Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize 2023
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Join us for a night of showstopping new musical theatre, performed by a stellar line-up of West End talent. The Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize, produced by Mercury Musical Developments, recognises achievement in musical theatre songwriting and celebrates the talents of composers and lyricists from around the UK.
Established and overseen by acclaimed writing duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe (Mary Poppins, Identical, Honk!), the 16th annual Song Prize will showcase twelve outstanding songs from the musicals of tomorrow, selected from 177 submissions. This gala performance will also feature songs from hit new musicals on stage this year – watch this space for full line-up.
Mercury Musical Developments (MMD) is the UK’s membership organisation for writers of musical theatre, dedicated to developing the talents and careers of its members. Every ticket bought for the Song Prize supports our work to ensure a future for new British musicals.
“A glorious celebration of original musical theatre writing… performed by a glittering cast… that reveals just how strong the art form is, particularly here in the UK.” – Musical Theatre Review
Cast
Alex Young (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Into the Woods)
Ben Morris (Next to Normal, Waitress)
Caroline Sheen (Nine to Five, Les Misérables)
Claire Moore (Miss Saigon, Follies)
Hannah Lowther (Heathers, SIX)
Lewis Cornay (The SpongeBob Musical, John & Jen)
Lisa Davina Phillip (Ghost the Musical, Matilda the Musical)
Renée Lamb (CAKE – The Marie Antoinette Playlist, SIX)
Rob Madge (My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?),Timpson the Musical)
Rumi Sutton (HEX, Mayflies)
Sienna Aurora Clarke (Matilda the Musical)
William Barker (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Disney’s Winnie The Pooh)
Zizi Strallen (Mary Poppins, Rock Follies)
The 2023 Song Prize finalists:
‘Ain’t That So’ from T-Room…The Musical by Rosabella Gregory & Dina Gregory
‘Before I Move On’ from Bricks by Michael Henry, Emma Dennis Edwards & Darren Clarke
‘Bio’ from Queerway by Geraint Owen
‘Drown Without Water’ from The Circle by Rachel Walker Mason & Nina Sundstrom
‘Height Lines’ from The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair by Jordan Li-Smith, based on the novel by Lara Williamson
‘Henry’ from Undertaking Betty by Richy Hughes & Luke Bateman
‘In This Moment’ from Flip by Giles Fernando & Josh Bird
‘Stay’ from Stay by Jonathan O’Neill & Isaac Savage
‘Talent’ from In Clay by Rebecca Simmonds & Jack Miles
‘The Botanical Garden Gate’ from Game Theory by Rachel Bellman & Josh Bird
‘Time Slows Down’ from Black Holes Like Donuts by Sam Norman & Eliza Randall
‘Unstoppable’ from The Unstoppable Letty Pegg by Helen Arney & James Hughes