Georgia Stitt

Georgia Stitt (born June 17, 1972) is an American composer and lyricist, arranger, conductor, and musical director.[1]

Georgia Stitt
Born (1972-06-17) June 17, 1972
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materVanderbilt University (BMus)
New York University (MFA)
SpouseJason Robert Brown (m. 2003)
Children2

Early life and education

Stitt was born in Atlanta, but spent most of her childhood in Covington, Tennessee.[2] She earned a B.Mus degree in Music Theory and Composition from Vanderbilt University and a M.F.A. in Musical Theater Writing from New York University.[3]

Career

Stitt began her career in New York City as a pianist, conductor and musical director on Little Shop of Horrors,[4] Avenue Q, Sweet Smell of Success, The Music Man, Titanic, Annie, and the national tour of Parade.[5][6]

Stitt composed music for The Water,[7][8][9] which won the 2008 ANMT “Search for New Voices in American Musical Theatre”. [10] She has also composed for the musicals Snow Child,[1] Samantha Spade,[1] Ace Detective,[1] The Big Boom,[1] Big Red Sun,[1][11] Sing Me A Happy Song,[12][13][14] Mosaic,[1][15][16] and Hello! My Baby.[17][18]

Stitt's recorded music includes A Quiet Revolution,[1] My Lifelong Love, This Ordinary Thursday: The Songs of Georgia Stitt,[19][20] Alphabet City Cycle,[21] De Profundis, Joyful Noise,[22] A Better Resurrection and The Promise of Light.[23] She regularly performs with Broadway performer Susan Egan, and the two of them maintain a blog called "Glamour And Goop."

Stitt was the vocal coach for season three of America's Got Talent, the on-camera vocal coach for the NBC reality TV show Grease: You're the One That I Want! and the production music coordinator for the Disney–ABC TV production of Once Upon a Mattress starring Tracey Ullman and Carol Burnett. She contributed two songs to the 2008 MTV movie The American Mall.

Stitt founded Maestra Music, a community of female, non-binary, and gender non-conforming musicians in the theatre industry.[24]

Personal life

Since 2003, Stitt has been married to fellow theatre composer Jason Robert Brown.[5] They have two daughters.[25]

References
  1. ""How This Music Maestra Discovered Her Inner Uprising" Jeryl Brunner interview". forbes.com. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. WhatsOnStage (October 24, 2014). "20 Questions: Georgia Stitt - My Lifelong Love". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. Owens, Ann Marie Deer (July 8, 2015). "Vanderbilt Student Media Hall of Fame 2015 class named". Vanderbilt News. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. The Broadway League (August 22, 2004). "Little Shop of Horrors | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  5. "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Georgia Stitt, Jason Robert Brown – New York Times". The New York Times. October 19, 2003. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  6. "Broadway World - Broadway News, Tickets, Videos & More".
  7. "Weekend Preview (April 14, 2004)". Paloaltoonline.com. April 14, 2004. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  8. "University Productions Presents – The Water". Music.umich.edu. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  9. "The Water, Musical About a Town in Peril, Gets Premiere at University of Michigan Nov. 18–21". Playbill. October 19, 2004. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  10. "New Musical News". Anmt.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  11. "ASCAP Foundation Awards". Ascap.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  12. "Kirshenbaum & Stitt Test New Revue Sing Me a Happy Song at Goodspeed Musicals". Playbill. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  13. "COC Theatre Department Upcoming Productions". Canyons.edu. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  14. "2010 Festival of New American Musicals Announced, New Partnership With NYMTF". Losangeles.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  15. Bacalzo, Dan (February 26, 2010). "David Simpatico, Georgia Stitt, et al. Set for Inner Voices: Solo Musicals: Theater News on TheaterMania.com – 02/26/2010". Theatermania.com. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  16. "Heidi Blickenstaff and Judith Blazer to Star in Inner Voices: Solo Musicals". Playbill. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  17. "Halston, McGillin & More Set for HELLO! MY BABY Reading, 3/29". Broadwayworld.com. March 29, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  18. "Rubicon Theatre Company – Summer Programs". Rubicontheatre.org. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  19. "This Ordinary Thursday: The Songs of Georgia Stitt". ps classics. April 10, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  20. "ON THE RECORD: Stitt's "this ordinary thursday" Plus Kitt at the Carlyle". Playbill. September 3, 2007. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  21. "Finian's Rainbow Star Kate Baldwin Sings "Alphabet City Cycle," Released Digitally". Playbill. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  22. Robles, Jaime (May 1, 2009). "Raising a Joyful Song: San Francisco Classical Voice". Sfcv.org. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  23. "A Better Resurrection, Georgia Stitt, Walton Choral – Hal Leonard Online". Halleonard.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  24. Foy, Ryan (October 10, 2018). "About • Maestra". maestramusic.org. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  25. "Broadway World.com - Broadway's Premier Web Resource". October 24, 2009. Archived from the original on October 24, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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