2021 Write Out Loud Winners

Write Out Loud, cofounded by Mean Girls Tony nominee Taylor Louderman to create opportunitiues for and help grow the next generation of musical theater composers, has announced the winners of its 2021 contest for songs by emerging musical theater songwriters. The five winners and their songs are: Taylor Fagins (“Perfect Portrait”), Chloe Geller (“Pity Party”), Anna M. Johnson (“Year in Review”), Matthew Peña (“Vow”), and Kat Siciliano (“Falling”). All five writers will have their songs recorded by a Broadway performer and distributed over iTunes, Apple Music, and Spotify. Winners and select finalists will also have their works showcased in a concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below this winter. This year’s guest judges included Jay Adana, Kurt Deutsch, Brandon “Blue” Hamilton, Tom Kitt, Joriah Kwamé, Andrew Lippa, Lauren Pritchard, Benjamin Velez, and Kit Yan. You can read more about the young winners at WriteOutLoudContest.com.