2025 Musical Writers Festival
NEW WORKS CABARET
Produced and Directed by Rebecca Lowrey
“Sell Me Yesterday” from Sell Me Yesterday
Written by Stephanie Ren and Michael Matlock
Performed by the MusicalWriters Ensemble featuring Sienna Riehle, Johnny Brown, Henri Sudi, Lauren Urso Gray, and Corbin Ross
“Let’s Talk About Me” from Archeology! Love In Ruins
Written by Stephen Hoover
Performed by Brian Hathaway and Elisa Danielle James
“Another Castle” from Battle Crown: The Legend of Princess Pink
Written by Amanda Dills
Performed by Natalie Hinds and Rowan Gilvie
“Fitting In” from Sunflower the Musical
Written by Laura Guli and Premila Mistry
Performed by the MusicalWriters Featured Ensemble
“Don’t Know Why” from Sunflower the Musical
Written by Laura Guli and Premila Mistry
Performed by Ursula Villarreal, Rachel Davies, Kelly Wolff
“Black Diamond” from Edge of the World
Written by Paul Tumminello and Holly Heise
Performed by Corbin Ross and Lucas Madrid
“Things I Can Say” from The Schmidt Sisters: A Revolutionary Situation
Written by Margo Hera and Ashlynn Hazel Pilger
Performed by Jessica Humphrey and Lauren Urso Gray
“Call Me Curlief” from Angelic
Written by Nicholas Hafner and John E. Coates
Performed by Johnny Brown with Octavia Thomas and MD Christian
“Eidothia” from The Middle-Aged Adventurers Club
Written by Joanna Sisk-Purvis
Performed by Tyler Perring with the MusicalWriters Featured Ensemble
“Currency of Men” from Savage
Written by Nicolette Blount
Performed by Alli Perez, Desiree (Bo) Chinchilla, and Breshena Crosby
“Family Values” from Idolized
Written by Drew Rieger
Performed by Brian Hathaway
“Dream Machine” from Hijinx & Sue
Written by Daniel Wolfert and Jessi Pitts
Performed by Jason Philip Solís with Lexi Nieto, Sienna Riehle, Ben Meaders
“In Pieces” from In Pieces
Written and performed by Joey Contreras
INTERMISSION
“Living The Dream” from Living the Dream
Written by Michael Chu and Ulf Anneken
Performed by Gideon Ethridge, Daniel Hernandez, Rachel Poole and Christina Kudlicki with the
MusicalWriters Ensemble
“18/Happy Birthday” from F Word the Musical
Written and performed by Alyssa Payne
PAGE TO STAGE SPOTLIGHT
Selection from BL!NK by Grace Ward and Elke Myers
Performed by Lexi Nieto
Selection from Omen by Jocelyn Moen
Performed by Melania MacDonald
Selection from Cleavage by Dr. Ron Friedman and Laura Goodenow
Performed by Kya James
“War with Me” from Beyond Perfection
Written by Kenady Sean, Emily Horton, and Kaylee Killingsworth
Performed by Samantha Padilla
“On The Banks of The Alazán/Never Got to Say Goodbye” from El Monstro
Written by Patricia Zamora and Chloe Zamora
Performed by the MusicalWriters Ensemble featuring Alfredo Tamayo, Alli Perez, Desiree (Bo) Chinchilla,
Araceli Radillo, Daniel Hernandez, Elijah Ponce, Erica Erives, Rachale Ramos, Sienna Riehle and Ursula
Villareal
“Welcome to the Farm” from The Little Red Hen
Written by Michael Turnblom and BK Wells
Performed by Sarah Floyd, Lauren Urso Gray, John Fredrickson, and Joseph Kaminski
“There’s A Killer Among Us” from Teen Paranormal Romance (A Musical)
Written by Christine Hand Jones
Performed by the MusicalWriters Featured Ensemble
“In the Blink of an Eye” from Rapture in a Dark Church
Written by Daniel Wolfert and Deanna Martinez
Performed by Delaney Wenger with the MusicalWriters Ensemble
“Wolves of Lamar Canyon Pack” from Wolf Ballad
Written by Lindsay “Fiskars” Cutting
Performed by Natalie Hinds, Elijah Ponce and Caleb Howard with the MusicalWriters Ensemble
MusicalWriters Ensemble
Aaron Tom, Alfredo Tamayo, Alli Renee Perez, Aly Badalamenti, Andrea Fernandez, Araceli Radillo, Bailey Lund, Ben Meaders, Breshena Crosby, Brigitte Wilson, Caitlin Collins Rockett, Caleb Howard, Corbin Drew Ross, Daniel Hernandez, Delaney Wenger, Desiree (Bo) Chinchilla, Elijah Ponce, Emily Powell, Erica Erives, Gideon Ethridge, Grace Monsanto, Henri Sudy, Jacob Catalano, Jason Suber, Jill Baker, John Fredrickson, Johnny Brown, Jonathan F. Colerangle, Joseph Kaminski, Kayla Starr Bryan, Kelly Wolff, Kya “KJ” James, Lara Lignitz, Lauren Urso Gray, Lexi Nieto, Lucas Madrid, Mandy Sanders, MD Christian, Natalie Hinds, Octavia Thomas, Rachale Ramos Roach, Rachel Davies, Rachel Wilkins Pfeiffer, Rebecca Miller, Rowan Gilvie, Sara Maslowski, Sarah Floyd, Savannah F, Sienna Riehle, Tyler Perring, and Ursula Villarreal
MusicalWriters Featured Ensemble
Alfredo Tamayo, Corbin Ross, Delaney Wenger, Gideon Ethridge, Jacob Catalano, Kelly Wolff, Lucas Madrid, Rachel Davies, Samantha Padilla, Tyler Perring, Ursula Villarreal
Special Thanks
Alli Betsill, Brian Christensen, DJSL, Jessie Wallace, Kelli Ann Pistokache, Lakeside Community Theatre, Rebecca Miller, Romeo Music