Gilman & Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation give awards to new songwriters and book writers. The foundation was created by American Theatre Wing Board Member, Sondra Gilman, and Texas Art Commissioner, Celso Gonzalez-Falla. The Musical Theatre Award is accompanied by a grant of $25,000. A number of smaller grants (between $1,000- $5,000) are also awarded at the ceremony. To qualify the "writers must have had at least one musical produced in either a commercial or a professional non-profit theatre in America."
Previous Musical Theatre Award winners
| Year | Winner(s) |
| 1991 | Craig Carnelia |
| 1992 | Louis Rosen |
| 1993 | Jeffrey Lunden and Arthur Perlman |
| 1995 | Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley |
| 1996 | Jason Robert Brown and Ray Leslee |
| 1998 | Robert Lindsay Nassif (author of Honky Tonk Highway & Ellior Ness in Cleveland). |
| 1999 | Doug Cohen and Polly Pen |
| 2000 | Kirsten Childs |
| 2001 | Andrew Lippa |
| 2003 | Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin |
Other Winners
Grants
The Foundation also gives out commendations of $1000–$5000. Previous winners include:
- Kirsten Childs
- Martin Sylvestri
- Joel Higgins
- John Bucchino
- David Evans
- Bill Russell (lyricist)
- Lynn Ahrens
- Stephen Flaherty
- Jonathan Larson
References
- ^ Salinas, Mike (20 February 2001). "Gilman, Gonzalez-Falla Select Lippa for Award". Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- "Jason Robert Brown". Broadway Teaching Group. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Callaway, Blazer, Skinner Celebrate Cohen & Pen at 1999 Gilman Gonzalez-Falla Awards". Playbill. 19 October 1999. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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