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Alanya is an award winning music theatre composer.

Her writing credits include WHAT WE BEGAN (2012), CONNECTED (formerly Connect Four) (Metro Arts, Brisbane 2013, The Arts Centre, Gold Coast 2015, Harvest Rain Theatre Company, Brisbane 2015, Ruby’s Music Room, Melbourne 2015), the showcase SOMETHING MORE (The Box, Brisbane 2013), SONGS SO FAR (Brisbane Powerhouse 2014, Leicester Square Theatre, London 2015), Short and Sweet Festival (Gold Coast 2014), Composer Spotlight for Musical Theatre Tuesdays (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London 2015), From Page To Stage (Tristan Bates Theatre, London 2016), The Ribbons Of Life (St Giles-In-The-Fields Church, London 2016), Home Grown (Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne 2016), Bridge To Broadway (New Globe Theatre, Brisbane 2016), Songwriters Night (Playlight Theatre Company, featured in March, May & October, New York 2017), Sound Bites 4.0 (The Pershing Square Signature Theatre, New York 2017), In The Works (The Duplex, New York 2017), JUST A PHASE (R&D). 

Alanya studied in London at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, has a Master of Music (Distinction), and is a Licentiate of Trinity College, London. Alanya is currently undertaking a Masters in Musical Theatre Writing at the TISCH School of Arts, NYU, New York, and is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. She is the recipient of the Wirripang Publishing award for New Composition and Specialist award for best Vocal Composition in 2013, a 2017 MAC Wallowitch Award finalist, and received the Rhona Morton Scholarship twice, for both her A.T.C.L. and L.T.C.L.

An Australian composer, lyricist, playwright, performer, and singer/songwriter, Alanya's other composing works include the documentary Lost For Words with Hartflicker Moving Pictures in 2013, and has recorded three CDs of original compositions.  Sheet music for her compositions can be found at ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com and alanyabridge.com.

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The Green Room 42 to Present ANOTHER EVENING WITH PAULIE AND ALANYA This Month


Join us for Another Evening with Paulie and Alanya at The Green Room 42 on January 19th. Musical theatre writers Alanya Bridge and Paulie Pecorella reunite after five years to share an evening of all new songs. Tickets available now.

MAC Annnounces The 2023 Burman And Wallowitch Award Winners!


The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has announced that Kevin Kelso (music) and Hillary Rollins (lyrics) are the winners of MAC's 2023 Dottie Burman Award songwriting competition, and that Sonya Hayden (music and lyrics) is the winner of MAC's 2023 John Wallowitch Award songwriting competition. The winners will share in the $500 award that comes with each of the two competitions.

Photos: First Look At BAGGAGE AT THE DOOR At AMT Theater


Performances begin tonight, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 7pm for the Off-Broadway premiere of Baggage at the Door, an original one-woman musical addressing the critical moment a (seemingly well-adjusted trauma-queen) survivor realizes she may no longer be able to cope; when falling in love triggers here lurking PTSD, she might by f*#&ed. Get a first look at the production in new photos.

Dana Aber Brings One-Woman Musical BAGGAGE AT THE DOOR to AMT Theater


Dana Aber brings her one-woman musical 'Baggage at the Door' Off-Broadway at AMT Theater. Performances begin tonight!

Dana Aber to Debut One-Woman Musical BAGGAGE AT THE DOOR Off-Broadway at AMT Theater


Get ready for a captivating one-woman musical experience as Dana Aber brings 'Baggage at the Door' to the AMT Theater in November. Don't miss this Off-Broadway production that promises to leave audiences spellbound.

Apples And Oranges Arts Presents SING TANK LIVE, May 12


Participants of Apples and Oranges Arts' future-forward THEatre ACCELERATOR new work development program pitch their musicals to a panel of entertainment, tech and finance industry judges in Sing Tank a live, “Shark Tank” style pitch show hosted by co-creators Pamela and Tim Kashani.

Apples and Oranges Arts Spotlights The Heroine's Journey With Latest THEatre ACCELERATOR Development Cohort


Dubbed THEatre ACCELERATOR: The Heroine's Journey in XR, Apples and Oranges Arts applies their signature use of new technology to help writers develop and distribute new musicals that forefront female identifying characters.

Tin Pan Alley 2 Concert Series Spotlights International Artists


Tin Pan Alley 2, a free concert series featuring new musical theatre works, will present feature a panel of emerging writers on Friday, April 23rd, 2021 at 7:30pm ET.

THE LATEST DRAFT Podcast Second Season Premieres Feb. 12


Season Two of The Latest Draft Podcast premieres this Friday, February 12. After receiving dozens of submissions, the producers narrowed down the season to eight podcast musicals and 20 cabaret songs.

Tin Pan Alley 2 Concert Series Announces 2021 Season


Tin Pan Alley 2, a bimonthly free concert series featuring new musical theatre works, continues to foster a community of emerging musical theatre writers. In 2021, there will be six virtual concerts with 22 songwriters. Each 45-minute concert will have one specific theme: 'Love' in February; 'International Artists' in April; 'Pride' in June; 'Women+ Artists' in August; 'Halloween' in October; and 'Holidays' in December.

Broadway Sings Alanya Bridge As Part Of Adelaide FringeVIEW


'Broadway Sings Alanya Bridge' is an intimate international virtual concert featuring the music of Australian musical theatre composer Alanya Bridge and the stars of Broadway. 

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Aisha Jackson, Kennedy Caughell and More Perform in Virtual Concert Benefiting ASTEP


ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com produced a 60-minute virtual concert on Thursday, April 30, which featured live performances by Broadway performers and songwriters alike as a benefit for Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP). 

Kennedy Caughell, Aisha Jackson, and More Join ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com's Concert Benefiting ASTEP


ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com is producing a 70-minute virtual concert on Thursday, April 30 at 8 PM (EST) featuring live performances by Broadway performers and songwriters alike as a benefit for Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP).

Over Sixty Songwriters Worldwide Collaborate In New Song Cycle Hosted Digitally By The Other Palace


MPTheatricals are working in collaboration with The Other Palace to present on hope: a digital song cycle - a live, one of a kind musical theatre trilogy exploring the many shades of hope. Written by over 60 composers from around the world, on hope: a digital song cycle explores the spectrum of sounds, experiences and perspectives of hope.

Alanya Bridge and Paulie Pecorella to Take the Stage at The Green Room 42


Emerging musical theatre writers Alanya Bridge and Paulie Pecorella will share an evening of new songs on October 13th at The Green Room 42.  Featuring performances by Roz Cavallaro, Ethan Crystal, Ben Diamond, Mia Gerachis, Jillian Gottlieb (#DateMe), Ana Marcu (90210! THE MUSICAL!, Georama), Sarah Lynn Marion, Ben Roseberry (Gentleman's Guide, Lion King, Hercules).  Musicians will include Emily Chiu, Jacob Fjeldheim, Adam Hammer and Danny Ursetti.

IN THE WORKS Announced At The Duplex Cabaret Theatre, September 22


Honeck-Moss Productions is proud to present a?oeIn The Works.a??  Celebrating it's Fourth Season! This exciting series was conceived as an opportunity for composers to try out new work in front of an audience and see how it plays in a supportive environment.  It is also an opportunity to create community among the composers and their performers.

IN THE WORKS Returns to The Duplex Cabaret Theatre Sept 22nd


Honeck-Moss Productions presents a?oeIn The Works.a??  Celebrating it's Fourth Season! This exciting series was conceived as an opportunity for composers to try out new work in front of an audience and see how it plays in a supportive environment.  It is also an opportunity to create community among the composers and their performers.

Photo Flash: In Rehearsal With the Cast Of A Little New Music's 20th Edition


Broadway's next generation comes to LA in A Little New Music's 20th concert of new musical theatre songs in The Sorting Room's 2019 Summer Series at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on June 26th at 7:00 pm. Kathy Deitch (B'way WICKED, FOOTLOOSE) will host. Multiple LA Ovation Award-winning composer Gregory Nabours (THE TROUBLE WITH WORDS, MARILYN! THE NEW MUSICAL) returns as music director, leading the ALNM band. Ticket availability is extremely limited, but there will be a waitlist. Scroll down for photos of the cast in rehearsal.

Broadway's Kathy Deitch Will Host A LITTLE NEW MUSIC At The Wallis


Broadway's next generation comes to LA with featured performances by Jonah Platt (B'way: WICKED, "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Live"), Olivier Award nominee April Nixon (B'way SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE, TOMMY), and Carrie Manolakos (B'way: MAMMA MIA) in A Little New Music's 20th concert of new musical theatre songs in The Sorting Room's 2019 Summer Series at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on June 26th at 7:00 p.m.  Kathy Deitch (B'way WICKED, FOOTLOOSE) will host. Multiple LA Ovation Award-winning composer Gregory Nabours (THE TROUBLE WITH WORDS, MARILYN! THE NEW MUSICAL) returns as music director, leading the ALNM band.

Cast Announced For The UK Premiere Of PLAID TIDINGS


Casting is announced for the UK premiere of Plaid Tidings, the seasonal sequel to the hugely successful West End hit musical Forever Plaid by Stuart Ross, ahead of its UK premiere at London's Bridge House Theatre SE20 from 26 November - 23 December.

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