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AMY ENGELHARDT made her Off-Broadway debut as composer/lyricist of BASTARD JONES (with lyricist/librettist Marc Acito). The rock musical adaptation of Henry Fielding's TOM JONES was an Off Broadway Alliance nominee for Best New Musical, a Finalist for the Richard Rodgers Award and the Eugene O'Neill NMTC (twice) and was developed at Millikin University. Its cell theatre NYC stars Evan Ruggiero and Elena Wang were both Clive Barnes Award nominees (Evan won), and Evan garnered Drama Desk and Chita Rivera Award Nominations for his performance. A film version is being planned. Read the rave reviews HERE!

IMPACT is a multimedia solo monologue with music - an exploration of compassion, grief and human kindness. Initially developed at the National Winter Playwrights Retreat, IMPACT’s first iteration was co-produced by the cell theatre NYC and Michigan's Playhouse at White Lake. The live version was incubated at the cell, directed by Kira Simring and presented at Emerging Artists Theatre’s New Works Festival (NYC 2022), Bethany Arts (NY 2023), Namba Arts (Ventura, CA 2023), Fanatic Salon (Los Angeles 2023), the National Women’s Theatre Festival (Raleigh, NC 2023 - Jury Prize for Best Score), Chicago Circus & Performing Arts (2024), the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2023), Providence Fringe (2024), Voila Festival (London 2024) and at The Tank NYC (2024).

During her 14 years as a vocalist/primary writer/arranger with Grammy Noms The Bobs, Amy spearheaded the development of the Bobs/Flying Karamazov Brothers collaboration, A COMEDY OF ERAS at ACT Seattle.

TRIPTYCH (book/music/lyrics), a trio of 10-minute musicals set on the M42 Crosstown Bus in NYC was commissioned by the NY Museum of Transit for its PLATFORM Series.

For Seattle’s CenterStage, Amy wrote lyrics for commissioned adaptations of Carl Sagan's CONTACT with Hungarian rocker Peter Sipos (2009 Best New Play, Theater Puget Sound) and NICHOLAS NICKLEBY with electric violinist Eyvind Kang. Amy has been honored by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) with the Dottie Burman Award for Songwriting and multiple MAC Award nominations for songwriting.

Residencies include the Nautilus Composer/Librettist Studio (2016), National Winter Playwrights Retreat (2020), Bethany Arts Community (2021), Prospect Theatre (NYC) Musical Writers Lab (2022), the Creative Center of Iceland (2023) and New York Mills Cultural Center (2024).

With co-creator Heather Shields, Amy was Artistic Producer of TUNE IN TIME, New York City's Musical Theater Game Show at the York Theater Company (“The BMI writers workshop on steroids...musical theater, cerebral fun and games pushed to 11… a joyous, hilarious romp.” - Stage Buddy).

Works in development include:

A COLLECTIBLE SENSATION (music/co-lyricist) - book/lyrics by Arianna Rose (2023 Eugene O’Neill NMTC Semi-finalist, Kleban Prize Finalist) WorkshopJanuary 2025 Univ. Minnesota Duluth/Rob Hofmann Productions

THE COMPLETELY TRUE STORY…(music/lyrics) - book/lyrics by Molly Horan, Developed at Bethany Arts Community Writers Residency. Workshop Fall 2024 New York Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, dir. Joe Barros