The ASCAP Foundation recognizes composer, lyricist, librettist and performer Shaina Taub, creator of the Tony Award-winning musical Suffs, with The ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award.
Taub, the first solo woman to win Tony Awards for both the book and score of a musical, also embodies the role of Alice Paul in her award-winning show Suffs, and recently played Emma Goldman in New York City Center’s Encores! production of Ragtime during the run-up to the presidential election.
“Shaina Taub’s groundbreaking work on Suffs as a composer, performer and multi-hyphenate creator has inspired many, leading to two Tony Awards and an incredibly successful Broadway debut,” said ASCAP Foundation Executive Director Nicole George-Middleton. “She is a master storyteller with a bright future, and we are truly honored to support her on her musical journey.”
Established to honor ASCAP composers and lyricists who make a significant Broadway or off-Broadway debut, the award is funded by Mary Rodgers and the Rodgers Family Foundation. Previous recipients include Michael R. Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pasek & Paul and David Hein & Irene Sankoff (Come From Away).
Shaina Taub is a two-time Tony Award winner, artist-in-residence at The Public Theater, and Atlantic Records recording artist. She stars in Suffs on Broadway, for which she won Tonys for Best Book and Best Score; Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Book, Best Score, Best Musical; and a Drama Desk for Music. She created and performed in musicals of Twelfth Night and As You Like It with Public Works that have been produced worldwide.
