Kooman and Dimond
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Kooman and Dimond (b. 1979) are a musical theater writing team currently living in New York City.
They are most known for their musicals Dani Girl, Golden Gate, and Homemade Fusion.
They began working together under the tutelage of Milan Stitt
at Carnegie Mellon University
.
Recently, they were invited to perform a concert of their music at the Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center. They have also attended the Johnny Mercer Songwriting Workshop, as well as a Fellowship to the O'Neill Musical Theater Conference.
's New Musicals Workshop, culminating in a production of the latest incarnation of the show, which occurred in the spring of 2011.
, The Pennsylvania State University, the American Conservatory Theater
, The Kennedy Center, The ASCAP/Disney Musical Theater Workshop, and CAP-21. Its professional premiere was produced in Barrie, Ontario by Talk is Free Theatre, directed by Richard Ouzounian and starred Gabi Epstein as Dani.
Harvest Rain Theatre Company
debuted the show internationally in Brisbane, Australia in 2010 directed by Carmen Glanville. The production featured Heidi Enchelmaier as Dani, Juanita Ellis-Gloster as Mother, Shaun Kohlman as Marty and Tyson Stuetz as Raph, and will have a return season in March 2011.
, and moved on to venues such as The Pittsburgh CLO's Cabaret Space, The Zipper Theater, and Monday Nights New Voices Chicago. Selections from Homemade Fusion have been performed at several National Alliance for Musical Theater showcases, and are popular at colleges and cabaret venues across the country.
Internationally it has been performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival(2011).
They are most known for their musicals Dani Girl, Golden Gate, and Homemade Fusion.
They began working together under the tutelage of Milan Stitt
Milan Stitt
Milan Stitt was an American playwright and educator.Milan Stitt was born in Detroit, Michigan; he graduated from Cooley High School in 1959. Stitt then studied at Albion College to become a priest before receiving his BA from the University of Michigan and MFA from the Yale School of Drama...
at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
.
Recently, they were invited to perform a concert of their music at the Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center. They have also attended the Johnny Mercer Songwriting Workshop, as well as a Fellowship to the O'Neill Musical Theater Conference.
Golden Gate
Golden Gate premiered at the Williamstown Theater Festival Aug 12, 2009. It has subsequently been workshopped as part of Millikin UniversityMillikin University
Millikin University is an American co-educational, comprehensive, private, four-year university with traditional undergraduate programs in arts and sciences, business, fine arts, and professional studies, as well as non-traditional, adult degree-completion programs and graduate programs in...
's New Musicals Workshop, culminating in a production of the latest incarnation of the show, which occurred in the spring of 2011.
Dani Girl
Dani Girl has been workshopped at Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, The Pennsylvania State University, the American Conservatory Theater
American Conservatory Theater
American Conservatory Theater is a large non-profit theater company in San Francisco, California, that offers both classical and contemporary theater productions. A.C.T. was founded in 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Playhouse and Carnegie Tech by theatre and...
, The Kennedy Center, The ASCAP/Disney Musical Theater Workshop, and CAP-21. Its professional premiere was produced in Barrie, Ontario by Talk is Free Theatre, directed by Richard Ouzounian and starred Gabi Epstein as Dani.
Harvest Rain Theatre Company
Harvest Rain Theatre Company
The Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre companies which operates a training and rehearsal facility in Brisbane, Queensland. Since the beginning of 2009, they have been a resident theatre company at The Queensland Performing Arts Centre....
debuted the show internationally in Brisbane, Australia in 2010 directed by Carmen Glanville. The production featured Heidi Enchelmaier as Dani, Juanita Ellis-Gloster as Mother, Shaun Kohlman as Marty and Tyson Stuetz as Raph, and will have a return season in March 2011.
Homemade Fusion
Homemade Fusion is a song cycle, and was originally produced at Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, and moved on to venues such as The Pittsburgh CLO's Cabaret Space, The Zipper Theater, and Monday Nights New Voices Chicago. Selections from Homemade Fusion have been performed at several National Alliance for Musical Theater showcases, and are popular at colleges and cabaret venues across the country.
Internationally it has been performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival(2011).