Keith Harrison: The Importance of Stories

Lisa speaking with musical wizard Keith Harrison  whose songs, compositions, arrangements and productions have been heard on live TV broadcasts such as The Emmy Awards, The Radio Disney Music Awards and American Idol; on narrative series including FX’s American Horror Story, Showtime’s Kidding starring Jim Carrey, and Netflix’s Grace & Frankie; as well as feature films like STX’s animated UglyDolls (“Unbreakable” Academy Award shortlisted, Best Original Song), Netflix’s upcoming The Prom starring Meryl Streep, and Sony’s upcoming James Corden-produced Cinderella. Keith is the creator, writer and songwriter of the acclaimed new musical Emojiland (a New York Times Critic’s Pick with Off-Broadway Alliance, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel, and Drama Desk award nominations), whose hit Off-Broadway premiere production closed in March 2020. Keith starred in the Netflix original documentary series Westside, has been a featured performer at New York’s Lincoln Center, and has music directed hundreds of live concerts and theatrical productions around the world. His extensive list of collaborators includes Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monáe, Babyface, Idina Menzel, Camilla Cabello, Billy Porter, Jason Alexander, Keith David, Ana Gasteyer, Andrew Rannells, Dennis DeYoung, Andrew Lippa, and many more. An alumni of Northwestern University, he is also an active arts educator and coach, having taught at the University of Southern California, the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, and CLI Studios.

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