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Aug 3-29th.
Greyman Theater Company (who produced DANI GIRL earlier this year) will present the show in
Dallas on August 12 and 19th.
New BLOG!
Check out our blog at
http://koomandimond.wordpress.com/.
News Archive - 2011
Raves for Dani Girl
Recent productions of Dani Girl in Australia, Dallas TX, and Canada have
opened to rave reviews.
Reviews for the
Harvest Rain production are
here
and
here.
Reviews for the
Greyman Theatre Company are
here
and
here.
The recent Canadian production by
Talk is Free Theater was a
rave.
New Song!
Check out a hot-off-the-press song on
our blog
entitled "Beautiful Mistake" sung by the
lovely Hannah Shankman. Sheet music now available at
our store.
Upcoming Concerts
Keep up with Kooman and Dimond on their
facebook page
for details on their upcoming concerts.
Dates include April 1st at CAP 21,
and May 24th in Dreamlight Theatre’s
Bright Lights Series.
Many more to come!
Kickstarter Campaign
Check out our
kickstarter campaign
for details about our album and a video from Michael and Chris.
University Premiere of Golden Gate
Millikin University hosted the
University premiere production
of Golden Gate, which opened March 30th, 2011.
DANI GIRL - Barrie, ON, Canada production - January 20-29, 2011
Talk is Free Theatre
in Canada produced DANI GIRL in January, 2011, helmed by Richard Ouzounian.
News Archive - 2010
Larson Grant
Michael and Chris are thrilled to announce that they have been selected as
recipients of the 2010 Larson grant!
Check out the official press release
here and
here.
They are also incredibly psyched to have their bios added to the American Theater Wing Website.
Links here
and here.
New CD
Michael and Chris are in the early stages of putting together a brand new CD
of their work together for commercial release in the spring of 2011.
Check back to koomandimond.com or our
facebook page for the latest updates on the project.
Playwrights Horizons - NYC, NY - September 20, 2010
Kooman and Dimond had their music showcased on September 20th at
Playwrights Horizons as part of the culmination of their year studying with
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty in the Dramatists Guild Fellowship program.
A slew of broadway talent performed their work, including Lisa Brescia,
Andrew Kober and John Tartaglia.
Homemade Fusion - London - August 12, 2010
Homemade Fusion was produced at the Ambassadors Theatre in London
by Christopher Clegg. The evening featured fellow CMU alumni Patina Miller, and Andrew Kober.
Dani Girl - Waco, TX - August, 2010
The
Grey Man Theatre Company produced Dani Girl in Waco, TX.
Props to Matt Tolbert and Joshua Gonzales for pulling off a critically acclaimed production!
Dani Girl - Los Angeles - July, 2010
The LA Festival of American New Musicals produced a very well-received reading of DANI GIRL. Read the
LA Times article. For information in licensing Kooman + Dimond shows, write to
info@koomandimond.com.
Dani Girl - Australia - May, 2010
Harvest Rain Theatre Company down under in Australia, produced Dani Girl
in May as part of their annual intern show.
News Archive - 2009
Fred Ebb Award Finalists
Michael and Chris were honored to be selected as top 5 finalists for the
Fred Ebb Award in 2009.
Dramatists Guild Fellowship
Michael and Chris were selected for the prestigious
2009-2010 Dramatists
Guild Fellows program with Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens.
New Musical JUNIOR CLAUS makes Minneapolis Premiere
JUNIOR CLAUS,
a Christmas-themed family musical,
opened a three week run in Minneapolis, MN on December 10, 2009.
Helmed by Steve Barberio, JUNIOR CLAUS follows the story of Santa’s son, Junior,
as he rebels against the family business and Christmas altogether until he is
called upon to step into his father’s shoes.
Millikin workshop of GOLDEN GATE
Michael and Chris were invited back to
Millikin University in 2010
after the well-received workshop of DANI GIRL in January 2009.
They workshopped workshopping GOLDEN GATE, which premiered at the Williamstown Theater Festival.
Readings by the Millikin students will took place both on campus and at the Chicago
Center for the Performing Arts.
DANI GIRL at Penn State
DANI GIRL was selected to be part of Penn State’s New Musical Theater Festival.
Performances took place on December 12, 2009 at 2pm and 7pm at the Pavilion Theater. More information on the festival can be found here.
Golden Gate
Michael and Chris are at work on their new musical, Golden Gate,
a commission from the prestigious Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Click here for more information
Dani Girl
April 15, Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Dani Girl has been selected to be included in the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's Emerging Artist Series in Musical Theatre Playwriting.
Click here for more information
Monday Nights New Voices
March 30th, Duplex Cabaret Theater, 61 Christopher Street, NY, 8pm
Kooman and Dimond are featured in Scott Alan’s successful concert series.
Click here for more information
News Archive - 2008
Kennedy Center Concert
February 2nd, 2008, Millenium Stage – Kennedy Center, 6pm
Kooman and Dimond return to the Kennedy Center to take part in a series of concerts titled “Next Generation of Musical Theater”. Come hear the best of the Kooman and Dimond songbook as performed by Natalie Weiss and Anderson Davis.
Tickets are free, and on a first-come first-serve basis.
In the Studio
January 2008
Kooman and Dimond are recording a bunch of new tracks and a few re-worked songs from current projects. Check back soon to hear!
Millikin Residency
Jan 5th-13th 2008, Millikin University
Kooman and Dimond take part in a week-long workshop of DANI GIRL at Millikin University, culminating in a reading at the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts. Produced and directed by Lori Bales.
NAMT showcase
October 2008, New World Stages, 2pm
Kooman and Dimond are featured in a songwriter’s showcases presented by NAMT, featuring Natalie Weiss and Michael Kadin Craig. Produced by Brandon Huldeen.
Click here for more information
NYU reading
October 6th 2008, Cap 21 (NYU), 18 w. 18th street, New York, 7:30pm
DANI GIRL is workshopped at CAP 21 as part of their winter-reading series. Directed by John Carrafa and featuring the talents of Dana Steingld, Adam Chanler-Berat, Jonathan Hammond and Susan Haefner. Produced by Eliza and Frank Ventura.
HF in Chicago
Sept 29th 2008, Chicago Center for the Performing Arts, 8pm
The songbook of Kooman and Dimond is performed by the Chicago incarnation of “Monday Nights New Voices”, produced by David Tomczak, featuring talent from Chicago productions of Wicked, and Jersey Boys.
Click here for more information
Johnny Mercer Songwriting Workshop
August 9-13th, 2008 Northwestern University
Under the tutelage of Andrew Lippa, Craig Carnelia, and Lari White, Kooman and Dimond will take part in a week-long workshop celebrating the new American Songbook. Two new songs (“Lost in the Waves”, and “Mama, Give us Your Blessing”) will be featured in a concert with Heather Headley.
Click here for more information
O’Neill Fellowship
New London, Connecticut June/July 2008
Kooman and Dimond received a fellowship to attend the O’Neill Music Theater Conference, and worked with the creators and production teams of “Myth”, “In Transit”, and “Iron Curtain”.
NAMT showcase
July 2008, CAP 21 (NYU), 18 w. 18th street, New York, 2pm
Kooman and Dimond are featured in a songwriter’s showcases presented by NAMT, featuring Patina Miller and Anderson Davis. Produced by Brandon Huldeen.
Kennedy Center – ACTF Musical Theater Award, New Visions / New Voices Workshop
April 13th-26th 2008, Kennedy Center, Washington DC
DANI GIRL has been selected as the 2008 winner of the Michael Kanin Musical Theater Award, given by the Kennedy Center ACTF. Immediately following the ACTF festival, Kooman and Dimond will receive a workshop of DANI GIRL by the Kennedy Center’s New Visions / New Voices festival, one of six new works selected from around the world.
National Festival
New Visions/New Voices 2008
ASCAP Musical Theater Workshop
March 27th 2008, ASCAP 6th Floor, 1 Lincoln Plaza, New York, 6pm
DANI GIRL was selected to participate in the ASCAP Musical Theater Workshop run by Stephen Schwartz. Panelists who gave feedback (in addition to Schwartz) were Lynn Ahrens and Dick Scanlan. Directed by Dani Rigazzi and featuring Kara Lindsay, Anderson Davis, Andrew Kober and Ruth Weber.
Click here for more information
HF at the Zipper
The NYC debut of Kooman and Dimond! The best of the Kooman and Dimond songbook as sung by the wildly amazing performers Patina Miller, Marty Thomas, Natalie Venetia-Belcon, Anderson Davis, Matt Scott, Kara Lindsay, Kirsten Bracken, Andrew Kober, and Marissa Lesch.
Click here for more information
News Archive - 2007
DANI GIRL at the American Conservatory Theater
August 13th 2007, Stanford Unviersity, 8pm
Kooman and Dimond’s new musical DANI GIRL has been selected as part of a series of new readings at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Also featured are Jose Rivera’s “Brainpeople” and Carrie Perloff’s “Higher”. Directed by John Carrafa and produced by Pink Pasdar.
Click here for more information
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