Musical Theatre Writer - Composer - Sound Designer
Emily Rose Simons is a musical theatre writer, composer and sound designer known for strong melodies, deep emotions and quirky wit who has worked mainly in London and New York. She has an MFA from the Graduate Music Theatre Writing Program, Tisch, NYU, a BA and MA in Music from the University of Bristol, is an alum of the Book, Music, Lyrics workshops and currently a member of MMD Advance Lab. Composer-Lyricist credits include: Becoming Nigella (The Other Palace & BEAM), The Inconvenient Miracle (EAG Grant recipient, New York New Works & The Tank NYC), The Funeral Lady (Styles & Drewe Song Competition Finalist & selected for Pitch Point) and The F.ck Am I Doing (Brighton Fringe & New York Musical Festival). As an Offie nominated sound designer and composer, she specialises in comedy, voice overs and music. She seamlessly weaves her musical theater and classical composition background into her practice to create intelligent sound design with strong dramaturgy, subtlety and emotional drive. Sound Design credits include Buyer & Cellar (Kings Head Theatre), Pickle (Soho Theatre, The Park Theatre), and The Pursuit of Joy (Jermyn Street Theatre).
