Write Out Loud
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Write Out Loud Project

Who We Are

With a mission to nurture and support the next generation of musical theatre writers, we provide a platform, a community, and resources writers need to succeed in this competitive industry.

Founded in 2019 by Tony Nominee Taylor Louderman (Mean Girls) and Benjamin Rauhala (Disney Princess - The Concert), Write Out Loud has proven itself as a powerful voice in contemporary musical theatre. 

Our Programming: Each year we launch a song contest where writers from around the world are invited to submit their work, with the hopes of being chosen as a winner or finalist. With over five hundred submissions annually, a diverse group of adjudicators comprised of working Broadway professionals thoughtfully select up to five winners and ten finalists. The lucky winners have their songs professionally produced and recorded in New York City, and all songs are performed in concert at  54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club. 

In our inaugural year, one of our winning songs, “Little Miss Perfect” by Joriah Kwamé, put us on the map, garnering enormous virality on YouTube and TikTok. Its success has since resulted in full-scale productions at the Olney Theatre Center and Goodspeed. Additionally, many of our writers have gone on to win prestigious honors like The Kleban Prize, Jonathan Larson Grants, The Cole Porter Awards, The ASCAP Foundation Awards, The American Songwriter Annual Song Contest, and so many more! We are incredibly proud of the achievements of all our alumni.

Since 2019, our program has garnered 50+ Million Spotify streams, 11.9 Million YouTube views, 230K monthly listeners on Spotify; and relationships with esteemed performers like: Academy Award Winner Ariana DeBose and Tony Award Nominees Jeremy Jordan, Betsy Wolfe, Lilli Cooper, Micaela Diamond, Derek Klena, Bonnie Milligan, and many more!

Our Team

Write Out Loud was created by a group of people that believe strongly in the idea that success and happiness in life is derived from your ability to help others achieve success and happiness. A group of people who believe in the positive effect that musical theatre can have on a persons life. A group of people that understand the impact that a song or lyrics or live performance can have on the people experiencing it.

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