What is the Ziegfeld Club? How was the Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award established? And most importantly, what does it take to win? Laurie Sanderson, the organization’s executive director, tells us about the history behind the award and the future she hopes it will help create. Can you tell us about the history of the ZiegfeldContinue reading
In gearing up for this year’s presentation of the Billie Burke Award on November 12, we look back on last year’s winner, Julianne Wick Davis! Winner of a Jonathan Larson Award, a GLAAD Media Award, and a Jeff Award for Outstanding New Musical, Julianne’s work runs the gauntlet from an adaptation of a Sundance-winning documentaryContinue reading
The Ziegfeld Club is thrilled to announce this year’s recipient of the Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award, celebrating an emerging female composer or composer/lyricist who demonstrates outstanding artistic promise. Previous winners include Masi Asare (The Family Resemblance), Anna K. Jacobs (Teeth), Shaina Taub (Twelfth Night), and Julianne Wick Davis (Southern Comfort). Joining the ranks is theContinue reading
