Thomas M. Newman
tommy@tommynewman.com
EDUCATION
Masters of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre Writing, Composer/Lyricist
Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, 2006
Bachelor of Science, P-12 Music Education & Minor in Business Administration, Troy University, 2003
Summa Cum Laude, 4.0
Special recognition for contributions to theatre and music at Troy University
EXPERIENCE
Theatrical
Tinyard Hill
Bookwriter and lyricist for a musical about a family-owned blacksmith shop in the mid-sixties with music by Mark Allen.
Presented April, 2006 at NYU Tisch annual showcase.
Staged reading by Goodspeed Musicals in January, 2007 at their Festival of New Musicals, directed by Michael Cassara.
Winner of a Frederick Loewe Foundation Award.
Presented in the First Look Reading Series at NYU Tisch.
Presented by the National Alliance of Musical Theatre (NAMT) Festival of New Works in October, 2007, directed by Casey Hushion.
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Bookwriter/ co-lyricist for a song cycle about living through and leaving one's twenties, with lyrics and music by Gaby Alter.
Presented April, 2006 at NYU Tisch annual showcase.
Songs presented in Tisch on Broadway December 4, 2006 at the St. James Theatre, hosted by Billy Crystal.
Produced March, 2007 at the Provincetown Playhouse by NYU Steinhardt, directed by John Simpkins.
Antigone
Composer for musical adaptation of the Greek drama, peformed at Troy University, 2003
Recorded and produced by Thomas Newman.
O'Neill Center Fellowship
Lois Garren Award for Musical Theatre, American College Theatre Festival Regional award
Kennedy Center Spotlight Award for Musical Theatre, American College Theatre Festival National Award
Best Original Music, Harmony Sweepstakes, Washington D.C.
Sunday in Montgomery
Songwriter in collaboration with Mike Pettry for a musical based on the events surrounding the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Commissioned by Troy University and the Davis Theatre in Montgomery, AL.
The Women of Lockerbie
Composer in collaboration with Jared Dembowski for 2006 Troy University production of the play by Deborah Brevoort.
Voices and Orchestrations by Thomas Newman.
Commissioned by Troy University in Troy, AL.
Conecuh People
Composed songs/incidental scoring for the Ty Adams play, based on the book by Wade Hall.
Recorded and produced by Thomas Newman.
Performed annually in Union Springs, Alabama.
Addicted
Composer for a dance piece performed by dancers at the Tisch School of Dance.
Recorded and produced by Thomas Newman.
On A Field In Boston
Bookwriter and lyricist for a one act musical about a woman and her young neighbor making friends and coming to
terms with their mortality, with music by Patrick Barry.
The Flying Monkey
Composer for a ten-minute musical about the first monkey to fly through the trees, lyrics by Christopher McDonald.
Cinematic
The Valise
Lyricist for a short film score, with composer Gaby Alter.
Performed live at Lincoln Center as part of New York University's Toons, Tunes & Trikfilms festival, 2005.
Dancing Ground
Composed music for a short film with collaborator Mark Allen.
2005 Hallmark Development award winner.
Grand Prize winner at the 2nd annual Flatland Film Festival in Lubbock, Texas.
Near the End of August
Composed music for a featurette showcased at the Northwestern University Film & Video Festival, 2005.
Recorded and produced by Thomas Newman.
Rupture
Composed music for a featurette, by director Tobin W. Addington.
Recorded and produced by Thomas Newman and Mike Pettry.
CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS
Dramatists Guild of America
Alpha Psi Omega
National Educators Alliance
FURTHER EXPERIENCE
MCC Theatre:
Spain: Sound board operator
Goodspeed Musicals
1776: Music Assistant
September, 2007
New York Fringe Festival, 2007
I Dig Doug: Audio Master
Second Stage Theatre, Uptown: Sound board operator
The Butcher of Baraboo summer, 2007
Election Day summer, 2007
Absolute Theatre Company
Lenox Avenue/Central Avenue: Composer's assistant
July-August, 2007
City Center Encores!-outreach to urban youth through musical theatre
Mar. 2005
Recording engineering experience: Pro-Tools, Cakewalk, Acid Pro, Sound Forge, some Logic
2002-present
Chancel Choir Director, Elba United Methodist Church, Elba, AL
June. 2001-Dec. 2003
Instructor, Troy School of Dance and the Arts, Troy, AL
Aug. 2002-May 2003
Musical Director "Godspell", Troy University
Aug. 2003-Nov. 2003
Assoc. Stud. Conductor of Collegiate Singers, Troy University
Dec. 2001-Aug. 2003
Collegiate A Cappella Music Director, Troy University
Aug. 1999-Aug. 2003
